ridestrong 1 #1 January 26, 2011 Is Beating Somebody In Girls Basketball 108-3 Unsportsmanlike Conduct? "It’s been called unsportsmanlike. It’s been called ugly. The question now is whether Christian Heritage (Utah) High, which routed West Ridge (Utah) Academy, 108-3, in a girls basketball game last week,actually did anything wrong by blowing out an overwhelmed opponent." http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/is-beating-somebody-in-girls-basketball-108-3-unsportsmanlike-conduct*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 897 #2 January 26, 2011 Girls basketball??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #3 January 26, 2011 Quote Girls basketball??? Yeah... I'm not really sure you can consider it a sport to begin with. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #4 January 26, 2011 Fuck no. If you don;t wanna lose 108-3, you should suck less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #5 January 26, 2011 Quote Girls basketball??? True story: For a number of years before I went to college, I worked at a hospital doing HVAC/plumbing/electrical work. One day after I had given notice that I was quitting to go to college, I was passing through one of the nursing units, when I was stopped by the unit secretary: Her: "I hear you are going to Purdue this fall?" Me: "That's right." Her: "My daughter is there and she is on the volleyball team. You should watch their games!" Me: "Well, I'm not really a volleyball fan..." Her: "Oh, but you will like this! They wear bun-huggers!" I was speechless.Now how cool was that? A mother encouraging me to check out her daughter's butt!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #6 January 26, 2011 That depends, did the winning team continue to play their 1st-string players, or did they put in the junior players after a while to give them experience, and still won by that much? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #7 January 26, 2011 Quote Fuck no. If you don;t wanna lose 108-3, you should suck less. 25% of people disagree with you. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #8 January 26, 2011 If the hare had half the mental stamina of some of the female athletes I've known the tortoise would have gotten it's ass handed to it and we'd all be out a fable. So to answer your question, no. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #9 January 26, 2011 The problem is, girls' basketball in general does not have parity from top to bottom like boys' basketball do. I remember when a small group of girls showed up at a middle school in Huntsville, AL and promptly started beating everyone like 80 - 20! They were really that damn good. When they got to high school, at Butler HS, they started beating everybody by say 80 - 40, even when they were freshmen and playing senior-laden teams! The same four girls who were together for like 7 or 8 years, all went on to star at NCAA Div I schools, IIRC. They had a good number of games where they scored over 100 points in school, but there weren't many bench players so they just stayed in the game."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #10 January 26, 2011 Indeed, Billy. Check out a team lile UConn - their backups and benchwarmers are All-Americans. For the original question - no. The losing team just had itself a powerful lesson in life - sometimes yoyu just get your ass kicked. The other team played by the rules and just kicked your ass. How do you deal with the ass kicking? That's character building rigfht there... My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #11 January 26, 2011 Wait a minute. Think of those poor girl's Feelings!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #12 January 26, 2011 I don't think it matters that it was a girls' sport. Scores like that are extreme. It's just a game.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #13 January 26, 2011 this can be viewed a LOT of different ways.. 1. sports are Sports!!! sometimes you win sometimes you lose.. IF the other team is THAT much better,,,, sometimes you LOSE BIG!!! S I U C C 2. sportsmanship also involves some degree of consideration... some sense of apathy for a lesser opponent and some willingness NOT to "pour it On"....if that is possible. don't know enough about this particular game... and many such events can quickly become lopsided... we DO know one thing about the Non victorious team.... They can make a free throw.... or else have at least ONE player who can "hit it from Downtown"..!!when it's obvious, after the first half, a Fair minded coach should find a way to limit the humiliation to the opponent... ( backing off a bit on defense,,,, or allowing a drive to the hoop, should the opponent attempt such a thing,,,) small successes, for the losing team, could go a long way towards mitigating such a poor performance.. BUT we don't know allll the details.. Maybe the victorious team had a player who was looking to complete a longer term Goal, such as a scoring milestone, or "most number of 3 point shots, in a game' what IS sportsmanlike here... is to put the game behind.... for both teams,,,, and start to concentrate on the next one.. NOW.,,,, what's "sportsman"- like,, at the Ranch... is a WHOLE different story... Sha Wan Ga.. Fly baby Fly jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #14 January 26, 2011 JohnRich: That depends, did the winning team continue to play their 1st-string players, or did they put in the junior players after a while to give them experience, and still won by that much? JimmyTavino: when it's obvious, after the first half, a Fair minded coach should find a way to limit the humiliation to the opponent... ( backing off a bit on defense,,,, or allowing a drive to the hoop, should the opponent attempt such a thing,,,) small successes, for the losing team, could go a long way towards mitigating such a poor performance.. This is how I feel on this, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #15 January 26, 2011 QuoteI don't think it matters that it was a girls' sport. It completely matters. No coach of a team of guys would have allowed his team to be brutalized like that. It might hurt their self esteem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 January 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteI don't think it matters that it was a girls' sport. It completely matters. No coach of a team of guys would have allowed his team to be brutalized like that. It might hurt their self esteem. When I played football in high school, we were a bunch big ole of corn fed farmboys that kicked ass all year every year...until the state finals. We'd always end up going against the Chicago area schools that played a faster, less physical more talented game. Nothing was MORE frustrating than half way through the game, realizing your opponent was playing 1/2 speed...as an athlete I felt better being blown out by a superior opponent than when I was 'allowed' to keep it close. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #17 January 26, 2011 QuoteIs Beating Somebody In Girls Basketball 108-3 Unsportsmanlike Conduct? "It’s been called unsportsmanlike. It’s been called ugly. The question now is whether Christian Heritage (Utah) High, which routed West Ridge (Utah) Academy, 108-3, in a girls basketball game last week,actually did anything wrong by blowing out an overwhelmed opponent." http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/is-beating-somebody-in-girls-basketball-108-3-unsportsmanlike-conduct I think it speaks VOLUMES about the coach Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #18 January 26, 2011 QuoteJohnRich: That depends, did the winning team continue to play their 1st-string players, or did they put in the junior players after a while to give them experience, and still won by that much? JimmyTavino: when it's obvious, after the first half, a Fair minded coach should find a way to limit the humiliation to the opponent... ( backing off a bit on defense,,,, or allowing a drive to the hoop, should the opponent attempt such a thing,,,) small successes, for the losing team, could go a long way towards mitigating such a poor performance.. This is how I feel on this, too. It is FAR more offensive to "put on the kid gloves" and effectively toy with the team you are beating. Then you are just playing with them and humiliating them within the game. Suck less, win more. Not everyone gets a ribbon cupcake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #19 January 26, 2011 Quote Quote Girls basketball??? True story: For a number of years before I went to college, I worked at a hospital doing HVAC/plumbing/electrical work. One day after I had given notice that I was quitting to go to college, I was passing through one of the nursing units, when I was stopped by the unit secretary: Her: "I hear you are going to Purdue this fall?" Me: "That's right." Her: "My daughter is there and she is on the volleyball team. You should watch their games!" Me: "Well, I'm not really a volleyball fan..." Her: "Oh, but you will like this! They wear bun-huggers!" I was speechless.Now how cool was that? A mother encouraging me to check out her daughter's butt! -------------------------------------------------------- Soo....you didnt let us know if you went and checked out the bun-warmers or not...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #20 January 26, 2011 Quote Girls basketball??? "...see college teens in hot girl-on-girl action." :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #21 January 26, 2011 Quote Indeed, Billy. Check out a team lile UConn - their backups and benchwarmers are All-Americans. For the original question - no. The losing team just had itself a powerful lesson in life - sometimes yoyu just get your ass kicked. The other team played by the rules and just kicked your ass. How do you deal with the ass kicking? That's character building rigfht there... Yeah, another example - Alabama's 49 - 7 whitewashing of Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. Sometimes you just get your ass kicked. The coaches pulled the starters shortly before half-time and the 4th string running back scores two TDs, including one of 60+ yards! What are you gonna do? Now the worst example of ineptitude has to go to Cumberland Law School for losing a football game 222 - 0, a long long time ago. They were just that bad. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #22 January 26, 2011 QuoteNothing was MORE frustrating than half way through the game, realizing your opponent was playing 1/2 speed...as an athlete I felt better being blown out by a superior opponent than when I was 'allowed' to keep it close. Same here......on the occassions I've been in that situation, and realized the opponent was condescending to me, I wanted to stop playing and start fighting. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guppie01 0 #23 January 26, 2011 I was inclined at first to side with Brandon, however... I took a look at the different schools. West Ridge is a school for kids with learning disabilities / substance abuse / behavior problems. Without being stamped the typcial "bleeding heart" - they were probably at a disadvantage from the beginning. Perhaps Christian Heritage could have acted a lil more "Christian" like... g"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?" Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU OMG, is she okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #24 January 26, 2011 QuoteI was inclined at first to side with Brandon, however... I took a look at the different schools. West Ridge is a school for kids with learning disabilities / substance abuse / behavior problems. Without being stamped the typcial "bleeding heart" - they were probably at a disadvantage from the beginning. Perhaps Christian Heritage could have acted a lil more "Christian" like... g I think that is exactly how the acted. Okay, let’s not get this moved to SC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtnesbitt 0 #25 January 26, 2011 As several others have pointed out context can make this argument go both ways. Personally I think it would be unsportmanlike like to NOT play to your full potential in a real competition setting. However, if it wasnt all about competition and winning then its a different story. For example if it was just a fun friendly game....well, i cant imagine either side had very much fun with a score of 108 to 3. Personally I hate the Pusification of America, but before we can determine what's proper and whats not we have to determine how we are looking at the situation. If the intent is to win, because thats the point, then no harm no foul in wiping up the floor with the other team. If the game was something other than that, well then we would need to know what THAT intent was before passing judgement, and in that case I wouldnt be the first to start throwing stones. (When I was 17 I beat a 5 year old at Starfox and thought he was going to cry. In my defense he was REALLY good and i had to play to my full potential and just barely beat him. My reasoning for beating him was the fact that he was so good and it was so close that i felt i would be cheating both of us by throwing the match. In hindsight this wasnt the best logic when dealing with a toddler.)"If this post needs to be moderated I would prefer it to be completly removed and not edited and butchered into a disney movie" - DorkZone Hero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
