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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 716225" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>No doubt. I think Coach K surveyed the landscape, saw some of his peers surpassing him, and saw his ceiling if he did things the "right" way. He made a deal with the devil somewhere and now here we are. The Zion situation could be the one to bring the chickens home...we'll see. The internet joked about the Duke players' parents getting housing in upscale Durham neighborhoods for years...and what do you know? It's now specifically being pointed out as an item to answer for in a lawsuit. At some point the pretense has disappeared.</p><p></p><p>Coach Cal is interesting. There was poll among 100 coaches years ago about who was perceived as a cheat. Guess which coach came in at #1?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/critical-coaches-who-is-perceived-to-be-the-biggest-cheater-in-the-sport/" target="_blank">https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/critical-coaches-who-is-perceived-to-be-the-biggest-cheater-in-the-sport/</a></p><p></p><p><em>On John Calipari: "Cal probably doesn't have to cheat now as much as he used to, but he's still the standard. <strong>The rest of us can't even deal in his league. He's the best.</strong>"</em></p><p></p><p>That was in 2012. What happened the year before? He recruited FOUR 5 star recruits led by Anthony Davis. As we all know, that team went on to win the national championship.</p><p></p><p>If you want to know how "the game" is played at the highest levels, here's a good read that just came out:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/2020/5/12/21256134/uk-basketball-jeff-goodman-kentucky-wildcats-duke-zion-williamson-nike" target="_blank">https://www.aseaofblue.com/2020/5/12/21256134/uk-basketball-jeff-goodman-kentucky-wildcats-duke-zion-williamson-nike</a></p><p></p><p>The two biggest sports apparel companies and the biggest name schools in college sports are involved. It's literally the sports version of "too big to fail"...in this case, too big to be guilty of cheating. If anything, it's more the shoe companies now that dictate movement of players than coaches...but coaches have to be willing to say "Yes". It makes sense when you think of Zion and the Nike shoe blowout he had...and how Nike bent over backwards to engineer a shoe specifically for him so it wouldn't fail again on national TV when he came back from injury. You have to be naive to think there wasn't an investment there. Nike isn't doing that for some 3 star point guard who plays for Jacksonville State.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/zion-williamson-shoe-blowout-may-221531771.html" target="_blank">https://sports.yahoo.com/zion-williamson-shoe-blowout-may-221531771.html</a></p><p></p><p><em>Nike was able to give Williamson an early firsthand look at those vast company-wide resources. They sprung into action to design a custom sneaker for the rest of his college career that would support the needs of Williamson’s unique blend of speed and power. The personal attention they were able to give him gave Williamson and his family a comfort level with Nike they might not have had otherwise.</em></p><p></p><p>Which is to say, it's all rigged. GT has a small chance now with Adidas. That's not to say Pastner and GT would cheat...but Adidas is influential. GT had ZERO chance with Russell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 716225, member: 360"] No doubt. I think Coach K surveyed the landscape, saw some of his peers surpassing him, and saw his ceiling if he did things the "right" way. He made a deal with the devil somewhere and now here we are. The Zion situation could be the one to bring the chickens home...we'll see. The internet joked about the Duke players' parents getting housing in upscale Durham neighborhoods for years...and what do you know? It's now specifically being pointed out as an item to answer for in a lawsuit. At some point the pretense has disappeared. Coach Cal is interesting. There was poll among 100 coaches years ago about who was perceived as a cheat. Guess which coach came in at #1? [URL]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/critical-coaches-who-is-perceived-to-be-the-biggest-cheater-in-the-sport/[/URL] [I]On John Calipari: "Cal probably doesn't have to cheat now as much as he used to, but he's still the standard. [B]The rest of us can't even deal in his league. He's the best.[/B]"[/I] [I][/I] That was in 2012. What happened the year before? He recruited FOUR 5 star recruits led by Anthony Davis. As we all know, that team went on to win the national championship. If you want to know how "the game" is played at the highest levels, here's a good read that just came out: [URL]https://www.aseaofblue.com/2020/5/12/21256134/uk-basketball-jeff-goodman-kentucky-wildcats-duke-zion-williamson-nike[/URL] The two biggest sports apparel companies and the biggest name schools in college sports are involved. It's literally the sports version of "too big to fail"...in this case, too big to be guilty of cheating. If anything, it's more the shoe companies now that dictate movement of players than coaches...but coaches have to be willing to say "Yes". It makes sense when you think of Zion and the Nike shoe blowout he had...and how Nike bent over backwards to engineer a shoe specifically for him so it wouldn't fail again on national TV when he came back from injury. You have to be naive to think there wasn't an investment there. Nike isn't doing that for some 3 star point guard who plays for Jacksonville State. [URL]https://sports.yahoo.com/zion-williamson-shoe-blowout-may-221531771.html[/URL] [I]Nike was able to give Williamson an early firsthand look at those vast company-wide resources. They sprung into action to design a custom sneaker for the rest of his college career that would support the needs of Williamson’s unique blend of speed and power. The personal attention they were able to give him gave Williamson and his family a comfort level with Nike they might not have had otherwise.[/I] [I][/I] Which is to say, it's all rigged. GT has a small chance now with Adidas. That's not to say Pastner and GT would cheat...but Adidas is influential. GT had ZERO chance with Russell. [/QUOTE]
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