“These kids are like professional athletes,” said an industry expert. "They don’t care about swimming with dolphins. They wanna get paid.”
LAS VEGAS — Back in 1987, Bruce Pearl thought he’d found basketball paradise: Maui.
The Maui Invitational, specifically — college basketball’s premier early-season tournament for the better part of 40 years. Pearl, an Iowa assistant then, loved the w... [12126 chars]