Rick Barnes first coach to go there...benches Chaz Lanier, says Tennessee's leading scorer wasn't doing what he's 'getting paid to do'

[BleedGopher]

If players are getting paid, they deserve to be called out if they aren't doing what he's "getting paid to do."

Per CBS:

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes gave leading scorer Chaz Lanier a quick hook just 11 seconds into the second half on Saturday at Texas, benching him for peeling off a screen and hurling an errant pass into the bench area. Barnes said after the game the decision had nothing to do with the turnover and everything to do with his decision to decline a shot, which Barnes made sure to note that Lanier is "paid to do."

"I took him out the first play of the second half because he didn't shoot the ball," Barnes said. "That play is designed for that shot. I told him, 'If you're not going to do what you're getting paid to do, then you're going to sit over here.' Because he is getting paid to do that."

Rick Barnes benches Chaz Lanier, says Tennessee's leading scorer wasn't doing what he's 'getting paid to do'

Barnes was unhappy his leading scorer turned down a shot on a play designed for him

www.cbssports.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[MNVCGUY]

This story and the one about Cronin are giving us a little peak into how toxic a lot of these locker rooms have probably become due to the "NIL" BS going on right now.

 

[formerlybis]

This story and the one about Cronin are giving us a little peak into how toxic a lot of these locker rooms have probably become due to the "NIL" BS going on right now.

Maybe not along the same lines, but I thought Garcia's quote (paraphrasing) about "this is our livelihood and how we pay our families" was also telling.

Cronin and Barnes are good coaches, full stop. They also have boatloads of NIL to play with, and that has - perhaps unconsciously - changed their attitude, and probably not for the better.

 

[upnorthkid]

I thought he was getting paid for his name, image and likeness, not for playing basketball. Weird

 

[MNVCGUY]

I thought he was getting paid for his name, image and likeness, not for playing basketball. Weird

I know....crazy right.....almost like NIL isn't actually NIL at all but some form of Pay for Play.... .

 

[Eastside Forever]

Reminds me of the challenges NBA coaches have been addressing for years. Is this all about you or the team? Barnes sent a great message. The power of the clock! Be a team player or an assistant coach on the bench.

 

[howeda7]

We've come a long way since Rick Majerus getting in trouble for buying a player a burger while giving him the news one of his parents died (IIRC).

 

[MNVCGUY]

We've come a long way since Rick Majerus getting in trouble for buying a player a burger while giving him the news one of his parents died (IIRC).

Crazy to think that at one point in time that was seen as a big deal. Now....nobody would bat an eye at it.

 

[TruthSeeker]

Crazy to think that at one point in time that was seen as a big deal. Now....nobody would bat an eye at it.

It never should've been a big deal, and we got to this point in part due to the NCAA's bias, incompetence, and arrogance.

 

[howeda7]

Crazy to think that at one point in time that was seen as a big deal. Now....nobody would bat an eye at it.

I think the NCAA backed down in that particular case, but the fact that it was even an issue was absurd.