Re: Little Story Has Big 'Legs'

[Jon Macomber]

If Don is found not guilty - or the charges get dropped, can UC still drop
him?

I say drop him now, and let him sue us if he is acquitted.  We get the high
road either way - even if we technically break a rule by dropping an
innocent man.  Having him on the team next year would be a media disaster
(much more than now).

It would be nice to officially drop him from the team, but try to get him
some serious help, and maybe keep his grant-in-aid to graduate.  He has to
be close.  I don't think Huggs will totally abandon him, but he should be
kicked off the team.

Is it me, or does this have a demented 'Reservoir Dogs' feel to it?

Jon M




----- Original Message -----
From: "MURPHY, T. JASON" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Little Story Has Big 'Legs'


> Don't worry about what KornholeKornhieser has to say. He is going to say
> that stuff no matter what because he admittedly hates Huggins. This
> Little fiasco is just added fuel for all of the detractors who would be
> disparaging the program no matter what. Donald Little's behavior however
> bad it is should not reflect on Bob Huggins, Bob Goin, or any of the
> other UC players. People who try to associate these things are wrong. UC
> will make the right decision with Donald. They already gave him his last
> chance. Do you honestly think that if Donald ends up pleading guilty to
> even reduced charges this time around (say misdemeanor assault) that UC
> will reinstate him? I would be willing to put money on that NOT
> happening. It will happen in due time. Does immediately dismissing less
> than 48 hrs after the arrest do anything to help UC. Do you think the
> media outlets (all of which are such UC fans) will report the story any
> differently are place UC in a better light because they IMMEDIATELY
> dismissed him?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Kohlman [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 2:41 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Little Story Has Big 'Legs'
>
>
> The basketball program needs to permanently dismiss Little IMMEDIATELY.
> That
> said, maybe they should perhaps look into getting him some help. Not to
> play
> hoops, that's over, at least in this country, but to get on with his
> life
> after parole. But would it help? This man (he is afterall 23 years old)
> seems the type to get into more trouble the more people try to help him.
> He
> either has some sort of substance problem, is antisocial, or just goes
> off
> the chart on the incredibly stupid scale. Maybe all of the above. Either
>
> way, he seems a lost cause. Bearcat Basketball is not, afterall, a
> twelve
> step rehab or work release program, depite rumors to the contrary.
>
> It's becoming apparent that because of the bizarre nature of this whole
> incident, it'll make the rounds of every sports media outlet and then
> some.
> A simple rape or armed robbery would have made a splash and been over
> and
> done with, but this is like the horse punching, squared; we'll hear
> about it
> for years and years to come. Except it's a lot more serious than Mr.
> Long's
> pugilistic equinal pulchritudes.
>
> I just hope Donald's wayward $2500 was from collecting pop bottles,
> giving
> blood, or even a part time job selling pharmaceuticals door-to-door.
> Just
> don't let it get back to the program or a philanthropic booster. That's
> all
> we need.
>
> And so it begins.... Kornheiser did his usual hatchet job on us at noon.
> He
> wondered aloud, if WVA wasn't now breathing a sigh of relief. He read
> the
> entire page one of the Enquirer article today, pausing to twist the
> knife
> with occasional commentary. He added afterwords, "Nice program they've
> got
> there."
>
> The likely Rome smack downs just popped into my head:
>
> "So he whacked the guy with a steel bar and roughed him up a bit. What's
> the
> big deal?" Tonya Harding
>
> "Donald just needs help. He deserves another chance." Darryl Strawberry
>
> "Don't give up on the kid. He has a lot of potential." Saddam Hussein
>
> And so on.... Not to mention the timely "I am not a thug." Nixonesque
> quote
> from KMart sharing the headlines.
>
> Mikey. Wondering how we could be back here again. And how this isn't
> fair to
> Lo, IMac, JD, Leonard, and all the rest who proudly passed through the
> hallowed halls w/o stinking them up.
>
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