tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683880901625927019.post2399964283557024271..comments2023-10-21T05:29:09.834-04:00Comments on The Offensive Board: UNC's class and the draftBrandon Statonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04775622294856769990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683880901625927019.post-46491606512481227432008-04-22T17:03:00.000-04:002008-04-22T17:03:00.000-04:00what Ty gonna endorse? Ankle braces?what Ty gonna endorse? Ankle braces?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683880901625927019.post-42788954349293352932008-04-22T06:07:00.000-04:002008-04-22T06:07:00.000-04:00What everyone seems to be leaving out of this equa...What everyone seems to be leaving out of this equation is the endorsement deals, and while NBA salaries may be fixed, Nike contracts aren't. Lawson was the much-hyped starting PG at UNC, the most popular program in college basketball, and has already had a shitload of TV exposure. You can bet he's trying to at least get a feel for how many zeros will be in that first check with the swoosh on it before making a decision one way or the other. For that, I can't fault the kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683880901625927019.post-11029155447151838522008-04-21T12:15:00.000-04:002008-04-21T12:15:00.000-04:00You raise a very good point, but I still feel that...You raise a very good point, but I still feel that teams, especially with selections late in the round, won't want to miss on that sort of opportunity. Most of my personal experience lies in baseball and how that draft works. I know that that is a completely different format, but some parallels still exist.<BR/><BR/>That said, you're argument makes just as much sense as mine, in my opinion. And I agree with you 100 percent about Hibbert. He made the wrong decision as it turns out. But I don't think he realized how difficult it is to look ahead. Being a hot commodity one year, doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be even hotter the next year, even if your performance doesn't drop. It all just depends on the collective needs each year.Brandon Statonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775622294856769990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683880901625927019.post-57928792171005052612008-04-21T11:00:00.000-04:002008-04-21T11:00:00.000-04:00Actually I think you are wrong. It is well known ...Actually I think you are wrong. It is well known that players who enter the draft process without an agent and with the idea of "testing the waters" or hold out the possibility of return do not get as much attention from teams as players who jump into the draft full bore. Holding out NCAA eligibility goes not get you anywhere with these teams. They are not going to rate a kid higher because he might return to school and it is not like "playing hard to get" scores you extra points with these teams. Just the opposite, they tend to focus more on the guys who have agents they can work with because they do not want to waste time working a player out who could head back to school. At this point in the process, Roy is talking to teams who all know that these guys are in the decision making process so I am not sure the fact he still might return to school has any bearing on what teams and scouts are saying at this point. <BR/><BR/>And Hibbert just made the wrong decision not to exploit his raised stock coming from an extended NCAA Tournament run and the fact he was 7-2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com