Gee, a study led by a guy who doesn’t specialize in the brain (Perlman) and who also happens to be the personal physician of Paul Taglibue (who denied any link between football and concussions) and is a team doctor for the Jets. What possible bias could he have?!?

Agreed, and seeing how the Patron Saint of College Basketball’s self-aggrandizing bullshit (Coach K) has bought into Cal’s system (one and done’s), it’s a success.

For all this talk about “preparing them for the NBA,” how does he prepare them?

but he really does know how to make the rules benefit him

Coaches putting their interests ahead of players? Got any examples?

What is your basis for Lute Olson possibly being a decent human being? Cause he smiles a lot and isn’t involved in many NCAA rules scandals? I hate to say it but I would say most coaches are scumbags. As for Pastner, he got a job at a really young age, you don’t think he back-stabbed anyone?

The issue of the court size is another one altogether (I agree, it is too small considering the sizes of today’s players). As for the whole “PG dribbling down with his head down and drawing a foul.” That does happen but not as often as you insinuate. I’ll admit Cleveland can sometimes get bogged down in that type of…

I liked him as a player (smooth PG) and ironically he was always lauded as a “good guy” because he would ask kids math questions before giving an autograph.

“Damn, Martelli is still coaching St. Joe’s?”

If you’re a 20-something year old, would you want a 14 year old around you all day? I love my kids but I do enjoy having adult time at work. Having a kid like that (even a teenager like Drake) around adds an unnecessary burden on his teammates.

I agree totally, if LaRoche was playing better, probably would have been less of an issue.

That all could have been “tolerated” if LaRoche was playing well. When you’re a DH making $13 million/year and hitting .207 and barely hitting over 10 HR’s, suddenly your baggage a bigger issue.

I read Jeff Pearlman’s book about the 1990's Dallas Cowboys years ago. A funny tidbit was when Deion Sanders had a near-death experience (or so he claims), he became a big Bible-thumper. Apparently he took it so far that some players who were on the Super Bowl winning teams privately grumbled that young players (who…

He definitely is the fall guy here (or at least taking the heat off the players who complained). I highly doubt he one day decided to just pick a bone with LaRoche over his kid simply out of his own intuition.

What are you talking about? I’m talking about the Europa League.

Spain isn’t a big slouch either, they’ve had Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Atletico Madrid all make finals of the UCL since it expanded in 2000 to the current format of 32 teams.

The problems that caused FFP wasn’t caused by the likes of Real Madrid. They were caused by the likes of Leeds and Lazio, clubs that were spending money that was contingent on results on the pitch. Sure clubs like Madrid can run up debt but it’s manageable.

The automatic place in the UCL has made it more interesting for sure. Having said that, I still think it’s bullshit the winner gets an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage (make them go through qualifying)

Wolfsburg also has the weakest logo game in the quarterfinals.

I noticed that too (Madrid, Barca, Bayern all getting relatively easy draws). I would have figured PSG would have too (seeing how Platini’s son works for the Qatari government) but Platini is out of power. At least PSG can console themselves knowing they’re going up against a club with a lame duck manager who has…