GG is a prime example of why kids shouldn’t be paid
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Disagree. He has been told the last 3-4 years that he's better than everyone else. He believes it. Maybe entitled, but not because of $$.
He obviously should have stayed his senior year in high school. His mental/emotional development is obviously lagging well behind his physical development. And I don't say that at as a criticism. He's still a kid and should be in high school. A few kids are mature beyond their years, but he's just a normal kid and wasn't ready mentally or emotionally for the jump to college ball.
This year has been a gnawing disappointment to him, undoubtedly to his parents, and to the Carolina fanbase. It has been a disaster. I'm not blaming Paris for this. It has been the perfect storm of adverse circumstances when Paris arrived coupled with previously uncovered developmental inadequacies on the player's part - not all of it his fault. Everyone needs a reset. Paris needs another couple of years to show whether or not he has the chops for this job. I don't think we'll need to go any further than that.
I know we had to jump on the chance to land Jackson. To pass would have been foolish. However, taking a team that's in the shape ours is in and putting all the expectations and hopes on the shoulders of a then 17 year old kid, was probably a bit much.
Of course it was, especially in the absence of useful player resources and upper-class leadership.
In regard to NIL money, I think we'll need a few more years to see how the dust settles, but I think it will settle into something that looks different than what we see now. On the donor/investor side of things, I suspect the the realities of "kids" being paid large sums of money will cause some reassessments about ROI. On the player side of things, I suspect recruits and their families will start to take NIL promises with a healthy dose of skepticism. But I think it's going to take a few years for either of these to happen.
Agreed. The Nike money, Under Armour money is what makes me nervous. Realistically, they can give every player on a team (Oregon) $1m+ and have very little impact to their financials.
Think Jackson is a prime example of why kids should not be able to enter college early - while he physically can play at the college level he is so immature on so many levels its unreal and not really fair to him. He came here and everyone figured he would light it up , carry the team and set the stage for the days ahead...what he has actually done is regress especially if you look at his most recent play.
The immaturity = pouting each time he is benched , every time the ball is not passed to him he makes it very obvious he is displeased , his circus shots are missing , he's missing 3 pointers left and right - defensive play is basically none existent and his is still in the stars. Not fair to him nor Carolina.
Who knows what he will do but keep in mind coaches talk and video and social media follow you so will he stay or will he go , only time will tell.
The immaturity = pouting each time he is benched , every time the ball is not passed to him he makes it very obvious he is displeased , his circus shots are missing , he's missing 3 pointers left and right - defensive play is basically none existent and his is still in the stars. Not fair to him nor Carolina.
Who knows what he will do but keep in mind coaches talk and video and social media follow you so will he stay or will he go , only time will tell.
A better argument would be saying these guys should have to renegotiate their deals annually with decreases in pay being an option.
Yep. I posted something along these lines earlier. In a sense, this situation was unavoidable. If Jackson wanted to come here, we have to take him. No choice. We'd have been foolish to do otherwise. But, obviously, as a top 10 player, there is no option to ease him into the college game. He had to start. But this team is so bad that expecting a 17 year old kid to step in and carry them was foolishness. He just wasn't ready for it. But, that was the only we get him to USC: let him reclassify and come in and play this season before he's ready.
So the only way we get Jackson in Gamecock uniform was by putting him in a situation where he is in way over his head. As you say, hopefully it doesn't totally screw up his development.
5's shouldn't marry 10's. 5's shouldn't go out, or even talk with 10's. GG is a 10. The hot chic, who comes from a well known family, and is set for life even if she drops out of college. Sure, if you catch a 10 at the perfect time, otherwise known as the perfect storm, you may get lucky for a night. Maybe she is fresh off a break up, drunk, incoherent for some other reason, blind, from another country, or stupid as hell. Well then, good for you, at least for the night. Relationship wise.....long term...… it will never work out. We are a 5 historically, and at this time, more like a 3 or 4. We are that guy that goes to high school for 4 years, and shows up to the 10 year reunion and no one knows who the hell we are. 5's will look really good at times making them look like a 7, and will drift down to a 3 at times.....where we are now. We are damn close to being the DUFF. We need to stick to the girl next door, or that girl that dresses up real nice for a night on the town, but comes home to the raggedy t-shirt and tore up sweats when she gets home.
Bryce Young is a prime example of why a kid should be allowed to get paid. Welcome to the Heisman House, kid. And he still played his tail off all year. Mileage will vary with these kids. Just like with adults.
GG is a good kid. 18 year old who has been told he is the second coming of LeBron. He has a long ways to go to be a NBA first round draft choice. But the potential is there. I wish him only the best but like a lot of kids reality sets in and they find out that they have a long ways to go to be able to compete in the NBA.
Production before payment would be a beneficial NIL clause.
Payment for a signature on an LOI is what one would consider to be easy money!
Payment for a signature on an LOI is what one would consider to be easy money!
I'd even take it a step further and bring back JV mandatory for freshman players. If they do graduate HS early, more power to them. They can develop a year in JV or move on to pro ball.