11:00 am on 3/26/19...

[BPGhost]

Well speaking of google, have you googled this guy at all? Because I don’t think he’s worth a white knight rescue. Plenty of objective facts to be found along with a pretty dirty list of laundry. But it’s ok to agree to disagree. This certainly is a hot button topic. Clearly

Add reading comprehension to the list things you suck at.

Lol - “white knight rescue”.

 

[kentuckyshame]

This is really similar to Canseco. The presence on steroids drove MLB down the path they knowing went down. The presence of steroids controlled baseball because it made baseball fun to watch, but they all knew if it came out the game would change. Everyone in the MLB, including the media, didn't care because it was making everyone money and story lines.

Nike is the steroid that has been in the game for a really long time. Nike is engrained in the college basketball system at the high school, university, AAU, and NCAA level. They, in many ways, control college basketball. They aren't clean and never have been clean. They have too much invested in not controlling where players go. Why do you think the SEC has all of sudden started landing 5 stars at all their programs instead of just UK? The SEC knew they had to put a good product on TV. In comes Nike and ESPN we will get you players. Why can't any program in the ACC, outside of Duke, Carolina, and FSU land 5 star kids in a regular basis? Nike controls college basketball and these supposed great coaches all should be kissing the Nike ring.

You could say from strictly a basketball perspective the biggest mistake Jurich made was going with Adidas. They didn't control enough player to support their programs. Kansas was the coach cow for them, they got all the elite players, They were trying to expand and were making ground then bang FBI.

The only thing saving college basketball is the ultimate equalizer the NCAA tournament.

Yeah only problem is we need a guy like Conseco, a person (multiple preferably) who are neck deep in the AAU circuit with NIKE who know all the going-ons, as of right now all we have is a controversial lawyer who tried to extort Nike for millions, making Nike look like a victim in this. Hopefully more insiders step up.
Either way, nice post.

 

[cyanide_78]

Add reading comprehension to the list things you suck at.

Lol - “white knight rescue”.

Hey I call it like I see it. Seemed to me like you were defending him. It’s your prerogative of course.

 

[BPGhost]

Hey I call it like I see it. Seemed to me like you were defending him. It’s your prerogative of course.

My prerogative includes being objective and not rushing to judgment - maybe give it a try sometime.

 

[cyanide_78]

My prerogative includes being objective and not rushing to judgment - maybe give it a try sometime.

Fair enough. I have read enough about the dirtbag to form my opinion. I thought he was a dirtbag a week ago and I think he’s a dirtbag today. It’s ok with me if you don’t feel the same way. I still would like to hear what he has to say though. Could be juicy.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

So far, Avenatti has named Bol Bol and Ayton as getting paid, no big shock. He names Carlton Debose at Nike.

 

[Knucklehank1]

So far, Avenatti has named Bol Bol and Ayton as getting paid, no big shock. He names Carlton Debose at Nike.

This Debose guy runs the EYBAL program and succeeded Merl Code at Nike. If the feds have some Avenue to compel Debose to talk then things could be squirmy for Nike connections.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

This Debose guy runs the EYBAL program and succeeded Merl Code at Nike. If the feds have some Avenue to compel Debose to talk then things ugly be squirmy for Nike connections.

Yep, we'll see.