I'm glad you don't teach my kids. I think you mean respect, as you pointed out, but certainly one may (and should always) question authority. If we never questioned authority, we'd still be British.

But, questioning authority and outright definance are two entirely different things. The latter is seldom warranted, and probably not in this case. But why DD is trying to but heads with players who should be relieved from basketball responsibilities for a while is beyond me.

with that said, it hasn't been so long since i was 20. i made some stupid mistakes. i did some dumb things (send me an email if you would like some entertaining details). i say all this to make the point that while i was in college, i never put my scholarships in jeopardy. i never skipped mandatory study sessions or meetings with profs. while i was young and stupid, i was smart enough to understand that when an authority figure told me to be somewhere and do something (for a grade or a starting position), i did it. i didn't challenge my club volleyball coach just because he was a club coach, i did what i was told to do.

to rehash: i don't like dd making permanent decisions that affect this club's future. i dislike even more giving these kids passes because the are “emotional kids.”

I'm glad you don't teach my kids. I think you mean respect, as you pointed out, but certainly one may (and should always) question authority. If we never questioned authority, we'd still be British.

But, questioning authority and outright definance are two entirely different things. The latter is seldom warranted, and probably not in this case. But why DD is trying to but heads with players who should be relieved from basketball responsibilities for a while is beyond me.

with that said, it hasn't been so long since i was 20. i made some stupid mistakes. i did some dumb things (send me an email if you would like some entertaining details). i say all this to make the point that while i was in college, i never put my scholarships in jeopardy. i never skipped mandatory study sessions or meetings with profs. while i was young and stupid, i was smart enough to understand that when an authority figure told me to be somewhere and do something (for a grade or a starting position), i did it. i didn't challenge my club volleyball coach just because he was a club coach, i did what i was told to do.

to rehash: i don't like dd making permanent decisions that affect this club's future. i dislike even more giving these kids passes because the are “emotional kids.”