We don't boo failures

When a slugger swings from the back lot and hits a home run, we  cheer wildly. But if he swings from the back lot and strikes out (when he should have been shortening up on his swing and meeting the ball), does anyone boo? Of course not. We reward, but we do not punish. So when shooters throw up ill-advised shots that happen to go in, we cheer wildly and call them "gutsy shooters who are not afraid to take the big shot." But what if he misses? Do we boo? Then why not take the bad shot? No one is going to punish you for doing so, except maybe the coach. Basketball fans need to be a little more discriminating.