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Message: [QUOTE="ToTheHole, post: 1359145, member: 5240"] You're a respected poster and I'm not necessarily disagreeing(or agreeing) with you or even directing this post at you, but there has been a lot of selfish emotion on this board directed at the young man. Maybe he made a mistake in terms of money, time will tell. I'm less upset about this than I've been in the past about others jumping ship. If I knew the decision was made due to improper motivation from someone else, I'd likely be upset with [I]them[/I], but I don't know that and am not going to waste emotional energy on it. I'm certainly not going to be bitter at Chris. In a way, Chris is an explorer, almost a pioneer. That used to be looked at as a good thing in this country. I'm not saying college basketball, the NBA, and parts of our values system in general aren't broken. It's not Chris' fault that the NBA drafts on potential and might see more in him than someone with Tyler Ennis' body. It's not his fault that society values entertainment more than education. The only truth about the financial outcome of his decision at the moment is that we don't know what is going to happen. I suppose we could have one of those [B]contest threads [/B]that give out awards for whomever guesses the closest, and actually turn the emotions here into fun. I'm being serious(like my avatar), I think. It might be a good learning tool. Are mortals(non-mods) allowed to create contests on here, or do they have to be sanctioned? Back on topic, I cant be certain what JB knew or didn't know, or what inklings/intentions he may have had. He's no Sun Tzu, but maybe he's read his work. I stand by my statement in the other thread that much of this is speculation, at least for now. I understand that after the NCAA sanctions and a dismal season that many of us are looking for some place to direct our angst, and apparently everyone is fair game. [/QUOTE]

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