I have great respect for Jonathan’s work dating back to my time at the NBA, but I respectfully disagree with his characterization of the NCAA’s approach to international players.
The NCAA does not seek to exclude all international players. Rather, the NCAA seeks to implement common sense limits on whether, and the extent to which, international players who have played multiple seasons of high level pro basketball overseas have remaining NCAA eligibility.
Getting this issue right is essential to preserve fairness and opportunities at predominantly taxpayer-funded American colleges for American kids who typically graduate from HS at age 18 and, as a practical matter, must immediately enroll in college if they want to continue playing high-level basketball.
@JesseWellsNews@TheWrigleyWire No shit. So you let him figure it out in low leverage situations. The idea of cutting him is nonsensical. We’re not even two months into the season. It’s a shortsighted suggestion.
@JesseWellsNews@TheWrigleyWire He’s a reliever and they’re notoriously fickle. Cutting him would be stupid. Put him in low leverage situations and let him work it out.
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