2021-22 College Basketball Thread

[Mngwa]

The dollar amounts amaze me. I had no idea.

I read that Zia Cooke from South Carolina gets $8000 for every Instagram post

 

[Big Circus]

I'm in favor of the players getting money, but I don't know how this levels off.

 

[sgreenwell]

I'm in favor of the players getting money, but I don't know how this levels off.

It starts to level off when there are more Wongs than rights. (Sorry. I'll show myself out.)

But seriously - Paying 18 to 21-year-olds a bunch of money is incredibly volatile. A bunch of these deals aren't going to work out, and a bunch of them probably already haven't. I kind of find it hard to believe that even if you're a huge booster of Your State U, you'll just keep writing $500k checks each year, and be happy if that guy plays 5 MPG and transfers after a year. Plus, the pool of potential players is so huge, as is the number of teams in D-I men's basketball... It was one thing if the market was perfectly scouted, but every year a slew of players are improperly scouted. I think adding money into the equation isn't going to help that issue, and increased player movement is going to help lower level teams.

 

[Songbird]

I'm in favor of the players getting money, but I don't know how this levels off.

Threatening to change colleges "if his NIL compensation isn't increased" ........ perfect.

 

[heyabbott]

Threatening to change colleges "if his NIL compensation isn't increased" ........ perfect.

Coaches leave for more money all the time. This kid is doing the same thing. He's just seeking to get better employment. He's not a student, he's an employee.

 

[Songbird]

 

[tapintoamerica]

Coaches leave for more money all the time. This kid is doing the same thing. He's just seeking to get better employment. He's not a student, he's an employee.

It's comparable but not apples:apples.
When a coach has a better offer, he asks the current employer to pony up the cash. No issues there.
In the case of Wong, the player is basically ordering the school to do something that might get it in trouble down the line. This thing is so new that Miami might understandably be skittish about calling the middleman today. If anybody at the school makes that call, will that call come back to haunt them? It's too soon to know.

 

[micropolitan guy]

It's comparable but not apples:apples.
When a coach has a better offer, he asks the current employer to pony up the cash. No issues there.
In the case of Wong, the player is basically ordering the school to do something that might get it in trouble down the line. This thing is so new that Miami might understandably be skittish about calling the middleman today. If anybody at the school makes that call, will that call come back to haunt them? It's too soon to know.

Wong averaged 15 points and about five rebounds and helped lead the team to the Elite 8. Now the transfer kid from KSU, who hasn't done anything at Miami, is getting $400K for 2023 and 2024. Can't blame Wong for wanting more, since he already did something for the team.

"Show me the money!" and "Pay the man" both apply here.

 

[MileHigh]

Miami's Wong won't enter portal after NIL talks

 

[Sam Mills 51]

It's comparable but not apples:apples.
When a coach has a better offer, he asks the current employer to pony up the cash. No issues there.
In the case of Wong, the player is basically ordering the school to do something that might get it in trouble down the line. This thing is so new that Miami might understandably be skittish about calling the middleman today. If anybody at the school makes that call, will that call come back to haunt them? It's too soon to know.

The most surprising component of this: A men's basketball player out of Coral Gables groused about this instead of a football player.

The women's program accepted a pair of sisters getting wealthy from NIL.