There are a lot of saying related to sports that are just stupid. Which one makes you cringe every time you hear it? For me it is "The hoop and the harm" for getting fouled while making the shot.
What is your most hated, stupid sports sayings.
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Most of the stuff that comes out of Jimmy Dykes' mouth!
The gold standard, Kentucky always eats first, Kentucky not for everyone, etc, etc.
Lately I hate hearing Taylor Swift is in the house or we have a Taylor Swift sighting at a NFL game.
“Gather step”
Or a few other phrases that have been made up over the last few years to make traveling legal.
Or a few other phrases that have been made up over the last few years to make traveling legal.
This should be upvoted into the stratosphere.
I went to the blue and white scrimmage earlier this year and realized how much I hate the announcer saying who scored after every bucket.
Guess I'm getting old
Guess I'm getting old
I chuckle at the way folks now add these redundant extra "coach speak" type words to simple basketball concepts ....I guess to try to sound more technically knowedgeable.
An example: "score the ball" or "score the basketball." We used to just say "score" ...and it meant the same damn thing. Why did adding the unnecessary words "the ball" become the new way to say it? Was there some confusion about what object was being used?
Another example: "straight line drives." I now hear this all the time in situations where we used to just say "drives." There was no confusion about what was meant before, so why the need to add the words "straight line?"
An example: "score the ball" or "score the basketball." We used to just say "score" ...and it meant the same damn thing. Why did adding the unnecessary words "the ball" become the new way to say it? Was there some confusion about what object was being used?
Another example: "straight line drives." I now hear this all the time in situations where we used to just say "drives." There was no confusion about what was meant before, so why the need to add the words "straight line?"
- Kid's got great handles
- Referring to the ball as "the rock"
- Rim runner
- Dribble drive
- High motor
I've never heard this but be liable to punch a guy for it.
Matriculating the ball downfield
Dipsy-doo dunkaroo (thanks, Vitale)
Glass cleaner
Glass cleaner
And several that I actually DO Like:
Frozen Rope
High Flyer
Broken Ankles
Nutmeg
Lingerie on the Deck
Onions
Puppies set off the bus
Frozen Rope
High Flyer
Broken Ankles
Nutmeg
Lingerie on the Deck
Onions
Puppies set off the bus
Violent cuts
GO CATS!!!!
WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO CATS!!!!
WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Heat Check"
Most of the time, it means:
"I'm going to shoot whether it's a good shot or not"
Most of the time, it means:
"I'm going to shoot whether it's a good shot or not"
Defense wins championships. You know what else wins them? Outscoring the other team. I'm not saying defense isn't important, it is, but regardless of sport so is the ability to put up points and put the other team on their heels.
Very cringeworthy
Like no joke, I could let that go once with a "What the....?" But anymore than that would be a beating.
Game face
We're going to shock the world
We're going to shock the world
"Defending champion" - there's no such thing. This isn't gladiator arena fighting. Every year there is a new opportunity for everyone to win the championship. It is nearly never necessary to beat the previous year's champion. It's not like the "defending champion" gets a bye into the Final Game slot waiting for the tournament to produce its challenger for the title.
When a player gets hurt and the announcers say “Smith won’t play today. He is out with a knee or out with an ankle.” Of course he is. He has two of each. Just say Smith has a badly sprained ankle and won’t play. So pathetic to hear that.
An injured player is "day to day."
Hey, at my age I'm day to day. Pretty soon I'll be "hour to hour." By the way, so is everybody else, you just don't realize it.
Hey, at my age I'm day to day. Pretty soon I'll be "hour to hour." By the way, so is everybody else, you just don't realize it.
"He's favoring his groin."
Who doesn't, once in a while?
Who doesn't, once in a while?
Game face is the dumbest saying of all.
