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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 5155610, member: 1329"] He said "you have to begin to ask yourself what this is all about." The context of questioning that to himself was 9 months after he bought 3 starters in the transfer portal and then they and 5 others asked for more money after they played well and achieved great things for their school. They just did same thing he did when he doubled his salary after taking George Mason to the F4, but for him, after that run, it made him question the fundamental nature of college basketball. He decided it's actually professional basketball now. Sure, better late than never on that realization Jim. I guess that didn't occur to you when you were making $3 million dollars a year. And then basically he says he doesn't like the non-pure version of the sport. He got into the game to teach, build relationships, etc. "He's not saying athletes shouldn't be compensated". Well he is saying he doesn't like coaching now that they are, so feel free to read between the lines on that one. He was critical of players asking for what they were worth in a free market. "What? A million dollars? And that being the norm? That was the norm. You talked to the people who expected a million dollars for playing college basketball." Yes, Jim. A million dollars. A lot of players are worth that. Again, you are making $3 million a year to coach them. College sports is still the only sport where the coaches make more than the players, and that is only because the market for the players was historically capped. He also said he was "all for transferring" but then in his next breath wanted to limit it, essentially only because he would be more effective as a coach if it were limited. [/QUOTE]

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