re: SI.com story on Dale Brown & Arvydas Sabonis

Dale Brown certainly pushed the limits of what was "legal" under the NCAA bylaws. However he did it not because he was a slimeball, but because in an era before their was talk about whether or not college athletes deserved to get paid, he truly believed that the NCAA was an oppressive institution. Sure there were some NCAAT disappointments, but it truly is remarkable that he was able to get so many great players, from so many diverse backgrounds, to come to a school that had very little basketball prestige prior to his arrival. LSU's two best players prior to Brown's arrival had connections to LSU that made them natural "fits". Petit was from BR, and Maravich's father was the HC. Brown got players from Louisiana, overseas, and inner-city ghettos in NYC, LA, and Chicago, etc. Considering where he was and what he did, he might be the best recruiter and motivator in the history of SEC sports.