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I am originally from Illinois, I go back every other year and watch a Holiday tournament with 32 boys teams and 32 girls teams from all over the state. Never have I seen the level of play about which Jrut complains. Do the girls have less overall skill level than the high-flying boys teams? Absolutely. Are they poorly coached, exhibiting apathy, failing to run anything resembling offense or defense? Not in my experience. I go to these games to see what the better teams/coaches are doing because the girls game is different than the boys game and requires a different approach. But in the end, it is still bball and it is played quite well.
So yes, I do take offense at his comments and I believe that they are completely without basis having seen the same teams he sees (or could see if he wanted to). This is not his first anti-gball rant, and it may not be his last. If he is going to demean an entire group of hardworking basketball players and coaches, I am going to be firm in defending them and what they do.
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