AJ Dybantsa

[HooperScooper]

it's been so long since UNC had an elite, blue chip draft ready prospect that they had to reference a Duke player in their pitch to him, damn

North Carolina pitched him a vision of being the next all-time scoring superstar to wear Tar Heel Blue, following in the footsteps of Michael Jordan, Vince Carter and Jerry Stackhouse. They referenced how Zion Williamson's net worth skyrocketed by choosing to play at Duke instead of Clemson, laying out what one season at a blue blood did for his career in advance of being drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans, including a shoe deal worth upward of $50 million before ever playing an NBA game.

I also thought that was strange.

 

[Stinger92860]

I’ll be rooting against him and byu

 

[HooperScooper]

If you want to know a little more about how NIL works and how BYU got Dybantsa over Alabama and UNC, you can read Matt Norlander's deeper dive into this. He's saying BYU gave Dybantsa $5 million. The $7 million number might include other NIL deals outside their NIL collective. UNC and Alabama couldn't come up with the $5 million from their NIL collectives and tried to structure the money the Dybantsas wanted in other ways. See "Dybantsa's commitment shows changes in CBB power dynamic"

The Court Report: How Bill Belichick's hiring at North Carolina could potentially impact Tar Heels basketball

Matt Norlander's insider notebook has more on AJ Dybantsa, plus some revealing nuggets on under-the-radar teams and players

www.cbssports.com

I was reading this article the other day about Ryan Young, BYU's biggest athletic donor.

When the mission calls for a big sports upgrade, Utah enlists a billionaire

Major recruitment for BYU basketball is just one of several deals bearing the billionaire's fingerprints.

www.espn.com

He said he met with the Dybantsas but did not offer them any money and he didn't contribute any money to BYU's NIL Collective to get Dybantsa. And BYU didn't ask him for any money. Does anyone believe this BS? Then why did he meet with the Dybanstas? To tell them how pretty the BYU campus is?

Btw, rumor is BYU will be opening their season next year against Villanova.

O.K. enough about Dybansta. But I do find it very interesting how this whole NIL thing is working for recruiting. Carry on with more UConn specific topics.

 

[RuffRuff]

If you want to know a little more about how NIL works and how BYU got Dybantsa over Alabama and UNC, you can read Matt Norlander's deeper dive into this. He's saying BYU gave Dybantsa $5 million. The $7 million number might include other NIL deals outside their NIL collective. UNC and Alabama couldn't come up with the $5 million from their NIL collectives and tried to structure the money the Dybantsas wanted in other ways. See "Dybantsa's commitment shows changes in CBB power dynamic"

The Court Report: How Bill Belichick's hiring at North Carolina could potentially impact Tar Heels basketball

Matt Norlander's insider notebook has more on AJ Dybantsa, plus some revealing nuggets on under-the-radar teams and players

www.cbssports.com

I was reading this article the other day about Ryan Young, BYU's biggest athletic donor.

When the mission calls for a big sports upgrade, Utah enlists a billionaire

Major recruitment for BYU basketball is just one of several deals bearing the billionaire's fingerprints.

www.espn.com

He said he met with the Dybantsas but did not offer them any money and he didn't contribute any money to BYU's NIL Collective to get Dybantsa. And BYU didn't ask him for any money. Does anyone believe this BS? Then why did he meet with the Dybanstas? To tell them how pretty the BYU campus is?

Btw, rumor is BYU will be opening their season next year against Villanova.

O.K. enough about Dybansta. But I do find it very interesting how this whole NIL thing is working for recruiting. Carry on with more UConn specific topics.

Super interesting indeed. It’s basically cold hard donor cash collectives vs marketing “potential”. I wonder how it’s paid out - lump sum, upon signing? Upon enrolling? The transaction dynamic would be interesting to know.

Another question - is Michael Jordan and his billions contributing at all to the UNC collective or just his gambling addiction? Did MJ do more for UNC than UNC did for MJ? It’s a depressing thought to think a blue blood school would reroute their focus on FB at the sake of watering down their hoops. But perhaps a long term play to where they could have both. UNC FB is must watch TV next season.

Still question the value of a OAD. They’re very exciting but do they win? You look at Rutgers this year, which has two of these studs and it’s not really amounting to anything that looks like a deep tourney team. I honestly don’t know if you’ll ever win the big one with these freshman unless you have the right types of more senior players around them.

 

[superjohn]

Another question - is Michael Jordan and his billions contributing at all to the UNC collective or just his gambling addiction? Did MJ do more for UNC than UNC did for MJ? It’s a depressing thought to think a blue blood school would reroute their focus on FB at the sake of watering down their hoops.

 

[HooperScooper]

Not sure. I guess that's possible. He could also transfer every year and assuming he is as good as he's expected to be, I'm sure there would be schools every year who would pony up. He could be a free agent every year and go to the highest bidder each time.

 

[formerlurker]

Hard to shoot your shot through a hole in the sheets.

 

[bfs3]

I find this oddly reassuring. I only care about UConn doing well. If a school like Duke or Arkansas was going to stack the roster, it’s nice to know that other schools will go all in on top players to pick a few off the board. I was a little worried they would play free agency like the Pirates and spread their money around.

 

[NJHusky]

You look at Rutgers this year, which has two of these studs and it’s not really amounting to anything that looks like a deep tourney team. I honestly don’t know if you’ll ever win the big one with these freshman unless you have the right types of more senior players around them.

Didn’t Rutgers just lose to Princeton??