Since no one here is wishing ill will, than I'll do it. I hope he tanks at UK, destroys his draft stock, and ends up overseas
Milan Momcilovic commits to Kentucky
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Yeah literally googled CJ Frederick not knowing he had died. I guess he was referring to his basketball career "dying".
I think this should be changed from ROI to ROE--return on ego. Not a business major, but how does a donor line their pockets giving $6 million to a kid to play ball for their school? Probably works out better financially to leave it in their checking account at 1%.
Since this is a professional league I really don't feel an obligation to wish anyone well who isn't wearing Cardinal and Gold.
This is the system. I don't wish the players leaving good or bad. They simply do not exist
Always fun to root against Kentucky and their players
Milan isn’t worth $6 million. Good decision by TJ. When the market is willing to overpay for one of your players, you replace the net production in a more cap friendly way.
Milan isn’t worth $6 million. Good decision by TJ. When the market is willing to overpay for one of your players, you replace the net production in a more cap friendly way.
I wouldn't say he got what he will at UK but plenty on here would go after him and other players for 'not giving enough effort' or 'dissapearing' if shots weren't falling.
Idiots are abundant in sports Fandom no matter where it is.
The butthurt around here is somewhat understandable but is it really all that different than turning pro? Especially if he never plays against the Clones?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’m over getting mad at players transferring. I mean we were actually considered transfer U before the transfer thing was even a thing. I mean we just snagged 5 kids from other schools and most likely it was because we could pay them more and give them a better shot than their last school. I’m just over it. Who do we have on the squad next year is all that counts these days and I think we have a shot at being pretty good.
NIL contracts, or whatever they're called these days, should include a 20% cut going to the school the player is transferring from.
Good for him. But, not on our roster, not on our schedule, not our problem.
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This. Some people act like there would be no criticism at Iowa State. Our fan base has, and will continue to, turn on players when they don't perform. Look at guys like Brock Purdy, who is a darling now, but had quite a few vocal detractors during his time here.
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Lol. Yeah, we should try to include buyout language in our nil agreements. Not even 20%, make it 10. Hell, make it 5. See how many players we sign....
This is sports.
And that’s even more appropriate when guys are paid
Not because they’re making money, but because of the opportunity cost their salary represents. If a player is getting a huge portion of the total roster salary, he needs to produce at the level commensurate to that salary.
Ask nearly any player if such an expectation and noise is a fair trade for that salary, and they’d say yes.
You brought up Purdy-his predecessors at QB for SF also got that scrutiny. It’s not personal. It’s is the role.
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If fans and schools want this, which is a fair reaction, put pressure on the leadership to get a CBA and employment status
Compensation would be a good development. I wouldn’t stop there. Instead of paying UNI for Bond, what about loaning players in which we formally pay UNI to develop pipeline? With no trade clauses, why not have trades too?
Player mobility has been very good for the sport, just needs some refinement. Certainly much more enjoyable to follow than prep recruiting, as well as means there’s always hope.
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I don't disagree, but ISU isn't exempt from this same behavior. If Milan would have stayed, and shot 30% from three instead of 50, there would be plenty of vocal displeasure from the Cyclone fan base.
While I don’t totally disagree, if you think the criticism here is anything like what would happen if he goes 2-10 against Louisville, then you are nuts. That fanbase is already crazy, then you add in not liking their coach, then you add in the very public knowledge that he’s making 6 million. There’s no denying that’s a whole different level of pressure compared to a place where he’s built up 3 years of goodwill.
He got paid and I don’t blame him for it. But I also hope he’s prepared for everything that comes with that kind of money and that nutty, already pissed off fan base.
