Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for December 28, 2021

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The gloves are off now. “Ken Brown” time!

“It’s Finger … Waggin Time”

Is that the ref telling Gil that he thinks allowing fouls is healthy for the players?

“Hey you. Yes, you; the student who’s so troubled about athletics that you’re in therapy over it. I want you to go out there and HURT PEOPLE.”

P2.5 “Besides, I hear you like it a little rough. Join me in the Ref’s locker room for our post-game loofah session?”

Gotcha Coach ! Oh number 34 , my coach put me in the game ,in all reality , to knock your F##kin teeth out .

Unleash the Goons !!!!

When did Gil start wearing a suit and tie when coaching games?

P 2: “….one more word out of you, and you’re gone, coach…”

P1 – I can see why Gil’s so upset. #34 is scoring an uncontested layup while the Mudlark player just watches with a “duh, should I have tried to stop him?” look.

P2 – I’ll take “Things a basketball referee would never say for $500, Alex.”

P3 – What’s this? Is Gil trying to coach? Here’s an idea, tell #31 to get physical so you don’t risk an (alleged) key player get in worse foul trouble.

And speaking of foul trouble, Mopped Up Thorp has been know to be foul at times, but don’t risk getting in trouble by neglecting to read it!

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“OK, Tevin, make like Chance Macey. Whenever #34 drives to the basket, start throwing scissors!”

The All Saints player has the ball in the wrong hand and is clearly going to miss.

P1- Shocking in game development.

P2- It’s no often Gil wears a suit, but when he does, he looks like a $100. Fist Pump Family quietly assembles, ready to unleash their brand of justice.

P3- Tevin is smart. Like a chameleon, he can change skin tone as well as uniform colors.

Yeah, I suspected as much from Al, my ex-junior custodian partner. Always cutting corners. The floor looked exquisite when the game started, but after 30 minutes of people running on it, it already looks like crap. This would never fly with me at Milford!

Vito from Goshen brings in an armed robber on parole to officiate and protect the spread. P2: ‘Rough? I’ll show you rough, you character. Are you a male model? Do you shave your legs?"

P 1.5: “…how’d that feel?…skippy…”

“Let ‘em know you’re there”???? What does that mean?

“Hey, All-Saints! Here I am!” he says as he jumps up and down at half court waiving his arms over his head.

P4 Tevin: “WTF are you talking about Coach? I need to check with my therapist on this.”"

Gil sends Tevin in to breathe on the ref

P-1: The All Saints player quips: "I love the feeling of netting on my um, uh…

P-2: If he can’t win, Gil resorts to commenting on the Ref’s haircut.

P-3: Gil confuses both Tevin and the readers with a contradictory instruction for the second half

“With a haircut like this, how can they miss me?”

OK, what genius scheduled a Thorp team of underachieving delinquents against All the Saints in Heaven at Christmas time?