Not necessarily. Like some of the FB players in Phillip Fulmer's day, who were from Meffis, were told by their mamas---
"buying players is not going to happen for my son, because he is not going to be a slave."
And you may want to tell that to Tony Harris and several UT starters in the past 20 years who were from Meffis---who were NOT bought and paid for, and who were good enough to get 'em to the big dance.
Meffis had two major coaches who have had to disown a lot of the trophies they had won, because of cheating. Just that simple.
Not saying Hardaway is doing anything wrong. But Meffis boosters have been known to be dirty...really dirty.
Maybe it is coincidental, but a year after Hardaway arrived, the Athletics Director resigned and a search is underway for his replacement.