Hoops

Coach Sacked for Winning

School , Church , Social - Once the lead is 30points, then go back into a zone.
At least allows the other team to get over half way and have a few shots.
The score line would have been about 65 to 5.

This article is a good example of Religion vs. The Real World.

If I was the coach, I would look at sueing the school for the sacking. While it's known that teachers are meant to try and stay within the bounds of religious teachings while at a catholic/jewish/muselim school; firing someone for the mere fact that someone thinks "God" doesn't think its fair to trounce an opposing team is laughable.

That's like saying to one family "Sorry, you're not allowed to work hard to earn money to support your family and buy them everything they wish because the family over the road earns half as much money as you".

I coached an under 18 div 2 boys team last year in NSW, we played in a junior league where most of the teams we played where from small country towns. We always had 8 or 9 players and usually played 4 games over the weekend. In the 4th game we played a team that only suited up 6 players. During the game one kid left with an ankle injury, and half way through the 3rd quarter with us leading by 20, another kid fouled out, leaving them with 4 fit players.

As we weren't playing for sheep-stations, I subbed one of my players out, so we could continue with 4 on 4. I didn't feel it was patronising and I was really keen in teaching my guys, making it a contest and showing some class.

The opposition coach told the refs to make me play 5 players. I declined and he chucked a sooky. During the 3rd quarter break I made the point to him, it wasn't about him, it was about the game and what could be gained by further humiliation that would obviously follow playing 4 on 5. We went on to win by 30 but I seriously hope the boys, their parents and hopefully eventually the opposition would learn its better to win with class, than ass.

He should come out and apologise.
Apologise that he is such a good coach and that his team is so good, say how sorry he is that the opposition is so bad and that maybe one day they will get better. hehe


In the spirit of the game they could have let them score a basket surely?

Anyone have the old 20 point lead no D in the backcourt when they were kids?

Once he beat the 99 point spread and collected his cheque, his teaching job became sort of redundant.

You go Grimey - you finally won one!