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My entire basketball team has flu symptoms with 6 games left in the season

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Falcons Talon, Jan 25, 2017.

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  1. Falcons Talon

    Falcons Talon Contributing Member

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    Mother nature has just kicked my teams ass. We were rolling to 40 point victories through the first half of the season, and two weeks ago, my starting big missed two games with flu like symptoms. He missed two games, and we squeeked by one game and lost the next game. After that, he came back, but I lost another starter, my 2, to the same illness, when he went to hospital and was diagnosed with pneumonia. We won the game where my 2 was out, but lost the next game, with the second starter back but recovering, However, two more starters, my 1 and my 4 missed, that game with the same symptoms....
    This morning, my 3 stayed home with the same symptoms, and my bench was all feeling ill as well.

    In my 25 years of coaching, I have never had a team hit with such a bad illness. With 6 games left in a 22 game season, we have gone from top contenders for district championship to a competitive team. We were 11-2 overall and 5-0 in district until this illness hit, and now we are at 6-2 in district, 13-4 overall.

    On top of that, I can't hold a hard practice because everyone is weakened by this damn illness. We're reduced to shootarounds.

    I've already reported this to the principal, AD, head trainer, and head basketball coach. I'll be providing gallon water containers for all my team and they will be required to go through two gallons per day and be in bed by 9pm.

    We're dropping like flies here.
     
    #1 Falcons Talon, Jan 25, 2017
  2. Yung-T

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    Hit up paulftsk and jontro.
     
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  3. FTW Rockets FTW

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    Hit up the Paul twins. paulwtfk and paulhnbx
     
    #3 FTW Rockets FTW, Jan 25, 2017
  4. FishBulb913

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    Middle school? Why so few games?
     
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    One of them got pneumonia, so I think he's coaching geriatrics. Coach needs to cut down on the lemon parties to stop the spread of the virus.
     
    #5 Jugdish, Jan 25, 2017
  6. Duncan McDonuts

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    Sounds like your kids are passing around an STD.
     
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  7. heypartner

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    Don't be so naive. Flu-like symptoms means they are hungover from binge drinking at strip clubs.
     
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  8. Falcons Talon

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    I already told them to quit kissing on each other.
     
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  9. Falcons Talon

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    22 games is standard for subvarsity
     
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  10. IVFL

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    Its simple. Have your sick kids go lick the doorknobs of the team you plan to play next. Bada Bing Bada Boom, level playing field. . . . :)
     
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  11. DonkeyMagic

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    Didn't stop MJ.

    But the good news is that it sounds like you're almost in the clear since everyone's already been sick. You should be fine in another week.
     
    #11 DonkeyMagic, Jan 25, 2017
  12. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Sounds like u need to run moar iso.
     
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    trust the process
     
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  14. heypartner

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    My HS tennis coach before State championships once said to us, "I want everyone in bed by 10 and home by 11, tonight."

    He probably gets fired for saying that now, as someone would've tweeted it for funzies, and it would be out of the team's control after that.
     
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    Corey Brewer is available.
     
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    Clearly the fall in the standings can be attributed to a lack of bench depth and poor coaching. I blame the front office for trotting out another injury prone team and keeping McHale Jr. around as coach. This is what happens when you continue to kick the can down the road and not address what every in the cafeteria and library already knows.
     
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    Or medically speaking; Hardenitus
     
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  18. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Wash your hands...

    DD
     
    #18 DaDakota, Jan 25, 2017
  19. RocketWalta

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    Nice immune system you got there, Wildcats. ' Be a shame if something happened to it.
     
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    Play harder!
     
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