How Important Is Sportsmanship?

Yankee fans, Cowboy fans, Duke and so on...

There is a thin line between arrogance and confidence. In the often talked about college basketball showdown between two possible players of the year, Adam Morrison and J.J. Redick, Morrison has taken a step on the nasty side.

Morrison was accused of talking a lot of trash by the San Diego State forward who guarded Morrison Sunday night. A lot of trash. The potential POY was quoted as saying that he would get all the calls and that the other player was a loser. The quotes were definitely competitive in nature. It will be interesting to see if ESPN has a story written about it tomorrow.

The funny thing when you think about it... The Duke player probably does it every night. He just plays stiffer competition.

So does sportsmanship still matter?