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Some interesting insight into the state of the program and some flat out stupidity

WhereistheDove? said:
I think the wheelchair nonsense pretty much took care of that already.
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You sound like the people saying they’d rather have Matt Painter than Hurley because Hurley’s classless.

Obviously you were rooting against the Celtics and when they won you took out your frustration by calling Pierce a p—y, and you know I’m right!

Pierce was the Finals MVP and I’m pretty sure his legacy is that and being in the HOF. All the wasted and dumb stuff he does — and he’s done plenty over the past few years — can’t change that.

I will not stand for anyone libeling the Truth! :)
 
The people who insist players should go are as bad as those who insist they should stay. It's none of our business to say what they should or shouldn't do or what their motivations should be. Everyone thinks that money should be the only motivation, and while it sure as hell is important, its not necessarily the only motivation for everyone. Clingan (and Castle for that matter) are somewhat unique cases where they and their families seem to value college as more than just a stepping stone to a pro career (and have some financial luxury to do so). If they didn't, Clingan wouldn't have stayed in Bristol as someone else mentioned, and Castle would have gone to Kentucky or Duke or something. If either of them wanted to stay because they and/or their families felt another year at UConn would benefit them more on a personal level, who are we to criticize. And with NIL and insurance policies, yes, you could argue there isn't as much of a rush anymore to jump as soon as you can. Yes Danny should lay out all the reasons they should leave, but he shouldn't dismiss any reasons they may have to want to stay.

That said, yeah, I think they should both go, and probably will, but that's just me and what I would do. I'm just not going to presume that's what's most important to them.

If they did decide to stay however......wow. How would they not be the favorite to win it all again?
 
nomar said:
You sound like the people saying they’d rather have Matt Painter than Hurley because Hurley’s classless.

Obviously you were rooting against the Celtics and when they won you took out your frustration by calling Pierce a p—y, and you know I’m right!

Pierce was the Finals MVP and I’m pretty sure his legacy is that and being in the HOF. All the wasted and dumb stuff he does — and he’s done plenty over the past few years — can’t change that.

I will not stand for anyone libeling the Truth! :)
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Maybe Pierce and Filipowski can start a support group for basketball players with fake debilitating injuries.
 


We might as well have this be the idiot thread, how predictable love Broussard giving it to Rob Parker and speaking over him.
 
Random observations

If there's an opportunity to leave as a lottery pick, I believe they should leave for financial reasons

The NIL is obviously a mitigating factor; to argue otherwise is rather silly

There are other factors in play besides money. It could be as simple as letting kids be kids. Have some fun and continue on with your education

At the end of the day, I believe everyone should live their own life. They have the freedom to pursue happiness. I have a hard enough time trying to live my own life to perfection. Not going to worry about their decisions, it's their life

Thank you for choosing UConn boys and girls, wishing you all the best whatever you decide
 
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CL82 said:
I think there is some truth to that if you are at the low end of the scale. For example, Paige Bueckers would certainly be drafted in the top five of the NBA draft. She might be number two after Clark. But she's already making $1 million a year in endorsements, so there's no urgency to go. Similarly, if a kid is from an economically deprived environment, particularly some of the guys who come from overseas, then endorsement money might give you the flexibility to wait before going pro. in the NBA, however, at the top end of the scale, the math favors leaving.


One of them makes you a multimillionaire in earnings and the other doesn't?
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WNBA salaries max out at 250K so its not a fair comparison. Stewie made 180K last year
 
Verne said:
So I'm not an insider at all.

But there were two fairly popular narratives that were passed around people in Phoenix and specifically more locally around Bristol/Terryville. One was that Clingan wanted another year (and also something about an insurance policy DCs family has out for him which I think is fairly common with potential pro prospects now). He's also tapped into a huge NIL potential. (Seth Greenberg mentioned something on one of the ESPN programs about Clingan coming back and he's not not tapped into the program right now...)

And the other one which was kind of surprising that got passed around a lot was that Castles parents want/wanted him at Uconn for two years.

I also saw Castles parents speak a couple times publicly in interviews the last few weeks and was blown away. They seem like great people who have kept their son grounded and understand the process of getting him to the next level.

I would think Hurley tells both to go and if they're both projected to go in the top 15 why wouldn't you. I'm not sure it's as cut and dry as both are 100% gone specifically because of the family dynamics behind both.
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Could you imagine if Clingan and Steph both decide to run it back, and Domask's suit against the NCAA opens the door for Cam to return too?



















(Yes I know there's no chance of this happening but it would be hilarious)
 
tzznandrew said:
I agree here fully. If he doesn't want to go, Hurley's first step should be to make the case why he should. If he's dead set on returning? Well, he has earned the right to leave UConn when and how he wants.
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I agree. I said in another thread that Hurley should cuss him out of he tries to come back -- obviously tongue in cheek, but the point stands that he should urge him to reconsider -- and Hurley should have a frank conversation with his father as well, but if after all that he really wants to come back it's his call.
 
Edward Sargent said:
WNBA salaries max out at 250K so its not a fair comparison. Stewie made 180K last year
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Exactly Paige foregoing 100,000 while she is making right around 1 million in NIL, is a different decision then Donovan giving up $15M whole he's making, what $100,000?
 
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KembaRunner said:
DC has to be making more than 100K
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What do you think the number is? $200,000? $250,000?. I guarantee you it isn't 10 times what he'll make in the NBA and that multiple is exactly what Paige is looking at. Her potential WNBA salary is probably right around 1/10 of what she makes in NIL. The economics of her decision are entirely different from Donovan's decision.
 
CL82 said:
People seem to think that NIL vaporize the moment a kid goes pro. They don't. They just get renamed endorsements.

If Donovan is drafted at the number three slot as is currently being predicted he would earn somewhere around $9 million as his NBA salary. I strongly doubt he is currently making that in endorsements, but let's say he is. He gets drafted at number three he gets his $9 million salary and keeps his $9 million NIL which become endorsement deals. That totals $18 million. $18M > $9M.

I think what Hurley was talking about is that a non-lottery NBA rookie might make just south of $1 million per year. It's entirely feasible that they might have an NIL equivalent to that. But the math still works out the same. $2M>$1M.

If Donovan is going to be a high lottery pick, he should definitely leave.
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I think his point is guys aren’t broke and NEED to go for money…if he loves his time, wants to develop more, AND he’s making a mill or two, he doesn’t feel as much pressure to maximize his dollars ASAP.

Not agreeing with that by this post, just clarifying.

No one is saying he won’t be better financially in the NBA, but a kid like that making REAL money might not be scared of injury playing another 9 months and living his best life.
 
Mr. French said:
I think his point is guys aren’t broke and NEED to go for money…if he loves his time, wants to develop more, AND he’s making a mill or two, he doesn’t feel as much pressure to maximize his dollars ASAP.

Not agreeing with that by this post, just clarifying.

No one is saying he won’t be better financially in the NBA, but a kid like that making REAL money might not be scared of injury playing another 9 months and living his best life.
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Maybe, but walking away from $15 million or $20 million isn't the same thing as walking away from $98,000. I'm sure he would have a great time at Connecticut. I'm also sure he'd have a great time being a 20-year-old multimillionaire.

Life is short and you never know what is going to happen. Walking away from $20 million isn't the smart play. That said, if he decides to do it I'd be ecstatic.
 
CL82 said:
What do you think the number is? $200,000? $250,000?. I guarantee you it isn't 10 times what he'll make in the NBA and that multiple is exactly what Paige is looking at. Her potential WNBA salary is probably right around 1/10 of what she makes in NIL. The economics of her decision are entirely different from Donovan's decision.
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Probably around $1 million but yes people bringing up women's basketball players in this context is dumber than dirt. We just want back to back in the most dominating fashion ever and we have several of the dumbest threads possible going right now.
 
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superjohn said:
Probably around $1 million but yes people bringing up women's basketball players in this context is dumber than dirt. We just want back to back in the most dominating fashion ever and we have several of the dumbest threads possible going right now.
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Donovan has 1 million in NIL? I didn't realize that. Do you know who his deals are with?
 
CL82 said:
Donovan has 1 million in NIL? I didn't realize that. Do you know who his deals are with?
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I don't know how much money exactly but that would be my guesstimate. He has something like a dozen deals (Panini America, Dunkin Donuts, Ritz Crackers, F45 Training, Barstool Sports) are some of the national deals and he has local deals.
 
Pierce is insufferbale. You would think that Celtics team won five rings the way him and KG talk about it. No wonder Ray distanced himself from them, absolute clowns.
 
CL82 said:
Maybe, but walking away from $15 million or $20 million isn't the same thing as walking away from $98,000. I'm sure he would have a great time at Connecticut. I'm also sure he'd have a great time being a 20-year-old multimillionaire.

Life is short and you never know what is going to happen. Walking away from $20 million isn't the smart play. That said, if he decides to do it I'd be ecstatic.
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Agreed on everything.

Although the nuance here is not viewing it as “walking away from”, but rather “having tons of fun for another 9 months THEN getting 20 million, maybe 25.”
 
JesusAllen11 said:
dc is gone. This time last year I swore Andre Jackson was coming back too.
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Hurley had to basically kick him out for AJax’s best interests.

Clingan is a bit different in that he’s a Local Hero and is having a LOT of fun with this. I think in the end though Hurley will employ the AJax strategy with him as well.
 
Mr. French said:
Agreed on everything.

Although the nuance here is not viewing it as “walking away from”, but rather “having tons of fun for another 9 months THEN getting 20 million, maybe 25.”
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Yeah, but keep in mind, that the year for which he decides not to go to the NBA is always always lost. let's look at two years 2024 and 2025 hypothetically. If Donovan decides to go to the NBA in 2024 he makes 20,000,000 in 2024 and an additional $20 million in 2025. That totals $40 million. If he decides to stay an extra year in school, then he makes zero dollars in 2024 and and $20 million in 2025. That totals $20 million.

NBA players have a limited shelf life. So, by deciding to delay going into the NBA a year Donovan actually loses $20 million compared to his optimized total. It isn't merely a timing difference.
 
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