I was struck this morning by quotes by JD Davison like, "I can't even explain how I feel right now," and the general enthusiasm of the Maine Celtics in getting to the finals. They seemed genuinely thrilled, which is understandable, of course, but I was kind of thinking these guys saw the G-League as just a way station and didn't take the wins/losses all that seriously. Definitely, the level of effort last night was way beyond what I've seen in other regular season games.
Which made wonder: Would they value a G-League championship more highly than an NCAA title? Would you? For sure, the level of competition is higher - many of the guys in the NCAA tourney would never sniff a G-League deal. But the prestige of the NCAA is obviously worlds higher and of course "NCAA national title holder" is something people understand and would be impressed by, regardless of whether they even follow sports.
But just as an athletic accomplishment, I think I might personally value a G-League championship more, since it's much more representative of beating the best competition. But obviously the G-League rosters are changing up all the time, it's a relatively short season, etc. So, I dunno. Mostly just curious on what you think the players, themselves, would think of winning a G-League title vs. an NCAA title and what you personally would place on it in terms of value.
Which made wonder: Would they value a G-League championship more highly than an NCAA title? Would you? For sure, the level of competition is higher - many of the guys in the NCAA tourney would never sniff a G-League deal. But the prestige of the NCAA is obviously worlds higher and of course "NCAA national title holder" is something people understand and would be impressed by, regardless of whether they even follow sports.
But just as an athletic accomplishment, I think I might personally value a G-League championship more, since it's much more representative of beating the best competition. But obviously the G-League rosters are changing up all the time, it's a relatively short season, etc. So, I dunno. Mostly just curious on what you think the players, themselves, would think of winning a G-League title vs. an NCAA title and what you personally would place on it in terms of value.