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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 3671184, member: 5823"] The ability to influence rankings with money, sneaker companies or networks is being highly overstated here as it relates to women's basketball. The overwhelming majority (>99%) of top 250 players (including Paige) earn their ranking legitimately by busting their behinds in the gym. There are "affiliation" of sneaker companies with AAU teams. Nike (EYBL), Under Armour, Addidas have circuits which are a series of national level tournaments. Mostly everyone has read the stories of corruption and illegal payments by these sneaker companies to players and their relatives. I'm afraid many might be projecting (assuming?) what is happening in the men's game is also happening in the Women's game. Both Paige, Christyn Williams, and ONO ( before the injury) solidified their #1 spot by playing USA basketball. USA basketball is Nike affiliated. [/QUOTE]