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Message: [QUOTE="August_West, post: 4990242, member: 1047"] No he didn't. He was speaking in the abstract. He doesn't know this, he didn't claim to know this. He was postulating. He was saying "maybe players think they can take a little less to maximize their value to the NBA down the road". He never stated as fact that they left money on the table. People have to stop quoting opinions as fact and stop hearing what they want to hear instead of what is actually being said. This has been especially hilarious in the NIL area where no one has ANY idea what offers are. Not Trilly, not Dauster, not anyone. It is amazing how wrong people get NIL. And also that people don't realize that it is the interest of both players AND Schools that inflated numbers are out there. Now I will give my opinion in the form of a question. When has anyone ever known 18-22 year olds be forward thinking about money (taking less to have more later) ? In most cases, all things being equal, a kid will want to take the biggest offer because it is a measure of value against their peers. There of course are exceptions like kids want to play for winners, or maybe their family situation reduces the allure of NIL, but again those are exceptions not the rule. Kids [I]may[/I] take less at UConn (but again nobody [I]really[/I] knows that except the parties involved.) but you better believe it isn't as far apart as people want you to believe. [/QUOTE]