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[QUOTE="50YRsofCuse, post: 5030957, member: 6044"]
Well, a simple question for any to answer is “Are college basketball players now viewed as professionals for the simple reasoning that some of them are getting paid through NIL to play at a university? Guess the same would hold for those high school players that receive monetary compensation to play at the “elite” basketball factories?

I know what my answer is and relates back to the story where a millionaire (showing my age, need to update the story) was talking to a well known actress about what she thought about theoretically  sleeping with someone like him. He asked if she would do it for $100,000 and she smiled. He followed up with a question about $50,000. She thought about it and smiled. He then asked if she would consider $10000. She frowned but still smiled. He then asked if she would do it for $1000. She appeared to be upset and asked the millionaire what kind of woman did he think she was. His response was that “My Dear had already been clearly established” and now they were just negotiating the fee.

if anyone gets paid for any kind of play then that person should be labeled as a professional.  We just need to admit that college players are professionals nd it is acceptable for them to be paid to play. If that is okay and appears to be then NCAA guidelines and oversight need to go away because right now college basketball is in a downward spiral.

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