Before I am accused of anything, I should probably make it clear that I come down firmly in the anti-G14 camp. However, the coaches (not the players, who should never be faulted for listening to their coach and playing as hard as they can) of the Covenant School should be ashamed of themselves, for several reasons:
-The game was against not only a tiny private school, but one specialising in students with learning difficulties. Now, of course that is no reason not to compete as much as usual, but they should have shown a basic amount of compassion.
-They were clearly going for the 100 points they got to without any regard for their opponents. Plus, when they got there (with about four minutes left, according to the article) they stopped. If you're going to compete to this ridiculous agree, at least do it for a better reason then a big, round number.
-They were clearly attempting to press their advantage by employing the full-court press, which (for those who don't know basketball) is a high-pressure defensive technique that is rarely used at most levels. They were also taking 3-pointers, in an obvious effort to run up the score. I am not sure about this, and may be wrong, but I think I may have heard somewhere that they had their starting players in as well.
The coach was fired recently (less then an hour ago, apparently!) for changing his stance and refusing to apologize.
http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/girls/news/story?id=3859935
I would post on what this has to do with FIRST, but it's 2 AM and a) I have class tomorrow and b) I would like to be coherent when I do so
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26-01-2009, 02:53
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