Ken Hickman was an assistant basketball coach on my staff for 24 of 37 years. He was with me at both Edwardsville and Jacksonville high schools. He told me that for the last 10 years coaching, he noted that attitudes of many players were becoming more self-centered. Coach Hickman based his claim on a response to a question he'd ask players at the start of the season. The question: "If the team could win 20 games and you average 10 points per game OR you average 20 points and the team win 10 games, which would you choose?"
Apparently, some players, over time, had to think longer about the proposition and a few would give the answer they believed the coach was looking for as they laughed.
Last evening, the very first question asked of the 10 Republican presidential debaters was a Coach Hickman 'question.' The candidates were asked, "Would you pledge your support to another candidate getting the party's nomination?" Donald Trump said, "No."
Trump could not play on my team and he sure the hell would not get my vote.
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