OT: Five CNY high schools will no longer schedule CBA

[Offthedome]

Do they still refer to the women's teams as the Lady Brothers?

Nope

 

[OrangePA]

I’m not arguing it’s fair that private schools recruit players, I’m saying not allowing players to better themselves is restraint of trade. It simple I have no clue I was just asking questions. Sorry my point of view differs from yours. I guess CBA should only play other private schools. Who might they be?

Restraint of trade? In high school??

 

[sufandu]

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Did you read the article? "Play better" can only go so far if one team is cherry-picking the best players from the region since they are private, but traditional public schools are "stuck" with the people living in their districts - minus the best players who were cherry-picked by the private school.

Sorry didn’t want to start a fight. Said I was a newbie. What about when BVille was killing everyone in football for years. How about west hill hoops. CBA is a small private school. Who would you have them play? Anyone can go to CBA. If you live in Liverpool or BVille CND you go to those schools or a private school.
Sorry if I offended anyone. Just seemed odd. I get the recruiting deal but those recruits get a better opportunity to continue their career at the next level

Maybe those kids should not be afforded that opportunity. I get it.
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You're missing the point.

You say, "How about..." Were those schools recruiting kids outside of their district?

You say, "Anyone can go to CBA." Exactly. Not anyone can go to the public districts. You have to live witin them. CBA can pull the best from the nearby public districts they have been competing with.

You say, "Maybe those kids should not be afforded that opportunity." Nobody is saying that. They're saying, go play similar prorgrams. It sounds like that is exactly what CBA will be doing. For kids that want ro continue their career at the next level, the higher level of competition will be better for them.

You didn't offend anyone. You just displayed your ignorance.

 

[NJCuse97]

Outsider input (I grew up in NJ) but this is exactly what happened with the Catholic high schools in NJ. That is why they all created a super-conference and stopped playing most of the public schools. The issue is in Syracuse seems to be that CBA is more isolated than say, Don Bosco is from Bergen Catholic, St. Joe's, Paramus Catholic, etc. are. There is a prep school league in the Princeton area, and another strong catholic league near the shore. Not at the first level, but there are tiers now. It's a microcosm of what's happening in NCAA with the P2 separating from the "other two"