Basketball is a game. All you can do is get your players to play hard and give them a chance to win. Players don't want to win as much as you do. Be yourself and the hell with what other people think. The longer you coach the fewer friends you will have in town.
All parents have tunnel vision.
You can't be friends with your players. You can be friendly with them, but not friends, 8. Don't let your players decide your future. You will never satisfy everyone so satisfy yourself. You are not a social worker.