Pool C

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I remember watching Putt-Putt tournament, but Billy's voice must have been blocked by my subconscious.

This was before he was quite so well known as he is now.

A little different pace in those tournaments than in the NCAAs.

But just as serious.  You are NOT knocking professional miniature golf.  It's my ultimate career goal, once I get these college loans paid off.

What, you don't have the confidence to think you can pay off your student loans with your Putt-Putt winnings?  For shame!

Don't think I haven't worked this out.  It's going to take me a few months to get back on form and then there just aren't enough tournaments.  Generally $20,000 max prize money and that's if you take every hole.  I'm good, but I'm not Tiger Woods.

[Knightstalker]

Now if they could just integrate putt putt with paint ball, now there would be a TV ready sport.

Hoops fan is lining up his putt, this is a tricky windmill here.  Oh!  Hoops Fan is taken out with a head shot just as he hit the ball, it goes in.  Hoops Fans team wins the hole but they just lost a golfer for the rest of the round.  That was poor defense by his paintball squad letting a sniper get that shot from inside the windmill.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Now if they could just integrate putt putt with paint ball, now there would be a TV ready sport.

Hoops fan is lining up his putt, this is a tricky windmill here.  Oh!  Hoops Fan is taken out with a head shot just as he hit the ball, it goes in.  Hoops Fans team wins the hole but they just lost a golfer for the rest of the round.  That was poor defense by his paintball squad letting a sniper get that shot from inside the windmill.

You missed a solid opportunity to reference the faux-grassy knoll.

[Knightstalker]

Now if they could just integrate putt putt with paint ball, now there would be a TV ready sport.

Hoops fan is lining up his putt, this is a tricky windmill here.  Oh!  Hoops Fan is taken out with a head shot just as he hit the ball, it goes in.  Hoops Fans team wins the hole but they just lost a golfer for the rest of the round.  That was poor defense by his paintball squad letting a sniper get that shot from inside the windmill.

You missed a solid opportunity to reference the faux-grassy knoll.

I posted that from the grassy knoll.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think you missed the joke about the faux-grass, you know, miniature golf; fake grass.  I guess its just too much band practice for you.


Although the best minaiture golf is on real grass, you just don't find too many courses like that around.

[Knightstalker]

I think you missed the joke about the faux-grass, you know, miniature golf; fake grass.  I guess its just too much band practice for you.


Although the best minaiture golf is on real grass, you just don't find too many courses like that around.

I'm sorry I only like real grass, and my Battle Putt Putt course will have real grass.  I think I have my new business plan.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I actually had that tought the other night while watching the d-I tourney on tv.  What if each team got to position one sniper (it doesn;t have to be real bullets, it could be paintballs, I guess; if you want to be all law-abiding about it) in the upper deck of the seats.  Each guy gets like five shots throughout the game at players on the floor.  Wouldn't you love to see this? 

"Duke, down by two, seven seconds remaining.  Reddick comes off the screen, gets the pass from Paulus, he squares and rises up, this one is for the win folks.  Ooooooooooooooh, he's nailed in the face by the UNC sniper and the shot goes wide.  Game over.  Wonderful accuracy from section 249, row B by Rollins; I'm not sure UNC would even be in the tournament without a sniper of that calibre."

[Mr. Ypsi]

I actually had that tought the other night while watching the d-I tourney on tv.  What if each team got to position one sniper (it doesn;t have to be real bullets, it could be paintballs, I guess; if you want to be all law-abiding about it) in the upper deck of the seats.  Each guy gets like five shots throughout the game at players on the floor.  Wouldn't you love to see this? 

"Duke, down by two, seven seconds remaining.  Reddick comes off the screen, gets the pass from Paulus, he squares and rises up, this one is for the win folks.  Ooooooooooooooh, he's nailed in the face by the UNC sniper and the shot goes wide.  Game over.  Wonderful accuracy from section 249, row B by Rollins; I'm not sure UNC would even be in the tournament without a sniper of that calibre."

You really think the sniper wouldn't try to take out Reddick in the FIRST seven seconds, rather than wait til the end?!

[Knightstalker]

You would have to have sniper rules, not just indiscriminate shooting.  And of course if you do that you would have to position opposing snipers to help take them out.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I thought I made it clear.  They got a set number of shots per game.  If its only paintballs, then reddick could conceivably have been hit several times.  There is also the question of accuracy.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I thought I made it clear.  They got a set number of shots per game.  If its only paintballs, then reddick could conceivably have been hit several times.  There is also the question of accuracy.

Perhaps I misunderstood your proposal.  I assumed you were using paintball rules that a player is OUT once hit (in which case teams better have a deep bench, 'cause if the opposing sniper is any good, your entire starting lineup will be out in the first two minutes!) - if the paintball hit is ONLY to disrupt a play, then in the immortal words of Emily Litella, 'never mind'.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Well, my original thought was five shots by the sniper with real bullets per game, although all hits had to be in the legs.  However, that seemed a bit too unrealistic, so when 'Stalker suggested the paintballs, I jumped on it.

I think five shots per half by each sniper is appropriate.  you have to know when to shoot and not miss.

[Pat Coleman]

Perhaps you don't start your best players.

[Knightstalker]

Perhaps you don't start your best players.

I can hear Pat on the call;

"OOOHHHH! Reddick just got taken out at the knee, he's up, he's hopping on his one good leg, OOOOHHHH another shot in the other knee, he puts up the three as he is going down, (then in his best marv albert voice) YESS!

We got to get this off the ground, this would be a great game.  There might be a fairly high attrition rate though.

[Greek Tragedy]

You guys are talking about SHOOTING people.  That's just wrong!