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Originally Posted by mac222b
The other strange things about the Bazley decision: at the McDonald's All American Game- the night before he announced this decision(!)he gave an interview talking about playing for SU next season and Syracuse was tweeting out stats and info about his performance. So he knew he was leaving and was talking about how he was excited to play with specific players next season. And the coaching staff, players etc. had no clue he was even considering this.
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That was a poor way to go about it.
That being said, while you can’t replace the college atmosphere, the kid won’t be dealing wih or distracted by classes, college parties etc. He will be getting paid to focus on his professional career full-time. I don’t blame him for opting for the G League. He wasn’t getting a college degree anyways. I hope to see more players follow suit. The NCAA as an organization has become corrupt and inconsistent. Individual schools have sought to attract top players by any means necessary for their own personal gain.