[jetpilot]

Dang people, make up your minds. Two things.

1. People complained for years that the players were being exploited, that they were generating zillions for the evil NCAA and the schools and getting nothing. I don't know how many "isms" were in the old setup, I'm sure our resident "ism" expert can tell us. I don't have a problem with the players getting paid, everyone else involved is making bank.

2. If you have a problem with lack of fundamentals, blame the COACHES. Human beings aren't born with great basketball fundamentals, they are taught. If a player can't or won't play defense, DON'T RECRUIT THEM AND/OR BENCH THEM UNTIL THEY CAN AND WILL. Elisha Justice is a great example. Played at Shelby Valley. SV won the state championship in 2010. Best fundamentals of any HS team I have ever seen. Every player on that team. They could all shoot, handle the ball, play defense, played very smart, made over 78% of their FTs, on and on...

Here is what they did in Rupp:

Mar 18, 10 Paducah Tilghman at Rupp Arena, Lexington (W) 68 - 45 no PNC/KHSAA Boys Sweet Sixteen® Basketball Tournament ⇄
Mar 19, 10 West Jessamine at Rupp Arena, Lexington (W) 67 - 54 no PNC/KHSAA Boys Sweet Sixteen® Basketball Tournament ⇄
Mar 20, 10 Mason County at Rupp Arena, Lexington (W) 71 - 51 no PNC/KHSAA Boys Sweet Sixteen® Basketball Tournament ⇄
Mar 20, 10 Ballard at Rupp Arena, Lexington (W) 73 - 61 no PNC/KHSAA Boys Sweet Sixteen® Basketball Tournament

Do you think all those boys who were so fundamentally sound were born that way or were they taught?

Now Justice is HC at Pikeville and his teams play great defense. He has taught them that.


College basketball sucks so we sucking is no big deal is just another rationalization. Blame coaches. Not the game itself, players, fans, the playing surface, the building, or anything else.