Bummed about RayJ, but a few observations. It seems like it pays from a players perspective to be the last player standing uncommitted in the portal within a ‘tier’. I’m a fantasy football person so I feel like it’s similar to an auction draft where there’s a clear drop off on talent after a guy, so everyone that needs that position filled will put in bids and possibly overpay (yes I know we offered the most money).
Assuming there were other PGs interested…..man that’s a miss by the staff. We have a glaring position of need, so it just doesn’t make sense to me not to pursue other PGs (even take one) while still pursuing RayJ if that’s ultimately who you want. Yeah you can insert something about recruiting over a kid that just committed but this is kind of what big programs do. From a risk management perspective, the scenario we are in now really blows my mind and I’m still hopeful we do get a capable PG.
I do have a question if anyone knows. I’m under the impression we have a pot of NIL $ each year. I think of it like a salary cap and each player gets a share of the pot each year. When coaches think we may need more $, they may ask and maybe the Guardians make it work. Is it a bad look with the Guardians if we ask for more and miss or is it just irrelevant since that money could go to next year?
