A new HBO-produced documentary includes audio of Will Wade (LSU) and Sean Miller (Arizona) discussing pay-for-play schemes with convicted felon Christian Dawkins.
Check out these excerpts:
ADE: Hopefully (Jaron) Blossomgame’s not blowing you up too much right now.
DAWKINS: Well listen, I mean [expletive], he could be playing for LSU or some [expletive]. He could have fifth-year eligibility and if he doesn’t get drafted like Randolph Morris or some [expletive] like that.
WADE: We’ll take that. We’ll take it.
DAWKINS: I know you will. I know you will.
WADE: We could compensate him better than the rookie minimum.
DAWKINS (laughing): You probably right about that, too.
WADE: We’d give him more than the the D-League.
DAWKINS: Exactly. Exactly. God bless us all. God bless us all. So, what’s the good word, though?
WADE: All right I was thinking last night on this Smart thing. Like, I’ll be honest with you, I’m [expletive] tired of dealing with the thing. Like I’m just [expletive] sick of dealing with this [expletive]. What do you think, ’cause I went to him with a [expletive] strong-ass offer about a month ago. [Expletive] strong. Now, the problem was, I know why he didn’t take it now — it was [expletive] tilted toward the family a little bit. But I mean it was a [expletive] hell of a [expletive] offer. Like, hell of an offer. Especially for a kid who’s going to be a two- or three-year kid.
DAWKINS: Right.
WADE: I’ve made deals for as good a players as him that were [expletive] a lot simpler than this.
And Miller:
MILLER: No. He’s going to LSU. We’re not even bringing him on a visit. He’s not even visiting. That’s all bull—-. Like, I’m looking at our recruiting board, he’s not even on it. I’ve never talked to the kid. All this [expletive] hype [expletive] on the phone, it’s stupid. He just probably said, you know what, [expletive] you I don’t want 75, I want a 120. I may go to Arizona. That’s all that was.
DAWKINS: And Will Wade is — I told Book, I said, ‘Will Wade is like driving up the price of [expletive].’ ‘Cause he’s not even, he’s not even doing like real numbers.
MILLER: I tell you what, I’ll give him credit, he got a big set of balls on him.
DAWKINS: No, Will Wade doesn’t give a [expletive], Sean.
Amazingly, both Wade and Miller are still coaching.
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