the coaching staff, and if his story holds water, it's something that deserved to be addressed abruptly.
I'll admit to strong personal bias on this point. I was the starting center on my high school's varsity team, and I quit after my second game as a senior. I loved basketball and I'd played all my young life, but unfortunately for me and my teammates, my coach was this tool:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910415&slug=1277604
He was fired from Minico High School the year I - and several of my teammates - left. Too late for us, but at least we got him out of there.