Ted Cruz called a basketball hoop a ‘basketball ring’ while recreating scene from Hoosiers

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[MotorCityBuck]

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[Palio di Siena]

He was roundly mocked by cavuto not for calling a ring but for saying the rings were 10 feet off the ground in New York as well.
No one has a clue what that means.
Serious bozo.

[bigdaddy45]

There should be a test to be President. Every candidate should have to stand on stage, and throw a baseball. If they throw like a girl, they’re out. Immediately. I think Cruz would fail that test.

[Zack Attack]

boxing hoop.

Rings are for boxing and they are square. But then boxers never did major in geometry. LOL.

[tumblindice]

Didn’t Ted ask for a couple guys to sweep the lane with little pushbrooms as he drove for the ring?

That will impress my fellow Hoosiers.

[UCANSEE2]

like when Trump praised the 711 cops and firemen. yeah, people make mistakes, even your god Trump.

You do know that Trump didn't make a mistake, don't you ?

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[UCANSEE2]

But Trump didn’t make a mistake. See post #46

[Heart-Rest]

Then eliminaTed talked smoothly about the good-sized bouncing rubbery spheroid being hurled skillfully toward that metal ring, but missing it completely, and, instead, crashing through the netting material made of fabric, then falling harmlessly to the cold, hard, floor, and resulting in a home run or a touchdown by the hockeyball player, as declared by the designated field umpire.

[The Continental Op]

Oh it must have been one of those 7/11 incidents no that is the trumpster
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The 711 is a fire station in NYC that responded heroically in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack. New Yorkers got it and knew exactly what Trump was talking about.

[The Continental Op]

Sometimes a word is just a mistake or the result of misspeaking, other times it reveals a lot about a guy. “Ring” falls into the latter category.
It is emblematic of Cruz. This is from his book:

“In his book A Time For Truth, he writes, “I refused to play sports as a child. That of course, made me even worse. That mix-excelling in the classroom, being too competitive and cocky about academics and being lousy at sports-was, needless to say, not a recipe for popularity.”

[doorgunner69]

So what? I never liked or played boogie-ball and could care less about a hoop/ring, so why would anyone else?

[Trumpinator]

So what? I never liked or played boogie-ball and could care less about a hoop/ring, so why would anyone else?

Apparently, loser Cruz thought Indiana would care since he was trying to use the reference to garner votes.

[OrangeHoof]

It was inspired by Two Corinthians.

[glock rocks]

Maybe Ted can get a job driving a Zamboni around the hockey ring in Edmonton.

[Vision Thing]

Texas isn’t a big basketball state, their sport is football.

True to some extent, but the Dallas Mavs and San Antone Spurs prevented Lebron's Miami Heat from having a winning record in the NBA Finals.

So even with Texas's football emphasis, it kicks ass in other sports, too.

[Trumpinator]

LOL!

[faucetman]

The Trump 711 thing has been explained. You really need to keep up.

My God is Jesus. Trump will be my president.

[faucetman]

I think lyin, cheatin, colludin, Ted was already heading for defeat in Indiana, but this basketball “ring” thing in the Hoosier state of all places was a MAJOR faux pas. Other places wouldn’t care, but THERE? OMG, this guy is such a phony and God will not be mocked. God also has a sense of humor. I don’t think Ted is laughing tonight. What a douche.

[Trumpinator]

It is the Cruz phoniness that comes across - not teh slip of the tongue. This is something the old fashioned politicians are just not able to wrap their heads around - Trump is who he is. Cruz has that politician persona that is practiced and compared to Trump it comes off as phony.

[faucetman]

http://www.cabocanada.net/main/docs/Official_Basketball_Rules_2014.pdf Art. 3 Equipment The following equipment will be required:  Backstop units, consisting of: ▬ Backboards ▬ Baskets comprising (pressure release) **RINGS** and nets ▬ Backboard support structures including padding  Basketballs  Game clock  Scoreboard  Shot clock  Stopwatch or suitable (visible) device (not the game clock) for timing time-outs  2 separate, distinctly different and loud signals, one of each for the ▬ shot clock operator, ▬ scorer/timer.  Scoresheet  Player foul markers  Team foul markers  Alternating possession arrow  Playing floor  Playing court  Adequate lighting For a more detailed description of basketball equipment, see the Appendix on Basketball Equipment.