Ziti, maybe go back and start from the beginning, maybe then you will understand.
I never claimed Mann wasnt one of our top priorities on the board, I never claimed he wasnt a take, and I never claimed he didnt have a commitable offer. The only thing I disputed was the statement that he was #1 on our PG board, and my stance on that has never changed, including today. In my opinion there were multiple guys (Josiah James, Kira Lewis and Jalen Lecque) along with Tre Mann that all would probably be ranked 1A, 1B, 1C etc. by this staff.
My stance today isnt any different on this topic than it was months ago, whether we land him or not doesnt change that. In my opinion Mann was one of the top guys on our board, but he also wasnt the only guy, as evidenced by the names listed above. Our disagreement centered around your insinuation (there is no tie) that Mann was clearly the #1 guy on our board and everyone else would essentially be a plan B, you have since backed off that claim and said maybe other guys were takes too, but that is what I was saying all along. Again, my disagreement wasnt that Mann was a priority, clearly he is/was, my disagreement was that he was the top overall guy on the board and anyone after him was a fallback option.
I will try not to continue to clutter this thread but I hope this provides you with some understanding as well as others, although judging by replies it seems like most understood it already.