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In response to "It would be just as demoralizing for the other team if the winners started handing them the ball instead of participating" by Strongbad

Right? "We're winning 59-0 at halftime, so let's sit down and let the other team score points."

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jan 27 '09, 07:48

that would be even worse.

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you can play not as hard. it's actually pretty common practice to sort of tone down the playing when you are *clearly* killing the other team. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:49 27
- So how do you do that in basketball? Stop shooting and blatantly miss? - JaxSean Jan 27, 07:52 9
  - Slow down the tempo, both offensively and defensively. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 07:55
  - don't run so hard, pass a lot, it's not that hard to just... slow down. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:55
  - run the shot clock out, at a minimum. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 07:54 1
    - I don't like that the score was 100-0, but if you're at the point that you need to be running out the clock on every possession and not shooting at - Don Homer Jan 27, 07:57
  - More dribbling. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 07:53
  - The only situation I can come up with is old-school UNC 4-corners offense - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:53 2
    - Then he'd be fired for shooting 3-pointers. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 27, 07:54 1
      - I doubt it, if they're from half-court. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:56
  - exactly. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 07:52
- I would have a problem with a coach telling my son/daughter to "take it easy" and not play their best. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:50 11
  - really? i think good sportsmanship is a vital part of team sports. humiliating the other team isn't good sportsmanship. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:55 10
    - I would encourage shots into the opposing team's basket. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 07:58 2
      - wow. I would expect the losing team to feel even worse in that case. - Don Homer Jan 27, 07:59 1
        
        In all honesty, I doubtthey could feel any worse. - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 08:05
    - It's a fine line really. What's more humiliating? 100-0 or 60-0 and the other team basically not playing anymore? -- nm - Jim Jan 27, 07:57
    - Again, personally I think it's more demoralizing for the losing side if the winners are noticeably playing it easy just to give them a chance. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:56 5
      - It's not good sportsmanship if, for example, you ask your best hitters to not swing at pitches and fielders to let balls pass by -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:58 4
        
        sure, but you can ask them to not swing for the fences. it's like if you play a game with your kids - Andie Jan 27, 08:04 2
        
        No, you never say don't play 100%. You do say, don't take liberties - Will Hunting Jan 27, 08:09
        
        The reason you do that is so when they get to the point that they really can beat you, only you will know it. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 08:07
        
        right. It would be pathetic. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 08:00
- According to his statement, that's what they did. -- nm - Jim Jan 27, 07:50 4
  - i thought his original statement is, they slowed down AFTER they hit 100 points? -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:56 3
    - The statement that article links to says they slowed down when the score was 25-0 midway through the first quarter. -- nm - Jim Jan 27, 07:57 2
      - i know, but i'm sure when i read the *original* story, they say the slow down happened at a hundred points. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 08:12 1
        
        It did. Scored 100 with, like, four minutes left so the coach told his team to ease up. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 08:16

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Right? "We're winning 59-0 at halftime, so let's sit down and let the other team score points."

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