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Old Fri Mar 02, 2001, 01:42am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Thumbs down This is an area thing.

We have players walking around, telling officials "That was a horrible f**king call" yet we can't understand why we have so much poor sportsmanship in the game today. That's what's horrible.

I think you have missed the point TH. If a player says to an official "That was a horrible f**king call," that comment is directed towards you, not himself. But if you hear a player say "F**K" after he missed a big shot, and you are the only one that hears him, that is totally different. Now, as they get older, the more you are going to hear language, whether you like it or not. We can give T's all day, but that is not going to stop every kid from cursing. So if you guys in NC like to give T's for that, of course that is your progative and your right. But the rulebook does not support that completely. Yes you cannot use profane and obscene language, but what is obscene and profane might be different based on where you live. The Supreme Court cannot agree at all times when obsenity laws are violated and not protected under the law, how do you think officials are going to do so? Because if you do some varsity games in my area and give a T for every player, coach or fan that acts in such a way, you would not have a game.


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