[Nonstatist]

When the lead hits 30 points, you put your 5 worst players in and you leave them there. By the fourth quarter, you tell them to stop playing defense.

There can be nothing good out of shutting out the opposing team. Absolutely nothing.

[mnehring]

When the lead hits 30 points, you put your 5 worst players in and you leave them there. By the fourth quarter, you tell them to stop playing defense. There can be nothing good out of shutting out the opposing team. Absolutely nothing.

How about a good education for the opposing team. In the real world, when you are faced with competition, be it business, battlefield, home, whatever, your opponents never let up because you are losing. More often than not, in the real world, if you have an opponent who is weaker, you strike harder. Playing a strong team is a good education to see what to do to win. Review how they played, emulate them. Nothing good can come from letting up when you are winning except a few warm fuzzy feelings.

[RobRoy]

>>There can be nothing good out of shutting out the opposing team. Absolutely nothing.<<

With that I strongly disagree. The hard work of the winning team can be fully appreciated and the losing team can “learn from their failures”.

Didja ever see “Facing the Giants”? A VERY good story (acting, not so much).

[jeffc]

When the lead hits 30 points, you put your 5 worst players in and you leave them there. By the fourth quarter, you tell them to stop playing defense. There can be nothing good out of shutting out the opposing team. Absolutely nothing.

Games are meant to be played and won. If you can't compete, get out. If the other team can't score baskets, it's not my problem.
And I severely disagree with "you put in your 5 worst players and leave them there."

Hey, I have an idea! Let's just not keep score! That way, everybody gets to feel all good and wonderful, like nice little comrades should. What do you say? Wouldn't want the little comrades to feel bad about losing, now, would you?

[Tennessee_Bob]

There can be nothing good out of shutting out the opposing team. Absolutely nothing.

So, are you saying that there is good in slowing down and letting the other guy catch up?

[Mariebl]

When the lead hits 30 points, you put your 5 worst players in and you leave them there.

Looks like he only had 8 players. So, the '5 worst' would include two of the starting lineup.