Zach Tow gave the pregame speech
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I just don’t believe that resonates with the majority of these guys, they mostly have one goal in mind, NIL, partying-chilling-hanging out, then bolting for the next payday, likely another school or overseas, whoever is the highest bidder.
That’s why it’s good to take one or two of those guys as walk ons. Somebody on the roster should truly care.
It’s a shame it can’t be the ones with talent.
It’s a shame it can’t be the ones with talent.
I said it in another thread. If the team is going to half *** it and give no effort. I would rather see Zach Tow fight to get a shot off and get dunked on all game because I know he’s giving it 200%. If we lose by 40 I want guys who love playing for the jersey.
All day every day.
These guys don’t care about all that stuff. College sports are very different now. It’s about the money just like professional sports. It’s carrying over to wins and losses now. More losses than anything for this team.
Sick of hearing about the “Jersey”.
Any elite talent out there doesn’t give a s***t.
Im more interested in fixing why our recruiting has gone in the toilet.
Any elite talent out there doesn’t give a s***t.
Im more interested in fixing why our recruiting has gone in the toilet.
Here’s the thing about the money though that doesn’t get talked about. Money is a big part of choosing between employment opportunities. Not the only reason for sure, but initially if other things are equal it’s often a determinative factor and also kind of a way one might judge how much he/she is wanted or valued by that employer, right?
But in my experience, once the deal is made the money doesn’t factor in to the performance for people that are really good at what they do. It’s a pride thing, an ego thing, even obsessive-compulsive. I believe that applies to basketball players – even young ones – just the same. Once the deal is made the best ones are going to perform the same whether they’re getting paid or not and regardless of the amount. The drive to succeed, be the best and often the fear of failure compels them. In this environment it’s even more important for a coach to be able to identify those type of guys.
That’s because your history about UK is limited. this attitude come with digital use
I agree. The difference is most of the college athletes don’t have the level of maturity needed to perform and follow through.
He spoke truth. Players come for the coaches and NIL. Not the "jersey". The jersey, sounds good for fans. Reality is very different. Ask Mike Woodson and Kenny Payne.
Presuming this were true, money is still likely to alter a player’s priorities and objectives on the court.
A player whose primary motivator is money …rather than team success …is logically gonna be focused on trying to pad his personal stats more than doing the little things that help teams win. Because better individual stats equals a bigger NIL paycheck the next season.
There’s a saying: “It’s amazing what teams can accomplish when individuals stop worrying about who gets the credit.” Well, those incentivized only by money are programmed to never stop focusing on personal credit.
Not entirely true. I'm sure Moreno and Jasper had big money offers at other places or would have if they wanted to, but they wanted to play for Kentucky. This is only going to be true with kids that grew up where college basketball is important.