tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post5936613650908954364..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Ohio State Sets New NCAA Record for Home Wins; Georgia, Oklahoma Men Fall in Texas; Duncan, Liu Win Claremont Titles; Kozlov Hits with Nadal Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-53323379549078291692014-03-31T22:23:22.557-04:002014-03-31T22:23:22.557-04:00The doubles point is the most entertaining point t...The doubles point is the most entertaining point to watch. How disappointing to not play it for the Texas A&M men's match versus Georgia, and the women UGA versus Missouri. The ESPN college match days need to include it more than anything!work-hard-tennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527717750740121251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-48845321416823850182014-03-30T20:17:18.897-04:002014-03-30T20:17:18.897-04:00Never Sure - I know that it might not be scandalou...Never Sure - I know that it might not be scandalous and I know that all 4 players might have been sick. That's why I'm asking the question whether anyone knows why all 4 sat out. One thing's for sure is that this was not a strategy by the coach to jeopardize his season by making this choice voluntarily in such an important match. <br /><br />I do strongly suspect (but I agree that I can never be sure) that suspensions were involved because the coach and the Pepperdine article would have just likely mentioned that these players were sick or injured. The Pepperdine article mentions that those top 4 players did not play and that some of the guys on the bench had to come through for the team. But the article conspicuously never discusses WHY the 4 didn't play. <br /><br />I'm still waiting for someone to chime in and tell us what they know about the reason those 4 players did not play.<br /><br />Thank you.5.0 Playernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-21387910489518467942014-03-30T13:42:48.035-04:002014-03-30T13:42:48.035-04:00It really may not be scandalous, they all could ha...It really may not be scandalous, they all could have been sick. There are so many things going on with teams or individual players that the public never knows about. I have seen reactions and judgement of a player or entire team last all season based on a single performance where they were playing with the worse case of the flu possible (or injury) but no one knew. Point is, there are a lot of reasons behind moves, some are strategy and some are reactions to things outside of their control. The public doesn't know the real reason 90% of the time. This is the time you give other guys playing time in case they are needed for playoffs - so they aren't shell shocked if they get called up then. If they were sick, it worked, if it was strategy to give other guys some match experience, it worked.Never surenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-74174193525295276522014-03-30T12:02:24.269-04:002014-03-30T12:02:24.269-04:00Russ- I appreciate your attempt to come up with a ...Russ- I appreciate your attempt to come up with a theory, but I don't think it makes any sense. Why would a coach want to do this in such an important conference match? They were playing one of the top teams in their conference at this team's home court. They barely won 4-3. It only makes sense to do this if you're playing a much weaker team or in an unimportant match. This is a critical time for Pepperdine as they may not make the NCAA's for the first time perhaps in history. Why would they start making such suicidal moves now? Also, they pulled FOUR of their top six players from the lineup, not merely 3.5.0 Playernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-1031648354656961712014-03-30T10:27:30.520-04:002014-03-30T10:27:30.520-04:00My guess is that they pulled their top three guys ...My guess is that they pulled their top three guys for competitive reasons and the opportunity to give the bottom of their squad a chance to play. russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-79388866257007330862014-03-29T23:08:33.114-04:002014-03-29T23:08:33.114-04:00Does anyone know why 4 of the 6 players in Pepperd...Does anyone know why 4 of the 6 players in Pepperdine's lineup did not play in an important conference match against BYU today? The articles mention that these players did not play but never give a reason. Was it due to injury, illness, suspension? I suspect it is due to some sort of suspension because otherwise the articles should explain the situation. <br /><br />Frankly, this is newsworthy information that should be explained regardless of what the reason was.5.0 Playernoreply@blogger.com