It certainly wasn't Brandon's fault. Brandon Hess (Clydesdale Horse, C) wasn't trying to do anything fancy when he jumped for that rebound and came down on his hoof wrong, snapping his leg.
It wasn't the trainer's fault. Brandon was healthy when the game started. It was just a freak accident that his leg landed the way it did.
It wasn't the coach's fault. There was no way Hess could play after the injury, and Paul Teronura (Otter, C) was the only fur left who could play center with the team's playbook.
It wasn't management's fault. They had to get rid of Cletus Swinton (Pig, C) after his personality conflicted with the team, and with the old caps in place, the budget wasn't there to sign another pivot.
It wasn't the FBA's fault. The schedules had been drawn up in September, and there was no way they could change them now, injury or not.
It wasn't the Minutemen's fault. They were all set for the Moonshiners to arrive right after their last home game-- which was standard procedure-- and for the game to start on time the next day.
And it wasn't the fans' fault. They paid to see a good game, and they were entitled to it.
It really wasn't anybody's fault.
It's just that 7 foot tall, 300-pound otters shouldn't have to play 48 minutes straight.
A wonderful piece by a great artist and a good friend,
mongooseink!
It wasn't the trainer's fault. Brandon was healthy when the game started. It was just a freak accident that his leg landed the way it did.
It wasn't the coach's fault. There was no way Hess could play after the injury, and Paul Teronura (Otter, C) was the only fur left who could play center with the team's playbook.
It wasn't management's fault. They had to get rid of Cletus Swinton (Pig, C) after his personality conflicted with the team, and with the old caps in place, the budget wasn't there to sign another pivot.
It wasn't the FBA's fault. The schedules had been drawn up in September, and there was no way they could change them now, injury or not.
It wasn't the Minutemen's fault. They were all set for the Moonshiners to arrive right after their last home game-- which was standard procedure-- and for the game to start on time the next day.
And it wasn't the fans' fault. They paid to see a good game, and they were entitled to it.
It really wasn't anybody's fault.
It's just that 7 foot tall, 300-pound otters shouldn't have to play 48 minutes straight.
A wonderful piece by a great artist and a good friend,
mongooseink!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Otter
Size 1280 x 886px
File Size 946.1 kB
I'm sure his heart felt like it! His team won that game, and no doubt PT was part of it, but the big guy had to play harder and longer than he'd ever had to!
Thankfully, the next day the team signed a contract with a pivot out of free agency, so Cruiser got some relief in the next match.
Thankfully, the next day the team signed a contract with a pivot out of free agency, so Cruiser got some relief in the next match.
Heehee! Yeah, Paul's a beast of an otter! He's a giant otter, originally born in the Brazilian Amazon, but he was adopted as a cub by a family in Florida that didn't realize Brazilian otters weren't the same size as Florida otters. His next tallest sibling is closer to five and a half feet.
You mean something like.... THIS? http://www.mongooseink.com/PT-Crash-PN.jpg
Totally!
mongooseink did an incredible job with the posture on this one. PT really, truly looks beat in this. I love the way he's got one arm hanging off the side, one hand gripping the seat and a foot hooked behind his leg to keep it up. He probably just laid out for a moment, thinking he'd be okay if he just got a chance to close his eyes for a minute-- then boom, sleeping otter.
mongooseink did an incredible job with the posture on this one. PT really, truly looks beat in this. I love the way he's got one arm hanging off the side, one hand gripping the seat and a foot hooked behind his leg to keep it up. He probably just laid out for a moment, thinking he'd be okay if he just got a chance to close his eyes for a minute-- then boom, sleeping otter.
Yeah,
mongooseink really nailed the look on this one. Poor PT is just so broken in this picture.
mongooseink really nailed the look on this one. Poor PT is just so broken in this picture.
So what, they never thought about going small? Small ball is a perfectly viable form of offensive basketball, and a zone defense with good, on point rotations will keep an opponent at bay well enough. Plus Barry's crashing the boards so they won't lose much rebounding... Hell, Barry could have played a spell at center to give the big otter a breather! Who's running this team anyways?!
(btw... effing AMAZING pic. Seriously)
(btw... effing AMAZING pic. Seriously)
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