Zion got paid to go to Duke

[CousCuse]

its amazing to me too.

but why? i think if you look at it as a microcosm of american society as a whole...the picture (and the future) looks very bleak.

The officiating is never corrupt!! I can still see Zion barreling down the lane and bowling over Sidibe and a blocking foul is called.

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I dunno—you can get paid to go to work, and have affection for your colleagues, no?

Depends on the pay scale, I guess.

 

[Frozen]

tHat'S a sHAme

 

[Alsacs]

If Zion doesn’t commit perjury the Covid-19 slash back injury may cause Coach K to retire.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Damn activist judges.

 

[chugg21]

Take those 32 wins away from Coach K and give JB his back and the race is back on.

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[DoctorBombay]

Man, they're fighting mighty hard for having nothing to hide, amiriite?

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Even if Zion is granted an appeal win, the NCAA can’t possibly ignore the obvious implication/incrimination. Right? RIGHT?

 

[Geode]

Duke's got nothing to worry about here. Now, NCA&T should be quaking in their boots for the penalty they will pay for this.

 

[4the Dubs]

Most players get paid to go to Duke. They get a rate and hush money. The "Brotherhood" they talk about all the time is where they all have agreed that they won't tell no matter who comes knocking on the door

 

[orangemass]

Let the games begin

 

[Wrinkle]

Crooks!

 

[Alsacs]

If Zion admits he got paid it shouldn’t matter if Coach K knew or not according to the NCAA rules.
Ignorance isn’t a defense.
Duke should lose a minimum of 12 scholarships, postseason ban, vacate wins and a suspension.
I still can’t believe the punishment that piece of chit organization gave us for misdemeanors.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

If Zion doesn’t commit perjury the Covid-19 slash back injury may cause Coach K to retire.

I was trying to figure out what a 'slash back' injury is for like 2 minutes.

 

[DaCuse]

Could Zion be charged with a crime or is this just a civil matter?

 

[4the Dubs]

Could Zion be charged with a crime or is this just a civil matter?

Probably depends on the state and how the law is written.

 

[miamicuse]

Could Zion be charged with a crime or is this just a civil matter?

Well, remember the charge Marek took from him? If he got paid to play at Duke, then he got paid to run into Marek at full speed, and if that's premedicated then it could be argued he got paid to commit attempted bodily arm and that can be serious!

 

[orangedave]

Well, remember the charge Marek took from him? If he got paid to play at Duke, then he got paid to run into Marek at full speed, and if that's premedicated then it could be argued he got paid to commit attempted bodily arm and that can be serious!

premedicated? Was he under the influence of an illegal substance?

 

[JKinPhilly]

Duke was smarter than to pay him directly, so he will testify that no, Duke did not pay him and all will be well. They won't ask about money being funneled from Duke to a 3rd party to Zion.

 

[Hoo's That]

Could Zion be charged with a crime or is this just a civil matter?

This is a civil case.
Per the UNC-CHeat board, this line of questioning would nullify the applicability if the NC law that requires all sports agents who contact amateurs to be registered when this company wasn't. However, if they can show he took illicit payments, they he's not an amateur and the case totally belongs in FL because the NC law wouldn't apply.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

It’s an interesting argument between the attorneys. I have a bad feeling an appeal will go Zion’s way. Ford’s attorney seems to rely on characterizing Zion as having been “ineligible” to compete in the NCAA. But he was never designated ineligible. Can you say he was ineligible in retrospect? If the allegations are true, he should have been ineligible, but Should and What Was are two different things. Also, if he had been ineligible, he wouldn’t have signed the same contract with Ford, if he even would have signed with ford at all. The other thing is, if Zion is able to be retroactively deemed ineligible based on having accepted benefits, then isn’t the whole of the NCAA—all of its results—invalid, since it can reasonably be presumed that many more players received benefits?

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Duke was smarter than to pay him directly, so he will testify that no, Duke did not pay him and all will be well. They won't ask about money being funneled from Duke to a 3rd party to Zion.

Did you see the list of questions? They weren’t so narrowly constructed as that.

“

• Who owned the house at which Sharonda Sampson and Lee Anderson (your mother and step-father, respectively) lived during the time that you attended Duke?
• Fully state all facts that show how Sharonda Sampson and Lee Anderson … found and paid for the house in which they lived during the time that you attended Duke.
• Identify by landlord name, address, telephone number, and monthly rental rate, the property that you and your family lived in during your attendance of Duke University.
• Before attending Duke University did you, or anyone acting on your behalf, including, but not limited to, Sharonda Sampson, Lee Anderson, Sharonda Sampson Consulting, or any other person or intermediary) directly or indirectly (through persons on your behalf) accept money, benefits, favors or other things of value to induce or incentivize you to select Duke University as your college for undergraduate study?
• Before attending Duke University did you, or anyone acting on your behalf, including, but not limited to, Sharonda Sampson, Lee Anderson, Sharonda Sampson Consulting, or any other person or intermediary) directly or indirectly (through persons on your behalf) accept money, benefits, favors or other things of value to induce or incentivize you to use and/or wear Nike tennis shoes and other products?
• Before attending Duke University did you, or anyone acting on your behalf, including, but not limited to, Sharonda Sampson, Lee Anderson, Sharonda Sampson Consulting, or any other person or intermediary) directly or indirectly (through persons on your behalf) accept money, benefits, favors or other things of value to induce or incentivize you to use and/or wear Adidas tennis shoes and other products?”

This may have been the first set. I think they were amended or supplemented.

Zion’s attorney is probably working to get the questions limited or changed. I assume it’s not an all or nothing deal—that there will be arguments about he legitimacy of each word.

I wonder who wrote these. Is this an age thing or a southern thing? “Nike tennis shoes,” “Adidas tennis shoes.”

 

[DoctorBombay]

...Can you say he was ineligible in retrospect? If the allegations are true, he should have been ineligible, but Should and What Was are two different things. Also, if he had been ineligible, he wouldn’t have signed the same contract with Ford, if he even would have signed with ford at all. If Zion is able to be retroactively deemed ineligible based on having accepted benefits, then isn’t the whole of the NCAA—all of its results—invalid, since it can reasonably be presumed that many more players received benefits?

They need Otter to plead their case:
"And if it can be reasonably presumed that many more players received benefits, isn't that an indictment of the entire athletic system as a whole? Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not gonna stand here and listen to you badmouth, the United States of America. Gentlemen"!