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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found this quote in a WP article about WCAC basketball today:

“It’s part of our job as coaches to put our kids in a position to be seen, to be exposed, to play against high-level competition,” Gonzaga Coach Steve Turner said. “We have to put them in places where college coaches are going to be.”

I think this illustrates exactly where Gibbs goes off the rails.

When Gibbs doesn't let kids play in National Showcases during the offseason (I think that was a major factor for the 5 kids who just left) or tells kids to not go to winter college camps (but they can go to his own camps), or withholds information from parents and kids about a college showing interest in a kid, he illustrates that he's not interested in helping the kids reach their objectives.

The only possible conclusion you can reach when he does these things is that he's more interested in maintaining control over the kids for the benefit of his own program.

As a coach or teacher, that level of selfishness is just disgraceful.[/quote]

Happy to report that all 5 kids who were tossed from the program for not lining the pockets of the head baseball coach are now committed to D1 programs.  Good for them![/quote]

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