RE: Damn good question

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Pitino was really letting him have it on that bonehead play.  It is plays 
like that that lose you close games.  As far as trash talking Larry Bird 
was quite a trash talker in his day, but he could back it up.

On Friday, November 28, 1997 5:23 PM, R. Bentz Kirby 
[SMTP:bocelts@scsn.net] wrote:
> In his reply Bob asked a damn good question:
>
>
> >  Whatever happened to good old
> > sportsmanship?
> >
>
> It is something that I miss as well.  But I feel that "quite" trash
> talking has always been a part of gamesmanship.  It is just that it can
> be done in a way that is not offensive.  I remember the football scenes
> in the movie MASH.  What I think has really taken some of the
> sportsmanship is the celebration stuff.  I watched Barry (sp?) Sanders
> on Thursday.  He was classy and John Madden commented on that as well.
> Just doing his job.
>
> What I read about Walker hanging on the rim and getting a t, then
> exchanging words with Pitino illustrates a problem with sportsmanship.
> Why was he showing out when his team is losing?  He deserved to take a
> seat.
>
> A good point.
> --
>
> Peace,
>
> Bentz
> bocelts@scsn.net
> http://www.scsn.net/users/sclaw
>
>