Great read, but a tough one for me. I assumed this was the battle going on, but reading it made it more real for me. A few observations:
1. I think they both believe that he will be at least a two year player based on the comments made during the Washington pro/con.
2. Dad wants him to go to Kentucky first, Kansas second. Believes Kansas is the best way to get to the pros based on exposure and team talent.
3. I thought it was interesting that they are coining him the next Frank Mason. Mason is a great college player, I personally don't see him thriving at the next level. He also wasn't a 5 star recruit out of high school. Ray stated a con for OU "I love Coach, but how many one-and-done or two-and-done players has he put in the league?” Thought this was interesting because Mason is a 4 year player and might make the league (this is who they are pitching he could be) and the last 5 Star pg was Josh Selby (1 and done) who doesn't even play in the NBA and was a bust.
3. It seemed Trae has a sense of loyalty that he is battling with. I thought it was interested in the article how many times Ray stated "you owe nothing to anybody, this is a business decision". From how the article read, it seemed Trae is really battling with that.
Question: If Trae does go to OU, think Dad will be happy and supportive? It is interesting to see how opinionated he is about it all. That is, if Trae chooses something different than his Dad, does he not set himself up to see that he let his Dad down?