Momcilovic Interview on whether staying in draft or going back to college

UKgrad22

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How is Louisville still shopping for big fish? How much NIL do they have?
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Apparently more than Scrooge himself
 

mcowherd

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He gives off the impression of someone who isn't interested in the college experience. While he would likely earn more in NIL money by staying in school this year, he seems ready for the next level. As a UofL fan, I have zero expectations that he’ll land in Louisville, but perhaps Coach Kelsey can sell him on how well his playing style fits the system.
 

TFCat11

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How is Louisville still shopping for big fish? How much NIL do they have?
All it takes is a few rich dudes who don’t mind blowing pocket change for the program they love, just to see if they can buy their team a championship!

Don’t believe me? Just ask Duke!

UK’s big donors are currently funding the new football coach and his roster construction… I mean, would you give millions of dollars to Pope just to see it get completely wasted on 2nd and 3rd tier players again?
 

mcowherd

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All it takes is a few rich dudes who don’t mind blowing pocket change for the program they love, just to see if they can buy their team a championship!

Don’t believe me? Just ask Duke!

UK’s big donors are currently funding the new football coach and his roster construction… I mean, would you give millions of dollars to Pope just to see it get completely wasted on 2nd and 3rd tier players again?
With NIL its a rich donor playground now.
 

TheApostleSaulSmith

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UK’s big donors are currently funding the new football coach and his roster construction… I mean, would you give millions of dollars to Pope just to see it get completely wasted on 2nd and 3rd tier players again?
True. I mean compare it to the stock market.
If a company has a very public $20MM failure, they clearly won't have the same level of investors lined up as they did previously. They want an investment that will give them some type of return.
It sucks but that's the hard truth
 

CatManFromCa

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What is Momcilovic looking for in a school? It's all about being a school with a great fit for his play style, capable of putting him in the NBA while also being a contender for a National Championship. According to Trotter, Kentucky, Louisville and St. John's are the schools heavily in the mix.

UK: If he actually wants the perfect fit, the NBA bump, the spacing, the shooting, the system, the NIL, the spotlight, the tournament run…he’s picking Kentucky.

UL: Sure.. if he wants to be the star on a team where every defense loads up on him because he’s the only guy they actually have to guard.

SJ: Yeah if he wants Pitino to scream at him every time he misses two shots in a row and suddenly be running wind sprints while he’s explaining “DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS” at 140 decibels. That man treats “volume shooting” like a personal insult.
 

20MRoster

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True. I mean compare it to the stock market.
If a company has a very public $20MM failure, they clearly won't have the same level of investors lined up as they did previously. They want an investment that will give them some type of return.
It sucks but that's the hard truth
And to add to your point, they will get investments when they fire the people responsible and enough other people to maintain margin after the loss
 
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20MRoster

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What is Momcilovic looking for in a school? It's all about being a school with a great fit for his play style, capable of putting him in the NBA while also being a contender for a National Championship. According to Trotter, Kentucky, Louisville and St. John's are the schools heavily in the mix.

UK: If he actually wants the perfect fit, the NBA bump, the spacing, the shooting, the system, the NIL, the spotlight, the tournament run…he’s picking Kentucky.

UL: Sure.. if he wants to be the star on a team where every defense loads up on him because he’s the only guy they actually have to guard.

SJ: Yeah if he wants Pitino to scream at him every time he misses two shots in a row and suddenly be running wind sprints while he’s explaining “DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS” at 140 decibels. That man treats “volume shooting” like a personal insult.
This one takes the cake. There's no ******* "NBA bump" with the current UK staff. You on something dog.
 

ala_kat2

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If he only wants to play for a contender, it seems like UK might be out of the mix if he stays in college.