{"id":6606,"date":"2026-03-02T16:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/?p=6606"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:58:51","slug":"a-tie-is-not-a-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/2026\/03\/02\/a-tie-is-not-a-win\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tie is Not a Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Not even the commissioner has the power to stop E\u2019s Perfect Season<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we roll into another week of mediocre basketball, we sit back and reflect on the \u201cdecision\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I say \u201cdecision\u201d, I am&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;talking about\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhich drive-thru Danny will go to after the game\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIf Peyton will ever tell Kale the correct game time so he will actually show up\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWho should shoot free throws at the end of the game, Curti$$ or Jimmy\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>I am talking about \u201c<em>the<\/em>&nbsp;decision\u201d on what should happen to the criminal Kellen after he stole that game last week. At least one person we interviewed was hoping for a lifetime ban- another, said that wasn\u2019t harsh enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\">&#8211; Smelly Bob &amp; some grinder<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/IMG_0480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6597 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/IMG_0480.png 640w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/IMG_0480-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/IMG_0480-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/IMG_0480-128x128.png 128w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/IMG_0480-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"March 2, 2026\" width=\"653\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfBPrND0YIY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from the video, instead of playing Defense, Kellen bee-lined it over to cry to the commissioner after the shot. All he had to do was put a hand up and the game is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The results of the game have been changed<\/strong>. No fines have been issued. No suspensions. The commissioner stepped in and made his ruling. But is this really a good precedent to set? Being able to change game results days later? Hopefully on the podcast on Tuesday we can get insight on the decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We really don\u2019t want to alienate our fanbase. I have a few games I would like to change though.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-30c29a46ed1ebbfda24824059244bdf8\">Random Thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole has only been gone for 7 weeks and crime has spiked. This time last year, the only assault that ever occurred was with Tirado and the backboard. Fast forward to today, property values in City of Tonawanda have reached an all-time low. The league might need Cole more than we thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6610\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" title=\"null\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image.jpeg 279w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-128x83.jpeg 128w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-32x21.jpeg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For anybody wondering, Gersitz has finally left the gym.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/IMG_0371.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6539\" style=\"width:508px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/IMG_0371.png 640w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/IMG_0371-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/IMG_0371-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/IMG_0371-128x128.png 128w, https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/IMG_0371-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we sure this guy is legal drinking age? I need to see some ID<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not even the commissioner has the power to stop E\u2019s Perfect Season As we roll into another week of mediocre basketball, we sit back and reflect on the \u201cdecision\u201d.&nbsp; When I say \u201cdecision\u201d, I am&nbsp;not&nbsp;talking about\u2026 \u201cWhich drive-thru Danny will go to after the game\u201d Or \u201cIf Peyton will ever tell Kale the correct game [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_0408.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6606"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6617,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6606\/revisions\/6617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}