Total Hogwash. If the player is off the charts, coach will just about put up with anything . He is talking to the fringe and average players and he knows it.
You are correct. See USC basketball. See UVA lacrosse.
Correct. Look no further than UVA's roster and two number nines to see what even the most elite programs will put up with from parents and players.
https://virginiasports.com/sports/mlax/roster/That didnt age well this weekend, I bet one of the 9's is a different number by next week. Lacrosse again reminds me , it is the sport where the extremely well trained 5-10 white guy can excel at the highest level.
Rumor has it that new #9 paid $10k for the number. Didn’t see old #9 in the box score, so not sure if he is changing his number.
That is chump change for that. This weekend proves how to get to the top . Hold back, Father Coach, Ball goes thru son entire club time, change Prep School to get place to start, Use sibling to get higher on debt chart at start, Switch recruiting colleges to best place to start... Viola Freshman Super Star in college.
If you want to complain about kids getting ahead by gaming the system, there are plenty of examples . . . but I'm not sure you can point to Millon after this weekend.
If anything this weekend proved just the opposite. He would've been a star coming out of HS no matter what . . . playing on age, without daddy ball, without a great sibling, etc. The kid started as a frosh at attack for UVA and looked like the best player on the field at times. The kid is extremely talented. Maybe his club coach should've been running the offense through him if he's that good? Not sure why you're so bitter.
It's funny that this argument is at the extremes. Do you not think that Mark Millon has his finger on the pulse of where his kids would land in the rankings? An on age #9, without being the offensive star on Dad's club for 9 years, would still have been a top 100 recruit nationally. His parents are both D1 athletes and they live a lifestyle around fitness, competitiveness, etc. And they have money. He's got decent size and speed, high lax IQ, yes a little bit selfish, and St. Paul's would have gotten him to college ball....just not as the #1 recruit, on age.
But no he wouldn't be a "super star" lol.
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