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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 2561333, member: 1423"]
This move is senseless from every possible standpoint. First and foremost, it's ill-timed and selfish. After months of being committed, he screws the school at the 11th hour -- making it very difficult to fill his roster spot. He knows the staff based their offers around him, but no matter. He just blows them off, along with the rest of the team and the fans - all of whom relied on his sincerity. Second, from a BB standpoint it's bizarre. No one's following his "trend" because no other top-level recruit is foolhardy enough to trade a small loan and for ten times as much after a year on the national college stage. Third, now he's in a corner. He's too young to pick up endorsements because he can't be drafted. Fourth, relying on the G-League for his "development" is ridiculous. Underachiever coaches, ball-hogging guards, brutal inside play, sequestered environments ... all totally opposite of what he needs. Instead of an elite private school, HOF coach, training/medical/workout facilities up the ying yang, months of competition and TV appearances virtually every game, he gets to play street ball this summer and then get brutalized by 6'10 260 pound 25 year-olds that look like they just got out of prison ... all scrapping for a (long) shot at the league.

Stupid and self-destructive. But yes, he's got that bag of money. When that's gone we'll see how he's doing (if we still remember him).
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