point in the game you should try to get life and play well even if the score is out of hand.

I’ve never experienced learned helplessness like you’re describing. I don’t like drawing attention to oneself over the team, but your idea that you need to give up and be silent because you’re behind is pretty loserly.

But that’s not the part that bugs me. It’s your acting like fans shouting “beat down” is some kind of virtue.

Like whipped dogs, some of you.

I don’t like self-celebration very much, but trying to play hard and get your teammates to play hard even when you’re hopelessly behind is actually a good thing.