When I was younger and played basketball (at a high level) trash talking was rampant but I never did it...didn't want to give the opponent any more motivation and I usually got in the last word with my play. I always loved shutting up the trash talker with my play.
My son went to a HS basketball camp this summer (as a 6th grader) and the counselors were teaching trash talking and getting on the players who weren't doing it. The head coach (a respect5ed one I'm sure) said he wasn't aware of what was going on.
