The other negative on top of this is that if players are gonna start using MM schools for a year or two, then transferring and getting NIL $$$, what little old fashioned team basketball there still is will disappear because all those young players will be looking to pad their stats and be playing a lot of me ball to attract attention and get the big $$$.
Well, I don't fit that double standard. You will not see me upset when someone leaves. I do think we should open up spots to find better players. NCAA basketball is officially a business. The business is winning.
I read it.
He needs to work on the right hand for sure. And quicker feet-drop step.
Doug,
Scholarships now more than ever are a 1 year deal. Guys are getting paid by NIL. Coaches leashes are shorter than ever. It’s win or get fired. Gone are the days of a guy only marginally improving for 3 years and praying senior year is the year. Perform or be replaced.
The downfall started with the McIntosh foul!!
It absolutely would not bother me at all. I trust coach Pedon and understand that this is the nature of college athletics today. In the past, it was much more one sided where coaches often had "the talk" with kids after a season ended to have them leave so they could open up scholarships. Now, it's a much more even playing field where either coach or player can initiate that talk and choose to move on. Regardless whether the coach or the athlete chose to move on, I'll continue cheering them on as long as they were respectful, good kids. If people here choose to criticize and talk negatively about our student athletes, that's their choice but it's something I'll personally never do.
I don't think anyone is pretending to be an insider on here. I think it is very clear who has the "insider" information on this board. Myles Foster? That news was a week old by the time it hit this board as "official". JK? Burford? Same. NSU investigation? Over a week or two after it happened. Or the night of if someone was really close to the situation. Do you want know who the first portal commit is going to be? Just read between the lines.
To me it doesn’t seem like Pedon has a short leash because he isn’t building a program or coaching with any sense of urgency. We basically have a roster of guys we hope get significantly better in their 4th and 5th years playing college basketball. And that Johnny and Chase become all mvc players. This program has no identity whatsoever.
My comment was more you get your first contract. Nobody is getting extended without results (except Valpo). Just look at Mullins.
These 2 things and I would add
4. Recognizing it’s okay to pass out from the post rather than force a bad shot sometimes
Great call out - I can't believe I left that one off
SLU has an enormous endowment, ~$2B if memory serves. But even more importantly, the administrators there have more flexibility in how they allocate resources. No BOR, BOT, or state government involved. Title IX is less constraining. Fluidity between academic and athletic uses. I'm recalling how SLU was able to entice Rick Majerus out of retirement, back when ISU was trying to figure out how to pay a coach more than $300K. This is not new, is all I'm saying.
I think we try to aspire to be in the same class as A10, MWC, AAC, and West Coast versus the next tier of MM schools. The A10 and most of the coaches in theses conference are making much more that coaches from the MVC. I didn't realize the gap with the A10 until the Schertz recruitment happened. SLU is at the top of the A10
