Per Pilgrim: Lamb says he would've stayed 4 years with NIL
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uhh… he “chased the bag” because there was no bag in college. Now there is. Lamb is actually the perfect NIL guy because he was always a fringe NBA player. Would have made a fortune here, as popular and valuable as he was. I totally believe him… would have been crazy not to stay.
If Lamb stays I doubt we're playing Robert Morris in the NIT the next season.
I think Lamb and Pilgram are being Captains Obivious here. NIL would have affected the trajectories of many players who left early. That said, with NIL came with the Portal. So Lamb might have stayed 4 years but at what school or schools? Same for others that left early.
This is no longer the same sport Lamb played nor is it even close. Amateur college basketball is dead. We were the best of that particular competition and that is etched on the tomb of that dead sport. Now we have full on semiprofessional college basketball without even the minimal assurance of a contract. Where we stand in the new “league” is being written before our eyes. Comparing the two leagues just leads to nonsense. Projecting what one past player might or might not have done is simply a flight of fancy and has no bearing on today,
This is no longer the same sport Lamb played nor is it even close. Amateur college basketball is dead. We were the best of that particular competition and that is etched on the tomb of that dead sport. Now we have full on semiprofessional college basketball without even the minimal assurance of a contract. Where we stand in the new “league” is being written before our eyes. Comparing the two leagues just leads to nonsense. Projecting what one past player might or might not have done is simply a flight of fancy and has no bearing on today,
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As far as I'm concerned, we are forever indebted to Lamb. Dude came up huge in the title game in that second half against KU. Made some massive 3s for us in that game. Thank you Doron!
He would have been a 18-20ppg scorer the next year. 2014 would have won it all assuming the Harrison still came.
He was huge both years. Thanks for double final 4’s and a title D Lamb. He’s a legend.
At least he helped win a National Championship for the Cats and ended the Final 4 drought at the time.
I would’ve took Lamb for another 2 years.
UK probably wins it all with a senior Lamb n 2014. But idk what other competing rosters look like n 2014 with NIl
Lamb and Teague made bad decisions that hurt themselves and resulted in an NIT year for the Cat's.
Providing Cal didn't push them out several and I mean several Cal players could've benefited from this.
Orton for sure
Lamb, Teague, Goodwin, James young, Dakari, Whitney, tyty, Livingston, Edwards and probably several others probably would've been around for a decent payday while working on getting to the NBA.
That's why I don't understand Cals "players first" bs. He screwed a bunch of kids pushing them to the NBA when they weren't ready but he has to keep up his generational wealth bs persona
Orton for sure
Lamb, Teague, Goodwin, James young, Dakari, Whitney, tyty, Livingston, Edwards and probably several others probably would've been around for a decent payday while working on getting to the NBA.
That's why I don't understand Cals "players first" bs. He screwed a bunch of kids pushing them to the NBA when they weren't ready but he has to keep up his generational wealth bs persona
Lamb would have been an All-American if he had come back. He would have really helped his draft stock. Top 10. Potentially top 5.
He may well have been an all-American but he was never going to be a lottery pick. He had physical limitations that wouldn’t have been a big deal in college but separated the fringe NBA players from the legit pros.
You're 100% right. I typed Lamb there, but was thinking Teague.
I think Teague could have been a top 5 or 10 pick. I think Lamb was about maxed in terms of draft stock.