Quote: When would have been an appropriate time to do it?
In a competitive game where you are not saying to the other team look how cool I am, and we can beat you even if I miss this. It is simple, it was a no class move, especially given the fact that it was planned ahead of time.
There is no technical reason to do this move, it screams nothing my than look at me. You can defend it if you wish but if you think this is how we should teach kids how to play and how young men(or women) learn to become adults then perhaps this is why we are in such bad shape in this country.
This is about the same as a kid hitting a hoe run and walking the bases so everyone can admire him and his skill! In baseball they solve this at your next at bat, your next pitch will be high, hard, and inside and you had better hit the dirt early.
