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Guest post by Hoop Jones…
Amateur basketball is big business. From multibillion dollar companies like Nike, millionaire coaches like John Calipari, colleges, high schools, and everybody else from entrepreneurial recruiting experts to shady characters like Rodney Guillory — everyone is getting paid from their involvement with amateur basketball.
Everyone, that is, except the players themselves. Is it really any surprise to see that O.J. Mayo took some money after spending the last five years of his life watching people cash in on him time after time? Do you really think that Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley or the people

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By Jarrad Todd (jarradt .at. hotmail .dot. com)
Working on the presumption that the Chicago Bulls take Derrick Rose with the number 1 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, unless Miami can pry away Carmelo Anthony from the Nuggets, the number 2 pick should remain exactly where it is — with the Miami Heat. The reason, Michael Beasley is a franchise player.
If I were a Miami Heat fan right now I would be getting a little concerned with Pat Riley’s itchy trigger finger. Sure, he wants to get the best deal for the Miami Heat right now, but…

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