@gopunahou: And Iolani School experienced another downer just last night; their boy's basketball team lost to St Francis School. This is significant in that, if they had won, they would be going to States. But, since they lost, they have to play St Francis again tomorrow night. The winner goes to States; the loser is done.gopunahou wrote: ↑Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:06 amI saw the same thing happen in Game 3 of the 1990 NBA Finals, when the Blazers hit a shot that seemingly tied the game against the Pistons. The refs ruled it came too late.HS Football Fanatic wrote: ↑Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:29 pm@Naz: The problem is that there's this belief that the MOP must ALWAYS come from the winning school. This is a rip-off. Obrey CLEARLY should have been declared MOP. The selection of Wu adds insult to injury. Obrey thought she had the game-tying shot, then it was yanked away from her. That was devastating enough. Then Wu is selected MOP. This is an injustice and an unmitigated rip-off. Obrey was ROBBED TWICE. This is a terrible thing to do to a teenage kid.Naz wrote: ↑Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:12 pm @HS Football Fanatic
To add another reason why Obrey should've got it was that every night of the tournament, Obrey was facing defenses that focused strictly on her throwing double and triple teams at her and she still managed to do what she did. The Wu girl from Iolani didn't have to deal with that whatsoever.
I've read comments in other forums about the game, and I haven't seen one person disagree with the opinion that Obrey should've been the MOP. In my opinion, the committee that selects the all tourney team needs to take a day or two, evaluate everything, and then make a decision. It seems like these teams are always picked in a rush the night of the final game.
Anyway, Iolani experienced the best and worst of both worlds this weekend. Their soccer team lost a heartbreaker to us.
Thought I'd also mention that today's Star-Advertiser picked Obrey as the top girl performer of the week, for her exploits in the state tourney. If Wu were truly the MOP of the tourney, they would have picked her.