'Even if you don’t like NCAA rules, even if you think amateurism is stupid, it is impossible to see LSU playing in this tournament as anything but a farce,' write DanWolken for usatodaysports.
CLOSE SportsPulse: We are just over a week away from Selection Sunday and for these teams a tournament berth is anything but guaranteed. USA TODAY
If LSU was headed for the NIT rather than an SEC regular-season title with a win Saturday, there is little doubt the school would spend this afternoon in self-preservation mode, announcing a self-imposed postseason ban and a suspension for Wade, who has now been caught on a pair of phone calls with Dawkins alluding to transactions he would be willing to engage in that would likely violate NCAA rules.
“The problem was, I know why he didn’t take it now, it was tilted toward the family a little bit. It was tilted toward taking care of the mom, taking care of the kid. Like it was tilted towards that. Now I know for a fact he didn’t explain everything to the mom. I know now, he didn’t get enough of the piece of the pie in the deal.”
But even without all the specifics, Wade’s conversation with Dawkins is damning.
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