Friday, May 02, 2014

Enough with the Stupid Idiom "Score the Ball."



His shoe?

His mouthgard?

Compression shorts?

Cell phone?

A water bottle?



Does a player get points for scoring with a cheerleader?

Motivational dancer?

Daughter of an owner?

Son of an owner?


There are three-point goals, which did prompt one of the best lines in NBA history.  When former player Antoine Walker was asked why he shot so many threes, he responded with, "Because there aren't any fours."

And that got me to thinking.  If you score something other than the ball, could you get extra points.


The possibilities are endless.  But for right now, anyone in broadcast land, let's end the stupidity.  Of course you score with the ball, so let's not sound redundant and nitwit-like by saying that someone is good at scoring the ball.  It's ridiculous.

1 comment:

The Sports Curmudgeon said...


Every time I hear the phrase, "score the ball", I picture a player reaching into his pocket and pulling out an Exacto knife and ...