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Topic: Coach K criticized for one and done players
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catmandoo
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posted 09-10-2017 03:12 PM
Here’s a sentence you probably never expected to read: A college basketball program’s dependence on one-and-done players drew harsh criticism, which no doubt brought a smile to John Calipari’s face.
Of course, opinion of the one-and-done player usually makes Calipari feel like a piñata. Critics have said for years that a Kentucky program he built and sustains with NBA-bound freshmen mocks the idea of student-athletes pursuing a college education. It reduces Kentucky basketball to a mere way station and makes the Wildcats a glorified AAU team.
Surely adding to Calipari’s chagrin, Duke uses much the same formula, yet escapes similar ridicule.
Until Aug. 20. That’s when Phil Mushnick, a take-no-prisoners columnist for the New York Post, called out this double standard. The inspiration was Marvin Bagley III, a 6-foot-11 prospect who committed to Duke this summer.
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SCWC
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posted 09-10-2017 05:00 PM
If the NCAA were fair, both Duke and UNC would lose National Championship banners. Duke when they had Corey Magette and UNC over the past 15 years or so. But as we all know, the NCAA consider those programs sacred cows, they can do no wrong.
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