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Unread post by bcoach » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:55 pm

Isn't the reality of the situation that we can't collect anything from him. What we can do is prevent him from playing ball at a Div 1 school this year?

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Unread post by Maddog1956 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:09 pm

bcoach wrote:Isn't the reality of the situation that we can't collect anything from him. What we can do is prevent him from playing ball at a Div 1 school this year?
You are correct!
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Unread post by wataugan03 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:31 pm

bcoach wrote:Isn't the reality of the situation that we can't collect anything from him. What we can do is prevent him from playing ball at a Div 1 school this year?
Absolutely (though its this year and next year). My long, and probably annoying, posts were just trying rebut the claim that this should be a life lesson about how the world works. This is not remotely how the world works. The world is much friendlier to people who break contracts, particularly to employees who break them.

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Unread post by bcoach » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:08 pm

wataugan03 wrote:
bcoach wrote:Isn't the reality of the situation that we can't collect anything from him. What we can do is prevent him from playing ball at a Div 1 school this year?
Absolutely (though its this year and next year). My long, and probably annoying, posts were just trying rebut the claim that this should be a life lesson about how the world works. This is not remotely how the world works. The world is much friendlier to people who break contracts, particularly to employees who break them.
Not annoying at all. I will say that what you are saying is very true in NC and probably VA but in some other states employment contracts are very much enforceable, and people do get held to them. North Carolina is different though. I had an employment contract with a non compete clause in it. I took another job and it was never even contested as they knew it would not hold water in NC. I am only guessing but it could be that it is because it is a right to work state.

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Unread post by app123 » Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:17 pm

app123 wrote:
CVAPP wrote:Devonte for President!!! He is good people.

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app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
CVAPP wrote:Devonte for President!!! He is good people.

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Follow Devonte Graham has made it look easy, making shots from all over the place. The best point guard left in the country and he is showing why.

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Unread post by appst89 » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:25 pm

app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
CVAPP wrote:Devonte for President!!! He is good people.

HoopDreamsMag.com @HoopDreamsmag
Follow Devonte Graham has made it look easy, making shots from all over the place. The best point guard left in the country and he is showing why.
Except that he's not available. He's already signed a binding agreement.

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Unread post by bcoach » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:51 pm

appst89 wrote:
app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
CVAPP wrote:Devonte for President!!! He is good people.

HoopDreamsMag.com @HoopDreamsmag
Follow Devonte Graham has made it look easy, making shots from all over the place. The best point guard left in the country and he is showing why.
Except that he's not available. He's already signed a binding agreement.
Devonte who?

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Unread post by app123 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:12 pm

bcoach wrote:
appst89 wrote:
app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
CVAPP wrote:Devonte for President!!! He is good people.

HoopDreamsMag.com @HoopDreamsmag
Follow Devonte Graham has made it look easy, making shots from all over the place. The best point guard left in the country and he is showing why.
Except that he's not available. He's already signed a binding agreement.
Devonte who?


Devonte "National Champion" Graham!!!! or @im_dat_kid_dtae

#FREEDTAE #FREEDTAE

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Unread post by Saint3333 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:27 pm

Can we ban this tool. His advice has already screwed up Devontes life, now he's trying to do the same to this board.

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Unread post by HeffnerIV » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:28 pm

Saint3333 wrote:Can we ban this tool. His advice has already screwed up Devontes life, now he's trying to do the same to this board.
You sure he's not Devonte?

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Unread post by appst89 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:35 pm

Saint3333 wrote:Can we ban this tool. His advice has already screwed up Devontes life, now he's trying to do the same to this board.
He's getting pretty close. It's obvious he has no understanding of what it means for someone to give their word.

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Unread post by Saint3333 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:38 pm

Either way I'm good.

My message is consistent, when you sign a deal you don't quit, you finish. A good lesson to learn at 18.

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Unread post by appst89 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:45 pm

app123 wrote:Devonte who?


Devonte "National Champion" Graham!!!! or @im_dat_kid_dtae

#FREEDTAE #FREEDTAE
How about Devonte "Signed a binding contract" Graham?

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Re: Devonte Graham

Unread post by T-Dog » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:49 pm

This person might not be Devonte. Everytime I mention something about App basketball losing on Twitter, the #freedtae crowd retweets it. It's really sad. One thing I've noticed lately is that they're more about firing Capel than hating App basketball lately. I guess they figure once he's gone, Devonte will be free.

At this point, I hope he's kept to his LOI for as long as it goes.

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Unread post by CVAPP » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:19 pm

app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
app123 wrote:
CVAPP wrote:Devonte for President!!! He is good people.

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Follow Devonte Graham has made it look easy, making shots from all over the place. The best point guard left in the country and he is showing why.
Devante is a confused young man. You are a creep.

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Unread post by BeauFoster » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:21 pm

Hey app123-youve never answered the question posed to you...why aren't you man enough to encourage and teach this kid to keep his word? If you were any kind of mentor, you would help him to understand that part of being a MAN is owning your word. But you aren't, and your little game of hashtagging "freedtae" shows what a child you are. If you are in fact a product of Appalachian State, then you shame the diploma.
Give 'em hell!

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Unread post by AppinVA » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:33 pm

Saint3333 wrote:Can we ban this tool. His advice has already screwed up Devontes life, now he's trying to do the same to this board.
I agree.
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Re: Devonte Graham

Unread post by bcoach » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:25 am

Devonte who?

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Unread post by app123 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:07 pm

BeauFoster wrote:Hey app123-youve never answered the question posed to you...why aren't you man enough to encourage and teach this kid to keep his word? If you were any kind of mentor, you would help him to understand that part of being a MAN is owning your word. But you aren't, and your little game of hashtagging "freedtae" shows what a child you are. If you are in fact a product of Appalachian State, then you shame the diploma.

Im neither his handler, mentor or the kid, Just a fan who graduated from the same high school years earlier. A coach is suppose to be a mentor, With that being said Capel should have the students best interest at heart. If he wants to go, wish him well.

"being a MAN is owning your word"...Pretty sure his mentor told him the consequences before he chose to go Prep. So I have to say that the kid is or will become a helleva MAN. Making a choice for what HE wants to do with HIS life and accepting whatever terms there maybe. This kid asked to be released over a year ago and has walked around since then with future in limbo. But still at top of his class and leading his team to a National Championship.
I hashtag #Freedtae because thats what I believe

Kid made a mistake!!! Are any of you infallible?

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