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He could have tried to get a {{w|Time-out (sport)|time-out}}, but still he would not have been allowed to take his team down to the locker room. | He could have tried to get a {{w|Time-out (sport)|time-out}}, but still he would not have been allowed to take his team down to the locker room. | ||
− | The title text parodies a common plot of, especially US, {{w|List_of_sports_films#Basketball|sports movies}} in which | + | The title text parodies a common plot of, especially US, {{w|List_of_sports_films#Basketball|sports movies}} in which an inexperienced team (and sometimes coach) still manage to win a title after a highly motivational pep talk (see for instance {{w|Hoosiers}}). These Pep talks usually take place during regular pauses of the game, and can lead to a come back from a seemingly insurmountable deficit. In this case the players are not even just poor basketball players but rather {{w|chess}} players and the coach knows nothing of the sport, the opposite of what is usually the case in said movies. And, of course, in this case those pessimistic about their chances were proven right. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |