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Posted on: May 14, 2019 at 13:12:20 CT
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that for some reason most simply choose to overlook any correlation to reality. The actual real world doesn't support that notion.

Take an example like Kim English vs Jabari Brown.

English sort of sucked his junior year, declared for the draft and returned for his senior season. Became a late second round pick and actually earned a contract and played in the NBA. His talent level stayed exactly the same from his junior and senior season, but he matured considerably and improved the non-physical aspects of his game immensely.

Jabari led the SEC in scoring as a junior, and would have almost certainly been an All American and 1st round selection as a senior had he returned. Instead he went undrafted, bounced back and forth between the G-League and brief stints in the NBA, played for a few years in China and now is no longer playing.

That is what actually happens. Over and over. Most just choose to ignore it and focus on a fantasy alternative.
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No surprise, Jontay staying in the draft - Mizzou_Fanatic12 MU - 5/14 10:57:52
     I'm surprised - alstl MU - 5/14 15:07:17
          It will be an issue and he is likely a 2nd rounder. - tgr MU - 5/14 15:15:04
     Has the rule changed where if he were to go undrafted, he - BigSlickTiger MU - 5/14 13:34:39
          no(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 5/14 14:18:32
     They should pass this article out at the combine - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:27:35
          What would've happened if they stayed in college?(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 12:52:25
               They probably see their draft stock slip a bit and end - tgr MU - 5/14 13:00:50
                    Like Demarre Carroll for example - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:04:04
                         What about Jordan Clarkson. I'm betting his career earnings - tgr MU - 5/14 13:16:24
                              Clarkson earned a degree from MU before leaving - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:20:16
                                   He isn't a good example because he proves you wrong.(nm) - tgr MU - 5/14 13:22:47
                                        No, because of the reasons I stated (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:24:45
                                        lol(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:24:27
                         You're missing a key piece: "His opportunity and playing - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:11:03
                              Not missing it, we are just having different conversations - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:14:51
                                   "Being drafted" and "having an NBA career" are related. - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:23:23
                                   Having the most successful career is making the most money - tgr MU - 5/14 13:22:26
                                        Disagree entirely with that premise (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:24:14
                                             Of course you would. Because once again, it proves your - tgr MU - 5/14 13:29:29
                                                  So your honest perspective is the definition of having - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:32:37
                                                       For an NBA player, absolutely. We aren't talking about an - tgr MU - 5/14 13:37:33
                                                            As an aside, by that definition among the top 25 players - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 14:59:23
                                                                 I imagine you probably need to normalize based on salaries - tgr MU - 5/14 15:27:10
                                                            Ok, well I disagree entirely with that premise (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 14:54:31
               They get selected to become - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:54:12
                    Great movie. - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 12:55:53
          They should pass out Jontay Porter's 2018 draft rankings - StaleyTiger MU - 5/14 12:35:14
               Jontay had a worse case scenario - wu-tangtiger MU - 5/14 12:40:39
                    The scenario you are referring to is the NBA draft - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:47:48
                         Jontay stayed because he wasn’t ready for the pro life - wu-tangtiger MU - 5/14 12:50:13
                              I'm sure he is well equipped now - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:53:03
                    Wasn't Hunter projected as a 2nd rounder last year? - StaleyTiger MU - 5/14 12:46:13
                         No Hunter was projected in round 1 - wu-tangtiger MU - 5/14 12:48:43
                              He wasn't projected in the first round in any of these mocks - StaleyTiger MU - 5/14 12:57:10
               Review the Daniel Orton part (#29 overall selection) - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:37:52
                    Staying in college wouldn't have changed anything - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 12:53:30
                         I can only read the story he is telling about what - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:00:53
                              Agreed. And as you'll note, he doesn't even say he - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:14:00
                    Had he stayed in college, would he magically become a - StaleyTiger MU - 5/14 12:51:58
                         To be honest he's most likely going to end up like Cierra, - Uncle John MU - 5/14 13:05:11
                         Don't think it is magic. It happens to - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:57:42
                              There are tons of players who improve tremendously in the - StaleyTiger MU - 5/14 13:06:19
                                   Disagree (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:15:52
                              "Potential" is an unknown quantity. - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:05:47
                                   That is a commonly held misconception - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:12:20
                                        See above. You're missing a key assumption. - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:20:09
                                             He's misrepresenting Brown's potential - Domino MU - 5/14 13:48:57
                                             And I'm telling you, the overwhelming evidence is that - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:23:20
                                                  No, he just has to worry about his career ending - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:26:20
                                                       Well, the article I linked is telling the opposite story - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 13:28:14
                                                            Yes, it's telling a story; it prescribes nothing. - Mizzmi27 MU - 5/14 13:36:26
                    What did he do with all that money. Must have spent it on - Uncle John MU - 5/14 12:42:47
                         I don't know, but there are probably 2 American players - FIJItiger MU - 5/14 12:45:22
     I hope he gets drafted and has a long NBA career. - tgr MU - 5/14 11:33:26




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