(04-16-2020 11:03 AM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 10:55 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  I don't get how it's risky. Especially if he's getting a higher-end contract like $500k + endorsements. Chill playing ball for a year doing that, then go straight to the NBA draft. As long as you perform, you're golden, almost literally. And you already have the NBA telling you they think you're golden RIGHT NOW by having the Pathways contract max offered to you.

It is risky because you are playing against grown men who are borderline NBA players fighting for roster spot. It is a completely different dynamic than playing somewhere like New Zealand or Australia and worlds different than the NCAA.

$500,000 is a lot of money. But if he drops 3 or 4 spots in the draft because of a subpar or mediocre G League season then he will cost himself $2-$4 million PER YEAR over the next 4 years of his rookie contract. That is the risk. You get $500k now but you are playing against grown men fighting for their livelihood and it could easily cost you millions over the coming years...

I agree. This is risky.

(01-19-2020 07:34 PM)JRR_IV Wrote:  

WHO ?

(04-16-2020 11:11 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:34 PM)JRR_IV Wrote:  

WHO ?

Of course...as soon as he says he's going to G league he stops getting attention.

(04-16-2020 11:09 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I really couldn’t care less and have not cared at all for months. I'm pretty much over college BB.

Anyone dumb enough to expect good news or good things for tiger basketball is a moron.

I’m not far from this as far as college sports are concerned, but I still want the Tigers to do well.

(04-16-2020 11:11 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:34 PM)JRR_IV Wrote:  

WHO ?

Exactly. Blame the World Health Organization for his change of plans. Those tweets were from January before everything hit the fan.

(04-16-2020 11:22 AM)cscottl1981 Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:09 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I really couldn’t care less and have not cared at all for months. I'm pretty much over college BB.

Anyone dumb enough to expect good news or good things for tiger basketball is a moron.

I’m not far from this as far as college sports are concerned, but I still want the Tigers to do well.

I concur

(04-16-2020 11:24 AM)Penny_Luva Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:11 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:34 PM)JRR_IV Wrote:  

WHO ?

Exactly. Blame the World Health Organization for his change of plans. Those tweets were from January before everything hit the fan.

Yeah, no.. he has known all along he was going pro but he wanted to keep his name in the spotlight for branding purposes. Don't let a 17 year old kid fool you.

(04-16-2020 12:04 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:24 AM)Penny_Luva Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:11 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:34 PM)JRR_IV Wrote:  

WHO ?

Exactly. Blame the World Health Organization for his change of plans. Those tweets were from January before everything hit the fan.

Yeah, no.. he has known all along he was going pro but he wanted to keep his name in the spotlight for branding purposes. Don't let a 17 year old kid fool you.

Well apparently he fooled Penny and other crystal ballers. Just last week he said that he felt real good about the recruits they were after for this class.

(04-16-2020 11:10 AM)UofMTigerTim Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:03 AM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 10:55 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  I don't get how it's risky. Especially if he's getting a higher-end contract like $500k + endorsements. Chill playing ball for a year doing that, then go straight to the NBA draft. As long as you perform, you're golden, almost literally. And you already have the NBA telling you they think you're golden RIGHT NOW by having the Pathways contract max offered to you.

It is risky because you are playing against grown men who are borderline NBA players fighting for roster spot. It is a completely different dynamic than playing somewhere like New Zealand or Australia and worlds different than the NCAA.

$500,000 is a lot of money. But if he drops 3 or 4 spots in the draft because of a subpar or mediocre G League season then he will cost himself $2-$4 million PER YEAR over the next 4 years of his rookie contract. That is the risk. You get $500k now but you are playing against grown men fighting for their livelihood and it could easily cost you millions over the coming years...

I agree. This is risky.

This is not risky as it is the G-league. It is owned by NBA..this pathway program is their baby. No way that let it fail by letting players drop and then their pathway program fails.

(04-16-2020 11:09 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I really could care less and have not cared at all for months. I'm pretty much over college BB.

Anyone dumb enough to expect good news or good things for tiger basketball is a moron.

I’m neither dumb nor a moron, but I will always expect good news and cheer for all Tiger activities, both on the playing field and institutionally. Do I like the fact that someone has chosen to take his talents elsewhere? No. But it is his option to do what he feels is right for him/his family. In the words of Forrest Gump, “it happens....”

It strikes me as a little judgmental to open a thread on this topic and then paint the posters in it with such a broad brush when this is how one feels on the topic. Given your online persona and post history I am surprised by this.

(04-16-2020 12:18 PM)billards06 Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:10 AM)UofMTigerTim Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:03 AM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 10:55 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  I don't get how it's risky. Especially if he's getting a higher-end contract like $500k + endorsements. Chill playing ball for a year doing that, then go straight to the NBA draft. As long as you perform, you're golden, almost literally. And you already have the NBA telling you they think you're golden RIGHT NOW by having the Pathways contract max offered to you.

It is risky because you are playing against grown men who are borderline NBA players fighting for roster spot. It is a completely different dynamic than playing somewhere like New Zealand or Australia and worlds different than the NCAA.

$500,000 is a lot of money. But if he drops 3 or 4 spots in the draft because of a subpar or mediocre G League season then he will cost himself $2-$4 million PER YEAR over the next 4 years of his rookie contract. That is the risk. You get $500k now but you are playing against grown men fighting for their livelihood and it could easily cost you millions over the coming years...

I agree. This is risky.

This is not risky as it is the G-league. It is owned by NBA..this pathway program is their baby. No way that let it fail by letting players drop and then their pathway program fails.

Oh it is risky. The NBA is a business. He will either sink or swim on what he does on the court. As the poster above me explained. He won't be playing against high schoolers but full grown men who are trying to make a living. He could have gone to college and shown out to get that lottery pick. Now he is betting he is better than all those men in the G-League and can garner lottery pick money.

Ifs and buts

(04-16-2020 12:37 PM)HarvardTiger Wrote:  

Who gives a **** now?

(04-16-2020 12:18 PM)billards06 Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:10 AM)UofMTigerTim Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:03 AM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 10:55 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  I don't get how it's risky. Especially if he's getting a higher-end contract like $500k + endorsements. Chill playing ball for a year doing that, then go straight to the NBA draft. As long as you perform, you're golden, almost literally. And you already have the NBA telling you they think you're golden RIGHT NOW by having the Pathways contract max offered to you.

It is risky because you are playing against grown men who are borderline NBA players fighting for roster spot. It is a completely different dynamic than playing somewhere like New Zealand or Australia and worlds different than the NCAA.

$500,000 is a lot of money. But if he drops 3 or 4 spots in the draft because of a subpar or mediocre G League season then he will cost himself $2-$4 million PER YEAR over the next 4 years of his rookie contract. That is the risk. You get $500k now but you are playing against grown men fighting for their livelihood and it could easily cost you millions over the coming years...

I agree. This is risky.

This is not risky as it is the G-league. It is owned by NBA..this pathway program is their baby. No way that let it fail by letting players drop and then their pathway program fails.

Make no mistake, that is exactly why the G League option is there. It was the NBA that required one year of college (or year removed from high school), not the NCAA. Why? Because NBA GMs were tired of investing millions in Kwame Brown and Darius Miles type busts straight out of high school. That gave GMs at least one full year of evaluation for players playing against more skilled players.

The G League option is the exact same thing. It is just giving the GMs an even better metric to evaluate these players with since they will be playing against more skilled grown men. The NBA and GMs are worried about not picking busts in the lottery, not about whether Jalen Green maintains his status as a lottery pick...

(04-16-2020 12:38 PM)UofMTigerTim Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 12:37 PM)HarvardTiger Wrote:  

Who gives a **** now?

Right? I would be a millionaire if I had invested in WalMart and Microsoft back in the day...

(04-16-2020 12:37 PM)HarvardTiger Wrote:  

We gotta have the worst luck of any school. Amare Stoudemire and Kendrick Perkins said the same thing about coming to Memphis. Plus the Wiseman fiasco and Chalmers miracle 3, Wall n Cousins switching to UK all makes it seem we're snake bit. Call us Snakebit U.

(04-16-2020 12:24 PM)former guest Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 11:09 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I really could care less and have not cared at all for months. I'm pretty much over college BB.

Anyone dumb enough to expect good news or good things for tiger basketball is a moron.

I’m neither dumb nor a moron, but I will always expect good news and cheer for all Tiger activities, both on the playing field and institutionally. Do I like the fact that someone has chosen to take his talents elsewhere? No. But it is his option to do what he feels is right for him/his family. In the words of Forrest Gump, “it happens....”

It strikes me as a little judgmental to open a thread on this topic and then paint the posters in it with such a broad brush when this is how one feels on the topic. Given your online persona and post history I am surprised by this.

I'm surprised you manage to twist it into something so personal. That was pretty impressive. I did not take shot at the kid, say anything negative about the kid, I did even MENTION him at all. So I have no idea why you are pretending I did.

I think I said one thing and you heard something else entirely.

My disgust has nothing to do with this kid, the fans or the players. Its about college BB, the NCAA and the entire corrupt racket its become. We are not going to be allowed to be an elite program and the NCAA is going to see to that no matter what. NO I don't expect any big things to come for tiger BB. When it does the NCAA will shoot us down again like they have for years and just did again this season.

If you take that as a personal shot at you or fellow tiger fans that's your fault not mine. The problem is not tiger fans, its the NCAA.

got some major butthurt people around here....

If the kid gets a half mil now, with all the uncertainty swirling around sports right now, I don't blame him.
He didn't have to, however, dangle himself in front of the colleges.

AT LEAST HE DIDN'T GO TO AUBURN!!!!!