Speak for yourself dude. Many of us get it.

Jun 24, 2017
8:41:06pm

Machiavelli Contributor

Leaving for the NBA this year was his best chance. He couldn't improve his draft status next year and if he's not going to end up in the NBA anyway, he might as well go overseas and start getting paid now. It's really not that complicated

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Machiavelli

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Not to beat a very tired old horse...but Mika could have been cheered on by

Fdnman

6/24/17 5:36pm

Nobody gets it. Such a strange, abrupt end to what could've been...

WhyKnot

6/24/17 5:43pm

I get it..

hammergm

6/24/17 8:32pm

500,000?? lol. He'll be pretty close to 100,000.

Lance71

6/24/17 9:49pm

Here's my point on the 500k

hammergm

6/25/17 9:56am

If that was really his thought process, that's some really bad math, man.

cougfromcali

6/24/17 10:21pm

What do you mean?

hammergm

6/25/17 10:03am

He stood a much better chance at being drafted w/ one more year at BYU, plus he

cougfromcali

6/25/17 10:26am

RE: He stood a much better chance at being drafted w/ one more year at BYU, plus

hammergm

6/25/17 10:50am

2 years older is a drop in the bucket, that's the least of Mika's problems. Most

cougfromcali

6/25/17 11:41am

2 years older is a huge deal. There were comments about his age THIs year.

Shteve

6/25/17 12:21pm

Is 5 months a huge deal? Is 1 year a huge deal?

cougfromcali

6/25/17 2:06pm

Haha The G-league? The fact they are changing the name of the league shows ...

COACHdrn

6/24/17 11:43pm

You don't follow the NBA much do you.

Shteve

6/25/17 12:19pm

I follow it enough to know that d-league players stay in the d-league.

COACHdrn

6/25/17 1:26pm

So you know all about the new two way contracts?

Shteve

6/25/17 1:44pm

Yup.

COACHdrn

6/25/17 1:55pm

Then you know your opinion is very much off.

Shteve

6/25/17 2:43pm

For the past 6 season, only 30 guys get "called up" from d-league teams...

COACHdrn

6/25/17 6:03pm

2017 End of season NBA rosters had a high of 44% G League players

hammergm

6/25/17 2:24pm

Simple. He got bad advice.

RealityCheck

6/25/17 1:10am

Speak for yourself dude. Many of us get it.

Machiavelli

6/24/17 8:41pm

Why isn't Emery and Haws leaving NOW! They can earn money overseas

Cougarfan777

6/24/17 10:02pm

Those players still have a LOT of development they need to focus on before they

Machiavelli

6/24/17 10:47pm

"He couldn't improve his draft status next year..." Uh... How you figure?

Ktar

6/24/17 10:46pm

You literally just follow my posts to thumbs down every time, so no point in

Machiavelli

6/25/17 11:30pm

Hahahaha!!! Now that is hysterical! Glad I'm living rent free in that head

Ktar

6/27/17 4:59pm

Your a fool if you think he couldn't improve his draft status.

WhyKnot

6/24/17 11:08pm

Strong words -- but truth.

cougfromcali

6/25/17 1:28am

Yeah, that's just plain silly.

Ktar

6/25/17 7:44am

A lot of knowledgeable basketball people are "fools" then

Machiavelli

6/25/17 3:28pm

He'll never have as impactful of a role on something that so many people care

RdF3

6/24/17 5:44pm

Thats a very limiting statement and short-sited statement.

Shteve

6/24/17 6:54pm

Okay fine. Maybe he'll become a GA.

RdF3

6/24/17 7:33pm

Maybe, but it's the truth.

COACHdrn

6/24/17 7:51pm

Its an accurate statement

LDTemplar

6/24/17 10:08pm

Not so.

hammergm

6/24/17 8:33pm

What could he be a part of that people care about more than BYU ball?

RdF3

6/24/17 9:31pm

He had that last year and chose to move on. Whatever his reason, he already

darkcoug

6/24/17 5:46pm

popularity and worldly glory do not bring that much joy and happiness

cwilke1

6/24/17 6:06pm

I dunno, TNT might beg to differ.

Ktar

6/24/17 10:48pm

He has $$$ and freedom now. I'd take that over playing for peanuts and going

Backcountry

6/24/17 6:23pm

??? He maybe has $ -- but not $$$.

cougfromcali

6/25/17 10:34am

My guess is he didn't like it at BYU very much.

Harrison0Yfan

6/24/17 6:25pm

People don't want to accept this, but it's the only logical answer. There were

Cougarfan777

6/24/17 8:05pm

Maybe

hammergm

6/24/17 8:37pm

I don't get that logic. Emery is 4 years past HS, Haws is 3 years. Both those

Cougarfan777

6/24/17 9:12pm

It might simply be personality

Harrison0Yfan

6/24/17 10:48pm

I'm honestly really, really bothered that he didn't enjoy playing with this

BoiseBlue

6/24/17 6:29pm

Very strange considering the media made them out to be childhood best friends

Mr. Scoobs

6/24/17 6:45pm

Rose is at the same place was in 2012ish. It's time for a new regime.

Backcountry

6/24/17 7:23pm

How can you possibly know this?

hammergm

6/24/17 8:38pm

I'm not claiming insider info. He left the team when basically everyone

BoiseBlue

6/24/17 10:10pm

RE: How can you possibly know this?

MrBuff

6/24/17 11:10pm

If he wants to make "a bunch of money" he made the wrong choice.

COACHdrn

6/25/17 9:45am

Yep. It's a real issue.

Gerald-DeGroot

6/25/17 9:42am

RE: Not to beat a very tired old horse...but Mika could have been cheered on by

bluegato

6/24/17 7:42pm

I wanted him to stay, but Rose can't develop him. Go make money young man.

IronPotato

6/24/17 9:00pm

He would make about as much money with a degree, not playing basketball.

Lance71

6/24/17 10:21pm

Degrees don't make you crap

dizthewiz

6/25/17 4:18am

As a ex-BYU athlete they do. There is a really strong alumni base that offers

Lance71

6/26/17 2:07pm

Hahaha, he was not a coach's project. He "developed" an incredible amount betwee

cougfromcali

6/25/17 10:48am

Playing in the WCC is far from an ideal way to showcase talent.

cwilke1

6/25/17 2:27pm

He wants to be PF, not a center. He said it himself. He's not developing the

IronPotato

6/26/17 12:07am

Or maybe he just likes Italian ice cream, gelato, more than the BYU dairy ice

Archaea

6/26/17 8:38am

Yep.

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