[Newsbot]

Title: California girls' basketball coach suspended after 161-2 win
Category: Sports
Posted By: QBall
Date: 2015-01-19 11:33:28

[Freakinoldguy]

Sorry coach Chung but WTF was he supposed to do? He played his reserves, hell he should have got people out of the stands to play because, the only thing that might have helped your team would have been if the Arroyo Valley team hadn't shown up period. Then you might have stood a slim chance of beating them.

I'd like to see what other teams have run up the score on these kids because if they're so bad that they can only score 2 points in a game, full court press or not maybe they should be taking home ec instead of playing basketball. A full court press always leads to fouls so my guess is that not only is Coach Chungs team terrible on the floor but, they can't shoot free throws either, an illness that's completely treatable with proper training and motivation, something they don't seem to have.

In sports like any other competitive endeavour peoples feelings get hurt and this should serve to motivate those kids to train harder, play smarter and get better but, it likely won't because all they'll learn from this is that when life beats you down it's alright to whine and get someone else to do something about it.

[OnTheIce]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Sorry coach Chung but WTF was he supposed to do? He played his reserves, hell he should have got people out of the stands to play because, the only thing that might have helped your team would have been if the Arroyo Valley team hadn't shown up period. Then you might have stood a slim chance of beating them.

I'd like to see what other teams have run up the score on these kids because if they're so bad that they can only score 2 points in a game, full court press or not maybe they should be taking home ec instead of playing basketball. A full court press always leads to fouls so my guess is that not only is Coach Chungs team terrible on the floor but, they can't shoot free throws either, an illness that's completely treatable with proper training and motivation, something they don't seem to have.

In sports like any other competitive endeavour peoples feelings get hurt and this should serve to motivate those kids to train harder, play smarter and get better but, it likely won't because all they'll learn from this is that when life beats you down it's alright to whine and get someone else to do something about it.

Good thing you're not coaching. That's the type of attitude that leads to these classless type wins.

I've been on both ends of games like this as a player and a coach. You need to learn to win and lose with class and destroying a team doesn't make anyone feel good, even the team that wins.

It's not about hurt feelings, it's about basic sportsmanship.

[stratos]

$1:

It's not about hurt feelings, it's about basic sportsmanship.

So exactly what should the coach have had the girls do. Purposely miss shots, turn over the ball, foul the other teams players? All things that are un-sportsmen. Let the other team score by standing on the side line and letting them run the court so they can get a basket. That IMO is even more degrading then what happened.

[ShepherdsDog]

Exactly. Just passing the ball around and not scoring is just as bad. That's rubbing the other team's 'You suck sweaty donkey balls' in their face too. Perhaps the game should have been called. It's up to the league to change their rules.

[QBall]

Patronizing the other team by not even trying is worse than running up the score. The blame lies with the league. They should have some sort of mercy rule. The coach of the losing team also deserves some blame and should have been the one to be suspended. Can't coach worth shit and then blames the other team's coach when his gross incompetence is revealed.

[OnTheIce]

stratos stratos:

$1:

It's not about hurt feelings, it's about basic sportsmanship.

So exactly what should the coach have had the girls do. Purposely miss shots, turn over the ball, foul the other teams players? All things that are un-sportsmen. Let the other team score by standing on the side line and letting them run the court so they can get a basket. That IMO is even more degrading then what happened.

161 points is 3.4 points per minute.

Running down the shot clock, moving the ball, shooting only from the outside are all things you can do.

I've been involved in hockey games where we ask the players to make 2-4 passes on each possession, work on our shots from the point, etc.

Regardless of how they lose, whether you destroy them with 161 points or go easy on them it's still degrading.

It's a good opportunity to teach the good team not to rub it in the face of the opponent and show a little class.

[Alta_redneck]

There should have been a coaches meeting at half time, Chung concede the game and then combine the girls together, pick 2 new teams and play for the fun of the game, the second half.

[OnTheIce]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

There should have been a coaches meeting at half time, Chung concede the game and then combine the girls together, pick 2 new teams and play for the fun of the game, the second half.

[Zipperfish]

This seems like a laegue problem, not a team problem. Why are those teams in the same league? If this team is winning all its games by 70 points, they are not doing their own players any good and they are not doing the other teams any good.

The statistical chance of getting a superb basketball team at your high school year in and year out (thisd isn't the firtst time these guys have been in the news for this kind of thing) is slim to none. So obviously they are recruiting the best. Consequently they should have a league for the schools comprised primarily of elite athletes, and a league for kids that want to run about and have a little fun.

There is no cure for this though.. It always has been and always will be with us--coaches and teams who want to win above all, even if it means playing their kids against inferior opponents.

[Freakinoldguy]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Sorry coach Chung but WTF was he supposed to do? He played his reserves, hell he should have got people out of the stands to play because, the only thing that might have helped your team would have been if the Arroyo Valley team hadn't shown up period. Then you might have stood a slim chance of beating them.

I'd like to see what other teams have run up the score on these kids because if they're so bad that they can only score 2 points in a game, full court press or not maybe they should be taking home ec instead of playing basketball. A full court press always leads to fouls so my guess is that not only is Coach Chungs team terrible on the floor but, they can't shoot free throws either, an illness that's completely treatable with proper training and motivation, something they don't seem to have.

In sports like any other competitive endeavour peoples feelings get hurt and this should serve to motivate those kids to train harder, play smarter and get better but, it likely won't because all they'll learn from this is that when life beats you down it's alright to whine and get someone else to do something about it.

Good thing you're not coaching. That's the type of attitude that leads to these classless type wins.

I've been on both ends of games like this as a player and a coach. You need to learn to win and lose with class and destroying a team doesn't make anyone feel good, even the team that wins.

It's not about hurt feelings, it's about basic sportsmanship.

WTF is a classless win. One point or a thousand doesn't matter because a loss is a loss and if you think this destroys the poor little fragile minds then you're giving sports far to much credit for children's life skills learned.

Coach Chungs team has issues. It's quite obviously in a league it's nowhere near good enough to be in and consequently is being crushed by better teams. So here's the question should everybody who plays them roll over and play dead, change their game styles and let their team score just so they can feel good about themselves? What would that prove other than reinforcing the attitude that if you don't work hard enough and don't have the skills it doesn't matter because somebody will fix your problems for you?

I'm sorry that they got beat that badly but, like I said they've got bigger issues than just the score. If a team is playing a full court press they're going to get fouls and if your team is so bad they can't even make more than 2 free throws in a 60 minute game they shouldn't be playing the sport and for the record I've been on both sides of the ball to, but as a player and major losses while embarrassing were always used as motivation, something that isn't happening in today's everybody is a winner and should get a ribbon for showing up world.

[Freakinoldguy]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

There should have been a coaches meeting at half time, Chung concede the game and then combine the girls together, pick 2 new teams and play for the fun of the game, the second half.

Never happen since that would have made sense and since a loss is only marked down as a loss it wouldn't have mattered.

[Public_Domain]

I agree with Zip, it seems that that team is brutally above almost all of its competitors, and is sliding through them like a hot knife through butter. Certainly doesn't sound like a fun or enjoyable league to be in if it's that weighted.

[Xort]

Maybe future teams should just decline to play against Arroyo Valley.
AV can play against themselves or not play at all.

Then see who has so much fun playing the game.

[OnTheIce]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

WTF is a classless win. One point or a thousand doesn't matter because a loss is a loss and if you think this destroys the poor little fragile minds then you're giving sports far to much credit for children's life skills learned.

Coach Chungs team has issues. It's quite obviously in a league it's nowhere near good enough to be in and consequently is being crushed by better teams. So here's the question should everybody who plays them roll over and play dead, change their game styles and let their team score just so they can feel good about themselves? What would that prove other than reinforcing the attitude that if you don't work hard enough and don't have the skills it doesn't matter because somebody will fix your problems for you?

There's that old-school, out-of-touch attitude I knew was in there. Guys like you get run out of coaching sports just due to that piss-poor mantra that a "loss is a loss".

There's a way to win with class and a way to lose with class. Good coaches know that.