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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
I do. That's what I've been trying to say for 2 days. That's the reason for the "IMHO" (in MY humble opinion).
And I guess you do, too, then.  If you didn't care, you would ignore it.
I think that's the first legitimate point you've made in this conversation, to be honest. I think at the HS level, it's clearly not appropriate. High school basketball is supposed to an extension of the classroom. It's more important to teach them the life-lessons about winning and losing than to compile a winning record.
I think in college, that philosophy doesn't hold nearly as much. People's jobs depend on their win-loss records. And not $2,000 a year on top of your teacher's salary. We're talking full-time jobs. So I think it's understandable, if still somewhat regrettable, for coaches to place winning (and keeping their jobs) above sportsmanship at times. |
If you think that my job at the high school level doesn't depend on winning you are very very sorely mistaken. In a perfect world my job would not depend on winning but it does. High school basketball is very important to a lot of people, and believe it or not our jobs do depend on what happens on the court. I have never been called in the office over my classroom. I have been called in over basketball.
The thing about the strategic technical is I did not act unsporting. I did not blow up and scream and yell. I said very quietly the official was doing a terrible job. Once I received the T i sat down the rest of the game. I do not place sportsmanship above winning.