Coach Fired For Being Too Good

Sometimes, you can be too good.

Last week, the Covenant School's girl's basketball team beat Dallas Academy in a 100-0 blowout. Shortly after the win, school officials posted a public apology to Dallas Academy for needlessly running the score up against a team whom they obviously outmatched. In his own defense, team coach Micah Grimes posted his own "apology," claiming that he wasn't sorry that Dallas Academy got beat and that his girls played with "honor" and "integrity." For this he was fired.

Ya know, this kinda reminds me of the time back in 2003, when some reporter twat asked Geno Auriemma what he going to say to keep his team from losing after getting knocked out of the Big East tournament. Auriemma responded with something to the effect of "We just lost a game after 70 straight wins. What could I possibly say?" Auriemma had to apologize for that, even though he was right and UConn would win the national championship that year and would go on to win another 15 straight games on their way to another championship the following year.

Isn't this why we hire coaches: to win? I don't see anyone complaining when, despite being the lowest form of sportsmanship, Greg Popovich breaks out the Hack-a-Shaq defense whenever the Spurs play Phoenix. Why? Because he's consistently one of the best coaches in the NBA and he wins championships (four in 10 years). I don't see anyone in the Spurs organization apologizing for Popovich using one of the shittiest defensive tactics known to man.

Of course, the Spurs have never beat anyone 100-0. Maybe that's the straw that breaks the camel's back.