When Coach John Calipari spoke at the Samford this past week, he not only gave the attendants their moneys worth, but he also did the same to Mark Emmert.
Here is what Cal said about the one and done rule:
[I]Who were his comments directed at? None other than NCAA president [B]Mark Emmert[/B].”The NCAA president said let them go right out of high school? What?” Calipari said, according to [URL=”http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/john_calipari_speech_helps_sam.html”]The Birmingham News[/URL].
“How many ninth graders will think, ‘I’m going right to the NBA?’ Five hundred? One thousand? Now those kids will be really focused on academics. How could you make that statement?”
Calipari’s suggestions:
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[*][I]Pay the injury insurance for 30 eligible players each year rather than having them take out student loans.[/I]
[*][I]The NBA could pay more to rookies who graduate from college.[/I]
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“How about we encourage them to stay longer because it’s the right thing and it’s the smart thing?” Calipari said. “There’s things we have to do to make it better for those young people.”
[URL=”http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/04/calipari-criticizes-ncaa-president-on-one-and-done-stance-/1#.T5xs0qtYsg8″]Source[/URL][/I]
