The term "double double" is redundant

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The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#1 » by levon » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:23 am

anyone else find this term really silly? all you actually have to say is "double 'double'" and you get "double double". no need to repeat the word "double"
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#2 » by Dominator83 » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:25 am

I like it just the way it is. Double-double is double digits in 2 categories. Just calling it a double would indicate the player reached double digits in only one category
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#3 » by Pennebaker » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:28 am

no i find your post really silly
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#4 » by prophet_of_rage » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:28 am

What ypu wrpte makes no sense. There are single doubles double doubles, triole doubles, quadruole doubles, quintuple until doubles, etc.

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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#5 » by Maxthirty » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:33 am

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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#6 » by BoatsNZones » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:41 am

No, it makes sense. One "double" is referring to double digits points, assists, etc. The other "double" is referring to doing it in multiple categories. If you just said "double" it would mean you had 10 points with 0's across the board elsewhere (for example).
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#7 » by zimpy27 » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:45 am

Wilt is the only one to reach a single triple
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#8 » by RamonSessions7 » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:45 am

Nope. Perfectly dundant actually
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#9 » by levon » Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:56 am

Maxthirty wrote:Indica or sativa?

neither unfortunately
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#10 » by Golden Knight » Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:01 am

I want to see a triple dribble
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#11 » by Sharkboy242 » Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:21 am

levon wrote:all you actually have to say is "double 'double'" and you get "double double".

So all you actually have to say is "double 'double'" and you get "double double"?
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#12 » by levon » Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:22 am

Golden Knight wrote:I want to see a triple dribble

care to see a bubble triple?

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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#13 » by Dr Aki » Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:41 am

Yeh I just order it animal style
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#14 » by SlovenianDragon » Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:55 am

Dr Aki wrote:Yeh I just order it animal style


Westbrooks triple doubles are always animal style.
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#15 » by SNPA » Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:07 am

Technically, from a grammatical perspective OP is right.
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#16 » by LuDux1 » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:19 am

10? I mean, seriously? Sure it has 2 numbers, but it's still 10. It's like freaking out that someone has 10 fingers.

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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#17 » by ellobo » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:52 am

I was once watching a recreational youth game with little kids who didn't really know the rules or how to play. One kid double dribbled, but the gym teacher who was refereeing let it go because it was the kind of game where if you called everything there wouldn't even be a game. Then the kid did it again, and the gym teacher let it go again. Then it happened a third time, and the teacher finally made a call.

The infraction?

"That was a triple double."
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#18 » by User_friendly » Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:58 am

Let's say a player gets 12 steals and everything else 1 digit. That's a remarkable single double, right?. If he gets 10 rebounds and 12 steals, you would have to distinguish it. There you have the "double double".
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#19 » by AussieCeltic » Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:12 pm

OP and I have had many disagreements in the past and today is not the day that changes. At least I get some sort of satisfaction knowing that my previous arguments against him are now validated.
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Re: The term "double double" is redundant 

Post#20 » by KnicksGadfly » Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:30 pm

If you don’t have the term “double double,” you don’t get Chuck roasting Dray for getting a triple single

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