I doubt that’s the case here. Athletes at this level rarely ever think they aren’t good enough. I literally think all that happened is he found out how much other guys were making in the NIL game and realized he could make way more than what he was getting here. Shopped himself around and boom.
*Pay to play deal.. That wasn't NIL
I agree with you on that he probably won't be the last high profile player to transfer out due to an NIL deal, but I don't think it will be real common. I think TJ will vet that during the recruiting process. He really wasn't able to do that with Hunter as he really wasn't his recruit and basically just did what he could to keep him committed.
The amount of personal attacks I got daily here took a massive dip so I would assume so.
This also applies to football. Craig McDonald went to Auburn because of NIL and played in two games. Asked to come back and our staff said no. I've posted this before. Not breaking news. His parents still attend ISU tailgates.
It is interesting how quickly people’s opinion changes. Many on this aboard thought he was going to be first team all American and sure first round pick after Gonzaga game. I said after Gonzaga game that the law of average will catch up with him. That’s exactly what happened since then. He is a decent college player but he will most likely not even be first team all conference.
If you watched how he played in his freshman year, it was obvious that he was far from first team all American or first round NBA pick. He can drive to the basket but can’t finish and he can’t create jump shots. Even if he can create jumps shot on his own, he is not going to make at high percentage. He made 7 three pointers against LSU by just stop and pop. It wasn’t created off dribble. I wasn’t convinced that he was better this year even after Gonzaga game because he did exactly the same thing he did against LSU.
Same thing happens when you click on Macloney's name. The dumb button will never be the same without him spraying it left and right
