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In reply to the discussion: is it bad sportsmanship to win by 161 to 2? basketball coach suspended [View all]Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I'm not going to automatically assume that losing coach is "lousy" or the winning coach "great", because like I said downthread, there can be Grand Canyon-sized gaps in school size and talent levels...
If the losing school was at least near comparable size and dressed at least 10, then yes I would have serious questions about that coach's competency...If nothing else, it's the losing coach's responsibility to throw in the towel, pull his team off the floor and forfeit when things get that far out of hand...
I speak from personal experience -- A blowout loss is one thing, but when it gets to an absurd, headline-making level of humiliation, it's time to bail out...Mark my words: There are no life lessons, maturing, motivation, or any of that pseudo "character building", "get good" bullshit to take away from a 161-2 loss...
I'm not faulting the winning coach to do what he's paid to do, which is to put his players in a position to shine, and win games...Either the losing school needs to seriously reconsider if girls' basketball is something they want to offer moving forward , or perhaps they should be looking to have their team play on a lower level...