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You're talking about going to the NBA like it is some

Posted on: April 2, 2017 at 13:37:48 CT
MizzouTigerz MU
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guaranteed avenue to success. It's not. Talent alone is not going to keep you in the league. You have to work non-stop to stay on top teenagers do not handle the type of pressure that comes from being a professional athlete who is accountable for wins. It actually is a business. There is a reason they have a year wait at this point in time, after high school. Skipping a year puts them back in what has been determined to be a place where they are at significantly greater risk of failure and/or injury. Tiger Woods is washed up as a championship golfer. He didn't pace himself, and now there if very little left of that elite talent he had. And that doesn't even take into consideration that while it is a goal, it may not be the most important goal for his life, and you don't seem to have even considered that possibility.

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If you couldn't go pro for 2 yrs, HS or D1 yr 1 to develop - Macgrantt MU - 4/2 12:32:03
     Europe is the best option - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/2 13:50:24
          Life is bigger than that - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 19:01:43
          RE: Europe is the best option - jrizzle MU - 4/2 17:13:58
          I agree and it is surprising more don't do it - MakeShift MU - 4/2 14:01:26
               If I was the parent - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 19:03:50
               EU is the best professional move but we're talking about 17 - FiremanDan MU - 4/2 14:28:10
                    RE: EU is the best professional move but we're talking about 17 - MakeShift MU - 4/2 14:51:43
                         How about going to college and being treated like a god - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 19:05:29
                    I left the country at that age - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/2 14:29:59
     Good point, if he doesnt have to be the go to guy under - MU-TULSA MU - 4/2 13:15:25
     RE: If you couldn't go pro for 2 yrs, HS or D1 yr 1 to develop - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 12:51:11
          He's 26 in ESPN - mooseamas2 MU - 4/3 01:21:31
     It's a no brainer - tiger4real MU - 4/2 12:44:05
          exactly, which is why I expect Jontay comes out - Macgrantt MU - 4/2 12:50:34
               Yup. And people can say 'oh you miss out on childhood'.. - tiger4real MU - 4/2 12:56:08
                    And if he happens to be a ladies man - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:26:52
                    We disagree on that - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:02:14
                         However, most kids aren't headed to the NBA - mooseamas2 MU - 4/3 01:23:54
                              HE said he leans toward HS - no one mentioned partying(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 4/3 10:18:23
                         We get it(nm) - Uncle John MU - 4/2 13:12:54
               Here is a thought - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 12:54:07
                    That's my line of thinking too....it's not like you can go - playhard NWMSU - 4/2 13:34:36
                    He has two years and if HS is boring, why not play - MU-TULSA MU - 4/2 13:30:15
                         He said he is having fun in HS - I would encourage him to - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 15:21:33
                              I dont think anyone is going to steal anything from him, I - MU-TULSA MU - 4/2 15:54:55
                    what in the world could be better than playing a game for - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 12:57:30
                         to compare the pleasure of recreational play to the grind of - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:11:46
                              whatever, tough to be blessed with that life - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:13:31
                                   It is funny Jeff - when I was a kid I thought that being a - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:36:53
                                        yeah after 50 years and having great time doing what he - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:40:32
                                   A huge part of being blessed with that life is family time - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:18:39
                         Being a relatively carefree, skilled teenager is better - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:04:31
                              real life is a grind, millions of dollars to play a game is - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:09:11
                                   Was MPJ the #1 player in the country a year ago, after - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:17:53
                                        he would go pro today if the rules allowed - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:26:59
                                             So are you suggesting it is no thing to be considered best - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:34:26
                                                  tell all that to a guy making 10 an hour with no - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:38:53
                                                       It is not mutually exclusive that it is hard for someone - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:42:51
                                                            now you're making my argument for me, thanks - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:45:36
                                                                 Not at all. I've addressed things you haven't even - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:53:39
                                                                      he waits two years minimum, when it ends is how life works - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:58:02
                                                                           In two years, barring something dramatic, he's in a far - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 14:02:31
                                                       No, b/c that isn't remotely relevant - reminds of something - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:41:41
                                   Ask Tiger Woods how he's enjoying his sport at this point in - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:15:26
                                        Daddy died and that was it for him, pop was the only one - MU-TULSA MU - 4/2 15:57:20
                                        he could buy the entire sport if he wanted - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:17:23
                                             Maybe watch rollerball. - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:20:42
                                                  wtf does going down at some point have to do with this - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:28:14
                                                       You're talking about going to the NBA like it is some - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/2 13:37:48
                                                            too many words to be wrong - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:43:14
                                             I guess you are convinced that is all there is, huh? - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:19:46
                                                  I know what a fing grind is and NBA is a blessing - Jeff85 MU - 4/2 13:25:24
                                                       Aside from the worship of $$$, the League is a grind and not - raskolnikov MU - 4/2 13:29:00
                                                            You're a damned fool on every subject. - Emoji Man MSU - 4/2 15:14:08




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