This week's Slate's Hang-up and Listens podcast performance went into depth about the ugly win of UConn over Butler. They actually hit the points that this was the worst Field goal percentage of shooting in Final Four history. It went from 8/48 and on shooting inside the three-point line. There were more blocks on peremiter shots then Butler has had to suffer all season. Matt Howard was being talked up a ton by ESPN staff, and he only appeared "okay", nothing impressive.
Both teams went 10/44 in 3-point range, that's 22%, and again, not impressive, at all.
After venturing away from the game, they hit on the point of college athletes recieving monetary compensation for their abilities on the court/field/etc. I personally do not think that college athletes should be paid. Even though playing a sport in college is a job, they are not a professional yet, that is a whole different level. If they are recieving scholarship money, housing, etc. then they are being compensated.
What do you think?
God Bless,
Lauren
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I most definitely don't think they should be paid. They are already receiving huge scholarships most students actually doing work would sell a kidney for and the actual school work they have to do is not that challenging.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though athletes should not be paid but should be compensated a little more for their time and efforts. If you really think about it, for all the time they they spend towards the sport and still be held accountable for being a student the few incentives they get may not help compensate all that is needed to be covered. Also by them working so hard at what they do, most schools athletic programs bring in ova 75% of most revenue the school is making. So, I don't feel they should be paid but better compensated.
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