Your Friend said:
[Greer] Love has mentored Bamba since he was "9 or 10 years old" -- meaning, in the NCAA's eyes, Love and Bamba likely qualify as two people with a "clear preexisting relationship." In that case, the NCAA probably would not view Love providing gifts to Bamba as "impermissible" because, in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 12.1.1.1.6, the relationship between Love and Bamba would predate "the athlete's status as a prospective student-athlete."
You actually believe **** like that.