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Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 5266155, member: 12414"] I have been on that end of the spectrum and I do agree but even in business culture is important even if it comes with consequences but only in the most rare of occasions. If you put loyalty first all the time in business scenarios then it will negatively impact performance. I completely agree that this is a business as you note, but just in my experience loyalty at times can carry a significant plus side when you are building something long term. Pitino has what three four years left. With how he is doing it they will be a dumpster fire as soon as he leaves imo. I mean he benched his best player because he realized halfway through his last game that he was not the player that could lead them to a chip. Have to be three dimensional and Louis Jr just cannot shoot the three and for a wing that is more important than the mid range game. I am not one of those fans who think no mid range game is ok but for a wing position to be optimized the player has to shoot the three at 40% or better and they have to be able to get to the rim and either score or draw fouls. Slick Rick saw that was going to be too big an issue for St Johns to overcome because of the athleticism they were playing against. Hurley was ahead of Pitino in figuring that one out. Which brings me back to the point that although I agree with your statement that these players are now pro, because jeez they are making 7 figures to play and Alex won’t even have to go to class. He will have a degree although I am guessing he will work towards a masters in one of his majors whatever those might be. So you really can’t be more pro than that. But I think he is one of those special cases where this level of loyalty may look bad for the team currently, somehow it will be an overall plus for the program. [/QUOTE]

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