Nevada basketball player

[Junker]

Nice job by the coach imo. He violated the rules and has to pay the price. If he listens and stays home he doesn't get the crap beat out of him at the party. Tough lesson for the kid, hopefully he learns from it.

[Adam]

Isn't the Nevada coach the same guy who went off on the officials last March, to the point where police were involved?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Isn't the Nevada coach the same guy who went off on the officials last March, to the point where police were involved?

Yep.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Yep.

Well then, I'm siding with the player.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Well then, I'm siding with the player.

You're not bitter at all, are you?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

You're not bitter at all, are you?

You're confusing me with Dan. I'm skeptical.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You're confusing me with Dan. I'm skeptical.

No no no. I'm a prick.

JR is the bitter one.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Isn't the Nevada coach the same guy who went off on the officials last March, to the point where police were involved?

Can you say "Double standard?" There, I knew you could.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Can you say "Double standard?" There, I knew you could.

What if the player did something before and the coach said, "I'm going to let this one slide" and now this happened?

When would be the right time to stop keeping score and make the player pay?

I'm not on either side, I'm just playing devil's advocate.

After thinking about it, I don't know if I could bring myself to kick the kid off the team unless this wasn't the first thing he's done.

[Adam]

Okay, in all seriousness, I'd give the benefit of the doubt to the coach here. Coaches aren't normally in a rush to kick scholarship athletes off the team right before the season starts. It's not like he can fill the scholarship now; for this season.

If the kid was warned and went anyway, he risked exposure. Just because the exposure came the way it did doesn't exonerate him.

When I got back from overseas, we were put on a restricted leave during which we could not leave a 50 mile radius from our home base. Nothing really stopped us from leaving, but we were told directly, "If you get into a car accident or something and you're somewhere you're not supposed to be...."

This isn't all that different.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by tomegun

What if the player did something before and the coach said, "I'm going to let this one slide" and now this happened?

When would be the right time to stop keeping score and make the player pay?

I'm not on either side, I'm just playing devil's advocate.

After thinking about it, I don't know if I could bring myself to kick the kid off the team unless this wasn't the first thing he's done.

I seriously doubt it was the first thing the kid did wrong. But that's not the point...the point is that this coach had to be restrained by police from attacking an official and then was not "punished" or suspended or anything. And now he kicks the player off the team (deservedly so IMO), so it sure smacks of a double standard to me.

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Junker

Nice job by the coach imo. He violated the rules and has to pay the price. If he listens and stays home he doesn't get the crap beat out of him at the party. Tough lesson for the kid, hopefully he learns from it.

Beat me to it Junker....

There is a reason parents and coaches ask kids/players to do or not do things...it's unfortunate this young man had to learn the hard way.

[tjones1]

I can't really see it being overturned. From what I got everyone (admins) is backing the coach on his decision.

Actually listening to what a coach says? No way...that'd be way too easy!