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We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top Bean Salad Surgery General User Member Since: 9/1/2013 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 37 Status: Offline     RE: Huntington Prep off limits ... for now    Posted: 9/14/2013 11:08:20 AM  Uh oh.  Sounds like TAAG Academy to me.  (Tariq's new home in Florida). These kids all travel from home and live with other recruited players, attend the local HS, but mainly play a big time national schedule as "high schools" - Make up names that sound like a school and play serious hoops.  ESPN's all in, they have "national championship" high school tournaments when, in fact, many of the clubs on the floor are just that - CLUBS.  These club teams have an agenda that's all about basketball.  If they're looking for some kind of accredidation, I'll give them my blessing for hoops development.  They should apply to FIBA - forget the existing high school system! Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,838 Status: Offline     RE: Huntington Prep off limits ... for now    Posted: 9/14/2013 4:52:08 PM  i wonder how this really means, with so much of the evaluation these days being done at AAU games, skills academies, showcases and the like.  Back to Top Athens Block General User Member Since: 7/15/2010 Post Count: 201 Status: Offline     RE: Huntington Prep off limits ... for now    Posted: 9/14/2013 7:28:17 PM  Trying to wrap my brain around what's wrong with these "basketball factories".  I have plenty of friends who went to a technical college to learn to weld, work on cars, or become electricians.  Whats wrong with the "trade" these guys are choosing being basketball?  Consider that a lot of these kids are ultra talented, and have a legit shot at playing professionally.  As long as they're getting their general education stuff out of the way, why does it matter if they're at a school to focus on basketball?  Sure, they may not reach that goal, but then again kids every day don't reach their goals for a career they've trained for.  Sure, I'm playing a little bit of a devil's advocate - but I think there's some merit to this. Back to Top Bean Salad Surgery General User Member Since: 9/1/2013 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 37 Status: Offline     RE: Huntington Prep off limits ... for now    Posted: 9/16/2013 10:41:25 AM  Athens Block wrote: Trying to wrap my brain around what's wrong with these "basketball factories".  I have plenty of friends who went to a technical college to learn to weld, work on cars, or become electricians.  Whats wrong with the "trade" these guys are choosing being basketball?  Consider that a lot of these kids are ultra talented, and have a legit shot at playing professionally.  As long as they're getting their general education stuff out of the way, why does it matter if they're at a school to focus on basketball?  Sure, they may not reach that goal, but then again kids every day don't reach their goals for a career they've trained for.  Sure, I'm playing a little bit of a devil's advocate - but I think there's some merit to this. Here's the thing - There's a new model for basketball development, and it doesn't require academics.  It's the European sportsclub system, where big time sports are played in clubs, not schools. The suits don't know how to deal with this.  This memo from the coaches association warns: "Coaches, "There appears to be growing confusion amongst our members coaches on the legality on evaluating the practices or other activities (i.e. open gyms) at some of the prep schools across the country. .."   These are not schools.   The NCAA offers the following:  "A team that is affiliated with a scholastic institution, but not subject to the rules and regulations of a scholastic governing body would be considered a nonscholastic team for purposes of applying the evaluation legislation set forth in Bylaw 13.1.7.8.1-(a).  OK, now what? Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,787 Status: Offline     RE: Huntington Prep off limits ... for now    Posted: 9/16/2013 12:10:22 PM  I don't want to see the European model in the US of A.  I agree totally with the NCAA position on this matter.  That's a position I don't often find myself in. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. 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