College hoops insider Jay Bilas has been vocal in his support of player empowerment in the new era of N.I.L. deals and relaxed transfer portal rules, going so far as to compare student-athletes to coaches concerning their ability to switch teams and make money. Green Bay Phoenix Head Men's Basketball Coach, Doug Gottlieb holds nothing back as he lambasts Bilas for an opinion that he finds personally offensive to coaches around the country, including himself.
Doug Gottlieb: "Jay Bilas has no idea what he's talking about. It's one of those things where it's so offensively wrong that, even as somebody who respects his other opinions, I struggle to listen to his other opinions because this one is so wrong...What Jay Bilas continues to tell people is 100% wrong. It is 100% offensive to anybody who is a coach, let alone a college basketball coach...Because we're on a path to 75 Division 1 programs, the rest not offering scholarships."