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Bottom Line. Leaders have to be respected. If a few dont respect their leader they have to go, if all dont respect their leader, the leader has to go. Schools have special programs to help troubled youth and youth in need, and last I checked basketball was a sport for athletes, played in a gym with coaches supervision,, not a support program to bring in guidance couselors, social services, churches and 12step programs so kids can find a way out of abusive homes, get off drugs, or find an inner peace! I applaud coaches who do make the extra effort to help kids in need of certian things and I applaud student athletes who see the opportunity to better themselves and thier futures through sports but if you are detrimental to the team as a whole (coach or player) and a coach doesnt have to help troubled youth at the expense of the rest of his team to be considered a good coach.

I don't agree with all of this. I do agree with most of it. If you knew the history of all the posting on here, you would realize that I am not actually arguing that Rhodes should be doing any of those things. I am just saying if he's not doing those things, then the Cordia fan base, at least the ones on here, needs tell like it is. And, if he wants credit were credit is due, then he is going to take responsibility for the mistakes also.