Oakland Tries To Beat Illinois' Lady Balls

Whoever made this picture was doing it wrong too. English is tough I guess.

Disclaimer: Don't be fooled by the banner picture, this post is most certainly about men's basketball.

When random shitbag schools like Oakland play legitimate programs like Illinois, it's rarely entertaining. Moreover, it's seldom a competitive game. As you can imagine, that caliber of player that attends an Oakland University isn't exactly a hoop dreams all star. In fact, they would probably struggle to keep up with the women's squad from a real school. These games happen every year though, so it's no surprise that finally the underdog decided it was time to gain an advantage. That's exactly what Oakland did yesterday.

Instead of learning some sweet trick plays, or putting in a second 30 foot rim worth 10 points (think Rock N Jock Basketball), they decided to switch the ball. For the first seven minutes of the game, Oakland was handling their shit. The Fighting Newspapers of Illinois complained immediately that something was wrong with the ball, but the ref told them to stop being whiny little bitches. As it turned out though, a fast one had been pulled.  The Golden Grizzlies had swapped in a ladies ball. For those unfamiliar with gender differences, a women's ball is smaller than normal because women are smaller. See how that works? Apparently the ORANGE SQUAD! (thanks Nick Cannon) was not prepared for this and responded by playing terribly.

Personally, I like the move. If you know you are going to get beat, might as well try to get an edge. Sure, some may call it cheating, but I call it accepting your faults. Good of you Oakland. You can read the actual story here if that sort of thing interests you.

Tip of the green see-thru visor to Seth Greene for this one.