Blog Post Number 7

         In Trevor Martin's documentary "Schooled- The Price of College Sports(2013)" , he persuades that college athletes are treated unfairly in the NCAA. The director first shows unfairness of the NCAA by presenting a story of a college athlete Devin Ramsey, a running back for UNC and how he got indefinitely suspended for getting help on an essay by a tutor and showing it to his teacher, which according to the NCAA is a violation. He then exposes wrongdoings by the NCAA with including ex-college athletes who greatly struggled to get a full education because sports often got in the way. To conclude, he shows more wrongdoings of the NCAA by presenting the concern of athletes who are getting exploited by the NCAA, for example the UCLA basketball player who was put into a video game without his consent. His purpose it to persuade viewers in  order to inform them the risks of being a student-athlete in the NCAA. He seems to have a general athlete audience in mind because they could be upcoming college athletes and should be aware the risks of being apart of the NCAA. I completely agree with Trevor Martin's documentary because the rest of the public should know about the wrongdoings of the NCAA.

          To sum up Schooled- The Price of College Sports, Trevor Martin really strives to show how the NCAA players are treated in a sub-par manor. Although, he gives representatives from both sides of the argument he clearly shows the the NCAA is at fault. Trevor uses many examples as how this is happening in current day college sports, as well as wrongdoings of the NCAA in the past.

JJ Nelson Worthy of $100,000

         J.J Nelson former receiver of UAB he ran the fastest 40-yard dash in the NFL combine. According to a Adidas the top three times in the 40 will get an endorsement and $100,000, as long as the athlete wear Adidas cleats while they run. There is a valid argument for both sides, here is why Rovell persuaded me to be on J.J Nelson's side of the story.
        Adidas' less compelling side of the argument, "Open to athletes who sign with Adidas prior to running their 40 yard dashes later this month," is saying that they did not give J.J the money because he did not sign with Adidas prior to running. Although this makes sense J.J claims " I signed some waiver at some point, but I was never given a chance to sign an endorsement deal" Nelson also tells ESPN.com  " I wasn't completely focused on it at he time, I was obviously focused on getting a good time first."                          
       

Celtics fall to Warriors 2-1-15

        Isaiah Thomas' 20 Points wasn't enough to hold 26-point halftime lead against Steph Curry and the Warriors. Last Sunday at the TD Garden, the C's defensive breakdown cost them the game. After a mediocre second half performance, the Celtics fall 106-101.
        Although the Celtics came out with a hot hand for shooting, putting up 38 first quarter points. The Celtics hit three straight three-pointers to continue their push in the lead, in a span of 60 seconds to pull them ahead by 26 with 6:53 left in the half.
         The lead still too close for comfort against the Warriors, who have the second best record in the NBA and seem like they can hit threes on command with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
        Surely enough, Golden State slowly chipped away and the fourth quarter was winding down at a now back and fourth game. Both Andre Iguodala and Harrison Barnes drove for hard layups to give the Warriors a 3 point lead with 26 seconds left. On the Celtics last chance, Isaiah Thomas had a good shot for three to tie the game but missed, as he watched the Celtics hopes to win the game fade away.
       "Twenty whatever we were up in the first half felt like three to me, and 16 at half-time feels like two against those guys. They just come back so fast." Celtics coach Brad Stevens said after the game.
        To recap the game Isaiah Thomas' 20 points couldn't cut it for the C's after he missed the game tying three.