You said you don’t want Dylan. SMH
I genuinely believe that RU presents a unique opportunity both in the near and long term.
Dylan’s gotta do what feels right to him and is in his best interests.
Dylan Harper Update
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You said you don’t want Dylan. SMH
I genuinely believe that RU presents a unique opportunity both in the near and long term.
Dylan’s gotta do what feels right to him and is in his best interests.
Think that comment was in reference to NAS.
I don’t not want Dylan to come here. I would lose zero sleep if he went somewhere else.
I was going to turn over $50 million to you, but I guess you don't want it. You wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Not really sure that has any impact.
Dylan would be on campus (any college campus - Kansas or Rutgers) from September through April.
Then he's gone.
He's not going to NYC to play in pickup games once he's on campus.
This is true. The question comes down to whether Rutgers is willing and able to make Dylan the focal point of marketing, is that even a good thing for him at this point in his career and is it what he wants?
He was born in 2005, the year Rutgers posted billboards in Times Square promoting Brian Leonard for the Heisman Trophy and has no idea how bonkers the region will go for a Rutgers program that makes a Final Four run or the potential reach of Rutgers- internationally.
That said, the media spotlight of NYC metro area has short-circuited more careers than it’s made.
At the end of the day, he needs to play basketball and fulfill the promise of his potential.
And cannot be bigger than the program.
If he wants to wait to see what the other guards look like against major college competition to see who he’d be playing with (and against in practice) then he should take as much time as he needs.
If he wants to have some more fun or setup some “tension” in advance of an announcement, that is also his prerogative.
I am confident that Pike will do what he can, but will also not be held hostage to the needs of any individual player.
And we will have a great team in any scenario.
Maria has done a great job of not turning her son's recruitment into a circus. He actually seems like a pretty low-key kid. It's all the self-proclaimed recruiting analysts who are doing their best to manufacture drama when there really is none.
Let the process take its time ! Nothing wrong with Dylan making other trips to schools ! It’s his right and I think we all would do the same
Dylan owes it to himself to make sure he’s making the right decision for himself.
The other issue that I think is not being focused in on is Dylan wanting to see how the offense looks this year as some have speculated / reported. . I’m sure Dylan wants to play a wide open game and not get quagmired in 54-53 dogfights.
The above reminds me of Dahntay Jones wanting to play the same type of fast game and Bannon insisting to keep every game in the 50s / 60s which was one of the reasons why Dahntay ended up transferring .
When all is said and done, I feel pretty optimistic that Dylan will heed the advice of his family and commit to Rutgers ! - albeit it may take a bit longer than we all want it to.
Dylan owes it to himself to make sure he’s making the right decision for himself.
The other issue that I think is not being focused in on is Dylan wanting to see how the offense looks this year as some have speculated / reported. . I’m sure Dylan wants to play a wide open game and not get quagmired in 54-53 dogfights.
The above reminds me of Dahntay Jones wanting to play the same type of fast game and Bannon insisting to keep every game in the 50s / 60s which was one of the reasons why Dahntay ended up transferring .
When all is said and done, I feel pretty optimistic that Dylan will heed the advice of his family and commit to Rutgers ! - albeit it may take a bit longer than we all want it to.
The irony in that is defense is what kept Dahntay in the NBA so long
Yea all time bad post from FIG. Dylan has done absolutely nothing wrong here and has shown constant love for RU visiting tons of time.
Now if he already committed and wanted to take other visits I could see that argument but right now it's absurd
Dylan is making the biggest decision of his life with millions of dollars on the line. He can take his time if he wants. He can take all his visits if he wants. None of that means he's causing problems or doesn't want to be here, or is some diva
Haven't there been reports/rumors of a "silent commitment"?
Specifically, rumors that is why Warren decommited early this year because he was tipped off Dylan was a "silent committed"?
"Rutgers ain't Kansas in hoop lore" but its easier to build a reputation when you can virtually do it with a couple of classes. The dynamics are changing and with the social media and other electronic outlets yesterday is old news and circumstances can change in a heartbeat.
I'm not going to bash Dylan over rumors of a silent commit
The more drama there is the more attention for Rutgers if/when he commits anyway. It's just keeping Rutgers in the recruiting news cycles non stop. Not a bad thing
And that Michael Jordan had an okay career in the NBA desire being 'held back' offensively by Dean Smith.
What is best for his future development includes further8ng both his skills and his discipline in practice and in games.
I hope he does the do it here, with Pike and Ace.
Free reigns are unlikely to be in anyone's best interest.
Dylan hasn't committed and is going through his process before committing. He or his team isnt creating any kind of drama other than cry babies here who says there's too much drama.
Everything is a process. Their team is just going through their process before committing. Stop putting all your hearts into everything you hear and assuming things. Stay focused on "FACTS" only.
This is no different than anything in your life you make a decision on. You gather and go through all the facts of pros and cons before making a decision. This is what grown ups do...
Everything is a process. Their team is just going through their process before committing. Stop putting all your hearts into everything you hear and assuming things. Stay focused on "FACTS" only.
This is no different than anything in your life you make a decision on. You gather and go through all the facts of pros and cons before making a decision. This is what grown ups do...
Agreed
He has no pressure to commit
The only pressure is the mental pressure of the fan base
Has Dylan had lunch yet? Did he say anything about Rutgers?
It would be irresponsible if he didn't.
He's likely signing multi hundred thousand dollar contracts with major companies, like Addidas.
He better have an agent to negotiate and attorney to review the contracts.
"Free reigns are unlikely to be in anyone's interest" - what a great line.
He does and he needs one. A lot of examples of kids getting promised NIL $$ and not getting it.
I wonder how much of our NIL money we promise athletes is raised as opposed to expected to be raised.
Again, for one year NIL money his parents can handle it. It would be a waste IMO.
These are hugely important decisions with major financial implications. You want professionals in your corner
Anyone signing a legal document involving several hundred thousand dollars would be an idiot not to have it reviewed by an agent or legal counsel.
Is their some rule that says an NIL agent has to be a players agent for the rest of his career? I would think his father has been around long enough to handle Nil, and then when he leaves for the NBA he gets an agent. Rutgers is not going to screw Dylan Harper. Spending 50-100,000 dollars on an agent would be a waste. At least that's what I think.
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Is there something that says he has to wait until getting to the NBA?
He's not signing a contract with Rutgers.
He's signing with Addidas (I believe).
Considering how successful his father was, I would imagine his first recommendation ti Dylan would be to get proper representation for busniess deals.
Ron Sr. is not an expert with legal contracts, and athletes who have tried to represent themselves have routinely to take advantage of. In Dylan’s case, the rumor is Addias is ponying up NIL for him, and Addias would surely be interested to try and lock him into something longer term because he is an expected lottery pick. On the other hand it is in Dylan’s interest to hold off on making any decisions about sneaker endorsements until after he is drafted, when his value will be a lot higher particularly if he ends up in a big market, and he can hear all the pitches from the different companies and play them off each other. It would be a disaster for him if something got into the contract that impacted his ability to negotiate with the other sneaker companies after he is drafted, and probably also doesn’t want to be seen as endorsing Addias in any way now, where it could hurt his ability to choose an company as his potential long term partner.
He posted a picture at the US Open. Not that it means much, but for you people who want to stalk, now you know lol
I thought we only had summer practice and players on campus so early because of the overseas trip.
Do basketball players typically get on campus so early?