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Message: [QUOTE="Scrutineer, post: 4760819, member: 8240"] The "shiny" object (player in portal) is only as good as the player projects to be for various rosters. I've said it before. There are way too many kids with inflated opinions about their ability. The reality of their ability versus what they've been told by their "posse" will hit the fan more negatively then they imagine. It's too bad because they're still being used as they were used in the past. I vividly recall John Calipari telling Mike Williams how he can be an NBA shooting guard. Why did he tell a 6'2" guard shooting 30% on three's that he could make the NBA? Because Calipari knew Williams would play his heart out trying to do that. You can say it was a motivation technique but I'd say it was a way to use the kid to help the coach get where he wanted to go. [/QUOTE]