//Gregg Marshall Allegations Illustrate the Wichita State Coach’s Own Weakness

Gregg Marshall Allegations Illustrate the Wichita State Coach’s Own Weakness

In 2020, when it should be clearly understood that making women symbols of weakness is both inaccurate and objectionable, Gregg Marshall apparently has not evolved.

Spelled out in uncensored English by The Athletic on Tuesday, the latest stories of abusive behavior by Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall are, in a word, gross. His alleged use of slang terms for female anatomy to insult his players’ manhood and insinuate a lack of toughness actually perform the opposite of their intentions.

They graphically illustrate Marshall’s own weakness.

This is a man who can’t coach fortitude without getting into the gutter, who confuses challenging his players with belittling them, who believes basketball is some kind of weird testosterone cage match. What a limited worldview. What a limited vocabulary. What limited teaching skills.

One of the most disturbing elements of this most recent Marshall story is the fact that the vile terminology, hand gestures and