Mr. Williams, when you recruit your players, do you tell their parents you're going to look out for them as if they were your own sons?
(A) Ol'Roy: No, can't say that I do.
Exactly why is that?
(B) Ol'Roy: Yes, certainly I tell them that, or at least something similar.
Mr. Williams, do you believe that looking out for your player's best interests, as you would your own son, involves asking them about their classes, their studies, how they are doing in school?
(A) Ol'Roy: No, not really. We leave that up to the students.
I see, so despite what you tell their parents your only real interest in your players is their performance on the court?
(continue down this path raking him over the coals)
(B) Ol'Roy: Yes, we try to help them find their way, and guide them the best we can. But we have people in our program that help with that. I don't deal with those issues.
So, you're only a basketball coach then? You don't guide them or counsel them off the court, as you told their parents you would?
Ol'Roy: Well, now just wait a dadgum minute. We're all a team here and we have people we put in place to help specifically with those issues.
Then you'd agree that the academic support staff is expected to work with and even at the direction of the coaching staff?
Ol'Roy: Well we put them in charge and that's all I know about it really. This whole business seems like a rogue advisor or something. I didn't know about anything or tell anyone to do anything.
Mr. Williams, let's talk about Wayne Walden.
Deposition continues for the next 30 days.