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I'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.
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I hope you do realize that Coach K has been against the one and done and every year he has worked to get it overthrown but the NBA has no desire to change - what do you want him and others to do? - Again they are paid to win basketball games and bring more recognition to their school (I don't mention unc in this) - Would you have liked Zion and Durant and Kyrie and Anthony Davis or LeBron to wear the Mountaineer uniform if only for one year?
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OK. I get it now. John Calipari or K or whoever shouldn't sign the best players available even if for 1 or 2 years. They should sign the 1 and 2 stars because they will maybe stick around for 4 years. Then they go .500 and may or may not get an NCAA bid every 5 - 7 years. While the other schools are eating their lunch. I'm sure the alumni, students, and other fans would love that. Makes a lot of sense now. Maybe the G League will solve the whole problem. Which really isn't a problem at all. It's just life at the top in today's world.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:39 pmI'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.
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I like the G league team that is giving these 1 and done guys $100,000 a year to see if they can develop for the league. Hopefully more G teams will do this and we can forget them in college.
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If we're looking to cast blame, go ahead and throw the TV networks and cable TV in along with the NCAA. The networks (mostly CBS) saw the unique potential of college basketball as a product (cinderellas, underdogs, real-time drama unfolding before your eyes, etc.).
When cable TV exploded on to the scene in the early 80's, access to far more US homes became a reality. Then ESPN came on to the scene and -PRESTO- the perfect vehicle to raise showcase the awesomeness of college basketball, March Madness, etc.
It wasn't long before individual leagues began contracting with ESPN and other networks to show games during the week (anyone remember Big Tuesday on ESPN, which showcased Big East basketball every Tuesday evening?)
More games televised means more eyeballs watching which equals a monster increase in ad revenue. More money, in short. And here we all are.
When cable TV exploded on to the scene in the early 80's, access to far more US homes became a reality. Then ESPN came on to the scene and -PRESTO- the perfect vehicle to raise showcase the awesomeness of college basketball, March Madness, etc.
It wasn't long before individual leagues began contracting with ESPN and other networks to show games during the week (anyone remember Big Tuesday on ESPN, which showcased Big East basketball every Tuesday evening?)
More games televised means more eyeballs watching which equals a monster increase in ad revenue. More money, in short. And here we all are.
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No, actually I just don't give a rat's ass about K or Roy.appfanjj wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:12 pmOK. I get it now. John Calipari or K or whoever shouldn't sign the best players available even if for 1 or 2 years. They should sign the 1 and 2 stars because they will maybe stick around for 4 years. Then they go .500 and may or may not get an NCAA bid every 5 - 7 years. While the other schools are eating their lunch. I'm sure the alumni, students, and other fans would love that. Makes a lot of sense now. Maybe the G League will solve the whole problem. Which really isn't a problem at all. It's just life at the top in today's world.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:39 pmI'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.
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You really can't equally compare basketball and football - there are no one and done in football - if there had been do you think Trevor Lawrence would have stayed at Clemson for 2 more years? - Have to have been three years out from your high school graduation to be drafted by the NFL - Mike87, I'm really not sure what you are so bent out of shape about?
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I would not mind seeing a provision in scholarships that if you leave school early to turn pro in the sport you were awarded a scholarship in that you pay the scholarship back.
The NBA minimum salary is a tad over $900,000. After taxes and other expenses of the job there would still be plenty left over to toss the scholarship cost back to the school for the one or two years. The drafted players can have the teams pay on their behalf if they like.
One reason the MiLB works is the low pay of the players and I am not really a fan of that low pay, but having a farm system for basketball is really needed. I would like to see some studies on the cost of running 2 or 3 level farm system for basketball. Not as many teams as baseball has but an official farm system. Hockey has two levels of farm teams below the NHL, and they have unionized players even in the farm system, and I imagine basketball could be cheaper to run than hockey. I am sure the Fieldhouse in Greensboro for the G-League is less costly to maintain than the W-S Fairgrounds annex building that is home to the T-Birds ice hockey team.
This would give the one and outs some options and not force schools to play that game as well.
The NBA minimum salary is a tad over $900,000. After taxes and other expenses of the job there would still be plenty left over to toss the scholarship cost back to the school for the one or two years. The drafted players can have the teams pay on their behalf if they like.
One reason the MiLB works is the low pay of the players and I am not really a fan of that low pay, but having a farm system for basketball is really needed. I would like to see some studies on the cost of running 2 or 3 level farm system for basketball. Not as many teams as baseball has but an official farm system. Hockey has two levels of farm teams below the NHL, and they have unionized players even in the farm system, and I imagine basketball could be cheaper to run than hockey. I am sure the Fieldhouse in Greensboro for the G-League is less costly to maintain than the W-S Fairgrounds annex building that is home to the T-Birds ice hockey team.
This would give the one and outs some options and not force schools to play that game as well.
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Also it needs to be mentioned that there has to be hundreds of college coaches in multiple sports who have been fired even though their graduation numbers had been outstanding
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Voice inflection doesn't translate well into text. Really not bent out of shape, just not a fan of K. or Roy. I like the App way of doing things. Hard to speculate on T Lawrence. He did graduate where I've seen others leave football early. Maybe rose colored glasses because I like Clemson, but I do like Dabo and I think he pushes the academic side. I've typed probably too much into this topic though, it's not App so..WVAPPeer wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:45 amYou really can't equally compare basketball and football - there are no one and done in football - if there had been do you think Trevor Lawrence would have stayed at Clemson for 2 more years? - Have to have been three years out from your high school graduation to be drafted by the NFL - Mike87, I'm really not sure what you are so bent out of shape about?
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fair enough - as I have stated several times - I HATE THE ONE AND DONE!!!
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The one and done really does take a lot of excitement from the game. Imagine never seeing scoring records broken again, not to mention the constant new team year in and out. Realistically, Coach K is the only coach to win a Natty with mostly 1 and dones, in the 2015 team, although that team also had a few veterans to help lead, which to me shows that an experienced group of veterans is ultimately better equipped to win a title vs a young group of superstars
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And I think I am correct on this. There are no retired numbers hanging in Cameron of players who didn't get their degree
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Davidson has not retired Steph Curry's number yet and does not plan to do so until he gets his degree. And that will not happen until he retires from the NBA I would bet. Davidson does not have summer classes. And they do not deal with distant learning, or at least did not do anything like that until Covid-19 and even those classes allowed a face to face component for students.
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Can you lead me to some source for the lack of academic integrity at Duke?mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:39 pmI'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.
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Just your common sense.bcoach wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:30 amCan you lead me to some source for the lack of academic integrity at Duke?mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:39 pmI'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.
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Is that another term for ‘assumption?” Not trying to start a debate or piss fight.mike87 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:45 amJust your common sense.bcoach wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:30 amCan you lead me to some source for the lack of academic integrity at Duke?mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:39 pmI'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.
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In other words it is something you just made up because you don't like Duke. Kind of like the opposite of common sense.mike87 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:45 amJust your common sense.bcoach wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:30 amCan you lead me to some source for the lack of academic integrity at Duke?mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:39 pmI'll stand by my feelings about Roy and K and the one and done and lack of academic integrity in their programs. NBA may have been an instigator but an enabler is a very close 2nd. Hell, it's not like they needed the money. As far as App, I'll take our football program at the level it is along with the 18 semesters of 3.0 GPA over it being a top tier P5 with academic fraud any day. I guess most of us would or else we'd have attended one of those other schools. My opinion doesn't change because the ball is round.