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Chapter 43 I Haven't Been the Boss for Many Years

Well-known commentators such as Bill Simmons joined the discussion, which is equivalent to adding fuel to the fire, and the heat has become even higher.

From sports media and magazines, to college admissions agencies, and even the state government, everything is discussed. Kings star Chris Webber, who once got into trouble with a lawsuit because he collected money from the University of Michigan many years ago, fully supports it. .

Players such as Barkley also expressed their willingness to support Su Yang's views in various interviews, because the NCAA's related practices are too outrageous. Committees can make money, schools can make money, and coaches can also make money, but players who create value cannot make money.

The point is that players not only cannot make money, but also have to pay out of their own pockets due to injuries and other troubles, at most a scholarship.

ESPN analyzed in the program why there was such a big fuss this time. After all, there have been many players who denounced the distribution of NCAA revenue in the past.Finally came to a conclusion, because this matter started from LeBron, the most popular high school student in the United States, and Su Yang participated as another popular high school student in the United States, resulting in the final result of the matter, which would affect too many people and matter.

At seven o'clock in the morning on March [-]st, Su Yang was exercising in the morning when he received a call from Rob Pelinka with a worried tone.

"I suggest not to continue to speak out, otherwise it will be easy to be targeted by the NCAA committee. After all, we need to use the NCAA platform to showcase. You are indeed very popular now, but there are still many fans in the United States who don't know you."

Su Yang knew that what Pelinka said was true. Although the national live broadcast with LeBron had attracted as many as 189 million households to watch, it was still much worse than the popularity of NCAA March Madness. That was Buffett Design a $10 billion reward challenge, the current president of the United States launches his own predictions, and leagues such as the NBA need to deliberately bypass events.

If they make it to the Crazy Three finals and win the championship, and then announce their participation in the draft, the benefits of signing endorsements will increase greatly.

"I got you…"

When Su Yang was interviewed by Time Magazine, he already thought of various follow-up possibilities. The most important thing in the future is money. "I can temporarily give up the benefits brought by the NCAA. They can't do anything to me. I can skip college and go directly to the draft. , Now the draft registration time has not yet expired, even if it is too late to participate in the draft, I can play in other leagues first, or wait a year.

But if I take the lead in triggering a change this time, it will be a big event that affects the development of American high school basketball, college basketball, and even the NBA. It can help me compete with Michael Jordan for the best in history. This kind of opportunity is rare. "

It’s not every year that an influential high school student like LeBron gets suspended for receiving gifts. This is the only time in the entire history of the NBA. Standing up by yourself is not only helping LeBron out of the siege, but also helping him prepare for his election. Things people bargaining chips.

There are also moments that only attract the attention of the whole world, so that things can be done better, and they must not be missed.

Of course, the most important thing is that the high school and college basketball league prohibits players from gaining benefits through their own fame, which is unreasonable in itself. I am doing a righteous thing, benefiting the benefits of many players in the future, and contributing to the growth of basketball.

The so-called greater ability, greater responsibility!

If the timeline is allowed to develop as usual, it will take 20 years before the NCAA committee will choose to give up profits and revise the regulations due to various crises, allowing players to profit through their own names and portrait rights, which is a toad behavior.

"Then since you decided to go ahead, tell me about your plan, and I will do my best to help you complete it..." Pelinka made up his mind.

"Contact ESPN first, as well as Schwarzenegger, who is about to run for governor of California, and the agents of players such as LeBron and Howard. As for the NBA, it would be better if you can talk to Stern directly. If not, contact Adam - Xiao Hua..."

In words, Su Yang gave a general plan, which is to drive away tigers and wolves and unite as one, and use all available contacts.

"OK, although I feel that the success rate is very low, being able to do such a thing can be regarded as adding luster to life..." Pelinka sighed, mentioning the heroism of resisting power, his tone was a little godly, it should be Very convinced.

Various plans followed.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, Su Yang flew to Bristol, the headquarters of ESNP, to participate in the recording of "Old School or Modern".

According to the program planning, Stephen Smith and Skype Bayless, as the affirmative party, represent the high school and university institutions to support the view that 'high school and college basketball should be kept as amateurs', while Su Yang, as the opposing party, represents the players to support the view that 'no matter what period, players All should be able to gain benefits through their own fame' point of view, but Su Yang is mainly responsible for the point of view output.

The host Molly first introduced why LeBron was suspended by the Ohio State League and why he lost his eligibility to join the NCAA men's basketball team, then mentioned Su Yang's previous speech to Time Magazine, and finally mentioned the reactions of various people.

After the introduction, the affirmative party spoke first.

Stephen Smith said: "College and high school basketball should remain amateur. I don't deny that players like LeBron and Su Yang have enough ability and fame to make money before entering the NBA. Organize events for a long time and provide a platform for them to showcase. On the other hand, basketball itself has great attention, so what achievements they can achieve is not all due to them, but their contributions and mutual achievements with various leagues.”

Skype-Bayless said: "I must emphasize that besides basketball, especially in the NCAA, there are many other unpopular sports that don't get much attention, basically don't make any money, and the athletes of those sports , the NCAA committee needs to allocate funds to support it. If it is changed to a salary system, those unpopular sports will only be banned. We should not sacrifice most unknown sports or athletes in order to let some people get more benefits... "

After finishing speaking, Su Yang took the lead and nodded slightly, then turned to look at the camera: "I have something to say, please listen carefully!"

"The first choice, not only me, but also Barkley and Webb, has never asked the high school leagues or the NCAA to pay salaries for outstanding players, but opposes the high school leagues or the NCAA, prohibiting any player from getting benefits from himself, because That is an extremely wrong and absurd rule. The high school leagues or the NCAA insist on implementing it just because they have power. Not only will it not help the development of high school and college basketball, but it will also bring too many obstacles.

A few years ago, Chris Webber, one of the Five Tigers in Michigan, accidentally found a jersey with his name in a store window. It was a ridiculous and sad thing that he borrowed talent to get together, and then he chose to accept sponsorship, and then he was investigated by the NCAA and continues to this day.

We can't let that tragedy happen again. If you fans, you want to see players like me and LeBron appearing more in high school or college in the future, please support us, otherwise players like us will be in the future. More choices to play in AAU or unknown leagues, just to get better training and benefits.You must know that the current high school and college stage, especially the college stage, is very poor in terms of player training. Most teams only want to win more games, and then squeeze the player's ability, rather than develop players through long-term plans. I reiterate Once, your support is very important!
I suggest that any player in high school and college can benefit from their own fame, including but not limited to their name and likeness, and the upcoming online video, that will not affect high school or college basketball, don't worry Players choose to make crazy shots for profit, because the right to arrange players to play is still in the hands of the school.

The relationship between players and the school should become cooperation, not serving and being served. This is a measure for everyone.

Otherwise, the current situation will continue to deteriorate. Everyone knows that universities collect money, but most of the time they choose to turn a blind eye. Instead of allowing those black-box operations that may have bad effects, it is better to establish an open and transparent revenue system! "

American college basketball has had a bad past in the admissions office. It is a basic operation to invite high school graduates to strip clubs. It is even like Ray Allen's "Single Out". The school arranged two super big breasts for Ray Allen. beauties.

Because of the conflict of interests, all schools basically have disgraceful behaviors, but the law does not blame the public. The NCAA often only deals with those troublesome things. In recent years, companies such as Adidas and Nike have joined forces with player agents. In terms of people + schools, they use ultra-low or even zero-interest loans to recruit experts. Players such as Lowry are typical cases.

The NCAA committee members know about similar things, but they don't investigate if nothing happens. They can't sign with an agent or accept commercial sponsorships during their player period. They are all bypassed in various ways because of huge interests. It is a tacit agreement.

With that kind of tacit understanding, the NCAA committee can continue to hold power, and players, agents and schools can also get what they need.

As for LeBron being messed with, there are many people who are popular and right and wrong, and the super huge interests are involved, which leads to the temporary break of the tacit understanding.

"NBA also wants to join in!"

Su Yang continued: "I know that the NBA is considering restricting the age of participation, because too many high school players and young players have not learned how to deal with professional games better. Afterwards, it will lead to a decline in NBA appreciation. I hope that young players will go to the NCAA to train for one or two years, but it was a wrong approach at that time, because it is difficult for those players to get professional training in the NCAA, and they are more treated as screws, which is easy to waste talents!
I suggest that the NBA vigorously build a development league, and then recruit suitable young players to the development league for training. It will not cost too much. With the advent of the video era, the NBA's income will increase greatly. Don't lose big profits because of small profits! "

During Su Yang's conversation,
Far away at the NBA headquarters in New York, President Stern and Adam Silver, the league executives, stared at the ESPN live broadcast without blinking.

Su Yang finished speaking in a blink of an eye, and the TV screen switched to the NCAA's income statistics and analysis in the past few years, and everyone was restless.

Stern said with a smile: "Although he is only 17 years old, the plan he proposed just now seems to be feasible, especially with the advent of the video era, the league's revenue will increase significantly, which is very close to our previous analysis results. What do you think?"

Xiao Hua and others spoke one after another, and various comments emerged, and finally decided to publicly express their support for Su Yang's point of view.
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After recording the show, Su Yang flew back to Los Angeles.

With Pelinka contacting and Robert Downey Jr. serving as an intermediary, Su Yang and Schwarzenegger had a detailed discussion in the Beverly Hills villa.Su Yang hinted that he hoped that Schwarzenegger would use his personal influence to make a public statement: After being elected governor of California, he would consider leading the establishment of a sports league among various universities in California, breaking away from the jurisdiction of the NCAA, which would weaken the jurisdiction of the NCAA committee. As for whether it will actually advance in the end, it doesn't matter, anyway, no one cares.

As for the return, Su Yang promised to stay in any university team in California and use his appeal to vote for Schwarzenegger.

There have been cases of politicians speaking out on NCAA issues before, and in the future, including Obama, he will also make suggestions. Either he really likes basketball and wants to solve the problem, or he can gain prestige. Anyway, it is a matter of great benefit and no harm .

The detailed talk lasted for two hours. Schwarzenegger said that he needed to think about it. When Su Yang and Pelinka left, he sighed at Downey Jr.: "Is this kid really only 17 years old? It feels like he has been in it for many years." Boss, he is very skilled at playing tricks..."

Downey Jr. shrugged: "Some people are born leaders. They take the lead in doing righteous things. Anyway, I will support them!"

In a blink of an eye, at noon on the seventh,

Su Yang is emailing with LeBron, discussing the weekend of the McDonald's All-Star Game, calling on other high school players to participate in the establishment of high school player protection, and then received a call from Pelinka, saying that there is news: The NCAA committee members are going to reject the scholarship application initiated by any university for Su Yang, threatening all universities in disguise to give up recruiting Su Yang.

After Pelinka finished speaking, he specifically emphasized: "It has not been confirmed whether the news is true. If it is true, then we can..."

"Don't care if it's true or not, just let it out to increase the heat..." Su Yang said in his heart that this kind of news is easy to get support from fans, and it is also easy to trigger conspiracy theory discussions, just like someone who conspired before that his support for LeBron is just an illusion, the real one The purpose is to suppress the possibility of LeBron being lifted from the restriction, forcing LeBron to participate in the draft in the summer, and ensuring that he can be the first pick in the 04 election.

After hearing the analysis, Pelinka immediately complied.

Su Yang continued to discuss with LeBron, intending to invite Anthony, Howard, Bosh, Wade and others to join the call, not limited to high school students or college students, as long as they are players, including those who have retired in the NBA. .

During the discussion, after two days of fermenting, the rumor that the NCAA committee banned all universities from recruiting Su Yang broke out completely.

People from all walks of life expressed their opinions one after another.

Schwarzenegger was the first to stand up. In an interview with TNT TV station, he expressed his support for Su Yang's point of view. After being elected, he will also consider the establishment of California's own college basketball and even all-sports leagues. After all, the number of California universities is very large. It can even take the lead in promoting the Pacific Big Ten to directly become independent, allowing places such as Oregon and Arizona to join.

In an interview with "Vanity Fair" magazine, Downey Jr. expressed his support for high school alumnus Su Yang's point of view, and Sean Pan also talked about his willingness to join the team of high school alumnus Su Yang when he was a guest on Chicken Feather Show, and contribute to the resistance against NCAA power voice.

When the popular actress Jessica Alba talked about the gossip rumors about her date with Su Yang when she attended the press conference of the new film, she expressed her willingness to support Su Yang's actions, because she had seen Su Yang leading the team at the scene, and also listened to it. I used to do things for the development of the Venice Beach Streetball League, and I don't mind dating Su Yang, but Su Yang is currently a little younger, so maybe I have to wait until later.

In an interview with FOX News, the audio-visual superstar Jimmy Fox stated that he did not understand the logic of Su Yang taking the lead in rebelling against the Ohio High School Basketball League and the NCAA committee, but it is commendable for Su Yang to take the risk to support his biggest opponent LeBron In view of that reason, he is also willing to support Su Yang's actions, and even compose songs to support him.

The rap king JAYZ said at the concert: "My little brother LeBron has encountered some troubles recently, and Su Yang, who helped me write the lyrics, stood up to support him. From Su Yang's behavior, I feel the value of being a person of color Unite and help each other, we will support each other like Su Yang in the future, and the next song "99 Questions" will be given to LeBron and Su Yang!"

Charles Barkley talked about Su Yang’s point of view in the TNT roundtable meeting, saying: “In the NBA and even in the field of basketball, there have been no opinion leaders, and Michael Jordan did not do it. Now I have decided to fully support Su Yang. His point of view is very correct, and he can propose effective solutions. If he existed in 99, the league might not stop!"

In addition to the public support of celebrities, many fans also expressed their support on forums such as hoops. In a poll, more than 10 people believed that various high school basketball leagues and the NCAA should lift the restrictions on players receiving commercial sponsorship and personal income.

But the Ohio High School Basketball League did not respond, and the NCAA committee treated it as nothing happened and refused to accept relevant interviews.

On the 26th, in an interview with ESPN, Stern said: "After our long-term research, we believe that Su Yang's proposal to vigorously develop the development alliance is feasible, and the bosses of each team have also discussed it. The preliminary plan... "

According to the report, many fans complained that the NBA jumped out to express support for Su Yang after seeing the huge support base.

On the 28th of the next day, the Ohio High School Basketball League announced the lifting of the suspension decision for LeBron James.

In the same afternoon, the NCAA committee held a press conference, denying the previous rumors about threatening various universities to recruit Su Yang in disguise, and will seriously study the feasibility of Su Yang's suggestion, and will give a further answer in two months at the earliest .

Su Yang got relevant news during training, and before he had time to feel emotional, LeBron called: "Brother! Thank you for your support! Without you, I couldn't be lifted so quickly. Let's work together to continue our career. We are more than athlete!"

"can!"

Su Yang nodded in agreement, knowing that it was only a phased result. The McDonald's High School All-Stars will continue in a few days, and he is also prepared to deal with potential troubles. After all, challenging the high school basketball league and the NCAA will also touch the interests of some third-party personnel.

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