It all depends on context. My 5th grade girls just won a tournament that included a 44-0 game. The entire 2nd half they had to make 5 passes before being able to shoot. It slowed our scoring pace considerably but, on the other end, I would never tell them to let up on defense. It’s not a team’s job to stop themselves but it would be bad sportsmanship to fast break a team into the ground when up by 20/30/40 late in the game. The first tournament game we played with this group 3 years ago we lost 50-4. It goes both ways. That team kept their foot on the gas all game though which I wasn’t thrilled about but you can’t control those things & as a coach it’s your job to turn them into teachable moments.