From ESPN.com...

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http://espn.go.com/moresports/news/2002/1121/1464158.html


DETROIT -- Walkerville 115, Lakeshore 2.

And it could have been worse. A lot worse.

[DankNstickY]

lmao....

can u say "most pathetic game ever"?

[raimin]

how they score the 2?

[ribitch]

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i wonder if the 2 were from foul shots where they had a chance.

[eSDee]

what's funny I think is that it was a playoff game! :heh:

[whitak24]

Originally posted by eSDeeLoco
what's funny I think is that it was a playoff game! :heh:
well, in michigan HS basketball, everyone goes to the playoffs. which can lead to really inequitable matchups, as the coach of the winning team noted.

i think this is a difficult issue. i mean, i am not a proponent of running up scores, but what the heck is the team supposed to do, when their coach already brought up the freshmen and jv players and didn't press?

1.) they could just stand back and let their opponents score. but what message does that send? i think that's as much of an insult as beating someone by 113 points.

2.) they could play keep-away with the ball and run out the game (as HS doesn't use a shot-clock). that's pretty rude too, just jerking your opponents around.

3.) they could "pretend" to make some mistakes, miss some rebounds, etc, have some defensive slips, and not score quite so many points and let the opposition score some.

but in my opinion, all of these options are an insult to sports and to your opponents. i mean, if i'm playing with a 6-year-old, i'm going to cut them breaks so they can enjoy themselves and learn something. but to do the same thing in an "equal" sporting event is to suggest that your opponents have the skills of small children, which is a slap in the face.

but on the flip side, i feel damn sorry for the losers :(

[Cubsfan]

In baseball this is an issue too, but there's better solutions. In baseball if you're ahead by a lot, you just don't push it (i.e. don't steal bases and such). But in basketball, there's not really a good way to not press it. If you don't play your hardest, it shows pretty apparently. I agree in basketball, always play your hardest, no matter the situation.

[Punker_bob2004]

thats sad lol:bigmouth:

[zenbooty]

Competitors can't be expected to just sit back and detach themselves from the act of competing just because they're way ahead of their opponent. If the losing team is so outclassed that they don't even belong on the same floor as their opponent, and their coach is concerned about how their "self esteem" (gawd I hate that term) will handle it, it should be his duty to forfeit the game and take his team off the court before the damage is done. For him to whine and complain about the other team for playing hard is BS, IMHO.