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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 2574412, member: 966"]
Egads. Didn't expect this turn of potential events.

I don't think you can let him out of the LOI. I don't see how it affects recruiting. If it does, it only affects kids who commit without really being committed. Who else is going to not sign with us because we have a policy against being screwed with?

The thing is, if you welcome him back, how can you trust him going forward? You'd have to stop engaging transfers/grad transfers again, because the spot would be ostensibly filled. And what happens if he does the flibbertigibbet act again, and re-decides the semi-pro route is more advantageous. Whether that's in two weeks or two months?

We keep saying it's "unprofessional" of him, but he's not a professional. If he were, we could set a contract that penalizes him financially for breaking it. The NCAA and NBA are going to have to come together to address this chasm of nebulousness at some point. I'm not sure which party is disinterested in codifying a standard that both protects the NCAA and also ensures the NBA gets players who already have an earned brand.

I'd like to know more about how he 'dissed' our team during his visits, though. That kind of thing just shocks me. Seems just idiotic if he ever did entertain the possibility of playing (and living) with them.
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