Class of 2026 PG Dylan Mingo (NY / LuHi)

[IthacaMatt]

He was our best player.

So was Judah Mintz. Doesn't mean he had a winning attitude - but he was way more competitive than Donnie ever showed us.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

So was Judah Mintz. Doesn't mean he had a winning attitude - but he was way more competitive than Donnie ever showed us.

People show 'competitiveness' in different ways. Or, they don't show it, but can still have it.
I remember Donnie showing 'fire' many times. But, he wasn't a 'dive on the floor' kinda dude. Chalk that up to being a thin 6'9" dude with a history of injuries, or basic makeup, but a 6'1" guy with one type of personality is going to react differently than a 6'9" guy with a different personality. Doesn't mean they both don't 'want to win.' If the entire team had been better—if he hadn't been expected to be the #1/alpha—i'd bet his attitude wouldn't be called into question so much. Some players are more stoic than others. Stevie Thompson comes to mind. Not a lot of expression. He just killed you with a blank face.

 

[dollarbill44]

Nope. That would be pay to play. Verboten.

There are ways to move along the path of incentives. For example, you can have an incentive for postseason, through an automatic daily or weekly extensions of the contract (maybe even at a different value) as long as the season is still going, otherwise the contract expires with the final regular season game. It’s probably a little trickier with personal performance metrics.