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Post by hchoops on Aug 5, 2019 12:36:15 GMT -5
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Post by hc87 on Aug 5, 2019 15:21:11 GMT -5
That (players leaving MIAA schools for preps) has essentially been the case in Massachusetts for the last 20 odd years.
Used to see kids go for 4 years and then PG for a year somewhere but now more and more it's one or two and done and off to the preps.
It is what it is, but it has hurt the level of the play at the high school level in Massachusetts ovahall.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Aug 5, 2019 16:45:48 GMT -5
Gee, sounds like D-1 college hoops to me.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Aug 5, 2019 16:47:56 GMT -5
"More time to focus on basketball".....oh those pesky academics!
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Aug 5, 2019 20:13:19 GMT -5
High school basketball is turning into 4+ years of free agency on repeat. Getting ridiculous.
Even top leagues like the CHSAA in New York are hemorrhaging top student athletes after 2-3 years to the preps. This wasnt the case in 2004. Back then I guess guys were satisfied that theyd get the right college looks playing their careers at Christ The King or St Raymond. Not so anymore.
Another thing I wonder -- what exactly is in it for the prep schools? Are these guys paying tuition or getting scholarships?
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Post by hchoops on Aug 5, 2019 20:20:21 GMT -5
The stars do not pay a cent
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Post by alum on Aug 6, 2019 5:51:20 GMT -5
The stars do not pay a cent And I think that the NCAA should care about this vis a vis evaluating amateur status—especially at these schools which are for profits like IMG |
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Post by hchoops on Aug 6, 2019 7:04:44 GMT -5
The NCAA has no jurisdiction over high schools or prep schools
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Post by rgs318 on Aug 6, 2019 7:32:55 GMT -5
...and thank goodness flor that.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Aug 6, 2019 8:10:27 GMT -5
The stars do not pay a cent And I think that the NCAA should care about this vis a vis evaluating amateur status—especially at these schools which are for profits like IMG Where do the profits come from? Full-freight tuition from B-level athletes (given that the 5-star prospects arent paying)? Endorsements? Ticket sales when these schools play in tournaments ar major venues? |
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Post by hchoops on Aug 6, 2019 8:32:33 GMT -5
And I think that the NCAA should care about this vis a vis evaluating amateur status—especially at these schools which are for profits like IMG Where do the profits come from? Full-freight tuition from B-level athletes (given that the 5-star prospects arent paying)? Endorsements? Ticket sales when these schools play in tournaments ar major venues? All of the above |
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Post by trimster on Aug 6, 2019 9:51:29 GMT -5
Sneaker companies perhaps.
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Post by alum on Aug 6, 2019 10:04:54 GMT -5
The NCAA has no jurisdiction over high schools or prep schools Understood. They do control their amateur eligibility rules which inquire into free stuff athletes might have received before college. It seems to me that a free education at an athletic factory (in the case of some with shoe company support) is a lot worse than most of the stuff they check up on. |
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Post by alum on Aug 6, 2019 10:06:01 GMT -5
And I think that the NCAA should care about this vis a vis evaluating amateur status—especially at these schools which are for profits like IMG Where do the profits come from? Full-freight tuition from B-level athletes (given that the 5-star prospects arent paying)? Endorsements? Ticket sales when these schools play in tournaments ar major venues? Relationships with future stars to generate business for IMG's other businesses, too. |
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Post by Tom on Aug 7, 2019 8:08:31 GMT -5
The NCAA has no jurisdiction over high schools or prep schools Understood. They do control their amateur eligibility rules which inquire into free stuff athletes might have received before college. It seems to me that a free education at an athletic factory (in the case of some with shoe company support) is a lot worse than most of the stuff they check up on. Is the free education these prep kids receiving less amateur than the free education the NCAA is giving out at P5 schools? |
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Post by rgs318 on Aug 7, 2019 8:56:30 GMT -5
At least they are not lobbying for salaries...yet.
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Post by alum on Aug 7, 2019 10:02:42 GMT -5
Understood. They do control their amateur eligibility rules which inquire into free stuff athletes might have received before college. It seems to me that a free education at an athletic factory (in the case of some with shoe company support) is a lot worse than most of the stuff they check up on. Is the free education these prep kids receiving less amateur than the free education the NCAA is giving out at P5 schools? Nope, but the NCAA at least has some rules and the NCAA has always maintained that kids had to come in to college as amateurs. Getting a $60,000 per year prep school athletic scholarship is getting paid a lot to play basketball. I would worry a lot more about that than about some high school kid who plays for an adult soccer team for $50 per game. |
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