NBA Agents and High School Kids

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Mark Cuban's Reaction to Recruiting Tales
Published 5/19/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... From his seat, with what he knows about the League, the agents, and the player, Cuban thinks the IRS would be the right group to clean up "amateur" basketball. He writes on his blog, Blog Maverick: ...

Going on the Offensive
Published 5/20/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... "unprecedented" step of suing the agency "alleging Pro Manage had interfered with the school's contractual relations with its athletes and had interfered with prospective business advantages for the university." The case was "quickly settled" for $50,000 (coincidentally, the maximum penalty for damages allowed under state law -- unless actual damages were higher). The actual law is listed there as well. Another possible weapon comes from an odd but very knowledgeable source . There is a very specific NBA rule that ...

MORNING ROUNDUP - 5/20/08
Published 5/20/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... The Untouchables, Now With Pocket Protectors - In what has to be the first time he’s ever supported bureaucracy, Mark Cuban proposes that the IRS should clean up amateur basketball, comparing player agents to Al Capone. (HT: ...

Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/22/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... lines and comparisons have confirmed it: Chris Paul is really good. - Need4Sheed - Sayeth Rasheed “Roscoe” Wallace: “Ain’t nobody in this joint nervous.” - West Coast Bias - Was that more “Lakers’ comeback” or “Spurs meltdown” last night in LA? - And One - Get pumped up, Cavaliers fans!!! You have the 19th pick in the NBA Draft! - Blog Maverick - Mark Cuban has opinions about things… and is a fan of the ...

Runners and Recruiting: A Roundtable
Published 5/28/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... point, about taking it out of the shadows. One of my favorite movies, The Untouchables, there's a great scene in the movie where Sean Connery's character is showing Elliott Ness, Kevin Costner's character, where the booze is. And Elliott Ness is surprised that he knew where it was. And Connery said, We've always known; that's not the issue. The issue is, do you want to tackle Capone? We all know what the problems are, but we're not law enforcement. It has to be -- in fact, I read Mark Cuban's comment about the IRS. I thought that was brilliant, to ...