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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Dan_ref
From Boys to Men: More Kids Eye NBA
by Arthur Staple
Staff Correspondent
Teaneck, N.J. - Lenny Cooke guessed at the number of people
- reporters, Web site operators, fans - who asked the
19-year-old Brooklyn native whether he is going to turn pro
after his upcoming senior year of high school. "A hundred,
at least," he said. "Probably more."
Rest of the story is here, worth lookng at...
http://www.newsday.com/coverage/curr...day/nd3243.htm
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Good read, Sparky.
I'm guessing that it is better for universities to have their top recruits turn pro right away, as opposed to taking a full ride and then leaving after a year, thereby, eliminating a scholarship for the university.
We go to college to make ourselves employable but some of those lads already have the skills, yo?
Is there a better life than life in college? Not in most cases, but clearly in some lives college just doesn't work.
mick
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That's pretty much what I get out of the article. There
are obviously *kids* out there who will be succesful,
even if succesful means getting picked in the first round
and sitting on the bench for 3 years with your guaranteed
contract & bonus money. It's kind of hard to tell a 17
year old that he's better off playing in college for free
when there's all this money being thrown at him today.
When the sh*t will hit the fan, IMO, is when some HS junior
gets drafted. Doesn't seem likely, but 10 years ago
did you ever think you would see the top 5 draft picks
dominated by HS seniors? The sad part is that instead
of kids gambling their *college* degree on big time sports,
they are now gambling their *HS* degree. We all know what
the odds are of making it, but each kid out there with a
dream thinks they will be the one.