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[QUOTE="TinyManInside, post: 2319876, member: 1251"]
Great post and I can corroborate almost everything that you say in it, based various conversations I've had with some journalists, recruiting gurus and two different NBA scouts I met during my time running OrangeNation.net.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that EVERY recruit/player is getting paid, but this notion that only the McDonald's all-americans are getting paid is completely ludicrous.

The different levels of cheating is 100% true and is very interesting from a philosophical standpoint. It seems that each coach has his own personal line that he won't cross and it's different from school to school. Some coaches know the cheating is occurring and that their players are getting paid, but are fine with allowing as long as they are sufficiently removed enough to have 'plausible deniability'. Some actively participate in it, to one degree or another.

I only really had one issue with your excellent post, and it is in the quote here:

"First, Boeheim has talked publicly about not wanting certain kids to go pro when its bad for them, and spoken badly about "handlers" and "people giving his kids bad advice" a coach who was in on the action probably would not speak this way."

On the surface this seems to be the case, but this could also just be JB being super savvy and using the media for misdirection. Or it could be just as it seems taking the words at face value.

The more compelling argument to me is Boeheim funneling some of his own personal endorsement money to his assistants because they're not getting sneaker money under the table.

Mason
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