Adams words were "a scholarship is now worth closer to what it would be worth in real life"
I've translated that too..... If a D1 offers a ship to a D1 pool player, it's the same as it has been. If a D2 offers a ship to a D1 pool player, it may be worth a bit less if the D2 school isn't an elite school. And if a D3 school offers a ship to a D1 pool player, it's not worth near as much as it used to be.
True "value" tho? I have no idea. And I'm not sure any of us do. But I've heard coaches say they notice a difference. One similar to what I described above.