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Whats up Snaqs, you still working?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Whats up Snaqs, you still working?

My season's over. Can't work middle school at home because they start too early. You?

I got lucky! They gave me a mid-major...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

I got lucky! They gave me a mid-major...

Well done!

Appreciate it! Still kinda unbelievable though...

[doubleringer]

First of all, in a blow out, I try to call the same game I normally do.

As far as the coach, how is a school supposed to fire a coach for winning by too much? Yeah, I don't agree with him pressing all the time, but it is his job to coach his kids. If he wants them to be able to press, then they need to run a press in game situations.

I know this isn't the popular train of thought around here, but if teams don't want to get beat by 100, work harder, get better and compete. Don't whine about not being able to stop the other team. It sounds to me like everyone on the bench plays, perhaps they are all just very good. In life and sports, you have to learn how to win and learn how to lose. Sometimes you win big, but on the other hand, any time you step out on the floor, you run the risk of losing big.

The article talks about a kid fouling to stop the clock to get to the 100 point win barrier. Do we know this is the coach's idea, or perhaps the kid did this on his own? Maybe the kid was disciplined in practice the next day?

[Adam]

I'm actually with doubleringer on this; with one change. We are expected to "manage" these types of games in ways I'd prefer not to. It's not a hill worth dying on for me, though, so I wear the toga as I'm told to.

Having been on the bottom end of a few of these games, I turned out just fine thanks. Honestly, it's no more embarrassing to get beat 100-23 than it would be to get beat 78-18.