Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
Leave Tommy on the team.
When you announce the final cuts, the rookie is outraged. He starts throwing
a tantrum on the court and storms out of the gym, vowing never to play for
you again.
During the first game of the season, your team plays fine. Everybody keeps
their assignments and even number 32 stays in the zone, but as the season
continues, Tommy's lack of talent really shows.
A lot of the elite players are beating number 32 off the dribble and as
more teams play against you, you realize that your weak point on defense is
Tommy. As the season continues, your record gets worse and worse. You are
able to grab a wild card space, but you lose in the first round of the playoffs.
At the end of the season, you realize that your team really lacked speed
and younger legs. The rookie could have really helped your team, especially
down the stretch and in the playoffs. Instead of doing what was right for
the team, you decided to keep a friend's son on the team and this decision
might have cost you and the team a championship.
"Once emotion enters the equation, your perception is slanted and this
might be detrimental to the team," says basketball coach Scott Clark.