Kid quits team during game.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Really???

Are you in the habit of allowing coaches to substitute for free throwers?

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Are you in the habit of allowing coaches to substitute for free throwers?

Not in the habit, no. But if a coach tells me he tossed a kid from the team for his behavior, I'm not undercutting the coach by forcing him to let the kid play. I'm not sure how I'd proceed, but I would not force the coach's hand when he's trying to send the right message to his team.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Are you in the habit of allowing coaches to substitute for free throwers?

This isn't soccre where we're dealing with habitually deceptive behavior perpetuated on international television.

When coaches get in the habit of suspending players in the middle of games just as a poor shooter is about to shoot free throws, I'll rethink my position and I'm sure Smitty and Rut will as well.

Mean time, I'm not about to tell a coach which players are on his team.