No doubt Duke will skate

[RC1978]

Just like UNC , too big to fail, if this is true Duke will get away with it:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/michae...op-college-basketball-recruits-172552969.html

 

[ScarletDave]

Will Duke be in the NCAA tournament next year ... yes. Will anyone besides their rivals care about their players getting paid ... no. I’d prefer Rutgers to take the Alabama/Duke method to be honest rather than the Illinois/Northwestern model where you behave and get good once every 20 years. But that’s just me

 

[Scangg]

Shocking lol

 

[SteveVA2]

What did Duke do? Zion’s mother may have done something wrong. But, again, what did Duke do?

 

[RUby RED]

What did Duke do? Zion’s mother may have done something wrong. But, again, what did Duke do?

Yea this kind of just seems like Nike doing Duke’s dirty work for them. More or less just perpetuating Duke’s status as kings of CBB. Works for both Nike and Duke while giving Duke a layer of insulation from the “messy” stuff

 

[SteveVA2]

“Seems like.” What did Duke do? This is about Nike.

 

[KnightTerrors]

You mean to tell me college recruiting is dirty?!

 

[RUby RED]

“Seems like.” What did Duke do? This is about Nike.

I was agreeing with you

 

[NickRU714]

Will Duke be in the NCAA tournament next year ... yes. Will anyone besides their rivals care about their players getting paid ... no. I’d prefer Rutgers to take the Alabama/Duke method to be honest rather than the Illinois/Northwestern model where you behave and get good once every 20 years. But that’s just me

Dont we have an assistant coach vacancy to fill?
Go the SH/Williard route and give away the position to the handler of an elite prospect.

 

[TRU2RU]

“Seems like.” What did Duke do? This is about Nike.

Duke played an ineligible player, who was no longer an amateur, since he was payed for playing a sport

 

[SkilletHead2]

Did Duke know? Was it done to get him to go to Duke? Good questions.

 

[MGSA99]

Just NOW they investigate???? One week after Zion played his last minute for the Dookies? Shocked.

 

[bac2therac]

lol....no one should believe anything that comes out of the crooked Avanetti's mouth

 

[NickRU714]

There is an NBA writer who is a huge Louisville fan/alum.
Her colleagues always rag on her.

"Is Louisville in the NCAA tourney this year? I'm serious. Sometimes they are in it and sometimes they aren't allowed in it. I never know year to year."

She recently said they have 3 championships. 2 officially and 1 that happened while she was a student. If she was there and has memories of it happening, it counts for her.

 

[LotusAggressor]

This accusation will fall apart like the cheap labor Third World craftsmanship in Nike's shoes.

 

[Russ Wood]

Did Duke know? Was it done to get him to go to Duke? Good questions.

It has been long rumored that someone close to Zion received something that led the kid to commit to Duke instead of Kansas.

IF that is indeed true, and Michael Avenatti is the person to expose that it is true, that may make my entire year.

 

[colbert17]

You mean to tell me college recruiting is dirty?!

......college recruiting is dirty!!"

 

[Johnny Biggs]

Duke swore they vetted this kid and his family (as they do with all their recruits) and found nothing. That would make them complicit wouldn’t it?

 

[OntheBanks]

It has been long rumored that someone close to Zion received something that led the kid to commit to Duke instead of Kansas.

IF that is indeed true, and Michael Avenatti is the person to expose that it is true, that may make my entire year.

Sure wish it was someone other than Avenatti to expose it.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Sure wish it was someone other than Avenatti to expose it.

Kind of like Jose Canseco exposing steroid use in baseball.

 

[Russ Wood]

Sure wish it was someone other than Avenatti to expose it.

Nah, a shady guy exposing shady tactics of someone or some organization is what I need in my life.

Kind of like Jose Canseco exposing steroid use in baseball.

Almost nobody believed him, then we found out he was right

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

At least Duke was trying to be smart about it. No duffel bags filled with cash.

Zion's mom received money for “consulting services !

 

[Russ Wood]

At least Duke was trying to be smart about it. No duffel bags filled with cash.

Zion's mom received money for “consulting services !

Duke? Or Nike?

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

Duke? Or Nike?

Nike on behalf of Duke.

 

[MADHAT1]

lol....no one should believe anything that comes out of the crooked Avanetti's mouth

never know, sometimes a scumbag can find the truth about what another POS is trying to hide
and force the truth from them.

 

[Russ Wood]

Nike on behalf of Duke.

Nike on behalf of Nike. They allegedly wanted to get him away from Kansas. Duke just benefited.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Nike on behalf of Nike. They allegedly wanted to get him away from Kansas. Duke just benefited.

Russ, you think the coaches are innocent? Had nothing to do with it?

 

[Russ Wood]

Russ, you think the coaches are innocent? Had nothing to do with it?

I don't think that any Coach in high major Division I basketball is innocent.

 

[NickRU714]

Russ, you think the coaches are innocent? Had nothing to do with it?

Didnt that actually happen to Pitino?
Addidas steered some high end recruit to Louisville. He committed publicly without actually telling the staff?

 

[Plum Street]

I don't think that any Coach in high major Division I basketball is innocent.

This is right . Many fans don’t realize this

 

[Russ Wood]

Duke swore they vetted this kid and his family (as they do with all their recruits) and found nothing. That would make them complicit wouldn’t it?

At the very least it would make them bad at vetting recruits and their families.

There was a phone conversation between Merl Code and a Kansas assistant coach during which Code told the KU Assistant Coach that Zion's father allegedly allegedly asked for money, a job and housing. The recording of the call was not played in court because the judge would not allow it into evidence (I don't recall why).

 

[needmorecowbell]

I don't think that any Coach in high major Division I basketball is innocent.

So you would agree that if Zion and family were being paid by Nike, coach K knew.

 

[Russ Wood]

So you would agree that if Zion and family were being paid by Nike, coach K knew.

Trust me, short of someone leaking me copies of every GoT Episode from Season 8 before the season premiere aired, almost nothing would make me happier than to find out that Zion or his family got paid and Coach K knew about it. Almost nothing.

 

[Caliknight]

Michael Avenatti is a known liar, but I posted this last week in another thread. I know a doc filmmaker who has been working on a film around this for the last 6 months.

He contends that Zion's family received $1MM for his 1 year at Duke.

Coach K has been particularly outspoken recently about athletes getting compensated. It's been odd to say the least.

One thing is for sure, basketball is a cesspool.

 

[Caliknight]

Did Duke know? Was it done to get him to go to Duke? Good questions.

Actually it doesn't matter. Not if precedent matters. USC got hung out to dry for Reggie Bush's family being associated with an agent and taking gifts. The school had zero involvement.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Trust me, short of someone leaking me copies of every GoT Episode from Season 8 before the season premiere aired, almost nothing would make me happier than to find out that Zion or his family got paid and Coach K knew about it. Almost nothing.

I’m not a Duke hater but as a college basketball fan I’m sick and tired of blatant cheating and the shady business of illegal player payments. It’s got to end. I truly hope it all blows up and anyone involved goes down. Knowing the NCAA, I have little faith anything actually happens.

 

[SkilletHead2]

Actually it doesn't matter. Not if precedent matters. USC got hung out to dry for Reggie Bush's family being associated with an agent and taking gifts. The school had zero involvement.

Commies. They deserved it. Won't touch K.

 

[Caliknight]

Commies?

 

[SkilletHead2]

Commies?

You can't fool me. I know those USC film school people are commies in training. Whereas Duke kids go straight from J Crew to Burberry's.

 

[Caliknight]

You can't fool me. I know those USC film school people are commies in training. Whereas Duke kids go straight from J Crew to Burberry's.

Not sure what that has to do with Reggie Bush's family taking gifts outside of the university and the school still being punished, but ok.