mercy rule

[PGCougar]

I hate blow-outs as much as anyone else. I think there are two types of blow-outs however. One where the teams were obviously mismatched but the winning coach makes in-game adjustments percieved to be sportsmanlike (eliminating full court pressure with starters, trimming back transition game, etc.) Then there is the other type where the winning coach just seems hell-bent to full court press, create a turnover, and score an easy transition bucket for the entire 32 minutes.

So what does a running clock rule do? Shorten the game a tad? Yes. Make it any less ugly? Nope. More importantly, will it turn an idiot into a sportsman? No way. You just can't polish a turd.