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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (31147)10/27/2011 11:27:24 AM
From: Bill  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 89554
 
A coach in my town was winning 67-5 in a 13-14 year olds basketball game with 5 minutes to go and had his starters in the game running a full court press against the opponent. I almost decked him myself.

I favor option 3, the mercy rule. There's no point in prolonging the inevitable. And it's a way to encourage coaches on both sides to use the reserves.



To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (31147)10/27/2011 8:09:22 PM
From: Kevin Podsiadlik  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 89554
 
I think the arguments for options 2 and 3 show a need for people to make up their minds. Is it "shortchanging" the reserves to truncate their playing time, or "demoralizing" to make them slog through to the end?


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