re: The collective melt over Nate Oats and Bediako should be a wakeup call.

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What’s the difference in the Euro kids and the Baylor and Alabama kids? Did any play in the NBA or were they all semi pro leagues? Did they play against similar competition? In don’t know I’m asking.

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Euro kids play in clubs by necessity. There is little comparable college, HS, or Upward basketball roots overseas. They play in clubs around 15 and the most talented move up to more skilled clubs. Euroleague is an inferior product to the NBA. Their guys that get drafted into the NBA still often become busts, and lot of NCAA busts can do well over there.

The Baylor Kid? I'll let you hash that out with GCA as that one is off putting to me as well.

The Bama kid flat out ignored Oats advice that he wasn't ready for the NBA.

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One example that really has the NCAA stretched to make compelling arguments is the 23 year old Freshman at Green Bay who has been playing in Isreal's top Pro league (among the better Euro leagues) for years.

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Why are we worried about Green Bay? His eligibility left can be considered.

Is your name Carter Byrd? I’ve seen that dude pop up over all sorts of Bediako content on Twitter saying the same stuff over and over about the bylaw

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You sound like you’re autistic about this shite so I’m not going to argue with you and ruin your whole weekend if you’re wrong.

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Hi, welcome to a message board where people discuss things and topics.

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This is what I’m talking about that i saw.

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I'm not doubting the fact the judge is ruling that he has eligibility. All i've done is pointed out that according to NCAA bylaws he does not and his case is specifically different than the others because of those laws.

Summer of Jimbo,

Serious question would you be still be okay with the move if a team with excesses of talent and money picked up Bediako not because they needed him, but just because they can? Yall just opened the door to countless boosters camping out to bring back eligible G league dudes

This is another aspect you shortsighted bama fans wont consider even though the Texas Tech boosters are telling everybody yall also have a NIL problem.

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23 year old Freshman at Green Bay who has been playing in Isreal's top Pro league (among the better Euro leagues) for years.

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Why are we worried about Green Bay?

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I'm not personally concerned with them at all though fans of teams competing with them for the NCAA bid may.

I'm just pointing out the type recent NCAA decisions that opened up the door for the Bediako case.

Like you said, most "professional" Euro players are about like 18 yo American top prospects but the NCAA also clearing 23 year old seasoned professionals throws that out as any hard and fast rule.

We all knew schools would rig lawsuits with judges who are donors to make up new rules? Only Ole Miss and Alabama are shameless enough to do that.

This is a completely different issue than NIL or the transfer portal, it’s straight up fraud and corruption.

Eligibility left needs to be recalculated based on prior experience. That can easily be done.

It would be one thing if this was playing out during the offseason where all teams could act and move accordingly to a seemingly new precedent being set- allowing NBA pros to return to college after previously foregoing remaining eligibility.

Nate saw an opportunity to greatly benefit from a judge/booster’s decision in the middle of a season. Two months out from tourney time. The whole “Aw, shucks. This systems sucks, right? I just hate that I have to make it worse by having to do this, but a court is making me” bit is hilarious.

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Like you said, most "professional" Euro players are about like 18 yo American top prospects

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I lived in Latvia for two years and watched the local team in Riga, in the Northern European Basketball League, made up of teams from Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, etc. The players...especially Russians, Lithuanians, and Poles...with each team having a couple of former US college players...were grown arse men who would kick the asses of US college prospects.

The Latvia team I watched included former Florida Gator All SEC and Final Four player Damitri Hill, and 17 year old Anders Biedrins, who was taken with the 11th overall pick by Golden State in the next NBA draft. Ed O'Bannon...remember him?...played on a Polish team that year.

Most US high school prospects would get their asses whipped in that league