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Class of 2019 PG Dakota Leffew (GA) Portal to Georgia

shu 49 said:
We do have to realize that Jim was worth more than he was making all these years. Maybe not last 6 - 7 but all the others that we were good. He saved us a shiiiit ton.
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I heard Boeheim talk about this once, at one of the luncheons he used to host weekly.

Paraphrasing, obviously -- but his take on it was that once he got the head coaching job, he was making quite a bit of money. Not compared to what coaches are paid now, but relatively speaking. Additionally:
  • The cost of living in CNY is lower than some other places, so his money stretched further.
  • He's never been into flashy cars, etc. -- he always drives Pontiacs. Nice cars, but not crazy expensive.
  • He's not into flashy clothes -- he prefers wearing sweats / SU gear, most of which was supplied by SU.
So he was making pretty good money, and wasn't spending a ton / living extravagantly. And over time, it added up. Eventually, his house was paid off, etc. and that just enabled him to save more.

And then in the early 80s, he got the 7 figure annual personal contract with Nike, on top of his coaching salary, which gave him even more money. He allocated some of that to assistants through the SU camps, but it just contributed him to having more money than he knew what to do with.

So as he progressed through his career, he just didn't see the need to chase dollars like many other coaches. He was where he wanted to be, doing what he wanted to do, and getting paid insanely well for it. Was he earning what his top market value was? Probably not -- but he didn't feel compelled to squeeze the university for the maximum, because he already felt like he was well off. What are a few more bucks, when you've already got more than you can possibly spend?

He also didn't begrudge other coaches for doing so, and trying to get maximum $$$. Just that for him, he didn't need to do it that way.
 
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Scotch said:
I want the kid but not loving this circus
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He's only visiting 3 schools and posting a couple pics of each. It's us adults that are making a circus of it. People got it in their head that he would commit while visiting, but clearly he's going to make all his visits and choose after. I understand that mindset. Its exactly how I made my college choice.
 
Cusesky8214 said:
Called it! So tomorrow will be Xavier and Saturday the commitment? :cool:

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Money makes up for a lot, but its pretty clear which team and fanbase wants him more. Dont see a single Nova player in the comments while youve got a bunch of ours telling him how bad we want him at Cuse. The overwhelming majority of comments are also from Cuse fans. For me, if the money was even relatively close, I would go where I'm most wanted. Not to mention where his previous coach that he played 4 years with is now an assistant.
 
General20 said:
He's only visiting 3 schools and posting a couple pics of each. It's us adults that are making a circus of it. People got it in their head that he would commit while visiting, but clearly he's going to make all his visits and choose after. I understand that mindset. Its exactly how I made my college choice.
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Exactly. Its just insane at some of the takes i have read in this ridiculous thread
 
General20 said:
He's only visiting 3 schools and posting a couple pics of each. It's us adults that are making a circus of it. People got it in their head that he would commit while visiting, but clearly he's going to make all his visits and choose after. I understand that mindset. Its exactly how I made my college choice.
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This board is a circus and it keeps me coming back for more! Kid must know we don't like boring recruitments because we'd have nothing to talk about. :)
 
If we take him that means that we feel as if he was worth it. If we don't take him, it means we didn't. I truly believe that SU controls this. Bottom line is we have the money to get close enough that he will come to Syracuse. BUT SU has a cap on what they value him at. In business and life, it doesn't make sense to chase. I'm sure Red gets this and if we have to pass we should.
 
RF2044 said:
I heard Boeheim talk about this once, at one of the luncheons he used to host weekly.

Paraphrasing, obviously -- but his take on it was that once he got the head coaching job, he was making quite a bit of money. Not compared to what coaches are paid now, but relatively speaking. And the cost of living in CNY is lower than some other places, and he wasn't into flashy cars, etc. -- he's driven a pontiac his entire adult life. And he wasn't into flashy clothes -- in fact, he preferred wearing sweats / SU gear, most of which was supplied by the university.

So he was making pretty good money, and wasn't spending a ton / living extravagantly. And over time, it added up. His house was paid off, etc. And that just enabled him to save more.

And then in the early 80s, he got the 7 figure personal contract with Nike. He allocated some of that to assistants, but it just contributed him to having more money than he knew what to do with.

So later in his career, he just didn't see the need to chase dollars like many other coaches. He was where he wanted to be, doing what he wanted to do, and getting paid insanely well for it. Was he earning what his market value was? Probably not -- but he didn't feel compelled to squeeze the university for the maximum, because he already felt like he was well off. What are a few more bucks, when you've already got more than you can possibly spend?

He also didn't begrudge other coaches for doing so, and trying to get maximum $$$. Just that for him, he didn't need to do it that way.
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That's pretty cool and sounds like a really healthy perspective.
 
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General20 said:
He's only visiting 3 schools and posting a couple pics of each. It's us adults that are making a circus of it. People got it in their head that he would commit while visiting, but clearly he's going to make all his visits and choose after. I understand that mindset. Its exactly how I made my college choice.
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It's crazy how bent out of shape some folks get over a college kid having some fun.
 
MDCuse said:
Yup! Last chance most of these kids will have to do something like this. Have some fun with it. Dude has posted a handful of pictures from his OVs. Is it really a circus? My goodness.
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I don't really care about posting visit images - totally fine and expected.

the #noncommitted hashtag with a fanbase bait comments is a tad annoying tho... but whatevs.
 
RF2044 said:
I heard Boeheim talk about this once, at one of the luncheons he used to host weekly.

Paraphrasing, obviously -- but his take on it was that once he got the head coaching job, he was making quite a bit of money. Not compared to what coaches are paid now, but relatively speaking. And the cost of living in CNY is lower than some other places, and he wasn't into flashy cars, etc. -- he's driven a pontiac his entire adult life. And he wasn't into flashy clothes -- in fact, he preferred wearing sweats / SU gear, most of which was supplied by the university.

So he was making pretty good money, and wasn't spending a ton / living extravagantly. And over time, it added up. His house was paid off, etc. And that just enabled him to save more.

And then in the early 80s, he got the 7 figure personal contract with Nike. He allocated some of that to assistants, but it just contributed him to having more money than he knew what to do with.

So later in his career, he just didn't see the need to chase dollars like many other coaches. He was where he wanted to be, doing what he wanted to do, and getting paid insanely well for it. Was he earning what his market value was? Probably not -- but he didn't feel compelled to squeeze the university for the maximum, because he already felt like he was well off. What are a few more bucks, when you've already got more than you can possibly spend?

He also didn't begrudge other coaches for doing so, and trying to get maximum $$$. Just that for him, he didn't need to do it that way.
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Thats exactly how i was told it was with him. In reality he could have made much more. Just chose not too.
 
MDCuse said:
It's crazy how bent out of shape some folks get over a college kid having some fun.
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I don't think people are losing any sleep over this or getting bent out of shape. There are just some (including myself) kind of tired of the Look at me Louie posts by him. Whatever, I still want the kid.
 
General20 said:
He's only visiting 3 schools and posting a couple pics of each. It's us adults that are making a circus of it. People got it in their head that he would commit while visiting, but clearly he's going to make all his visits and choose after. I understand that mindset. Its exactly how I made my college choice.
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I hear you but I can do without the post visit #notcommitted social posts.
 
General20 said:
He's only visiting 3 schools and posting a couple pics of each. It's us adults that are making a circus of it. People got it in their head that he would commit while visiting, but clearly he's going to make all his visits and choose after. I understand that mindset. Its exactly how I made my college choice.
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No no no, it's clearly the player posting photos of their college visit who is immature, and not me sitting at my computer in my shorts refreshing a fan forum page hundreds of times hoping to hear positive news about his visits.
 

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