Serbia-Montenegro coach quits after loss (AP)

22nd Sep 2005, 03:54 GMT

By the time the Serbia-Montenegro basketball coach resigned, the feeling among his players had grown so bitter that they could no longer look at each other. Failing to defend their European Championship title -- and the locker room scuffle that followed -- was the breaking point. Zeljko Obradovic stepped down Wednesday, saying that to stay on as coach ``would lead me straight to a madhouse.