In case you’re wondering why the Chicago Public League has 60 high schools and five of them are powerhouses in boys basketball, five are powerhouses in girls basketball, and the vast majority stink in both sports, wonder no longer.
In Chicago, a student can attend ANY school he likes. All he has to do is hop on the CTA bus and go from far north side to far south side or vice versa.
There are no rules regarding which school you can attend. As a result, the top basketball players for both girls and boys all gravitate to a handful of schools.
Imagine if we had that in Lake County. Every good boys basketball player could attend the same school. That team would never lose.
Does that give the Chicago Public League an unfair advantage.
We’ll see … just wait to see how many teams from that league are playing downstate in the boys and girls hoops tournaments.
Then, start complaining.
Talk about free agency! It certainly does lend itself to an uneven playing surface, doesn't it?
It's too bad the IHSA doesn't regulate this.