Quiet one
Years ago
I have just been advised of where my team is playing and I would just like to say as a coach I am absolutely appalled that my girls are to play at 12:00 on Sunday- Fathers Day, and to furthermore- at Hillcrest.
Too bad if their fathers and families were planning lunch or a gathering.
I feel sorry for every other team that has this dilemma.
Dr Bullshit
Years ago
Bit harsh, but i mean that kinda thing happens, you can still have lunch at 2 oclock?
40th Street Black
Years ago
I thought Dad's would appreciate this move.
Maybe I'm 'Homer-ising' it, but you get the missus and the kids out of the house for a couple of hours. Woo Hoo
Fry up some bacon, drink some beer and watch some footy in peace and quiet.
Quiet one I am with you - Now let get it right - We cancel for the 36ers, well change the date, but for the parents - no let them go to a basketball game cause BASA had to cancel our game for a Flower Show, oh of course to make money for their Junior Program. And last year was the same, not the flower show but a game.
yogee
Years ago
Oh could you imagine the uproaor if BASA didnt cancel junior games that clashed with a sixers game?
BASA gets a program from the NBL, basically ensuring the stadium will be available at that time.
Sometimes they can request to move a game for reasons (clashes with junior program isnt a valid reason). Maybe BASA should just program the junior games on when 6ers are playing as well, next year just to keep you all with material to whine about.
Seriously...if this all you have to complain about in life...get a grip
yogee, obviously father's day means nothing to you. pity you!!
molly meldrum
Years ago
try to find a positive - otherwise everyone feels like crap - inspire your kids - ie play well for me on fathers day etc
it is only a couple of hours - and I love the game - it would make my fathers day having a good game!
Quiet one
Years ago
I am sorry, but there are some fathers that dont want to be driving out to Hillcrest on a Sunday, especially on a day when it is usually spent catching up with their own fathers, and other family members. Yes it is probably nice to watch your kids have a good game, but for others maybe they would like to have a day for peace and quiet after a long week.
And what about others who have booked lunches at places or for a quick weekend away?
I am not trying to take the negative out of basketball, I love the game as well and have been extensively involved in it at all angles, but sometimes, just sometimes, cant family come first?
I remember an address given to a new group of players and their parents at the start of the junior season. He talked about the need to be dedicated to basketball and the team if you want to succeed. However, he qualified that by saying as juniors your priorities are:
1. Family
2. Education
3. Basketball.
Certainly wise words in my opnion.
ITA
Years ago
You can all "catch up" with your family any sunday. Just coz it's "Fathers day" doesn't make it any different.
It's just another day... there will be anthother 364 days each year you can use for family (or the other half of that one)... PICK ONE.
That is not to say basketball is more or less important than anything else. Just you gotta look at your arguement a little more closely.
"You can all "catch up" with your family any sunday. Just coz it's "Fathers day" doesn't make it any different"
your an idiot "ITA"!!!
enough said
Here, Here I second that. ITA you must have no family, or you aren't close to them. Cause you have NO FAMILY Valves at ALL
come on guys. At least tell us why you disagree. don't blatently disregard ITA without reason.
ITA
Years ago
Ha Ha Ha! just read your responses anonymouses... Haven't looked on hoops in a while.
And your right 47759 i have no family "valves" but i do have family values.
I would question your values given that you consider the need to "catch up" on 3 or 4 days a year as important. I question what you do for your family every day, on a daily basis rather than make a pathetic attempt to show face on a couple "special occasions" each year and call that "values". You clearly don't know me as I am much closer with my family than many. I see most family members every day, and work for the good of my family. I need make an appearance for fathers day all day, as my efforts are confined to 365 days a year. There were 24 hours on fathers day just as every other day.
You clearly missed the point, that i had time for basketball on fathers day AND my family. In total (with travel) on fathers day basketball took less than 3 out of those 24 hours, a mere 12.5 % of the day.
So #47757 if i am an idiot for keeping my commitment to basketball, whilst making a daily effort for my family rather than sitting around a BBQ all day for 3 or 4 days a year talking shit all day... Then i'm an idiot.
Watch out a slinging match is on the cards
"No I love my family more"
"No you don't, I do"
Pathetic comment by ITA, your previous comments were good but why bother turning this into a who does more for their family.
ITA
Years ago
I am not trying to turn this into anything... Just responding to their criticism, and clarifying my reason for not seeing fathers day in the same all holy light that 47759 and 47757 do.
Fair call though 50259.
That makes more sense. Might have been the way I read it
ITA
I AM #47757
obviously you must be a mathematician by all your number referencing.
You are correct, I don't know you!
But you don't know me either, and yes my father is my father 365 days of the year also, not just on father's day.
But... we do have a father's day every year to celebrate these great men and their contribution to our lives. We know father's day to be the first sunday in september every year.
So therefore we can make plans to be together on this day for dad and granddad with the rest of our extended family.
I also visit my dad regularly but on this day I wanted my dad to be at my house with all his children and grandchildren. So that is what I had organised, members of his family coming in from interstate and overseas.. for lunch!!
I organised it all but never did I take into account that BASA would ruin my plans for my dad.
"My child could have not played" as I'm sure you would say, we couldn't make finals anyway. But as I said you don't know me and you don't know who my child is but beleive me it would not have gone down to well if my child did not play on that day.My child would be labelled by many as arrogant, trouble, difficult etc.
Basketball has been described in the past as a very political sport, lately i have discovered this to be very true. You have to be a "yes" person to achieve.(perhaps this is you) Nothing can ever come before basketball, not your education, not you family, not your "life". Your talent means nothing if you don't conform to what they deem suitable.
So stuff it, my child needs to be balanced and it is my responsibility as a parent to make sure this happens because I assure you nobody in basketball will.
So from now on this is what I will be encoraging my child to do....to live their life to the fullest, basketball is just part of the package.There are many more things more important and a grandfather and father is one.
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