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Talen Horton-Tucker commits to Iowa State
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<blockquote data-quote="JSpence" data-source="post: 1344158" data-attributes="member: 4881"><p>Yup. I'm still open to hearing a different, truthful account of the mess, but I can see my path forward if the worst is what happened. This incident has crystallized several opinions I hardly knew I had.</p><p></p><p>Basketball scholarships at the University of Illinois are, first and foremost, there to advance the careers and lives of the best amateur basketball players in Illinois. In the interest of keeping the team competitive, the head coach should get a fair amount of say in which players get offers. The scholarships, though, do not belong to him. Or the press. Or an AAU coach. They belong to the kids in our high schools.</p><p></p><p>The system does not reflect this, but neither do its operators or our expectations. Basketball is broken. I hope my alma mater has the guts to break away and be a leader in fixing it.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to Talen Horton-Tucker and his family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JSpence, post: 1344158, member: 4881"] Yup. I'm still open to hearing a different, truthful account of the mess, but I can see my path forward if the worst is what happened. This incident has crystallized several opinions I hardly knew I had. Basketball scholarships at the University of Illinois are, first and foremost, there to advance the careers and lives of the best amateur basketball players in Illinois. In the interest of keeping the team competitive, the head coach should get a fair amount of say in which players get offers. The scholarships, though, do not belong to him. Or the press. Or an AAU coach. They belong to the kids in our high schools. The system does not reflect this, but neither do its operators or our expectations. Basketball is broken. I hope my alma mater has the guts to break away and be a leader in fixing it. Good luck to Talen Horton-Tucker and his family. [/QUOTE]
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