Assistant Coaches Arrested /Book Richardson is One
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we are sju
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Still can't believe UNC, Kansas and Kentucky not being mentioned. Oregon / Nike connection as well.
Class of 72
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Wrong!
The coaches involved received money under the table AND facilitated the brokers funneling money to parents and, ultimately, the player, so he could drive that BMW that was leased in mom's name. When a kid listens to a broker (Sid Wilson) and goes to the school paying the broker, the kid is also in on it, as is the school. The shoe companies pay to represent the school and most pay a portion of the coach's salary. Everyone is in on it.
billthetruth
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If I were Kevin Willard (a Pitino disciple) I would be a little nervous right now.
The Tiny Morton/Whitehead Delgado/Antigua development always had the smell of some fishy.
The way Lavin backed off Whitehead abruptly said there were other Variable$ in play.
The Tiny Morton/Whitehead Delgado/Antigua development always had the smell of some fishy.
The way Lavin backed off Whitehead abruptly said there were other Variable$ in play.
This sort of endemic corruption is a natural evolution of the rise of ESPN, AAU basketball, and the sneaker companies. No surprise that the big football schools lead the way here. They have been paying football players, on a wider scale, for years. Too much money creates urgency to win, at any cost.
The saddest aspect to all this is that many of the alums and fans of these schools are only angry that their schools got caught, not that they participated.
Someone of the other board mentioned Kansas, South Carolina and UCLA. Oregon and Baylor are gimmes. Half the ACC, half the Big 12, the whole SEC. Thank god we're in the catholic conference. The question now isn't who's dirty, it's how stupid the dirty people were:
"I've been telling you your whole life, Don't talk on the fucking phone, and now you understand, huh?.. Don't worry, I think you gotta good chance of beating the case."
Lavin didn't back off Whitehead billtheliar. Lavin said in the press that the only reason Whitehead didn't pick SJU was because Whitehead knew Lavin was getting fired. And in fact Whitehead picked SH the day after meeting with Lavin.
"After Whitehead visited St. John’s on Wednesday, the Red Storm seemed to be the preferred destination. Then things began changing Wednesday night and hit a fever pitch on Thursday morning. St. John's and the Under Armour connection were on one side, but Seton Hall countered by reportedly offering Tiny Morton, Whitehead's high school coach, an assistant coaching position. An old-school New York power move. In the end, the Red Storm got outdueled by Seton Hall. Whitehead announced his commitment at a press conference on Thursday, choosing the Pirates."
Lavin is a buffoon and this attempt at historical revisionism will not stand.
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Maybe he is now Chris7.
BTW, Coach Calamari is shocked at all of this! All his dirty money is channeled to off shore accounts.
But how does that make an agent he doesn't even work for and who was exonerated of his actions, complicit in bribing high school kids/families where the FBI has the right to raid his office? Seems like it would have to be some sort of Lenny Cooke type situation where an agent was trying to get an under the table representation with immediate compensation.
