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re: John Calipari's hidden recruiting weapon: ties with Jay-Z, Drake
Posted on 10/3/12 at 5:11 pm to floridatigah
Posted on 10/3/12 at 5:11 pm to floridatigah
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People love controversy more than what happens on the court/field, especially in retrospect
A fair point, but you can't separate the result from the scandal. I'm not saying that more people remember the win than the scandal, it's that the two go hand-in-hand. In the case of Kentucky and Anthony Davis, or Marcus Camby, or Derrick Rose, people might remember that scandal might have followed them, but they'll also remember a Final Four run, a championship game, a championship win, and two #1 picks and a #2 pick. And success in the league. The last two parts are especially meaningful to recruits if the current trends in recruiting are to be believed.
Besides, how do the players REALLY suffer? They move on and reap the benefits.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 6:43 pm to Matisyeezy
Of course Calipari is dirty but you'd have an easier time finding a major college basketball program that is than you would finding one that isn't. It's sanctioned because of the power the shoe companies wield in the sport. The whole landscape of college basketball from the roots of the recruits to the shoes the colleges wear are traced back to one shoe company or another. The AAU circuit has just ratcheted that up even more. The NCAA reaps too many benefits from their relationship with the shoe companies to put a stop to it.
I don't feel the attention that the Davis hugs with the Nike people got is deserved. It's common knowledge that most of these kids(the major ones anyway) choose their school because they're affiliated with a certain shoe company. It's not news or anything uncommon. Go take a look at the Shabazz Muhammed recruitment or pay attention to the Harrison twins decision tommorow (if they choose Maryland) and you'll see the impact. These kids are picked out by the shoe companies as adolescents. Don't blame the kids for taking advantage of the benefits the NCAA openly allows them to get. The joke is the NCAA not the colleges, the kids or the coaches.
I don't feel the attention that the Davis hugs with the Nike people got is deserved. It's common knowledge that most of these kids(the major ones anyway) choose their school because they're affiliated with a certain shoe company. It's not news or anything uncommon. Go take a look at the Shabazz Muhammed recruitment or pay attention to the Harrison twins decision tommorow (if they choose Maryland) and you'll see the impact. These kids are picked out by the shoe companies as adolescents. Don't blame the kids for taking advantage of the benefits the NCAA openly allows them to get. The joke is the NCAA not the colleges, the kids or the coaches.
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