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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 3942308, member: 1673"] Comparing a coach to a salesperson, or even a business person, is seriously flawed. A more apt comparison is to a teacher. A teacher’s main obligation is to students. Teachers strive to help their “customer” students the best way that fits them. It’s then up to the principal or superintendent to determine if the teacher’s methods and comportment fits with their vision of how classrooms should be run, just like it’s up to the AD to make judgements on how sports programs should be run. As far as the broadest reach of purpose goes, including the fit with the community (or the fans/alumni/donors) that is up to the Board of Ed or Board of Trustees respectively. Auriemma owes fans nothing; he owes the players he “teaches.” It just so happens that he draws fans and donors to the University, enough so that the higher ups have had no beef to date with his methods or comportment. If any fan is indignant about that, their ire is more appropriately placed with the higher ups that thinks such a “trade off” is fine, similar to a community taking up matters with a Board of Ed. Not everything fits metaphorically into a business model of the world. [/QUOTE]