Would Jj Stand For This?

[greenminer]

Purely hypothetical, but let's say another 10 years down the line and JJ has us in the upper tiers of basketball: regular 4 star recruits...occassional 5 star.

And let's say one kid comes in and behaves in a way that I would consider detrimental to our team chemistry. Does JJ merely suspend him, or immediately dismiss him?

I might add that I like to think JJ would not sign this type of kid in the first place.

Memphis Kendrick suspended indefinitely for threatening a team mate.

[Censored by Laurie]

Purely hypothetical, but let's say another 10 years down the line and JJ has us in the upper tiers of basketball: regular 4 star recruits...occassional 5 star.

And let's say one kid comes in and behaves in a way that I would consider detrimental to our team chemistry. Does JJ merely suspend him, or immediately dismiss him?

I might add that I like to think JJ would not sign this type of kid in the first place.

Memphis Kendrick suspended indefinitely for threatening a team mate.

Based on this article...I think Pastnor is handling this as well as could be expected and I would anticipate JJ responding in a similar matter.

It isn't on the same scale, but JJ has handled disciplinary issues with Michael Sturns and Collin Dennis in the past, and has shown the ability to be firm while giving the player the benefit of the doubt and allowing said player the chance to correct his mistakes and grow as an individual.

Seems Pastnor is trying to do the same thing here...and I think would do so even if Kendrick were a 2 star role player.

[McKinneyMiner]

In 2005 UTEP had one of the uglier incidents in their basketball history when Senior Jason Williams punched Freshman Stefon Jackson during practice and broke his jaw...

There were some really ugly rumors going around about the cause of the punch and Williams was suspended indefinitely...

Jackson, one of the Miners' best ever recruits, begged coach Doc Sadler to re-instate Williams for the good of the team saying that the issue was between the two of them and was being dealt with by them...

Sadler brought Williams back to the team after he had missed only one game and Jackson returned after he missed eight games with a wired jaw...

Both players were completely different players from that point on and the Miners went on to have an excellent season with no further disruptions... Both players were model citizens and representatives of the university...

I think every coach needs to examine every situation closely to determine what to do...

I would doubt any of us are intimate with what happened at Memphis, so we aren't the best judges of what should be done or whether it was handled properly...

Coach Jones has exhibited the ability to let situations rule decisions and I assume he will continue to do so in the near and far future...