Bad Sportsmanship

[cphilip]

Class move SteveD and thanks for taking charge of it.

Chris...shut up!

[hitech]

[raehl]

No, you shut up!

Point is, don't smack talk, and you won't have a problem.

- Chris

[Thordic]

I don't care what anyone says, smack talk is part of EVERY sport. Usually its just friendly, sometimes its not, but its always there. You can't seperate smack talk from sports. Smack talk is part of competing. We aren't a species of mutes. It's going to happen. The best thing you can do is take it as lightly as possible, and don't let it get to you. Half of the point of smack talk is to throw your opponant off their game. If you get angry, you let them win.

[cphilip]

Oh brother...shut up Thordic!

[Jonno06]

if you arent going to talk "smack",you might as well be "under-water basket-weaving"...

[Chupas2]

You know what Chris, smacktalk is part of every game. look at any sport professional or not. Now I'm sure that you'll have some long pointless explination on how you can't compare the 2. When it come down to it, smack talk isn't always saying you're better then the other team.

Also telling people to shut up, how childish. You want to discuss this (here comes a Shartley Quote) "Tom bought AO to discuss things." let them speak.

[Thordic]

Chupas - I knew it was coming, me and cphilip were talkin all AM in the chat room, don't sweat it

[Restola]

if you NEED to talk smack to try to psych out the other team, why not just practice harder? then you'll know you can win. if you cant control your mouth how can you control your game?

also its a part of every sport because everyone does it and the american people are incredibly immature and love that stuff. doesn't mean everyone has to LIKE it or accept it as required. Chris is a part of an organization for young adults to play paintball, there is no reason he should have to sit back and let paintball move to the trailer parks of america.

[Chupas2]

restola, question? Are you saying there is something wrong with trailer parks? Cause if so wouldn't that be talking smack about people that lived in them. Damn hypocrite.

[cphilip]

Chupas, let me explain my thoughts here. I did not want to turn an embarassing moment here brought up on this thread into a debate on smack talking in general. I wanted to end this particular incident with some dignity for both the teams. Thats what I was refering to asking Chris and Thordic to "shut up" complete with winking smilies and they both know it.

However if you must continue it... then so be it...I tried to save your behinds on this incident but you gotta get your nose outta joint. So go ahead let em hijack the thread then...

However you will note that I encouraged a new topic all about smack talk where both of them could go on with this. This is a very worthwile topic but not completly germain to this particluar thread as it was started to be.

[skirts]

ENOUGH

this issue is closed

smack talk is part of the game, if you have a problem with that then go back to playing renegade painball in the woods with your buddies.

both sides have made ammends

i will defend my team mates and i will defend my friends

if you were not at the tournament then you should not have a comment on this issue, if you want to talk about smacktalk and how it relates to paintball then make a different thread but the issue of last weekends tournament is OVER.

skirts

[raehl]

Yeah...

I told cphillip to shut up (with winky smile) because he told me to shut up (with winky smile). Neither of us were being serious.

As for smack talk, I realize that many people in many sports do it, but that doesn't make it any less immature. The fact of the matter is that when you engage in that sort of behavior, the only person you're really making a fool of is yourself. There are two possibilities: Either you stink, and people won't like it because it's just some loser trying to talk a better game than they can play, or you're good, and people don't like it because you're flaunting your talent instead of letting people be gracefully aware of it. Might some people not notice you if you're more humble? Probably. But at least they won't be noticing you and merely annoyed by your loud mouth.

And as an event organizer, I can say from experience that if I have *REAL* sportsmanship/behavior problems from players, 95% of the time they come from the same people who were talking smack before or during the tournament. Not saying the smack talk causes it, more that it's just an indication that you're dealing with a "hey, look at me!" type player who is more likely to engage in poor behavior on the field.

Regardless, the evidence speaks for itself. Someone from one of the AGD teams, instead of being the bigger man and letting their talent show through their performance, chose to "talk smack" to another team, and while it did nothing to increase either the finish or reputation of the team or AGD, it did manage to get at least one pissed off player to come over to this forum to start something. Nothing gained, something lost.

Anyone can talk smack, it has nothing to do with your game, and there's no talent in it. Makes you look like an *** if you win, makes you look like an *** if you lose.

Of course, it's America, freedom of speech and all that, you're certainly welcome to make an *** of yourself if you want.

- Chris

[cphilip]

Well said Skirts...closing thread.

Please lets start a new one on Smack Talk in forum and lets discuss it in ernest! Raehl and Thordic you may want to copy paste your fine comments on over and if one of you would please get it started that would be nice. Thanks for your patience you two.