Gibson Fined for Abusing Ref

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't watch much NBA, but it has little to do with any perceived attitudes. I don't watch enough to know one way or the other, I just don't have the time to watch that much basketball.

That said, I agree with BZ here. One of my least favorite excuses for unsporting behavior is "it's an emotional game." Coaches get away with it, players get away with it, and fans get away with it all under this excuse. It's a horrible thing to teach young people that emotions and stress are an excuse to act like dicks.

We're essentially telling them, "This game is so important that we're going to allow you to do and say things that would otherwise leave you friendless and jobless: and we'll excuse it because of the stress imposed by trying to win a game."

And that's the real shame in all that has taken place between these two teams.
Is there anybody that works high school games that doesn't see behavior in the NBA emulated in high school?