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Erik4Cy said:
No. And ofc they aren't making as much as Jefferson, Lipsey, Momcilovic, but all I can say to it is that Toure & Pleta are paid to come here/play here. Idk what loophole or channel is used exactly (Toure did play his senior year in America at Brewster Academy fwiw) and idk if or when the rules will change on it, but they are both making 6 figures.

I'm sure JJ is making over $1mil. Milan and Tamin probably around 500-750K. Batemon is making the most out of the freshman.

I get why some people here think it's obvious Toure will jump to NBA at first chance and they may be right. I'm just saying this isn't the old days where some players were living in borderline poverty on campus playing CBB.

They have nice lives and while the paycheck isn't the same as if they were an NBA lottery pick, the jump to pros is always risky. I won't claim to know what is in these kid's hearts or minds, but maybe they like the conservative approach of making guaranteed money (even if less than their American teammates) and getting to live out their college life. Those college years are all short and sweet as many of us know already.
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I'd be curious on the loophole, were talking about a law here not some arbitrary NCAA rule. I don't think Toure playing at Brewster would make a difference, he would have been on a student visa there too.

I'd be happy for the players if I'm completely wrong here.
 
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twincyties said:
CW on Iowa Everywhere saying Toure might be the best freshman in Iowa State history. Put me in the camp of people that agree with that right now. I don't think it's hyperbolic. At all.
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I would say he is the best defender. Not best overall. I would have to step back and think about that for a bit to come up with my list.
 
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Erik4Cy said:
I love Toure like everyone here, but doesn't have a good enough jumpshot for the NBA yet, but the defense/mental is already way ahead of schedule. I just hope someone doesn't try to talk him into doing something before it's unanimous (from the people that matter) that he's NBA ready.

He can make very nice money at ISU, be a legend, enjoy being young, and still leave early after Junior year if needed. He should enjoy his time under Otzelberger, not try to get away from it asap.
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He won’t make any money at ISU because he’s a foreign player. I imagine that will accelerate his desire for the NBA. Will just be up to him and whatever advisors he has around him to figure out. He’s got so much potential that I could see him going earlier than if this was 1997. His jump shot isn’t NBA ready yet but that hasn’t stopped teams before
 
cyclones500 said:
What if ISU pays him in francs? :D
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Bogus. The French currency is the euro. Depuis 2002.

VeloClone said:
How do you say, "You're my *****, now." in French?
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Touré has way too much class to say anything like that. In any language.

The worst he would probably call somebody is"nullos" (newl-ohss) which means that someone's a zero.

There's also "empoté" (ahm-poh-tay) which means "clumsy" and "pigeon" (pee-jion) which is what you call somebody who's easily duped.

Personally, I prefer "On t'a eu, loulou" meaning literally "You've been had, sweetheart".
 
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