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johnlg00 writes:

in response to The1:

Why do you assume Pat is still sane?

How does one disrespect basketball? Basketball is a game and is, therefore, not respectable.

A Team plays according to the tone the coach sets. A coach should never publicly criticize her players.

A coach is a teacher and a cheerleader/motivator. Bashing these young girls all the time does not motivate them.

The bit about respecting or disrespecting the game of basketball is part of the philosophy of such coaches as Bob Knight, John Wooden, and Coach K at Duke. Briefly, it is the idea that there is a right way and a wrong way to do everything on a basketball court. The game itself imposes most of those standards. The best teams and the best players try as much as possible to live up to those standards regardless of opponents, personal feelings, or even wins and losses. It is a difficult standard to live up to, but the process of pursuing it purposefully often yields other rewards along the way.

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