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Old 01-28-2009, 10:46 AM   #1
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I mean, it may have been a nice gesture for the school to apologize or to call the game a forfit but don't they hire and pay a coach on the hopes that he will bring them a winning season.
At the college and pro level that is certainly true, but at this level the coach's job is to develop players first and win games second. IMO very few of these players has any chance to play the game beyond high school so the purpose in coaching them now should still be to develop skills - not just fundamental game skills, but life skills. While I don't support "letting" the other team score or even a quit shooting policy, a game like this is where you work on new things like putting your less skilled players up front and mandating a certain number of passes or a difficult type of shot. The coach blew it. I'd fire him just for being an ass.
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Old 01-28-2009, 02:56 PM   #2
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While I don't support "letting" the other team score or even a quit shooting policy, a game like this is where you work on new things like putting your less skilled players up front and mandating a certain number of passes or a difficult type of shot.
I didn't see anything in the article that said he didn't.

I'm surprised that these schools are in the same league. If they are that disparate, they should be in different leagues/divisions.
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Old 01-28-2009, 03:00 PM   #3
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I didn't see anything in the article that said he didn't.

I'm surprised that these schools are in the same league. If they are that disparate, they should be in different leagues/divisions.
I've heard, at least my dad saw something on TV about it or heard it on the radio, that the coach did not substitute his better players with third or more string. He said his team wanted to score 100 points so they went for it. He missed an opportunity, if this is true, and denied his "lesser" players an experience.
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