This is stupid.
Maalik stuck around through two big names committing to play his position, stepped up and won 2.5 games when Quinn went down and now has the opportunity to be the man. He played his part and now is taking advantage of a different opportunity for him.
If your kid came you and said “Hey pops, I have an opportunity to hop in the portal and get to start somewhere but to do so I gotta leave this team early, or risk having that opportunity taken away to stick around on a team I know I’m not gonna play for because they’re in the playoffs, what should I do?” You’re really gonna say, yeah son you should stick around because that’s the respectable thing to do? Fuck that. Go get yours. You’ve got the respect of your teammates and coaches. Who else are you want him to impress? Us fuckass fan? Shit. If you wanna be mad at someone, be mad at the ncaa for putting those kids in this situation shutting down the portal before the playoffs get done.
Go do your thing Maalik. I hope he fucking kills it somewhere.