Middle School Basketball Team Controversy

**ms pemberley** · November 29th, 2011, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by basketballguy

I guess if you wanted to get picky ms pemberley we are discussion sportsmanship as well as adults in youth sports. We are not discussing particular athletes ont he teams just the fact a team lost 100-2.

I wasn't jumping down your throat or anything. I was just stating my amazement that Yahoo! has nothing better to do than get involved in a middle school tournament in EKY. I said it say before and I stick to it, I don't see any bad sportsmanship. Just a group of kids who were outmatched by another. It happens.

**MikeJones** · November 29th, 2011, 07:31 PM

I may have to go watch a Pikeville game in a few yrs. How long are Middle school halves anyways?

**stainless** · November 30th, 2011, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by centennialdawg

The way I look at this is why would an opposing coach continue a game for 4 quarters while getting drummed like that? Pikeville's coach pulled his starters in the first quarter. If I had been the opposing coach, I would have thrown in the towel after the first quarter was over.

Again, You can't tell a child not to play up to his best ability.

I agree with you centennialdawg. You cant put kids in off the bench and tell them not to play. That's there time to show what they can do.