So what you’re saying is we can afford to pay a coach who has trouble winning with top talent 9 million but can’t come up with the resources to get the likely front runner for poy next season say 5 million? I don’t believe it for a minute.
What would you do.
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"We" don't pay the coach. The University does. The University doesn't pay NIL. I'm surprised people still don't understand how this works.
To say the "likely front runner for poy" is also unintelligent. The kid is good, but he will never be poy.
I understand that but resources are resources and hell why could a few former players do buisness with reed. All those billions in nba contracts?? I know you think it doesn’t make sense but there is and will be no other player with his circumstances come around perhaps ever again. If this were UNC or duke it wouldn’t even be a question. He’d be a 3 year player. Hometown hero getting paid.
Anybody that would pass up five million a year for one million max is either a liar or an idiot.
Absolutey not. What 3 year player at Duke or UNC ever could have gotten paid. I appreciate your passion for UK basketball, I share it. This is not 1966. These kids grow up wanting to play in the NBA. As everyone continues to point out here, we haven't had national success since 2015, when Reed was 9 years old. So while he has always probably wanted to be a Cat, he has ambitions much higher than that. For all of us that thought playing for UK was the epitome of basketball, the times have changed. He probably doesn't remember John Wall playing at UK, which is yesterday for me.
Bronny is in a different stratosphere as far as social media followers.
Reed isn't in his ballpark.
That's what generates his income as he has a nationwide following.
Somehow, the entire point simply flew over your head. The point, yes, the point (actually there are two of them). I did not specifically point out any "point" as I did not believe I would have to. But first, one thing you mentioned that I did cover thoroughly was that I DID HAVE WELL ENOUGHT MONEY for all the needs you mentioned, and still do. I'm not a complete idiot. There is nothing wrong with having the means to support your family and provide them with comfort and security and do so as worry-free as possible.
We agree on this? Good! Now the point. Just how many millions do you need to provide that comfort and security?
I don't have any idea how much Reed could make with this NIL thing, or really exactly what it is. But whatever it is, I am almost certain he could get near the maximum possible, considering his popularity, particularly if there was a chance it could get him to stay in school for four years.
Let's just say that it is one million dollars for each year, four million dollars if he stays four years. Now Jeff and Stacey do not need his money. I am sure his basketball scholarship pays for everything he needs so he should be able to put all that money in the bank in a savings account. I could check with an accountant, but does anybody here know what the annual interest would be on 4 million when he leaves school? Of course he would already have earned some. I am almost certain it would be greater than a quarter million per year. This is far, far greater than the annual salary for the average person.
I dunno. It seems to me that anyone wanting more than this has a problem with greed.
And the other point, of course, is that MONEY CANNOT BUY YOU HAPPINESS. I know this for a fact.
The moon belongs to everyone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to everyone
They gleam there for you and for me
The flowers in spring,
the robins that sing
The moonbeams that shine
They're yours, they're mine
And love can come to everyone
The best things in life are free
Career ending injuries can happen in the blink of an eye. You just cannot justify not taking the opportunity to set yourself up for life financially before you even dribble a basketball in the pros. If you can get a guaranteed multiyear contract, its off you go.
While not certain how it currently works, Coach Cal was at one time paid by the endorsement and package money UK got from Nike/TV. The state of Kentucky publishes the salary of every state employee. When at U of L, Pitino was the highest paid state employee. I did not see Cal/Stoops on the list.
As a fan it's real easy for me to say I would stay 4 years at the school I love.
But I don't have a guaranteed $14 million staring me in the face vs maybe $4-$5 million if I stay
But I don't have a guaranteed $14 million staring me in the face vs maybe $4-$5 million if I stay
Cal is tainting this decision for me. My basic answer is that if I had that chance I would joyfully choose staying at UK four years FOR FREE —— EVEN IN THE NIL ERA rather than leave for the NBA even for a supermax contract. Maybe that’s hella selfish of me considering how many people I could help with all that money but oh well. In my opinion no money has much value if we don’t preserve certain kinds of meaning in the world and besides, I’m not a good candidate for an angel. I’m even a bit of an asshole and I’m okay with that. Besides, if I really had those realistic options available to me, then that means I would ultimately have the option of living out my dream and inspiring future generations of kids to something more lofty than money, AND still have a good shot at still getting the supermax contract after college and still helping all those people financially, so that’s what I would try to shoot for because that’s me.
But with the current trajectory Cal has our team on (past four years and most of the past nine years and most of this season, obviously not including the recent surge we’ve made)……
If that keeps up and keeps showing signs of becoming permanent, as it has been doing…..
Well, I’d still make the same decision . But I’d pretty much be doing it under protest.
But with the current trajectory Cal has our team on (past four years and most of the past nine years and most of this season, obviously not including the recent surge we’ve made)……
If that keeps up and keeps showing signs of becoming permanent, as it has been doing…..
Well, I’d still make the same decision . But I’d pretty much be doing it under protest.
The original premise is obviously wrong, since Reed Sheppard is not going to earn from NIL endorsements anything like he would make as an NBA lottery pick. And if he is high draft pick, he owes it to himself to go to the NBA. That high draft status isn't assured in the future for a variety of reasons.
