If you've got somebody, you want them to move to the place where the money will be earned in the short run and not wait a year, because somebody else may have their hooks into them by then. And given the policing mechanism, or not, of the NCAA or the various states or whatever, it's a big mess. School is an irrelevancy. Stern said he does not blame his coaches or general managers for taking high school players, but he pointed to the union for not taking a stand. And he blamed the NCAA for moving slowly on its stipend proposal.
School is an irrelevancy.
Perhaps he should be the one. After the Sacramento Kings' quick exit from the playoffs, Chris Webber headed out of town to clear his mind, retreating to New York to hang out with Knicks star Latrell Sprewell. Webber, whose contract is up, did make it clear that he has not made up his mind about where he will end up next season. It's that simple. And if you don't believe me, forget you.