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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2169418, member: 7511"] There is nothing wrong with a coach giving a player an honest assessment of their performance and ability, but there are a lot of things wrong with suggesting they would be better off elsewhere. After a sophomore or junior year in particular, a player has probably established a course of study (some of these kids, especially WBB players, are actually student athletes). They also establish friendships and the school may be closer to home than other options. So the coach is effectively suggesting that the player pick up and move their life to another place where they don't necessarily know anyone, have to sit out a year and may or may not have the opportunity to play more. After an honest assessment by the coach, if a player decides to transfer on their own that's fine. Once a player is granted a scholarship by a school that player absolutely has to earn playing time, but the coach in turn owes the player 4 years of tuition, room and board plus their good faith effort to help the individual develop into the best player they can be. [/QUOTE]