The Tuesday Rant

Many people feel that college basketball in today’s world has many problems... One of the hottest discussions is whether high school players should even have to walk on the court in a college uniform, but I think there is another issue that deserves some serious talk. Nowadays student athletes are getting into trouble constantly; most of the teams from the power six conferences have had coaches who have suspended players. Some teams have many players who seem to spend more time suspended that on the court, and fans are always surprised when the players are back in the coachers “dog house," and while the player isn’t on the court, the team loses games. My question is this: Can coaches punish the players without punishing the fans? A suspension is the last punishment a player can receive before getting kicked off the team. Therefore a suspension is for more than just a one time screw up, it’s for an attitude (and life) adjustment and a warning, but how many players actually improve their attitude? Most are in trouble again later, and the ones that aren’t either changed their attitude (and lives), which I don’t think happens as often as some would think, or they didn’t need to change their attitude. This means the coaches are using the suspension too often, without regard for the fans they are also punishing. In short, I believe the suspension is used more than needed, and that some players just need to go.