College BBall 2022

[MillionDollarCam]

3 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Are any of those guys big time scorers?

 

UNC hasn't had a bonafide scorer in quite some time. 

Might not be a guy on the roster that can get you 30 but that won’t be necessary with Cadeau running the point, he’ll spread the wealth around.

[Shocker]

Man o man, Simeon Wilcher  wants out of UNC and this is a horrible development to be honest.  
https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/article/breaking-unc-signee-simeon-wilcher-seeks-release-from-letter-of--209820477/

Edited June 6, 2023 by Shocker

[Shocker]

1 hour ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Man saw Chapel Hill and said nah this aint for me.lol

Sad to see him check out.  He knows Cadeau and I guess he figured he wouldn’t play much,  very disappointed with how easy it is for these kids to jump ship like this.  

[LinvilleGorge]

This is just the current landscape of college sports. I guess he didn't expect Cadeau to reclassify even though it was pretty widely expected. Watch him end up at St. John's. Pitino has been chirping in his ear ever since taking that job.

[LinvilleGorge]

23 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Jumping ship is the new college basketball. The parent in me says good for the kids. They finally get to get paid by these schools. New era for sure.

Good for the kids in the short term with the NIL $$$. Not sure if it's good for them in the long run though. Kids are just going to jump to other teams instead of hunkering down and actually working on their game to earn PT. The elite kids who were always going to be NBA bound will be fine. But the guys who end up developing from say top 50 type recruits to legit NBA prospects are probably more likely to be hurt by the current environment. Basically guys like Simeon Wilcher.

[MillionDollarCam]

College Basketball is the new AAU, this poo is ridiculous.

[toldozer]

13 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Man saw Chapel Hill and said nah this aint for me.lol

Saw that ass get spanked by daddy in person and changed his mind I guess

[LinvilleGorge]

8 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

College Basketball is the new AAU, this poo is ridiculous.

It's true. They're going to have to find an answer to this or it's gonna start hurting their bottom line as fans get turned off and start tuning out. College basketball is already a shadow of what it used to be anyway. Growing up in NC in the '80s and '90s Tobacco Road basketball dominated this state in terms of sports fandom.

[toldozer]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's true. They're going to have to find an answer to this or it's gonna start hurting their bottom line as fans get turned off and start tuning out. College basketball is already a shadow of what it used to be anyway. Growing up in NC in the '80s and '90s Tobacco Road basketball dominated this state in terms of sports fandom.

If they eliminated the 1 and done that would be a start.

 

Then if they put a cap on NIL for each year you've been at a school that would help

 

Year 1 500k

Year 2 million

Year 3 5 million

Year 4 10 million 

 

This would encourage good college basketball players to stay at the school they originally committed to but not force them to do so.

 

If you blossom your Jr Year at belmont and can bag 10 million dollars as senior would you leave to go play for ucla for 500k

 

Those are just made up numbers but incentives to Stay at one school makes sense. Nba does this to encourage players to stay where they were drafted

[LinvilleGorge]

36 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Showing your age. I get it. It's frustrating as longtime fan. But this is the new era of college sports. We might not like it, but it's not going to change. The newer generation of fans will love it. Our time has come and gone.

 

Embrace it we all get older. Times have changed and it will continue to change.

Football will be fine. The game is booming. College basketball had been in decline for decades now and this is only going to speed that decline up. 

[LinvilleGorge]

52 minutes ago, toldozer said:

If they eliminated the 1 and done that would be a start.

 

Then if they put a cap on NIL for each year you've been at a school that would help

 

Year 1 500k

Year 2 million

Year 3 5 million

Year 4 10 million 

 

This would encourage good college basketball players to stay at the school they originally committed to but not force them to do so.

 

If you blossom your Jr Year at belmont and can bag 10 million dollars as senior would you leave to go play for ucla for 500k

 

Those are just made up numbers but incentives to Stay at one school makes sense. Nba does this to encourage players to stay where they were drafted

In theory your cap per year idea would make sense but the policing of it would be practically impossible given the sheer number of schools and players.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

It will decline sure, but the game is not going anywhere. 

I don't think it's going away by any means but I do expect it to continue to decline in popularity and relevance. So called "basketball schools" are gone. Basketball is an an after thought to football. The schools that haven't already figured that out are either behind the curve or simply know they don't have the resources to compete in football given the larger costs involved.

[4Corners]

A 4 star recruit who can’t shoot suddenly finds himself on the outside looking in after being recruited over and tougher competition to get in the starting lineup. If he is afraid to compete against Withers, Trimble, Ryan and that recruit from the Ivy League then so long pal. Not to mention he is probably gonna get a bag from a St Johns donor and not have to pass the ball next season. 
 

of course, the bigger story here is that this is a late transaction that can be promoted negatively against UNC and that moves the needle. If this were to happen at VaTech, Clempson, NC$T, or St Johns nobody would care or probably even notice. 
 

wish the kid the best but thank you for giving back the scholly. 

[LinvilleGorge]

9 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Who said anything about basketball being more popular than football?

 

Of course football is more popular. My point was basketball is not going anywhere even if it declines. The NBA is the most popular basketball league. Honestly college basketball has been in decline for the last decade.

 

I remember growing up we use to have college basketball parties for the UNC/Duke games. The trash talk during and after the games were fun. Then we would go to school and talk about it with the teachers. Those were the days.

 

I honestly don't even watch much of the regular season anymore. I tune in during March Madness.

That's my point. It's declining and the decline is likely to just intensify. I expect the NBA to emphasize the G League more and more.

I don't know what you mean by "not go anywhere". Yeah, college basketball is going to continue to exist but it's already nowhere close to what it used to be and it's trending straight down.

I mean, college baseball exists but does anyone actually care?