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re: Rush: What Happened to Discipline in Sports?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 5:31 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 2/3/15 at 5:31 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:I think that players should be criticized for slacking; however, his comparison is dumb. I'm sure kids are still being coached to hustle at the little league or whatever level he is talking about. Unless he is observing the little league fields around the country, I can only assume he is witnessing the lack of hustle at the MLB level, which is fundamentally different. Unless he can objectively measure compare the effort and discipline at the professional level across time, then he's just playing the "good old days" card. In fact, I would imagine the nutrition and training off the field is far more intensive today than on the past. That work takes true discipline.
Where are coaches on this? When I was a kid and didn't run a ground ball out to first base, I got benched. I mean, I was coached, I was told, "You're gonna hustle
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Posted on 2/3/15 at 5:36 pm to tigerpawl
Yeah, back in the days when guys like Ty Cobb would go into the stands to beat the shite out of an armless man for razzing him the players had respect for the game!
Posted on 2/3/15 at 5:43 pm to DelU249
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to add to rush's list: players following their shot. No one runs up to the basket to follow their shot, or not many. They all fade back and start transitioning to defense.
You do realize most coaches mostly want their guards and swingmen to get back on D in the NBA don't you? If you crash the glass all the time you are going to get wrecked in transition.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 5:56 pm to tigerpawl
quote:They wouldn't say something this stupid, so your point is irrelevant.
Charles Barkley: What Happened to Discipline in Sports?
Al Michaels: What Happened to Discipline in Sports?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 6:50 pm to tigerpawl
Posted on 2/3/15 at 6:52 pm to tigerpawl
Posted on 2/3/15 at 7:01 pm to DelU249
quote:funny they did this but had no issue showing multiple replays and angles of the fight at the end.
I was annoyed that they censored the poo poo ball, but how fricking stupid is that?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 7:06 pm to shel311
Imagine Urban Meyer PUNCHING a player on the opposing team during a game.
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 2/3/15 at 7:41 pm to Dr RC
quote:Worse yet. Many of the same people would criticize players for not getting back on defense. They would probably blame it on the "me" that only wants to get the glory stats of offense.
You do realize most coaches mostly want their guards and swingmen to get back on D in the NBA don't you? If you crash the glass all the time you are going to get wrecked in transition.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 7:58 pm to buckeye_vol
Well, looks like we ran the OP back to the political board.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 9:57 am to ballscaster
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Give it up, man. 40 years ago, only men went to the games, everybody drank, smoked, and gambled, and an in-game fight rarely drew a suspension or was worthy of front page news. Now women and children are at the game, gambling fixes are gleaned by playing fantasy sports, smoking is banned, no beer after the third quarter, and if there's an altercation, a player leaving the bench accidentally gets suspended for a game
This times 100. Also athletes rarely got suspended for off the field stuff years ago. Suspensions for alcohol, drugs, PEDs, yeah right. A large majority of athletes today have way more discipline that their predecessors, if for no other reason than they have more at risk with more restrictive contracts and stronger penalties for both on and off the field behavior.
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