Should Coaches Deter Certain Majors???

I just read an article in this month's ESPN Magazine that brings up an interesting question.  For those who subscribe, you can find it on pg. 12 entitled NCAA Coach X written by an anonymous college basketball coach. 

Here we have a picture of Coach Cal and DeAndre Liggins.  The writer did give a compliment to Coach Cal hence the reference to this picture. 

"John Calipari has a rep among coaches for being incredible at working with guys who, let's be honest, a lot of elite schools wouldn't recruit. He's a great salesman, but I also hear he genuinely cares. And he is drummed up a reputation among players both for his history of success and for gaining respect from guys other coaches wouldn't touch. A kid who has never listened to an authority figure looks at Calipari and says, "Look what he's done with guys like me."

This is an article on how most players coaches recruit, form a bond but there are some players who they just can't wait until they leave.  Freshman who are not use to the word no and having to put in the extra practices/film sessions/tutoring sessions compared to high school just can't handle the demands. 

This annoymous coach discusses he doesn't like his players taking science classes that require additional lab hours.  He says that coaches steer players away from certain majors that would be too demanding with everything that comes with being a Division 1 college basketball player.  He mentions they have tutors to help but when it comes to additional hours required of them for lab work, it's too many hours to fill in with all the practices, film sessions, etc. 

So this leads to the question, is this ok? Is it ok for coaches to deter players from a certain major? On one hand, the coach has experience and knows what will likely overload the student athlete.  If the student athlete puts themselves in a situation they can not handle, they struggle not just on the court but in the classroom as well. 

The other side of the argument is the question are coaches truly preparing their players for the real world? If a player is on course to graduate but graduate with an easier degree that doesn't yield to what they really want to do, is this preparing them? Are there coaches who just make sure they are taking enough hours to stay eligible, even though they are not on a track to graduate? Is this ok? Is it the coaches responsibility or is it ok for student athletes to put their sport first and if they choose to not be on track to graduate, that's their problem?

It's an interesting debate that doesn't have a clear cut answer.  You can't expect universities to allow students to receive an easier ride to a certain degree but at the same time the expectations of many degrees are designed to be the only thing going on in the lives of that student.  Is this fair? Not only does this make student athletes less likely to make it but anyone who has to work through college or have other obligations such as raising children as well.  Like I said, there is no perfect answer...