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Running 2011-12 College Basketball thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Blitz, Nov 7, 2011.

  1. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    The NCAA is very selective in who it determines are the good guys and who are the bad guys and then they selectively prosecute the bad guys who they view as easy targets.

    If they really wanted to climb up Coach K's ass and look at his program with a fine tooth comb and crawl all over everything he does - like they did with Tark and like they do with Cal - I guarantee you'd they'd find shit and vacate wins and Final Fours.

    Period.

    But Coach K is considered one of the good guys, one of the NCAA yes men and thus the NCAA looks the other way and doesn't spend much time or energy digging for dirt on him or his program.

    Ditto Roy Williams - oh wait, no you are right, all of those Parade All Americans and one-and-done types and lottery picks and AAU all stars flock to North Carolina (and Kansas before this) without any enticement in fact, the only players in the Rivals top 25 recruiting rankings with their hand out go to Kentucky. The top ten recruits who go to North Carolina and Duke don't have entourages, don't have AAU coaches, don't deal with street agents....... ::)

    Stop being so naive.
     
  2. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    But there are some players who are so off the charts bad in high schools (John Wall, Lou Roe) that only a few schools are willing to take them on.

    Everyone cheats to some degree. It's the degree that they cheat is the question.
     
  3. Blitz

    Blitz Active Member

    Mississippi State NEVER cheats.


    Carry on.
     
  4. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

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  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    I hope the blue font was implied. Worked with a guy who was on the beat of an SEC school who was absolutely certain that Rick Stansbury cheated. Would probably say that John Calipari's hire was wonderful because Stansbury's target wouldn't be as obvious.
     
  6. BrianGriffin

    BrianGriffin Active Member

    I'll say this: Some guys try to follow the rules but rules can be complicated and not even make sense so there will be selected disregard to some rules. I'd bet Coach K, Roy and quite a few fall in this category.

    There are some who take a stance against some rules, but make sure they do right by their players to maintain a certain high ground. John Thompson's a good example.

    There are others who say "fuck the rules. I'm going to win, then I'm going to lawyer up and they'll never catch me."

    I'm not saying Cal's one, but for his nose to stay clean in these investigations...

    Well, to believe he isn't cheating his ass off is, well, UNBELIEVABLY naive.

    Makes Stansbury look squeaky clean. Except for Rick's fat boy at the four. It's impossible to have that self-centered diva on your team and look clean. He makes Cousins look like fucking Shane Battier by comparison.
     
  7. albert77

    albert77 Well-Known Member

    He's not called The Bagman for nothing.
     
  8. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    You do realize that Duke tried extremely hard to get John Wall, correct?
     
  9. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    But by hook or by crook Cal got him.

    Zag, Cal bends the shit out the rules. Everyone does, but when you look at Cal's history, you can't say he is no worse than anyone else. Remember when he tried to be Lou Carnesecca's oncologist?
     
  10. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    I do love that Zag is defending a Yinzer. :)
     
  11. albert77

    albert77 Well-Known Member

    Meanwhile, back on the floor...

    Southern Miss beats Memphis 75-72, snapping an 18-game losing streak to the Tigers and taking over sole possession of first place in Coosa. Larry Eustachy's boys are 20-3 and closing in on an NCAA berth.

    Amazing, considering that just two years ago, the few fans they had were ready to run Larry off with pitchforks and torches, and the only reason they didn't was because there really wasn't a better alternative who would have wanted the job.

    Oh, BTW, Calipari doesn't think free throws are all that important? Try telling that to Memphis. They shot 56.3 percent from the field tonight, but lost because Southern was 24 of 27 from the line.
     
  12. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    They drawing fans for anyone besides U of M?
     
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