It happens you just dont hear it like that. If you go to a kid who wants to play ball and say, hey look we're recruiting over you you most likely will never see the court, do you really think he's going to want to stay? Most cases you dont have to force them out, by just telling a kid that's a competitor that hell never play at that school usually gets him to leave.
I get that but some kids might just like the school, the campus, the friends he's made, the atmosphere etc.
In most cases kids probably would leave but if the coaches says "You probably won't see the court" and the kid says "I still want to stay", the coach would be a scumbag imo to just pull his scholarship anyways. Pearl honored his commitment to McBee and gave him a scholarship after his first season even though his play on the court wasn't exactly worthym, again imo.
I just believe any admirable coach would let the player stay if that's where they want to be. If he's content working as hard as he can on the court and wants to finish his time as a student of the university, I think a coach should respect that. He's a student-athlete, not just an athlete. It would be pretty embarrassing if a coach pulled a scholarship when the kid did nothing wrong and wants to be a student at the school even if it means he doesn't get playing time.
As we've seen, coaches will pull strings for kids getting in trouble with the law just because the kid contributes to the team. Would not look good to a cut a kid that wants to be there and has kept his nose clean because he's not as good as you thought he would be. In Washpun's case, Martin wanted him and Martin brought him to Tennessee from Iowa. If Washpun wanted to stay even if he's told he's been recruited over, you have to let him stay. And if you don't, horrible. Shouldn't have recruited him in the first place. Otherwise, the coach doesn't care about the student aspect and is only looking out for his job.
I don't believe that's the case. I believe he told Washpun he'd probably be better off somewhere else and Washpun wanting playing time agreed. But if Washpun had said he wanted to finish his
schooling at the
University of Tennessee, I don't believe for a second that Martin would pull his scholarship anyways.
Maybe I'm wrong but I hope not. I would like to think some of these kids actually care about their education and that some coaches would respect that these kids want to get their degree there and have made friends there. The kid wouldn't be here in the first place if they hadn't been recruited to be. It's a two way street... I'd rather a grown professional adult be out a scholarship than a kid being cut even though he wants to be there. jmo
