<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>^^ Yeah because guys liek Lebron, Kobe, Garnett make those averages soar through the roof</div>Garnett and Kobe didn't have soaring numbers in their rookie year.
I just saw this thread, but I read an article today about it in the ESPN magazine. I agree with him to be honest. And what is one year of college going to do for you that the NBA cant? If they are forcing you to go to college for one year, that is basically keeping pro ready players out of the NBA. Kevin Durant SHOULD be in the NBA this year. He is that good of a basketball player.....And Knight is correct. They cant make players go to class in the 2nd semester because it wont even affect them. As for Kevin Durant, he said that he is going to go to class anyways, even though he knows it wont affect him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Feb 20 2007, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Garnett and Kobe didn't have soaring numbers in their rookie year.</div>oh nevermindwhen I said that I was thinking career stats..I misread it
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Feb 20 2007, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just saw this thread, but I read an article today about it in the ESPN magazine. I agree with him to be honest. And what is one year of college going to do for you that the NBA cant? If they are forcing you to go to college for one year, that is basically keeping pro ready players out of the NBA. Kevin Durant SHOULD be in the NBA this year. He is that good of a basketball player.....And Knight is correct. They cant make players go to class in the 2nd semester because it wont even affect them. As for Kevin Durant, he said that he is going to go to class anyways, even though he knows it wont affect him.</div>Players don't even have to go to class in the first semester... they can skip all their classes, end up with a 0.0 GPA, and all that will happen is that they will be placed on academic probation for the second semester and will still be eligible to play that semester. They skip class again second semester, then are declared academically ineligible for the first semester of the following year... when they are already in the NBA.
I didn't really read the article, but I guess staying 3 years in college is another adaption to the NBA where players have to have at least 1 year of university. But then I guess staying more years is better, what happens if their career in the NBA doesn't work out and they have nothing to fall back on. To me it's better to finish school and then do whatever you want to do then messing up you career if you didn't turn out to be the player that many people thought you would be.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HoNgKoNgKoBe @ Feb 20 2007, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I didn't really read the article, but I guess staying 3 years in college is another adaption to the NBA where players have to have at least 1 year of university. But then I guess staying more years is better, what happens if their career in the NBA doesn't work out and they have nothing to fall back on. To me it's better to finish school and then do whatever you want to do then messing up you career if you didn't turn out to be the player that many people thought you would be.</div>Then they have nothing to fall back on. It's the same thing as if somebody had to have years of college to be a movie star. "What if their movie career doesn't work out?". Sucks for them, but does that mean they shouldn't me allowed to take a role offered in a movie? NBA players are adults and should be allowed to take a job or not take a job, if that job is offered. They should be allowed to make their own decisions, if their employers want them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NBA players are adults and should be allowed to take a job or not take a job, if that job is offered. They should be allowed to make their own decisions, if their employers want them.</div>Kind of hard for high schoolers being talked up to not go. Some kids are manipulated by their peers, agents and parents to make the jump even though they are not ready. They are given false motivation.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Feb 19 2007, 11:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>But for every LeBron James that comes out of high school straight to the NBA, there are two or three Ndudi Ebi's....</div>And for every high school kid who didn't make it, there's 10 NCAA Seniors who didn't make it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mobruler @ Feb 22 2007, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And for every high school kid who didn't make it, there's 10 NCAA Seniors who didn't make it.</div> Bingo.
