Money as a primary motivator

Just a thought, and I'd like yours, which is why I'm starting this thread.

As a person who's hired and fired for years, I've learned a lot about people, and this is one truth I can't get away from and I think it will, and maybe has played out in recruiting.

MONEY...as a primary motivator, is a sure fire way to hire someone to under-perform.

Now, you'll have exceptions to this..like almost every rule, but the general teaching, and anecdotal evidence I've seen is this...

At some point, someone who makes a decision based on $$, as opposed to passion will, sooner or later, either..

1. leave at the mere hint of someone else offering more money, resulting in 0 loyalty to the brand

2. Create complaceney because they've already been overpaid and thus motivation is out the window.

3. Enter the organization as a pre-madonna due to their perception that compensation level makes them "better" than to do certain things, resulting in them getting pissed off about being treated just like everyone else. "Essentially, their ego gets in the way of them being the best they can be"

So, as Kelly has stated, he "won't get into a bidding war" as a notion to avoid these types of children...they are children mentally....IMO is a way to get those players who have an emotional edge. He would theoretically get players who have the "want" to grow, to take the gamble on themselves, and who have the WILL to go along with the skill.

In team buliding, the will is perhaps more important than the skill....becuase once you've paid a kid a stupid $$$$ the will....becomes to use that $$, to spend it and be thee "guy" who everyone thinks you should be.

It's possible this is why it's documented that 5* recruits who go to TX perform so much more poorly than 5* recruits who come here.

THEY ALL GET COMPENSATED WELL, don't get me wrong. It just seems that sometimes taking the most $$ isn't the best deal for anyone's life long term.

So that being said, I would have loved Simmmons skillset in Purple and Gold, especially since his comments lead you to believe the deal was all about the $$ to go to TX.

But, do we think that maybe Kelly knows what he's doing by intentionally capping NIL investments when it comes to certain players? (I don't know this as fact, but it seems that way)