Barnes on why he benched Lanier yesterday: "I took him out the first play of the second half because he didn't shoot the ball," Barnes said. "That play is designed for that shot. I told him, 'If you're not going to do what you're getting paid to do, then you're going to sit over here.' Because he is getting paid to do that."
Getting paid should theoretically add to accountability, no? This is pretty far down the list of why the current system stinks IMO. Nate Oats benched Youngblood for not shooting last night too.
My guess is his contract says he’s getting paid to make a few appearances and has nothing to do with shooting the ball.
That's my thought. Aren't they supposedly getting pd for their NIL and aren't those funds supposedly coming from an external source?
A portion will be coming from the school whenever they finish up the settlement, but for now the money is required to come from third parties. It also can’t be tied to the school, pt, or on court performance.
It is interesting that in the proposed settlement, the schools pay athletes directly. And the settlement specifically says that NIL has to be commensurate with a market value of the player's NIL. In other words, they are somehow going to look at NIL payments and judge when an NIL is out of market for appearance value and is "pay for play." How the hell that's going to work is beyond me.... but I'm sure the NCAA has a trusted structure to keep the playing fields level (sarcasm meter pegged).
His scholarship contract would be considered payment in kind, so the school is paying him to take that shot. But you’re absolutely correct about his NIl contract.
I have no problem with Barnes’ comment. The players wanted to get paid and that comes with being treated like an employee. If this comment came from an NBA coach, no one would bat an eye. I’ve heard managers tell individuals, “I don’t pay you to (fill in the blank), I pay you to…” Welcome to the real world kids, you are now going to be treated like employees. Congratulations?
No, my executives don’t hold regular press conferences where they’re asked about their performance. Also, I am pretty good at what I do. However, in my industry there are executives that get blasted regularly in public. It’s part of the job. If you want the big money, you need to understand that comes with very public praise and otherwise. In high profile sports/entertainment government, etc., it isn’t uncommon for a manager (coach) to call out an employee (player) or vice versa. Just open the news to any page and you’ll see a player, coach, executive, or public official getting called to the mat when they screw up.
The point is it is a false equivalence you are drawing. Generally you don't see coaches blasting their best players directly in the press.
