hhhmmm I've thought About this . . . how much responsibility do the Mavericks have for this kid? HONESTLY? Should they make sure he eats right? Should they have assigned a 'NANNY' or something? should they have sent him to a Shrink? From a business aspect if they do that . . . It's protecting an investment. . . if the investment costs more than the up keep . .you dump it That is what they did. my question is . . . .Where does LEON's RESPONSIBILITY Lie? We all have had problems. . . we must learn to move beyond them . . .in the 'REAL' world not high school . . no college .. . it's sink or swim. He made a decision. He needs to learn to live with it. Does he deserve a second Chance . . .sure who doesn't. . . Athletes get more second chances than most [Read Roy Tarpley, etc] I wonder. .. if this does not feed into them not developing. . . Alot of us .. we f*cked up . . We got fired We learned. . . in these Cases. . They f*ck up. . . they get a second chanse they do it again . . .get another chance. . . It's the way of the world. . . but I worry that we do more HARM to LEON THE PERSON . . .than good. ULTIMATELY . . . WE CANNOT LIVE HIS LIFE If he gets his act together. . . why not help him out. [I only wish we were so forgiving of alcoholics, drug atticts and maybe even our criminals] Rocket River