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I had been alerted to the fact that deadspin had posted this earlier today, unfortunately. I'm not a good enough rapper to join those kids... 'the video' came out a week or two ago and there's been chatter about it... I think the consensus opinion is that it's disgraceful, but not a big deal.

Sad truth about the BEPs: I kind of liked the Atban Klann tape in the early 90s... it was going to be released on Ruthless but never was.

Here is an example of my 'mad rapping skills'... this is edited, but still a little naughty language-wise.. don't listen if you're under 18 or easily offended.

Awful Stuff in MP3 format
 

GW

Gopher Warrior said:
I had been alerted to the fact that deadspin had posted this earlier today, unfortunately. I'm not a good enough rapper to join those kids... 'the video' came out a week or two ago and there's been chatter about it... I think the consensus opinion is that it's disgraceful, but not a big deal.

Sad truth about the BEPs: I kind of liked the Atban Klann tape in the early 90s... it was going to be released on Ruthless but never was.

Here is an example of my 'mad rapping skills'... this is edited, but still a little naughty language-wise.. don't listen if you're under 18 or easily offended.

Awful Stuff in MP3 format
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GW, You rap ? I sit with you for 9 sweet innings and had no inkling. You must have recognized me as an out of touch geezer and not shared this side of yourself!

Your skill set continues to amaze me. :)
 

Section201 said:
GW, You rap ? I sit with you for 9 sweet innings and had no inkling. You must have recognized me as an out of touch geezer and not shared this side of yourself!

Your skill set continues to amaze me. :)
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My appearance doesn't scream out, 'rapper', huh? Whew! It's a rare occasion that I do nowadays... getting older and can barely grip a microphone anymore.

OK, to make this basketball related.. random article on one of my favorite topics... over-signing!

Arizon Daily Star article
 

Clipped:

It is the nature of elite teams both to produce players capable of leaving early to play professionally and to frustrate good players who transfer when they can't crack the rotation.

While scholarships are technically year-to-year, the NCAA has instituted Academic Progress Rates in order to prevent coaches from "running off" players. APRs can penalize teams whose players leave early or become academically ineligible, although they are four-year rolling averages that allow schools some leeway to compensate for a year of heavy turnover.
 


NurumbiCongo said:
Clipped:


While scholarships are technically year-to-year, the NCAA has instituted Academic Progress Rates in order to prevent coaches from "running off" players. APRs can penalize teams whose players leave early or become academically ineligible, although they are four-year rolling averages that allow schools some leeway to compensate for a year of heavy turnover.
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This is a bit misleading - the APR is often stated as a number but is essentially a percentage... i.e., (numerator divided by denominator)... if a player is 'run off', but is in good academic standing, then transfers to another school.. (or if a player goes early to the NBA, but leaves in good academic standing), there is no increase to the denominator (i.e., the result of which would be to lower the APR).

The issue is usually kids leaving early for the NBA or quitting school. See: Syracuse a few years ago. Sometimes, during the second semester when a kid is going to go pro, they say, 'forget school'. That is where there can be real damage to the APR. But if your APR is otherwise 1000, and four kids leave early for the NBA, but all leave in good academic standing, your APR is still going to be 1000.

Likewise, if you 'run off' a kid, saying, 'hey, you should go to a different school where you might get some PT... it's not going to work out here for you'... that is not going to cause your denominator to increase unless the kid isn't in good academic standing.
 

Gopher Warrior said:
My appearance doesn't scream out, 'rapper', huh? Whew! It's a rare occasion that I do nowadays... getting older and can barely grip a microphone anymore.

OK, to make this basketball related.. random article on one of my favorite topics... over-signing!

Arizon Daily Star article
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Great article, thanks for sharing. Josiah Turner, the Arizona recruit in the article, might be the reason we're having problems landing Tharpe. He was considered a lock for Kansas at one point, and when he signed with Arizona, Kansas was back in the PG recruit market.
 

Gopher Warrior said:
This is a bit misleading - the APR is often stated as a number but is essentially a percentage... i.e., (numerator divided by denominator)... if a player is 'run off', but is in good academic standing, then transfers to another school.. (or if a player goes early to the NBA, but leaves in good academic standing), there is no increase to the denominator (i.e., the result of which would be to lower the APR).

The issue is usually kids leaving early for the NBA or quitting school. See: Syracuse a few years ago. Sometimes, during the second semester when a kid is going to go pro, they say, 'forget school'. That is where there can be real damage to the APR. But if your APR is otherwise 1000, and four kids leave early for the NBA, but all leave in good academic standing, your APR is still going to be 1000.

Likewise, if you 'run off' a kid, saying, 'hey, you should go to a different school where you might get some PT... it's not going to work out here for you'... that is not going to cause your denominator to increase unless the kid isn't in good academic standing.
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APR would get 3/4 points if a player in good academic standing transferred to another school.

Need 925 APR to keep all scholarships. If there are 13 players on scholarship and school is on semesters (not quarters), that's 52 points per year. Need 48 points for 925 APR. So (up to) 4 players can leave and the school could still earn 925 APR score.
 

Friend Of Tubby said:
APR would get 3/4 points if a player in good academic standing transferred to another school.

Need 925 APR to keep all scholarships. If there are 13 players on scholarship and school is on semesters (not quarters), that's 52 points per year. Need 48 points for 925 APR. So (up to) 4 players can leave and the school could still earn 925 APR score.
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A few things that you're off on... let me know if you have questions or continue to disagree:

1) In your APR example of 4 players leaving, you're assuming the APR that is considered is a yearly one - but it has been a 4-year rolling average.

2) You do not need a 925 APR to keep all scholarships. An APR under 925 opens up the possibility of losing scholarships, but certainly does not guarantee it. Improvement Trumps Penalties - NCAA.org

3) Back to the original point - and there are nuances, but take Justin Cobbs. If he left in good academic standing, and our score was at 1000 except for him, my interpretation is that adding his contribution to the score (i.e. 1/1 for the second semester, or, put another way, 3/3 for the entire year), would mean our score remains at 1000.

See Item 5a:
APR Adjustment Directive - NCAA.org

As another real world example, see:
Mann Transfers

"Mann’s departure will not affect the school’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) because of his academic success. Mann will be a “1-1” in APR parlance for the spring semester."

4) Does 48/52 not equal 923?
 



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