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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow
This isn't some new phenomenon. The high major programs in both basketball & football have been paying players for 50+ years, so in essence we've had two professional basketball leagues for a long time. I'd rather have it be out in the open.
Beasley went to KSU because he liked the scenery. Cal is just so likeable. Wilt went to KU rather than being paid to play because he loved college life so much.
Then you have the NCAA telling the schools "Yea, it's ok to sign these huge contracts with shoe companies that just so happen to sponsor youth AAU teams that have the countries best players on them. But don't pay players because that's wrong."
It's been a broken system in need of fixing for a long time. It sucks that KU is the main focus at this point, but it goes on at every single medium to high major program. And this is just the beginning. If I remember correctly, Nike has already had info seized by the FBI.
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Then you have the NBA discriminating against players based on their age - and using them and the NCAA as a free cost minor league system to help reduce risk so your GM's don't get fired as much. But - none of this is the NBA's fault...