The Wire Episode Three: Don’t Take the Money

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1 Chris 05.13.08 at 9:22 am

I’ve been screaming Michael Beasley for the last 2 years

2 E.Jay 05.13.08 at 7:08 pm

dont take the money? are you kidding me? who’s gonna turn down 30k when nothing could possibly happen to you? dont give me any morals BS i’d take the money and you would too if you grew up poor and didnt have anything.

Ed’s Note: Edited for Language

3 Nick Underhill 05.13.08 at 7:48 pm

I did grow up poor, and I don’t know if I would or wouldn’t take the money because I’m not in that situation, that doesn’t matter either way. What OJ and, more-so, Guillory did was wrong and inexcusable. There’s rules against this and he broke them, period. The rules are there to stop curroption, I’m all for that. I don’t think a kid should go to college based on who can offer the best package or where an agent wants them to go. That’s what the NBA is for.

4 Nick Underhill 05.13.08 at 7:53 pm

E Jay- another thing. Sure, maybe nothing happens to OJ. He goes off into the NBA, but howselfish is it of him to do something like this and possibly destroy the near future for all those that he leaves behind? Is it fair that people taht went to USC and played by the rules may now have their program barred from the NCAA’s? Not at all.

5 E.JAY 05.14.08 at 9:43 am

I dont think a kid should have to go to college if he doesnt want to. the reason the money’s showing up is because instead of going to the pros like he wants to he is forced to log a year in (to him) a meaningless college season. they all do it. just because the ncaa says its wrong doesnt mean that it is. the college teams make millions off these kids. when a star player gets injured and loses his career does the college pay the kid? do they give him a little benefits package? no they dont. the nba age limit is the reason for this. thats the real story.

6 E.JAY 05.14.08 at 9:44 am

oh and Nick the first comment was aimed at jeff because i was sitting right next to him when i wrote it.

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