Has labissiere been ruled ineligible yet

[Ameoba Offense]

But whoever Labissiere picks, the chances are slim that he will ever play in college. According to CBS Sports, the NCAA is investigating his sketchy backstory, which includes a lot of hurdles in his quest to ever get to play college basketball. In the report, Labissiere’s AAU coach alleges that his legal guardian, called two years ago to see how he could make money off a basketball player who could eventually make it big. He struck gold in becoming the guardian of Labisierre, a Haitian refugee, and apparently has tried to shop him around.....

That's a pretty damming article. Not surprising his signature ended up on a UK LOI. Calipari has long history of landing kids who want (or are rep'd by people who want) everything except an education.

Every adult involved with this kids journey from Haiti to Lexington is a slime ball who needs to be banned from college basketball. Unfortunately, the NCAA is incompetent so Hamilton will likely walk away richer and the farce in Lexington will roll on...

 

[kyjeff1]

I know some of you guys are just trying to cut down what UK and Cal have accomplished in Lexington but I believe he has proved time and time again that he is doing nothing wrong. He doesn't need to. When you run a players first program and you put these kids in a position to go to the league after 1 season you are going to continue to get the best players. Louisville has their way of doing things, RP wants 4 year guys and that's a very effective method, he won 2 titles doing that but now we have several top coaches following Cal's method including Coach K, Bill Self and now even Tom Izzo is nabbing some of the top players. He has been striking out up til now but obviously has changed his approach. Are those ciaches cheating?
If you want to win don't you want the best players? If you are successful at getting players to the league like Cal has you don't need to resort to any illegal activity. If Cal has been paying players and their families someone would have said something by now don't you think? Heck, he has gotten under the skin of so many people through the years by speaking his mind that there are way too many people watching his every move just waiting on him to step out of line. I think that is the only reason the NCAA kept Enes Kanter from playing, they went out of their way to find reason's to NOT allow him to play when they have gone out of their way many times to find a reason to make other players eligible who shouldn't have been.
I think we can all agree that the NCAA is one of the most inconsistent entities that have ever existed.

 

[zipp]

...now we have several top coaches following Cal's method including Coach K, Bill Self and now even Tom Izzo is nabbing some of the top players. He has been striking out up til now but obviously has changed his approach. Are those ciaches cheating?...

No one has a foundation built on OAD players like LPT. Other schools may get a guy here and there, but the LPT program is built on it...

Twice as many as the next highest team. (And of course, one title to show for it...)

"Elite program", my a$$...

 

[Cue Card]

I know some of you guys are just trying to cut down what UK and Cal have accomplished in Lexington but I believe he has proved time and time again that he is doing nothing wrong. He doesn't need to. When you run a players first program and you put these kids in a position to go to the league after 1 season you are going to continue to get the best players. Louisville has their way of doing things, RP wants 4 year guys and that's a very effective method, he won 2 titles doing that but now we have several top coaches following Cal's method including Coach K, Bill Self and now even Tom Izzo is nabbing some of the top players. He has been striking out up til now but obviously has changed his approach. Are those ciaches cheating?
If you want to win don't you want the best players? If you are successful at getting players to the league like Cal has you don't need to resort to any illegal activity. If Cal has been paying players and their families someone would have said something by now don't you think? Heck, he has gotten under the skin of so many people through the years by speaking his mind that there are way too many people watching his every move just waiting on him to step out of line. I think that is the only reason the NCAA kept Enes Kanter from playing, they went out of their way to find reason's to NOT allow him to play when they have gone out of their way many times to find a reason to make other players eligible who shouldn't have been.
I think we can all agree that the NCAA is one of the most inconsistent entities that have ever existed.

In order to understand someone who is unethical, you have to be able to think unethical. Detectives for instance think like criminals in order to catch up to them in time, sometimes.

With Calipari, it's more complex just because of the network of people he has put in place and how his network is organized. He runs his basketball program much like a Don runs his Mafia family (without all the killings mind you). He will ALWAYS maintain his distance from anything and everything which could link him directly to cheating. I'm not talking about Al Capone. I'm talking about John Calipari who is just a basketball coach but he understands how to play the recruiting game as well as any coach in the country, and that is NOT a compliment.

The recruiting game is as slimy and dirty as it gets in college basketball and this crap about him selling himself as a players first coach is just that. It's pure crap. The AAU coaches all have their hands out, and the better players all have handlers who want to be compensated in some fashion. That's where characters like his personal ambassador William Wesley come into play. There is just enough degree of separation not to be directly involved, but enough of a connection to get the player he wants.

If you believe even for one second that John Calipari is squeaky clean then you are naive. Period. He's not the only high profile coach who does this, but he's holding the job that best suits his talents to market his unique qualities of slime.

 

[rockycard]

And if any either of those p

No one has a foundation built on OAD players like LPT. Other schools may get a guy here and there, but the LPT program is built on it...

Twice as many as the next highest team. (And of course, one title to show for it...)

"Elite program", my a$$...

That's some great recruiting and some piss poor coaching.

 

[Jacktwncat94]

No one has a foundation built on OAD players like LPT. Other schools may get a guy here and there, but the LPT program is built on it...

Twice as many as the next highest team. (And of course, one title to show for it...)

"Elite program", my a$$...

I like it. I will also take 1 title every 6 yrs

 

[zipp]

UConn and Duke have twice the number of titles with far fewer 5-star recruits.

Of course, they don't have Pitino Lite holding them back.

"Elite program", my a$$...

blubo the LPT nutsack sucker dislikes this.

 

[Jacktwncat94]

UConn and Duke have twice the number of titles with far fewer 5-star recruits.

Of course, they don't have Pitino Lite holding them back.

"Elite program", my a$$...

Yes they have done pretty well. I'd still be thrilled to get 1 every 6 years

 

[KerryRhodes]

NCAA yet to clear labissiere.

Need to stop focusing on UofL, and write a another check to Indianapolis.

 

[cardman162004]

William Wesley's cheating is so prolific it has transcended pop culture. I was flipping through the radio when I unfortunately caught a snippet of a drake song, which stated," Yea,I learned the game from William Wesley. You can never check me". Must be talking about playing ball, huh.

 

[michaeluk26]

In order to understand someone who is unethical, you have to be able to think unethical. Detectives for instance think like criminals in order to catch up to them in time, sometimes.

With Calipari, it's more complex just because of the network of people he has put in place and how his network is organized. He runs his basketball program much like a Don runs his Mafia family (without all the killings mind you). He will ALWAYS maintain his distance from anything and everything which could link him directly to cheating. I'm not talking about Al Capone. I'm talking about John Calipari who is just a basketball coach but he understands how to play the recruiting game as well as any coach in the country, and that is NOT a compliment.

The recruiting game is as slimy and dirty as it gets in college basketball and this crap about him selling himself as a players first coach is just that. It's pure crap. The AAU coaches all have their hands out, and the better players all have handlers who want to be compensated in some fashion. That's where characters like his personal ambassador William Wesley come into play. There is just enough degree of separation not to be directly involved, but enough of a connection to get the player he wants.

If you believe even for one second that John Calipari is squeaky clean then you are naive. Period. He's not the only high profile coach who does this, but he's holding the job that best suits his talents to market his unique qualities of slime.

You have absolutely no proof of any of this crap. With all the scandals that have happened at Louisville the last few years its amazing that you all have the nerve to try and say we are cheating. You've been doing it since Cal has been at UK and now its came out that YOU were the ones cheating while nothing has happened at UK.

William Wesley is some kind of mythical boogyman to you all. Cal does not need any help recruiting. Only 3 players have signed with his agency so he is doing a terrible job. If we were paying all these players it would have done came out. There would be hundreds of people knowing about it. Someone would have spilled the beans.

 

[Cue Card]

You have absolutely no proof of any of this crap. With all the scandals that have happened at Louisville the last few years its amazing that you all have the nerve to try and say we are cheating. You've been doing it since Cal has been at UK and now its came out that YOU were the ones cheating while nothing has happened at UK.

William Wesley is some kind of mythical boogyman to you all. Cal does not need any help recruiting. Only 3 players have signed with his agency so he is doing a terrible job. If we were paying all these players it would have done came out. There would be hundreds of people knowing about it. Someone would have spilled the beans.

Of course I don't have any proof. That's how that works. Be as naive as you want because that's your choice, and I did say Calipari isn't the only high profile coach doing this. Others are too. Again, the network is in place and as long as everyone continues to network together, things stay in the shadows.

As far as the current "scandal" going on at UofL, I have no answers nor do I have any excuses. The only thing I'm going to say about it is I won't be falling on any swords defending Pitino like you always do defending Calipari. I will wait for ALL of the information to come out, be confirmed then speak my mind on it. Regardless, I'll still be a Cardinals fan, judged or not. I really don't care what you think about that.

 

[kyjeff1]

In order to understand someone who is unethical, you have to be able to think unethical. Detectives for instance think like criminals in order to catch up to them in time, sometimes.

With Calipari, it's more complex just because of the network of people he has put in place and how his network is organized. He runs his basketball program much like a Don runs his Mafia family (without all the killings mind you). He will ALWAYS maintain his distance from anything and everything which could link him directly to cheating. I'm not talking about Al Capone. I'm talking about John Calipari who is just a basketball coach but he understands how to play the recruiting game as well as any coach in the country, and that is NOT a compliment.

The recruiting game is as slimy and dirty as it gets in college basketball and this crap about him selling himself as a players first coach is just that. It's pure crap. The AAU coaches all have their hands out, and the better players all have handlers who want to be compensated in some fashion. That's where characters like his personal ambassador William Wesley come into play. There is just enough degree of separation not to be directly involved, but enough of a connection to get the player he wants.

If you believe even for one second that John Calipari is squeaky clean then you are naive. Period. He's not the only high profile coach who does this, but he's holding the job that best suits his talents to market his unique qualities of slime.

LMAO, okay, how about we all just wait and see how it plays out, you, and several others, have this whole conspiracy theory going on with absolutely no proof but then you guys don't want to believe the actual proof that has been placed at your feet with regards to whatever happened with these escorts. Some are choosing to blame everyone but the people that were involved.
But UK has to be cheating right? You're accusing Calipari of paying for recruits with absolutely zero proof because you think that's the only possible way he could be getting these players. Well, if he has ever, is currently or plans to pay AAU coaches or players you better believe it will eventually surface. You can't hide that for very long, especially when you're watched as closely as Cal is.
Til then, you're just going to have to believe that a coach can actually bring in top talent without cheating. Sorry to disappoint you.

 

[kyjeff1]

Of course I don't have any proof. That's how that works. Be as naive as you want because that's your choice, and I did say Calipari isn't the only high profile coach doing this. Others are too. Again, the network is in place and as long as everyone continues to network together, things stay in the shadows.

As far as the current "scandal" going on at UofL, I have no answers nor do I have any excuses. The only thing I'm going to say about it is I won't be falling on any swords defending Pitino like you always do defending Calipari. I will wait for ALL of the information to come out, be confirmed then speak my mind on it. Regardless, I'll still be a Cardinals fan, judged or not. I really don't care what you think about that.

How are we being naive by defending our coach? I see the same all over this board this week. You guys are defending your coach no matter what information comes forward in this escort scandal and that's what you SHOULD do as a fan. Why would we not defend Cal? What has he done that should make us turn on him? And don't bring up the Camby and Rose situations because he had nothing to do with either and those crooked NCAA idiots couldn't even find any dirt on him in either situation. If RP is cleared and it's proven that he didn't know about these escorts than you have every right to defend him too but trust me, this is going to stick to him for the rest of his career just like Marcus Camby taking money is stuck to Calipari.
You can't have it both ways, you can't sit there and say "Cal is a cheater, he had to know about Camby taking money and Rose having his brother take his SAT" But then turn around and say RP couldn't possibly know about what Andre McGee was doing with these escorts and recruits. Simply put, it is more likely RP knew about the escorts than Cal knowing about Camby taking money or Rose cheating on a test 600 miles away from Memphis.

 

[Cue Card]

How are we being naive by defending our coach? I see the same all over this board this week. You guys are defending your coach no matter what information comes forward in this escort scandal and that's what you SHOULD do as a fan. Why would we not defend Cal? What has he done that should make us turn on him? And don't bring up the Camby and Rose situations because he had nothing to do with either and those crooked NCAA idiots couldn't even find any dirt on him in either situation. If RP is cleared and it's proven that he didn't know about these escorts than you have every right to defend him too but trust me, this is going to stick to him for the rest of his career just like Marcus Camby taking money is stuck to Calipari.
You can't have it both ways, you can't sit there and say "Cal is a cheater, he had to know about Camby taking money and Rose having his brother take his SAT" But then turn around and say RP couldn't possibly know about what Andre McGee was doing with these escorts and recruits. Simply put, it is more likely RP knew about the escorts than Cal knowing about Camby taking money or Rose cheating on a test 600 miles away from Memphis.

It is absolutely impossible for me to help you comprehend what you read. I personally have NOT defended any of this. Not one time. That hasn't stopped you from lumping ME in with the people who have. I'm taking a wait and see approach to the allegations against the Cardinals. Nothing more. Nothing less.

My opinions of John Calipari were formed long before he became UofK's head coach, and no matter how much you are willing to "defend" him, it won't change my opinion of him so save your breath. The man is a narcissistic snake in the grass and I don't like him. If you have a problem with that then so be it. That's your problem to come to grips with.

 

[bradscats]

Skal will play. 100%.

 

[Cardiotonic]

Skal will play. 100%.

Really, you sure about that ?

 

[Cue Card]

Skal will play. 100%.

That's accurate. He will play 100% for sure. It may only be in practice like Kanter did for a year, but yeah, he'll play.

In case you haven't heard, he still hasn't been cleared to play by the NCAA just yet and he may not.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...reshman-skal-labissiere-not-cleared-play-ncaa

Labissiere arrived in the United States in 2010 from Haiti after the devastating earthquake that hit the country. Hamilton has moved Labissiere from Evangelical Christian School to Lausanne Collegiate -- both around Memphis, Tennessee -- where he was ruled ineligible to play. Labissiere wound up playing for Memphis-based Reach Your Dream Prep, which Hamilton formed to give the talented big man somewhere to play for his senior campaign.

So his handler formed a prep school just so the kid could have a "team" to play on as a senior, and yet a more reputable High School ruled him ineligible to play High School ball. LOL. Only Lexington fans could see this as no big deal. Nothing to see here. Move along. LMAO!!

 

[OneEarWonder]

So his handler formed a prep school just so the kid could have a "team" to play on as a senior, and yet a more reputable High School ruled him ineligible to play High School ball. LOL. Only Lexington fans could see this as no big deal. Nothing to see here. Move along. LMAO!!

If I recall correctly, he was ruled ineligible for HS due to transfer rules; not because of any specific wrong doing. His guardian is certainly suspect, but unless money changed hands or there were impermissible benefits, Labissiere should be cleared. As long as his grades line up, he should be able to play. However, we all know the NCAA is inconsistent to say the least. I can't say that I would be surprised either way.

 

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