Breaking: Baylor Point Guard Robert Wright Enters Transfer Portal

I am not sad he is leaving. He just tooled us waiting this long to announce. Puts a lot of pressure on Scott Drew at this point in time- many of the good point guards are now signed.

i am honestly surprised.

What a disaster.

College sports are a ****ing joke.

I'm hoping this is just a way for Wright to negotiate a good NIL deal for himself. I will be sad of he does actually leave.

7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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Wright isn't going to be an NBA player he's gotta make his money now good will from some non existent team culture doesn't make him more money down the road

IvanBear said:

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IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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Wright isn't going to be an NBA player he's gotta make his money now good will from some non existent team culture doesn't make him more money down the road

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How much more does a kid need? When you are being paid more than a million to play, it is difficult to wish him well in his next location. There are quite a few that go from school to school to school. This one obviously was a surprise to Coach Drew.

2Bears said:

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IvanBear said:

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IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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Wright isn't going to be an NBA player he's gotta make his money now good will from some non existent team culture doesn't make him more money down the road

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How much more does a kid need? When you are being paid more than a million to play, it is difficult to wish him well in his next location. There are quite a few that go from school to school to school. This one obviously was a surprise to Coach Drew.

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Ashley had mentioned that at least one other school had offered him double what Baylor was paying him. For a guy who's NBA prospects may be iffy, how can you blame him for making what he can while he can. College basketball is professional sports now. I know it sucks for us, but if he was my son, I would be telling him to plan for his financial future. Would you stay in a job if someone else was willing to pay you, double knowing you would like that job just as much as the one you have now? I'm hoping we will pony up and get him to stay if we have the ability to do so.

IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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A good deal is what the seller accepts and a buyer is willing to pay. If the Big East poacher is truly doubling his deal, then we have no option but to counter or move on. I don't blame the player. We all have to look out for the interests of our families. Hopefully, we have a counter offer.

TWD 1974 said:

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IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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A good deal is what the seller accepts and a buyer is willing to pay. If the Big East poacher is truly doubling his deal, then we have no option but to counter or move on. I don't blame the player. We all have to look out for the interests of our families. Hopefully, we have a counter offer.

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Meh. I say bull s h i t in this case and I do blame the player. I don't blame him for seeking additional money. He's never gonna play in the NBA so this is when he can grab as much money as he wants to set himself up for life. I do blame him for not being honest and telling the staff upfront he was going to be open to other offers that he pretty much knew would come his way, whether he entered the portal or not. He basically sideswiped Drew and the entire program by pretending he was dedicated to the program, agree to a higher amount, and then after we've passed on recruiting others because we had already allocated money to him he suddenly bails. We're basically screwed for next year.

And we don't need to counter offer. We made that mistake last year by tying all the funds in one person. I said a few months ago we needed to have a max amount in mind we were willing to pay Wright and then if it crossed that you let him walk. He's not good enough to carry an entire team so you don't pay him more than that much and waste your entire budget for him. That would be foolish. He'd basically be surrounded with 3rd tier walk on types. I think Drew set that line at whatever he was offered and he said he was good with (allegedly, I guess none of us were there). I don't think Drew shortchanged him.

IowaBear said:

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Hopefully the counter offer is a middle finger.

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Yep.

Contrary to what's said here and elsewhere, not all players have the same priorities.

We just need to start doing a better job of attracting players whose priorities more align with building a championship college basketball team.

There are programs around the country doing so right now. That we've been been both unable to and disinterested in doing this doesn't make it impossible.

Tell Wright to **** himself and go find a point guard that values winning as much as money.

bear2be2 said:

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IowaBear said:

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Hopefully the counter offer is a middle finger.

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Yep.

Contrary to what's said here and elsewhere, not all players have the same priorities.

We just need to start doing a better job of attracting players whose priorities more align with building a championship college basketball team.

There are programs around the country doing so right now. That we've been been both unable to and disinterested in doing this doesn't make it impossible.

Tell Wright to **** himself and go find a point guard that values winning as much as money.

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Yeah they're building Natty quality teams with our guys. Houston says hello.

IvanBear said:

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bear2be2 said:

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IowaBear said:

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Hopefully the counter offer is a middle finger.

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Yep.

Contrary to what's said here and elsewhere, not all players have the same priorities.

We just need to start doing a better job of attracting players whose priorities more align with building a championship college basketball team.

There are programs around the country doing so right now. That we've been been both unable to and disinterested in doing this doesn't make it impossible.

Tell Wright to **** himself and go find a point guard that values winning as much as money.

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Yeah they're building Natty quality teams with our guys. Houston says hello.

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Cryer's been great. But Houston wasn't built with transfers. They've only got two in their rotation.

They still recruit and develop program guys and only use transfers to supplement their core. That's a lot more difficult to do today than it was five or six years ago. But they're proof it's not impossible.

Wright, my new least favorite player !

This is such a dumb system for so many reasons.

Chuckroast said:

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2Bears said:

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Chuckroast said:

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2Bears said:

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IvanBear said:

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IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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Wright isn't going to be an NBA player he's gotta make his money now good will from some non existent team culture doesn't make him more money down the road

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How much more does a kid need? When you are being paid more than a million to play, it is difficult to wish him well in his next location. There are quite a few that go from school to school to school. This one obviously was a surprise to Coach Drew.

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Ashley had mentioned that at least one other school had offered him double what Baylor was paying him. For a guy whose NBA prospects may be iffy, how can you blame him for making what he can while he can. College basketball is professional sports now. I know it sucks for us, but if he was my son, I would be telling him to plan for his financial future. Would you stay in a job if someone else was willing to pay you, double knowing you would like that job just as much as the one you have now? I'm hoping we will pony up and get him to stay if we have the ability to do so.

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Actually, if it were my son, I would advise them to stay. I would teach them that their word meant something and that they already had a fair price. Yes, it is a job, but staying in one place can reap benefits he may miss unless money is the only factor. If he hopes to build a career for his future, staying may be a better option. I hope we don't "pony up" and give him more. If money is the only factor, someone will always have more.

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This is a job for these guys from the moment they walk on campus. They're not committing to being here for four years. It's not their fault that the system essentially requires them to go to college as a steppingstone to going pro. If coaches can make millions of dollars in their job, it seems totally self-serving for the fans and coaches to expect a player to stay out of sheer loyalty when they are being paid drastically under their market value.

I don't like what it has become, but if Wright has four years to build a nest egg, it's completely selfish of people to demand that he forgo that opportunity so that the fan base can enjoy their basketball.

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No school would ever sign a coach to a one-year deal, and any coach who left before his contract expired would be paying the school he's leaving a healthy buyout penalty.

Get these guardrails into the player side payments of college basketball and no one would be picking on the poor little players, who -- on top of their rapidly skyrocketing earnings -- currently get all the traditional perks of being a star college player with none of the hardship, commitment or responsibility.

This system is bull**** and doesn't deserve defending.

I have no problem whatsoever with players making money. But this is anarchy, and it's both completely unsustainable and unenjoyable in its current state.

bear2be2 said:

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Chuckroast said:

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2Bears said:

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Chuckroast said:

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2Bears said:

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IvanBear said:

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IowaBear said:

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7 figures isn't a good NIL deal!??? Because BU was paying the man over a million!

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Wright isn't going to be an NBA player he's gotta make his money now good will from some non existent team culture doesn't make him more money down the road

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How much more does a kid need? When you are being paid more than a million to play, it is difficult to wish him well in his next location. There are quite a few that go from school to school to school. This one obviously was a surprise to Coach Drew.

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Ashley had mentioned that at least one other school had offered him double what Baylor was paying him. For a guy whose NBA prospects may be iffy, how can you blame him for making what he can while he can. College basketball is professional sports now. I know it sucks for us, but if he was my son, I would be telling him to plan for his financial future. Would you stay in a job if someone else was willing to pay you, double knowing you would like that job just as much as the one you have now? I'm hoping we will pony up and get him to stay if we have the ability to do so.

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Actually, if it were my son, I would advise them to stay. I would teach them that their word meant something and that they already had a fair price. Yes, it is a job, but staying in one place can reap benefits he may miss unless money is the only factor. If he hopes to build a career for his future, staying may be a better option. I hope we don't "pony up" and give him more. If money is the only factor, someone will always have more.

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This is a job for these guys from the moment they walk on campus. They're not committing to being here for four years. It's not their fault that the system essentially requires them to go to college as a steppingstone to going pro. If coaches can make millions of dollars in their job, it seems totally self-serving for the fans and coaches to expect a player to stay out of sheer loyalty when they are being paid drastically under their market value.

I don't like what it has become, but if Wright has four years to build a nest egg, it's completely selfish of people to demand that he forgo that opportunity so that the fan base can enjoy their basketball.

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No school would ever sign a coach to a one-year deal, and any coach who left before his contract expired would be paying the school he's leaving a healthy buyout penalty.

Get these guardrails into the player side payments of college basketball and no one would be picking on the poor little players, who -- on top of their rapidly skyrocketing earnings -- currently get all the traditional perks of being a star college player with none of the hardship, commitment or responsibility.

This system is bull**** and doesn't deserve defending.

I have no problem whatsoever with players making money. But this is anarchy, and it's both completely unsustainable and unenjoyable in its current state.

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I totally agree that the system is anarchy and unsustainable, but it is what it is right now. All I'm saying is that if players are allowed to be free agents every year, then this is the result. I'm not sure how to fix it, so for now we just need to figure out what our strategy will be in this system.

Maybe he will go to Houston….

Jorkel said:

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Maybe he will go to Houston….

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can't play for Houston

These coaches at this level hit the lottery. NBA coache make less than many players. Here we are. It ain't going back for the 50 schools. Who wants to play is the question?

Hell, "Bucky Ball" just hit rhe lottery. No more You tube videos and such. for him. (aggie hire) U pay that, you better be ready to pay players bigger.

You can't fill an empty cup if what you have isn't enough. There's always gonna be a higher high and a bigger house or a better car.

The problem isn't so much the players getting paid, it's the fact that players are free agents every year. That is what is creating so much chaos. I think the players deserve meaningful compensation, but how do you regulate it so that it isn't a game of musical chairs at the end of every season?

IowaBear said:

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Contracts. They want paid like pros. Make em sign contracts locking them in

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But students have always been free to transfer to other schools, and you would be taking away that right that every other student has. That's the problem when you're trying to blend education with a pro basketball league.

possible12 said:

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Jorkel said:

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Maybe he will go to Houston….

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can't play for Houston

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Oh he can't?

Jorkel said:

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possible12 said:

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Jorkel said:

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Maybe he will go to Houston….

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can't play for Houston

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Oh he can't?

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Sampson says they don't recruit entitled kids. (nor parents)

possible12 said:

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Jorkel said:

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possible12 said:

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Jorkel said:

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Maybe he will go to Houston….

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can't play for Houston

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Oh he can't?

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Sampson says they don't recruit entitled kids. (nor parents)

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He also demands that his players play defense.