I hear ya. It won't take long for schools to figure out what the algorithm or AI approves and what it doesn't and they will learn to submit NIL deals that the software likes. It's like we all have a front row seat to the Hindenburg crashing into the Titanic.
As expected they've been very active early.
It’s unique. He actually committed to ignite which went under, so G league was all he had. I don’t disagree with you that it’s a problem and I don’t like where this is all going. I will also say if he was a Husky you wouldn’t say a damn word about its legality, and everyone knows it.
You just needed to wait a few hours... now go to Post #63 from HooperScooper.
They made UConn an example Monday night. Don't even think about trying to win #7 was the message!
You are obviously positively giddy over these first two pick ups... you have re-emerged with multiple posts for the first time in awhile.
$$$$$ He made about 1.3M with the Knicks last year. I'm quite sure he got about double that at Providence. Great counseling by his agent.
I dont even know what you guys are talking about and I have absolutely no interest in finding out but I know it sounds preposterous.
They loaded that bracket too with Michigan St, UCLA, St John's and Duke.
I would. I've already said it. I think it's crazy that you believe most posters are 100% OK with anything goes.
They have as good a chance as anyone!
I am sympathetic to the guy's problem, but that doesn't mean I would be thrilled if UConn brought him in. Part of being arrogant and spoiled includes thinking that UConn should be better than that.
I don't blame PC at all for doing this as the NCAA is allowing it and the current environment is making things far more challenging for schools like PC.
I think Lewis had a promising freshman year, but look at his shooting stats: 45.6% FG, 27% 3PT, 58.3% FT. And, he really struggled vs top competition. Here are his shooting stats in the 6 games vs UConn, St. John's, Michigan, and BYU: 23.8% FG, 14.2% 3PT, 44.4% FT. He needs to improve and with the right coach, he's got a shot.
I think this is similar to the influx of Euros. There isn't much difference between this kid and the entire Illinois team. He is actually the same age as Vaaks when he came over.
Yeah, but all these rules were about separating amateur college players from professional players. Once college players are being paid, what is the rational reason for saying a 21 year old with college eligibility left should be excluded from playing college hoops for money because he already played somewhere else and earned money there? Frankly, if Pate had played some in the NBA this year, what is the rational reason for preventing him from playing from Providence for money anyway? An accountant enrolling right out of school at PWC doesn’t stop him or her from changing their mind in a year and going to a smaller firm for whatever compensation they’re willing to work for.
Thanks for telling us what we would have done in that hypothetical situation
Honestly, I look at the portal era like the steroid era in baseball. You can either complain from afar or join it. Hurleys interview with Dan Patrick said to me they are realizing they might need to adjust their approach moving forward. Pretty much everything that was good about CBB was dead. If some G League guy could be brought in to help us win a championship, then so be it.
Question for you BL, drawing on your background.
From what we’ve seen so far, if the question is can a player who declares for the draft and doesn’t like where he is drafted, or by whom, say “screw it, I want to put myself on the NIL market and play another year at college at a school I get to pick” go to court and win, I think the answer based on what we’ve seen so far is “heck yes.” From an antitrust perspective, what reason is there that a potential employee who tests the market at the highest level and then doesn’t love the opportunity should be denied the right to then go back into a lower part of the market. Could the McGladrey’s and CBiz’s have a rule that says if you want to interview with a Big 4 firm, once you’ve interviewed then the next level of national firms have agreed that none of us will hire you? No, I’m not an antitrust specialist but it seems to me that that would be a clear restraint of trade. And given what the courts have said about colleges and the NCAAs to date, I don’t see why this restraint would be treated any differently.
I agree, but the genie is out of the bottle and these young guys (this one is 20) see this money and see that it’s been allowed, what are you going to do, just let the SEC get them all? According to Trilly this guy took much less ($2m) to come here than what Kentucky was offering. Hodgson had a relationship with him and he leveraged it.
I haven't been to a Super Bowl, but honestly wouldn't be completely surprised if the Budweisers also cost $2 million there
