Just mindboggling the lengths he is willing to go to carry water for coaches.
Just caught the end of it, but it sounds like Bilas is already trying to shift blame to agents
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They have coaches on video and wire taps....F Bilas.
If they have coaches wiretapped and videoed and he STILL tries to shift blame, I don’t think ANYONE will take him seriously at that point.
Why do you try so hard to throw Bilas under the bus for every little thing? That's not close to what he was saying. Agents are at the root of this trying to get good clients, so are the schools, so is Adidas.
Some coaches and their win at all costs mentality are just as much to blame. Can't have one without the other.
He's a pro pay for play analyst. He believes the players were exploited. Be that as it may, they still broke the rules. Some of the players that could be punished for this might not play professional ball now or have a less exposure to do so.
Bilas is over the wall, but to some point he's right. Sucks for the kids but there are rules you have to adhere to. Or be smarter about at least.....
While there are points to both arguments, I'm just glad this is happening to UL. It makes the pain/anger of losing to Florida a lot easier lol.
Bilas is over the wall, but to some point he's right. Sucks for the kids but there are rules you have to adhere to. Or be smarter about at least.....
While there are points to both arguments, I'm just glad this is happening to UL. It makes the pain/anger of losing to Florida a lot easier lol.
every NCAA sanctioned event players watch a video warning about taking money!! They'll see the warning 6/7 times a year while in high school if they play in big AAU events sanctioned by the NCAA. Some are victims other know better...
This falls back on parents, coaches (HS, AAU & NACC) and Agents.
This falls back on parents, coaches (HS, AAU & NACC) and Agents.
Yet, Maggette was cleared on the basis that he didn't know and should not have known that taking money from Myron Piggie was a violation. Never did understand that one.
People like Jay Bilas are part of the problem. People like him trying to bash the NCAA when players and teams get caught is why they are embolden to cheat. Not only is this insane but it's not the NCAA this time Jay it's the FBI. When the FBI not only gets involved but goes to the trouble of wire tapping like they used to with mobsters you have a problem.
Now he is saying "the universities are the victim". Somebody please put him out of our misery.
Bilas is a problem because he puts out false information. Now I know whey he is not practicing law. He would have been disbarred years ago.
Agree with some of this.
Bilas is probably just trying to defend the integrity of college basketball; although, it now looks like some college basketball programs crossed the line in recruiting.
As for the players being 'exploited', you have to follow the money which is what the FBI probably did. The athletic apparel companies like Adidas, Under Armour, etc. were trying to 'recruit' potential NBA superstars and steer or sell them to college programs that they are associated with. Why? So as to market their products to the audiences watching these athletes wear these products in college & in the NBA.
To be fair he has a point. If Shoe companies and agents are the ones corrupting college basketball with the money and influence that is a problem. Thats not to say Coaches don't share blame for accepting the bribes and payouts.
And players / parents starting their college careers breaking criminal and NCAA law are JUST as guilty.
