March 08, 2004

Take the final exam for the University of Georgia course 'Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball'. Just another sports scandal, or the ultimate Internet Quiz?
posted by wendell 20 years ago
  • The last two questions are works of genius.
  • You mean this was a real test? I myself prefer the halves and quarters questions. Separates the men from the boys, yesiree.
  • Talk about an annoying use of javascript, though. Ah, pandering to athletes. Sell your school for fun and profit. Academia at its finest.
  • Man, I almost excreted masonry when this was discussed on Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me yesterday. Thanks for posting this, wendell. Question #11 was obvious; everyone knows that Georgia's "How Do The Grits Taste Exam" is taken in elementary school. And I understand a lot of these Bible Belt players flubbed numbers 19 and 20, as "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" wasn't one of the options.
  • Perhaps Harrick thought that his name was a close enough synonym?
  • Shit, this is hard. I knew I should have read the book. Psst, wendell, can I copy your answers?
  • You have to wonder if public knowledge of this sort of fake course wouldn't hurt a player's chances in the NBA. It's one thing to steer less mentally adept players in easier bird courses. It's another to tailor a course that specifically tells players that they don't have to work and can get away with anything. If I was an NBA coach I wouldn't want to touch these players. How could I expect they'd put any effort or discipline into their play?