Braylon Mullins

[Ron Mehico]

This is the part that doesn't get discussed enough imo. The amount of money uk apparently paid him is obscene given the caliber of player. Yes its nice for optics but imo that overpay is going to hurt two different ways, and his price will just go up every year because i see no way he isnt a multi year guy.

1) deep cut into our nil pool for transfers and other guys

2) it drives the price up for everyone else by setting the market for what uk will pay for that talent level

How much?

 

[bigblueinsanity]

How much?

Number out there is 1.3 mil.

 

[track42]

No doubt. But theyre iu and they dont carry nearly as much weight. Plus they will be getting the better player.

How do you know who is better when neither has played a college game at this point?

 

[bigblueinsanity]

How do you know who is better when neither has played a college game at this point?

How do you know he isnt?

Obviously noone knows for sure. This is a message board discussing two high school recruits. Anything can happen. One looks better to me than the other.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I'm still trying to figure out what happened to the extra money we were offering Hurley.

UK was willing to pay Hurley $7 million more than Pope, and around $3.5 million more than Calipari.

Where's the extra money, and why is it that UK which was once acting like the yacht club of college basketball when it was pursuing Hurley suddenly penny pinching every NIL recruitment?

 

[Ron Mehico]

I'm still trying to figure out what happened to the extra money we were offering Hurley.

UK was willing to pay Hurley $7 million more than Pope, and around $3.5 million more than Calipari.

Where's the extra money, and why is it that UK which was once acting like the yacht club of college basketball when it was pursuing Hurley suddenly penny pinching every NIL recruitment?

How are they penny pinching NIL when they just said a post above yours they paid over 1 million for a HS player?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

How are they penny pinching NIL when they just said a post above yours they paid over 1 million for a HS player?

KSR said UK's boosters had to pledge to go above what UK was originally offering and it was treated like an "we'll do it for the in-state kid" anomaly. Johnson was the first kid that UK evidently offered more than a million dollars to.

That said, you'd think there would be a larger NIL budget if UK just saved $7 million/year on a head coach, $7 million they were clearly willing to spend just a few months ago.

 

[ArtLaibsGhost]

No doubt. But theyre iu and they dont carry nearly as much weight. Plus they will be getting the better player.

You have absolutely no way of knowing that

 

[catsfanbgky]

So what would you have been writing all over this message board if Johnson had picked Bama or UNC?

Would you have been equally as "scared" that Pope wasn't securing in-state five stars?

There's nothing to complain about with Johnson. He's a pure scorer, but he's not going to be asked to carry the team. I don't get the concern. It seems contrived, maybe even a little manufactured on your end.

Well most "pure scorers" often try to carry the team (think Antonio Reeves), they want to score and need a lot of shots. If his best trait is being a scorer, having him tone it down seems to hurt the biggest part of his game, no ?

 

[yoshukai]

IU is in the same boat. Will try and overpay for Mullins. Optics.

Well I for one am REALLY hoping you guys get him .

 

[bigblueinsanity]

You have absolutely no way of knowing that

Noone knows anything. Otherwise every recruit would always pan out.

 

[bnewt]

How are they penny pinching NIL when they just said a post above yours they paid over 1 million for a HS player?

That is disheartening to hear. Johnsons decision wasn't supposed to be based on nil according to a lot of post on here. Just like I thought, everything is just a bidding war.

 

[yoshukai]

That is disheartening to hear. Johnsons decision wasn't supposed to be based on nil according to a lot of post on here. Just like I thought, everything is just a bidding war.

Johnson was coming to UK if they matched what others were willing to pay. I don’t really have a problem with it.

 

[ukfan041]

That is disheartening to hear. Johnsons decision wasn't supposed to be based on nil according to a lot of post on here. Just like I thought, everything is just a bidding war.

I’d say he’s no different than any other person, money plays a role in most folks decisions. Not the be all end all, but it does matter.

 

[bnewt]

I’d say he’s no different than any other person, money plays a role in most folks decisions. Not the be all end all, but it does matter.

Yes, but his father said it would not be the deciding factor, when apparently it was..

 

[MrHotDice]

Yes, but his father said it would not be the deciding factor, when apparently it was..

First Rule in Life. Folllow the Money

 

[Fox2monk]

You don't make roster decisions based on fan's feelings. That should never factor in and if it does, you won't last long in any job.

Nothing was tied-you can choose who you think is the best player. Now they obviously felt Jasper Johnson was and hopefully that ends up being the case. They grossly overpaid for him based on how poorly he played this past AAU season but they feel they can coach that out of him. Hope they are right.

We will find out during the season. I don’t care he played during AAU honestly. His value is in the fact that we can land a Top 2-3 class in a pretty decent group of HS talent. If he has a great year and the team does well he’s worth every Penny. I don’t care what numbers are reported because nobody knows for sure.