Still No Statement from Ben Johnson

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This thread baffles me! Who the hell cares what Ben Johnson chooses to do the rest of his life? He can sail off to a sun set far away if he so chooses he got payed to coach basketball which he did. I know it is a slow time for sports but please drop Ben Johnson talk.
 

Gopher Mac said:
This thread baffles me! Who the hell cares what Ben Johnson chooses to do the rest of his life? He can sail off to a sun set far away if he so chooses he got payed to coach basketball which he did. I know it is a slow time for sports but please drop Ben Johnson talk.
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You don't have to click this thread and read the posts, you know that's optional right?
 


I'm mostly checking this thread to see if there are any updates on Ben's career. I'm sure Ben feels slighted, so it's no surprise he hasn't said anything.

In his defense, he hasn't publicly bashed the program, his circumstances, or the lack of resources, nor has he made any other excuses.

I find it odd that there hasn't been a mention about mid-major coaching opportunities, assistant jobs in the Power 5, or just general updates about what he's been up to. Nada.

I'm low-key a little worried about the guy. Hope he's doing alright.
 
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Bob_Loblaw said:
I assume you wipe your butt, are polite to waitresses, and hold the door for the elderly despite not having any contractual obligation to do so?
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Based on your contributions to this board over the years, I think it's highly unlikely you do any of the aforementioned. I think it would be unwise for anybody to ever shake your hand.

Regardless, if it's not in Johnson's contract he's under no obligation to meet your emotional needs by making public comments about his tenure as the gophers' coach.
 




Gopher Mac said:
This thread baffles me! Who the hell cares what Ben Johnson chooses to do the rest of his life? He can sail off to a sun set far away if he so chooses he got payed to coach basketball which he did. I know it is a slow time for sports but please drop Ben Johnson talk.
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Thanks for clicking this thread and talking about Ben Johnson only to tell us not to talk about Ben Johnson.
 





jamiche said:
Based on your contributions to this board over the years, I think it's highly unlikely you do any of the aforementioned. I think it would be unwise for anybody to ever shake your hand.

Regardless, if it's not in Johnson's contract he's under no obligation to meet your emotional needs by making public comments about his tenure as the gophers' coach.
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Another zinger.

Yep and for the 1000th time, no one is arguing he is contractually obligated to do so. There are things in the world that you should or should not do despite contractual obligations - in fact - almost all of the things in life you should or should not do are not bound by contract.

I have no emotional attachment to CBJ. I wished him well and I wished he would have done the right thing. I don't have to be emotionally invested in something to realize what is the right thing to do.

Why would I be emotionally invested in his time as a coach? I was right from the first day. You tied yourself in knots to pretend he was a good hire and now you're twisting yourself into knots pretending to not understand that people should do some things in life without a contractual obligation.

Am I surprised the guy who was handed the best opportunity in his life without earning it doesn't do the right thing? Nope. Am I surprised that you're pretending to not understand?

Good joke though. It was a good one!
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
Another zinger.

Yep and for the 1000th time, no one is arguing he is contractually obligated to do so. There are things in the world that you should or should not do despite contractual obligations - in fact - almost all of the things in life you should or should not do are not bound by contract.

I have no emotional attachment to CBJ. I wished him well and I wished he would have done the right thing. I don't have to be emotionally invested in something to realize what is the right thing to do.

Why would I be emotionally invested in his time as a coach? I was right from the first day. You tied yourself in knots to pretend he was a good hire and now you're twisting yourself into knots pretending to not understand that people should do some things in life without a contractual obligation.

Am I surprised the guy who was handed the best opportunity in his life without earning it doesn't do the right thing? Nope. Am I surprised that you're pretending to not understand?

Good joke though. It was a good one!
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This begs the philosophical question of: "What is the right thing?"

And: "Who gets to decide what the right thing is?"
 

topos said:
I'm mostly checking this thread to see if there are any updates on Ben's career. I'm sure Ben feels slighted, so it's no surprise he hasn't said anything.

In his defense, he hasn't publicly bashed the program, his circumstances, or the lack of resources, nor has he made any other excuses.

I find it odd that there hasn't been a mention about mid-major coaching opportunities, assistant jobs in the Power 5, or just general updates about what he's been up to. Nada.

I'm low-key a little worried about the guy. Hope he's doing alright.
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Shows how he’s thought of maybe?
 


Still embracing the suck, never should have been hired in the first place. Nice guy though
 

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