Omax declares

[Lennys Tap]

yup. But, he gets paid...and if undrafted Sam Hauser is in the bench rotation for Boston in yr 3, maybe in a year or two Omax develops too

How does a G League salary compare with what he would have been paid at MU?

[bilsu]

How does a G League salary compare with what he would have been paid at MU?

Omax is a first-round draft choice, so he has an NBA contract. I think I read 2.7 million.

[GoldenEagles03]

Omax is a first-round draft choice, so he has an NBA contract. I think I read 2.7 million.

4 YRs - $13.87 Million

He already won.

[Uncle Rico]

4 YRs - $13.87 Million

He already won.

He'll regret not getting his degree

[HutchwasClutch]

He'll regret not getting his degree

There is one trade off and downside that money can't buy him, potential of being on a special team that becomes part of MU legend like '77. In exchange for not having any semblance of being part of Mavs rotation, which I'd be shocked if it changes any this season.  That's a solid, deep, and veteran team and as I recall. Kidd isn't much of a fan of unproven guys.  Not to mention he has to produce results this year, or is probably gone after their collapse last season.

[Uncle Rico]

There is one trade off and downside that money can't buy him, potential of being on a special team that becomes part of MU legend like '77. In exchange for not having any semblance of being part of Mavs rotation, which I'd be shocked if it changes any this season.  That's a solid, deep, and veteran team and as I recall. Kidd isn't much of a fan of unproven guys.  Not to mention he has to produce results this year, or is probably gone after their collapse last season.

That, too.  Kid will regret being a first round pick and achieving his dream of playing in the NBA

[The Sultan]

There is one trade off and downside that money can't buy him, potential of being on a special team that becomes part of MU legend like '77. In exchange for not having any semblance of being part of Mavs rotation, which I'd be shocked if it changes any this season.  That's a solid, deep, and veteran team and as I recall. Kidd isn't much of a fan of unproven guys.  Not to mention he has to produce results this year, or is probably gone after their collapse last season.

Seriously? If he could go back he would still make the same decision even if MU wins the title.

[HutchwasClutch]

That, too.  Kid will regret being a first round pick and achieving his dream of playing in the NBA

Would have been there waiting one more season and maybe would have improved his draft status and chances at NBA success. 

But ok funny atheist. Maybe repeat your Badger football/ MU joke again in the college football thread. 

[Uncle Rico]

Would have been there waiting one more season and maybe would have improved his draft status and chances at NBA success. 

But ok funny atheist. Maybe repeat your Badger football/ MU joke again in the college football thread.

Ah, yes.  The improve your stock line.  Or he could have gotten hurt or played himself out of the first round.

He made the right decision.  First round pick and in the association.  Blows my mind people think these kids should stick around when they have that opportunity. 

[HutchwasClutch]

Ah, yes.  The improve your stock line.  Or he could have gotten hurt or played himself out of the first round.

He made the right decision.  First round pick and in the association.  Blows my mind people think these kids should stick around when they have that opportunity.

Atheists blow my mind too.

[MUfan12]

Seriously? If he could go back he would still make the same decision even if MU wins the title.

And Shaka encouraged it! He even said at BE media day that if the NBA is there, you gotta go.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Man who's never confronted the choice between the NBA first round and a hypothetical chance at an NCAA championship knows exactly what to do.

[HutchwasClutch]

For the reading comprehension impaired, I did not say nor argue he certainly made the wrong decision.  All I pointed out is a potential downside to it all.

[The Sultan]

Atheists blow my mind too.

Weird to bring that up here...

[Uncle Rico]

Weird to bring that up here...

I'm agnostic anyway

[Goose]

Omax made the right call and I hope every year we have a guy making the same call.

[Jay Bee]

4 YRs - $13.87 Million

He already won.

That's not accurate

[GoldenEagles03]

That's not accurate

[Jay Bee]

Yep, not accurate.

Guaranteed amounts, IF they team decides to exercise its option on years 3 & 4. Not guaranteed to him.

[Jay Bee]

There is certainly a path to improvement in 3FG%. But, Kolek and Jop were both at 40%, and I struggle to project them upward (although Jop at 42% doesn't feel crazy to me)..

Potential positives... Jop more attempts should help. Gold I think can be pretty good... at least equal to OMax, but potential for much better.. and some of OMax attempts float over to Jop. Kam will be heavy volume and can improve on 36.0%. The rest of the gang was pretty weak... 31-ish% collectively... certainly opportunities to improve. So, yes, I can buy 3FG% improvement.. but I'd probably be thinking maybe 1-ish%

2FG% is where my concerns lie.

Kolek at 51% I don't see flying way higher. Kam at 64.3% was insane. Can't expect that again. Jop 45.5% with room to improve... but not to OMax levels which is where some minutes will come from...Oso at 66.0%.. again, not going to expect him to beat that.. with more usage, expanded range.. would probably project this to fall a bit tbh.. OMax 62.4% is gone.. can Gold pick some of that up? Probably.. but..  then you've got Stevie at 54.5%, Chase 57.1%.. hard to find bad numbers / easy comps anywhere .. but Kam, Oso, Omax comps.. all tough.

OK. Today's projection. 2FG% drops 2.0%. 3FG% increases 0.9%. eFG% down 0.6%.

We've now got 34 games in the book. Before the year began, I predicted MU would tally 8 losses in advance of the BET, going 14-6 in conference, and would reach as high as #3 in the AP poll. Those things all happened – but what about more detailed projections?

Prior to the commencement of this season, I projected that MU's eFG% would drop by 0.6%, with a 2FG% decline of 2.0% being partly offset by an increase in 3FG% of 0.9%.

As we sit on Selection Sunday, MU's eFG% is down 0.9%, with 2FG% dropping 2.2% and 3FG% improving 0.5%. Pretty good projections by me. #PraiseDue

Preseason 3FG% comments:

"Kolek and Jop were both at 40%, and I struggle to project them upward" – Kolek sits at 40.0%, with Jop down to 37.0%.

"Kam will be heavy volume and can improve on 36.0%" – Kam leads the team at 41.1%.

"Gold I think can be pretty good... at least equal to OMax, but potential for much better" – Gold is 39/108 for 36.1% (compared to 15/50 for 30.0% last season); a year ago, OMax went 39/115 for 33.9%.

"2FG% is where my concerns lie"

"Kam at 64.3% was insane. Can't expect that again" – Kam's 2FG% dropped to 57.7%

"Jop 45.5% with room to improve, but not to OMax levels which is where some minutes will come from" – Improvement indeed, at 49.2%.. but OMax a year ago was 62.4%

"Oso at 66.0%.. again, not going to expect him to beat that.. with more usage, expanded range.. would probably project this to fall a bit tbh" – Oso down to 58.6%, with usage (22.6% vs 18.2%) and %Shots up (19.9% vs. 16.9%).

"OMax 62.4% is gone. Can Gold pick some of that up? Probably.." Gold with a great 77.4% 2FG%, but very limited on attempts (31).

Major props to Stevie – 62.8% 2FG% this season, with a lot of that coming from pure effort and IQ.

[DoctorV]

Awesome stuff JayBee, congrats on those great predictions, spot on.

Now run it back for us with some NCAAt predictions 😂

[Newsdreams]

Awesome stuff JayBee, congrats on those great predictions, spot on.

Now run it back for us with some NCAAt predictions 😂

Wait until he pounds those Trulys I'll buy him