The reaction to John Amaechi's coming out has been interesting, to say the least, as Marie Hardin over a "Sports, Media & Society" notes.

One little tidbit, though, in Adrian Wojnarowski's piece about Tim Hardaway's "I hate gays" rant caught my eye (thanks Kim):

In the East, there's a college basketball coach who has a reputation for telling recruits that an opposing bachelor coach is gay. He's done it to different coaches, and his warped thinking to the kids is unmistakable: Go play for those guys and run the risk of him trying to get into your shorts.

Of course, there are gay college basketball coaches, and only an idiot would believe that leaves his players vulnerable to some kind of inappropriate advances. Homosexuality doesn't translate into predatory behavior anymore than heterosexuality does. And this coach is supposed to be an educator, a molder of men. As long as there are coaches conducting themselves that way, there promises to be another generation of Hardaways spit up through the system.

Wait, so you mean negative recruiting isn't just a problem in the women's game? Maybe the men should follow the women's lead this time and have the NCAA host a panel to address negative recruiting on the men's side.