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Old Sun Oct 21, 2001, 08:06pm
BktBallRef BktBallRef is offline
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Originally posted by RecRef
Maybe it is my generation, college class of Â’71, but I would not partner with anyone who has a problem with someoneÂ’s behavior off of the court.
To each his own. But let me throw a few things at you. Are you saying that you wouldn't mind working with someone who...

...is a known alcoholic?

...is known to not re-pay debts to friends?

...is known to write bad checks to local businesses?

...is known to cheat business associates and customers?

...is known to abuse his wife and/or children?

Maybe such things aren't important to you. But I can tell you this. A person who has low morals and poor character, isn't suddenly reborn when he steps on the basketball floor. He's the same person. Do I want to walk on the floor with a person that I have no respect for? Absolutely not. My partners reflect on me and I reflect on them.

Character is who we are when we're alone.
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