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[QUOTE="Ghost, post: 2504565, member: 581"]
I'm not sure these kids have any quantifiable value at all without the school (or maybe much of any value at all).  So, do you pay one kid more?

Let's take Bagley, what's his value the day after HS ends if he elects not to go to college.  He cannot go to the NBA.  How does he monetize himself?  Selling his likeness?  How much is he worth?  Pretty much nothing, no?  He could go overseas.  Could he go to the D-League?  What does he make there - likely not much.  I doubt bringing in some big name high school kid matters to the typical D-League fan.

"Suit up kids, Bagley is in town playing tonight in a D-League match-up!"  :)

So, his value is predicated upon him aligning himself with a school.  As such, should he make more than anyone else on the team?  I mean, the logistics behind this all are nightmarish.  They get insanely good benefits already...we just get upset because the schools have a way to leverage it into millions and there is the NCAA looming in the background as well.

They are paid something beyond free tuition though - they get access to state-of-the-art training everything, access to coaches with contacts at professional levels that can help you get overseas, etc, or into the coaching profession down the road, probably way better housing on campus, free everything except what, clothing?

It's the world's greatest internship!  They have a stipend for crap like clothes, anyway, no?

Letting them sell their own likeness would be tough - why wouldn't I just buy Bagley's autograph for $100,000 if he attends SU.  That's stupid.

I think you just have to live with the fact that women's college sports can have nice tournaments because dude's like Bagley will never be paid.  I think that's what the NCAA funds, no?  All the other crap sports nobody cares about.

Baseball model is the way to go though...agreed!
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