Milan Momcilovic commits to Kentucky
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Good for him and I get it. But if you are going to get 6 million with that fanbase, you better be prepared to be “the guy”. And I’m not convinced Milan has that in him.
Just sad with the recent departures knowing the great cyclone alumni he could have been... he seemed to like ISU, I was hoping he'd be like another Niang or Haliburton, help with recruiting come back to games, engage the fans as a fan and all that.
I suppose he still could be but it's not the same, he's a wildcat now not a cyclone
I suppose he still could be but it's not the same, he's a wildcat now not a cyclone
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No ill will towards Milan, I hope he continues on and finds a way into the NBA. I also think TJ took the appropriate stance to make sure that next year's team wasn't hinging upon a decision here. The college system/lack thereof just sucks.
I'm guessing he's not the highest paid and it won't be as easy to cover him up.
It'll be a drag to see the draft board w/ Kentucky next to his name, and draft day announcement of "Milan Momcilovich, from Kentucky," won't be any direct mention of Iowa State.
That’s a very mature attitude. Get out of here with that!
The big question is will he be able to put up the numbers the late and great Hawkeye/Kentucky Wildcat CJ Fredrick did at UK.
Good luck to Milan. But my focus is on the 14 current players on the roster.
Until the system changes, I think those types are done. All the high school AAU players now seeing the roadmap of "if you have any value, go get paid"Just sad with the recent departures knowing the great cyclone alumni he could have been... he seemed to like ISU, I was hoping he'd be like another Niang or Haliburton, help with recruiting come back to games, engage the fans as a fan and all that.
I suppose he still could be but it's not the same, he's a wildcat now not a cyclone
Tamin our last four year guy? Seems really hard to get that in this era.
It is so great seeing the true affection those two have for ISU.....who knows, in a few years maybe Milan will be seen walking into an NBA game wearing an ISU jacket like Haliburton...his time here hopefully are still his best (not money wise)
Don't wish ill-will. It's a hate the system not the player kind of thing. However, my focus is on ISU.
This is where I'm at too. Milan was a great Cyclone, and was deadly last year when paired with an All-American power forward, but at least in his time here he didn't show a consistent ability to be a #1 option "get your own shot" type of scorer. If my team isn't among the few teams willing/able to pay $5m ($6m? $7m?) for a transfer like that, I'm okay with that!
Hope he has success in life but my focus is on the guys wearing ISU jerseys.
I don't blame him at all for taking the 6mil. He'd be a fool to not do it, but I'm not rooting for anybody at Kentucky. If one of our players demanded 6mil to play here (and we were in a position to pay that much) I'd have a hard time getting behind that player I think.
I’m not sure Milan and his agent “demanded” $6M (or whatever it is). It’s the number the market bears, I guess. Doesn’t hurt that two of the schools he was talking to late in the process were Kentucky and Louisville. Those schools, fans and donors hate each other and both are trying to hang on the blue blood status.
He will get raked over the coals by Kentucky fans if he doesn’t produce like last year, but that kind of hate will be coming from people not writing the checks.
Appreciate what he did here but if you go to Kentucky, you're now one of the bad guys. I'll be a fan if he makes the league but I will be rooting for Kentucky to lose every game, every year.
Lol, far too sensible responses round here. We are Cyclones. You take your talents elsewhere, you are now the enemy. Most of you gotta do better.
F*ck KU, er, whoops, I mean f*ck UK! And every other school with those two letters.
I bet UK does media availabilities at cafeteria tables.
Go State.
F*ck KU, er, whoops, I mean f*ck UK! And every other school with those two letters.
I bet UK does media availabilities at cafeteria tables.
Go State.
If he doesn't produce, I would think the hate would also come from those writing the checks. College athletics is all about the return on investment now.
I think it's both. Tamin and JJ also could have gone elsewhere for more last year, but they showed some loyalty.
I hate the system and I will absolutely root against Milan. Not Loyal. Not Forever. Not True. He's dead to me now.
Yeah, I was just talking in general about a player here or coming here wanting that much money.
He will probably deserve to get some heat from fans if he doesn't produce like last year for $6m
