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Message: [QUOTE="ec33, post: 4990576, member: 12850"] Let me preface this by saying there is nothing wrong with taking top dollar. Obviously, all other things being equal, more money is preferable to less money and we all need to do better when players we want opt for more money elsewhere. That said, the current "dynasty" of Georgia football operates on a "take less now and we will get you to the NFL and the big money" principle. Yes, the money is (likely) generous by most standards - just not maximum. They lose a fair amount of Georgia high school talent to USC, Ohio State, and Florida State. The "take less now to make more later" sales pitch (which UConn basketball wants to be on the basketball side) is a great model for building a program. You get the hard workers capable of putting off short-term rewards in order achieve their long-term goals. And since the other players are like minded, there is a certain bond that unites the team. They are in it together. As long as Hurley is here and the assistants remain of high quality, UConn is well positioned. The hard part may be maintaining the high-quality assistants. The example of that problem from football is the above-mentioned Clemson. Dabo was the salesman to get the players on campus, the coordinators were the brains of the operation. Once the OC and DC left Clemson has fallen to "ACC power" despite having premium players. [/QUOTE]