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Part of my “Survival Hoops” series. Nick Ansom made a whole ton of hoops out of found junk and hung them in the alleyways all around Venice Beach, CA. 

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Adidas Andrew Wiggins by Brandon Josie

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I Don’t Watch College Hoops Because Exploitation Isn’t Entertaining

“Because you don’t learn financial management and budgeting by being broke”

For all intent and purposes, the American college basketball circuit is probably one of the biggest influences that creates the NBA, which I love oh so much.

And I don’t care.

I really wonder, how it is that in a country that values business, enterprise and the ability to earn a living like the United States Of America does, and yet, still does not see the need to garuantee this kind of fairness across the board.

How much money do you think the NCAA makes in a year? Like in one season of college basketball how much do you think the NCAA is worth with it’s live game attendance, ticket sales, merchandise sales, advertising revenue and television broadcasting rights. How much do you think that operation is worth in 1 season?

Whatever you valuation is, it’s wrong, and in all likelihood, lower than what you expect or project because this organization/business does not have to pay it’s labour force.

A quick search on investopedia.com reveals that the NCAA made 1 billion dollars in profits in 2022.

Not a single penny of that goes to the players and I can’t abide it.

This culture of blatant exploitation is not entertaining, or rather it gets in the way of me finding college basketball entertaining.

There is an almost insidious level of intolerance towards the idea of a college athlete being paid any money to represent an institution in a sport, and I don’t understand why, because the pie is more than big enough that players can be compensated right now, and not have to wait until they make it to the NBA.

Stories like Jalen Rose, Chris Webber and The Fab Five, demonstrate firsthand the kind of vitriol that awaits any college athlete that tries to make a buck for themselves, without the stuffed shirts giving them express permission to do so.

I also don’t buy the idea that players are recieving a free education and therefore getting a full ride to study and play for free, is the only incentive they deserve.

That’s nonsense.

Firstly, college athletes are required to study and play/represent thier college in a sport, but they are also being sent in to the modern day job market where are degree or qualification is less advantageous than at any time in history.

And lastly, these colleges have to understand that they are sending a majority of these athletes in to the modern day labor market, and with that should come an adjusting of the rates. College degrees, qualifications, as well as modern hiring practices are not the trump card that they used to be.

The current revenue share between athletes and college institutions, does not reflect this at all.

In the video above posted by CNN, former college basketball player, Cody McDavis explains that paying college basketball and football players, would likely mean college institutions cutting spending on less profitable sports programs altogether, specifically with regards to the smaller schools.

In 2019, former staff writer for Forbes, Chris Smith, posted a video, courtesy of Forbes, which went in to depth to looking at valuations and revenue streams for the most profitable colleges, all of whom would have made at least half a billion dollars in 2018. 

These teams are making money from everything including game tickets, parking tickets, food and concession, merchandise, media rights deals, sponsorships, television rights, advertising revenue, and in regard to the bigger schools, who can also pull in donations from alumni members in the form of contributions/donations.

In the same year of 2019, CNBC did a video in which they broke down som of the financials of the annual March Madness tournament, and the network reports that the latest television deal made the NCAA 857 million dollars in 2018. 

In addition to that the March Madness tournament also brought in 1.32 billion dollars in television ad spending, which is more than the NBA, the MLB and college football.

All of that is outside of other things like the yearly NIT, which is an adjeacent tournament to March Madness, and which together with the NCAA, reportedly brings in upwards of 132 million dollars a year.

This revenue is all collected and essentially redistributed amongst all the competing schools in the tournament, and also helps subsidize alternate sports programs that do not make enought profit on their own, but when you’re dealing with entities this size, with mutliple revenue streams and a nationally televised product, I can tell you, the money is there. What isn’t there is the will to pay it out fairly, on the part of the institutions in question.

The reality is that, I cannot and don’t abide, a multi million dollar company, which continues to grow financially on the backs of unpaid labor.

The concept of basketball players skipping college is a thoroughly unpopular one, in every sphere of the mainstream media.

You have to understand there is an infastructure at play here, with mulitple billion dollar corporations either indirectly benefitting or directly profitting. From media outlets and publications to broadcast and media entities, aside from people that are actually involved with the athletic side of the game like coaches and scouts.

The only one of these entities that could exist no matter where they get thier players from, is the NBA.

When you understand this kind of basketball economy, you understand why those in the national media are reluctant to support any kind of change to this system. 

The issue with accepting this at face value, is the reality of how much college basketball coaches are paid, and that’s where this becomes more apparent as a labor issue.

Above is a video posted by CBS News on the Youtube channel in which Duke University lecturer, Nathan Kahlman-Lamb, details all the ways that the NCAA’s labor practices are a violation of multiple antitrust laws based on the percentage of the profits that actually get paid to the athlete.

Kahlman-Lamb, makes it clear under no uncertain circumstances that the only way that the NCAA is as proftable as it is, is becasue they do not pay thier labor force.

In 2016, PBS News Hour did a report in which former college athletes like Ed O’Bannon, who was the MVP of the 1995 NCAA finals, and he makes it clear that he considers the NCAA to be a cartel, a fact he believes so much, he has filed a lawsuit regarding the matter.

I don’t buy the idea that the players are interchangeable either. 

If anything I believe the NCAA is the replaceable entity. The NBA will always need a feeder system for players, because that’s the nature of thier business. Where they find this talent pool and the rules that govern said aqcuisitions is the interchangeable part.

You can start a league for new/young/developing players, in fact, the NBA wouldn’t even need to do that, they could simply just expand on the existing G-League infastructure.

The NCAA however would have a much harder time convincing kids to play for free if they had a competing entity that was willing to pay players, straight out of high school.

In recent years, the NCAA has relaxed regulations that now allows college athletes to take advantage of brand deals, sponsorships and image rights, but that’s a separate issue to being paid for the revenue they actually help create for the NCAA.

You can call it what you like, but there is absolutely no way, I am going to watch/write about or create content about or concerning, an entity that openly exploits the most important part of thier work force, and subsequently their money machine.

What I would suggest, is a basic minimum for all college basketball players, regardless of which insitution they represent, or whether they go on to be eligible for the draft.

And please don’t give me any of that crap about how college student will waste money they are given, because you don’t learn financial management and budgeting by being broke, so cut the nonsense.

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(leia organa voice) help me boston celtics, you’re my only hope

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Kansas vs TCU

The Kansas vs TCU rivalry is one of the most intense and long-standing matchups in the Big 12 Conference. This rivalry is built on a foundation of competition and passion, with each game providing fans with exciting, high-stakes basketball. When it comes to the keyword “rivalry,” there is no doubt that the Kansas vs TCU matchup fits the bill. These two teams have a history of going head-to-head…

[goldfades]

manger!yn is by far my favorite series rn on here but let's talking about her drip first since I don't think I've seen anyone talk about it.

I saw this girl in a corset button up and that's when I spiraled. I like to think her fits for game days would be a mix of office siren and hot mom (very tempted to create a pinterest board merely for this). She would wear a lot of flared out slacks and jeans with elaborate button ups and shirts for the ✨aesthetic✨️, and sometimes colorful sweatsuits.

Let's also get into her being the best arm candy there is. Like all of the girls would be arguing about who gets to walk with her💀💀 and she's just giving them all the nastiest side eye.

Idk if I'll frequently be a nonnie but this my fav emoji--😗

NO BABES ME TOO I LOVE READING UR ASKS AND EVERYTHINGGGG, it's sm fun!!!

OH for sure!!! hot mom to the max, but i feel for special games she'd have that professional look. but her shoe game?!?!? yes, the girls have put her on and she's never caught without her 300 dollar baskteball shoes 😭

arm candy FOR SUREEE, like everyone wants to show her off LMAOOO😭😭😭 bbg pretends not to like it but she loves it, she lovesssss being shown off!!!!!! she'll usually choose the seniors at the time because yk seniority and stuff but yeah, she's so trophy gf coded!!!

i'll add u to the list just in case babe

(also if u make a pinterest board, sharing is caring 🥸)

[victoriadallonfan]

- Beacon 8.4

Oh my god…

Imagine if La Llorona was the same girl who fouled Victoria at Baskteball all those years ago

They happen to see each other at the prison and it’s:

[leafmindscape]

Part 1 gojohime because ao3 is down

This is 60% based from my experience from elementary to highschool. I was thinking of how my classmates were doing then thought of this friend, "Huh we're like gojohime but I friendzoned him."

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2nd Grade & 4th Grade

Utahime was in her 4th Grade in elementary school when her driver took a detour to pickup another kid from her old school, just a few kilometers away from her current one to save time and gas.

She hopped off the tricycle by the time the driver parked next to the fencing of her old school. Her driver told her not to wander off as he entered through the gates to collect his charge. She stood next to the fencing, she could see the students, from pre-schoolers to 6th graders, emerging out of the building to run at the campus playground or to wait for their chaperones.

She noticed there were minimal changes in her old school the last time she attend in her 2nd grade: the trees are taller, the playground has a new slide, the teachers have new uniforms and plenty of unfamiliar faces mixed into familiar ones.

Directly across where she stood is a basketball court and the one-storey building for the 1st and 2nd graders connected to the main campus one. She recalled a boy called Gojo from the pre-school rooms who used to follow her around like sneaking out of his classroom just to make faces in front of the windows while her former teacher was writing on the chalkboard or bother her for sweets from her lunchbox. The pre-schooler was quite a troublemaker who never understood bathroom privacy. She remembered his blue eye used to peak through the keyhole while she washes her hands. She shuddered at the the memory.

She observed few of the familiar ones playing at the swings trying to jump out of it. There was a quick movement in the corner of her vision originating from the 1st-2nd grade building but she choose to ignore it because she recognized a tiny girl named Shoko making a perfect landing by jumping out of the swing. Another boy with black hair cheered from another swing, his voice mixing with the ambiance of the students.

It is very noisy from her spot because of the sounds of purring engines from vehicles and the voices of laughing and screaming children. But it is not enough to drown out the high pitch voice of a certain someone...

"UTAHIME! I LOVE YOU!"

"Wha-?" Her head swiveled towards the direction of the 1st-2nd grade building. She spotted a familiar figure with white hair standing between the building and the baskteball court with legs spread out and hands cupped on either side of his grinning mouth.

"HaaAAAH?!" It's that pervert boy Gojo! Gojo's classmates that were loitering in the court laughed at him and cooed.

The grinning boy took a deep breath and shouted.

"I SAID UTAHIME! I LOVE YOU!"

Utahime didn't get a chance a reply because her driver, either was unaware of the commotion or was very good at appearing apathetic, tapped her shoulder to return to the trike. She followed him and the newly picked kid but not without looking over her shoulder and irritatingly starred at the grinning Gojo who starred back.

Good thing Utahime doesn't attend to that school anymore. Oh, the embarrassment and the teasing that she would get the next day if she does. Hopefully she would never see the kid again. She thought as she hopped back inside the trike.

Utahime saw him again in middle school.

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INDOOR games for intelligenT peoples

chess

spades the . yeah same

skribbl io (uou need 22290 IQ 4this)

gartic phone (only 200 )

messenger (lots of intelligebce..it's like chess but harde

group chat (simple for big brains (

hunting down your neighbours

baskteball (indoors!!!version)

buying groceries

indeed. Com

cribbage

ludo

carrom (+90 sex)

discord (I'm howling at the moon

multiplayer solitaire

52 pick up

[milesmoraleswife4l]

Girl u still alive?😭

HAHAHAHHAHAHA YES IVE JUST BEEN BUSY WITH BASKTEBALL AND SCHOOL

[77ngiez]

Forge:Re strts out looking from the description lke a shitpost or low effrt game but i promise its actually crazy good even though one of the characers IS charles barkley (yes, the baskteball player)

hm, maybe i’ll check it out then!

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[thekricks0krickass]

NICK AND I BOTH GAVE OUR GCSE'S IN A BASKTEBALL COURSE LIKE WHAT

[kisara123]

9 Years old me

Cute! When I was 9 Years old I started to get taller based for my age, the first photo of me, mama, and ate was being awarded by our principal since we were the first people to enter the school, we were early because our apartment is just a 2 minutes walk from the school. The second one is just me holding a Baskteball infront on our apartment because I just want to hahaha. The last photo was taken in a salon since mama is with me at that time I was just waiting for mama to get her hair done.

Again Cute! My hair started to grew longer at that time, me and my new neighbor Donna smiling at the camera since we just started our new friendship. The second one was so cute an epic photo of me and my sister at the back seems a little mad. The one in the center was captured when we were hanging out in a minimart and eating some Ice cream I was with my ate, mama, and my cousin. The photo is like in the center but we were eating some pringles at that time and the last was taken when mama and papa was attending a wedding.

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