Col. Bleep
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NY Times Magazine piece from two Sundays ago.
Worth reading.
For example:
"The largest figure I heard being offered in exchange for one top prospect spending a year in college was $125,000, paid by a combination of an athletic department’s boosters and a sneaker-company sponsor."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/magazine/in-search-of-the-next-andrew-wiggins.html?_r=0
The article also provides insight into why top recruits with fantastic skills may have little knowledge about how to actually play the game.
Worth reading.
For example:
"The largest figure I heard being offered in exchange for one top prospect spending a year in college was $125,000, paid by a combination of an athletic department’s boosters and a sneaker-company sponsor."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/magazine/in-search-of-the-next-andrew-wiggins.html?_r=0
The article also provides insight into why top recruits with fantastic skills may have little knowledge about how to actually play the game.