Corruption in College Basketball

[Josh]

Bad delete, you know it's true.

[HooHooHoo22]

https://usc.247sports.com/Board/29/Contents/Alabamas-Recruiting-Dominance-Continues-Wow-50860219

You guys will get a kick out of this. These are pictures of Alabama commits next to their cars or flashing their money. And we think basketball is bad


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[Me So Hornsby]

https://usc.247sports.com/Board/29/Contents/Alabamas-Recruiting-Dominance-Continues-Wow-50860219

You guys will get a kick out of this. These are pictures of Alabama commits next to their cars or flashing their money. And we think basketball is bad


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This is my favorite thing of the day


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[coonhounds]

https://usc.247sports.com/Board/29/Contents/Alabamas-Recruiting-Dominance-Continues-Wow-50860219

You guys will get a kick out of this. These are pictures of Alabama commits next to their cars or flashing their money. And we think basketball is bad


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Is this for real? These are pictures of the recruits? If so wtf they must only recruit rich kids i guess

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

From College Basketball:  David Padgett reportedly to be named Louisville interim head coach

From HoopDirt:  Arizona Initiates Dismissal Process Against Assistant Basketball Coach Book Richardson

[AKHoosier]

36 minutes ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

https://usc.247sports.com/Board/29/Contents/Alabamas-Recruiting-Dominance-Continues-Wow-50860219

You guys will get a kick out of this. These are pictures of Alabama commits next to their cars or flashing their money. And we think basketball is bad


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I'm shocked by this.  All those kids just want to play for Nick Saban because he's such a good coach, not because they get anything extra on the side.

[HoosierAloha]

I'm shocked by this.  All those kids just want to play for Nick Saban because he's such a good coach, not because they get anything extra on the side.

They could have made 6 figures other places but chose Bama because it's one of the top programs..


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Thanks Rick for putting a lot of humor in our lives at your expense.

[Trish]

Congress getting involved

 

 

[azguybob]

2 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Congress getting involved

 

 

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"Two members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked for a hearing with officials from the NCAA and any companies involved with the federal bribery, fraud and corruption scandal unsealed this week in New York".

LMAO.....get congress involved and it with be total chaos.......but they r "experts" on..."bribary, fraud and corruption ".....because they r so good at it.

Edited September 29, 2017 by azguybob

[HooHooHoo22]

I found the Alabama link in the comments of Brian Bowen driving off in his brand new Jeep


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[AKHoosier]

32 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Congress getting involved

 

 

And all guilty parties should breathe a sigh of relief if Congress gets involved.  That'll ensure nothing gets done.

The only governing body that could be less threatening is if the UN starts to sniff around.  "You're making us very angry, therefore we're going to take 6 weeks to draft a letter telling you how angry we are."

[wirenuts]

And all guilty parties should breathe a sigh of relief if Congress gets involved.  That'll ensure nothing gets done.
The only governing body that could be less threatening is if the UN starts to sniff around.  "You're making us very angry, therefore we're going to take 6 weeks to draft a letter telling you how angry we are."

Lol. America **** yeah!

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[Bailey7878]

I am truly curious about who would be willing to recruit those guys... UL lost both of their recruits yesterday (Anfernee Simons and Courtney Ramey) ... and Bowen is out (has he lost his eligibility yet?) ...
but IF (big IF) there was some impropriety with their recruitment ... and for the sake of argument, we may have to assume there is, who would be willing to jump into that cesspool?
Inquiring minds...

Sampson.

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[Brass Cannon]

Just now, Bailey7878 said:

Sampson.

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Apparently painter as well

[Bailey7878]

I found the Alabama link in the comments of Brian Bowen driving off in his brand new Jeep


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But not a fully loaded Lexus like neon got in blue chips

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[Old Friend]

3 hours ago, VO5 said:

I get the premise of having another league, but I'm guessing most of those guys wouldn't want to go and make 50-75k when they'll get more exposure and potential sponsorships out of playing in college. I just don't think it would change that much unless they had the ability to offer guys hundreds of thousands. 

It would really only change the necessity of their going to college.  That by itself brings baggage; which we're clearly seeing now.   A true minor league would provide an avenue for kids who perhaps have the raw ability but are under-developed (which most 18 year old's are) to work on their career without having to fake it on a university campus.   If they're good enough, a small salary will be short-lived.  If they're not; they'll learn quickly.  College (as a student) would still be an option if they so choose.   

I would disagree and say many of them (especially the borderline kids) would absolutely rather work in a minor league for $75K than go to college.  The days of kids going to college and not going to class are numbered if not over, now.  No longer can a kid use college ONLY as a springboard.  Those days ended (at least for now) earlier this week.  The whole game changed instantly.

My guess is the NBA would support the league, and salaries would be tiered, same as they are in minor league baseball.  There are guys in A ball making far more than guys in AAA.  Depends on their status with teams.  Some 18 year old kids have potential NBA teams will invest in.  Any kid making $50-$75K would be a long shot to begin with.  His NBA hopes would likely be just that; so at least he'd be getting paid to play ball.  Maybe he's auditioning to play over seas?  Maybe he's like so many minor league baseball players who are content to get paid to play a kids' game until he can't anymore.   The NBA is an exclusive club.  Yes, there will be some kids who play in a minor league who never make it.   There may be MANY who never make it.   However I still think the kids who don't want college would play there until they were told they can't.  

The farce of a one and done kid going to a school like Duke, for example is just that.   A farce.   Any kid who stays on that campus for only a year has no real reason to be there in the 1st place.  I have a relative close to that campus, and she has told me on many occasions the basketball players are not regulars in the classroom.  That's a supposed elite academic institution (and I would push back on anyone who tried to convince me of that); so why would any person stay there for just one year without transferring somewhere else?  You don't GO to an elite school for just one year unless you're faking it.

I am jumping off my soapbox, now.  I obviously think this will ultimately be good for college basketball; and probably the NBA, too.

[Old Friend]

2 hours ago, Alford Bailey said:

Adidas is in trouble but you know Nike developed the model for such shenanigans. So hoping the FBI digs in to Nike schools.

I am hearing Nike is "on deck." Caleb Swanigan narrowed his list to 5 schools.  All Nike.  Where there's smoke.....

[Hoosierfan2017]

I personally don't think the NBA would be interested in creating a minor league system. They already have the G League and that seems to work pretty well. The two-way contracts will help with it. I see no incentive to go beyond that.

Right now they have NCAA basketball to use as their true "minor league system." Players get to be coached by some of the best coaches in the world and it doesn't cost the teams anything. They get a year to see how players look against top competition, reducing the risks of whiffing on a high draft pick. 

I think one and dones like being in college. They get all the perks of being big man on campus. I don't see them giving that up to go play in 1/3 full arenas in some random city they traveled to on a bus. The minor leagues aren't glamorous but big time college basketball certainly is. 

[IUsafety]

Peter Jurkin's post on Facebook:

We got suspended for 9 games for not receiving anything and we have to pay it off. Let’s see how many games will they miss!?!


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