Foregoing senior year to play pro basketball

[brunell8]

Jeremy Tyler to skip senior year of high school to play pro ball in Europe

Your thoughts?

 

[BZeto]

Good for him.

 

[BassBomb]

They won't let em in the NBA now so they go elsewhere.

 

[brunell8]

Are you serious?

 

[cheezy321]

Its his life. he can choose to live it however he wants. If hes good enough to have a team want him to play for them, why not?

Shit, I bet Lebron could have kicked some ass in the NBA when he was even 16 years old. Did you ever see him in the McDonalds All American game?

 

[glenn beck]

and if he gets injured what does he have after that????

 

[Farang]

Tyler will play against the grown men who can challenge a player of his size and potential. Away from the court he?ll be home-schooled, earn a GED and return in two seasons when he?s eligible for the 2011 draft.

Sounds good to me.

 

[brunell8]

Originally posted by: glenn beck
and if he gets injured what does he have after that????

Exactly. He's hiring an agent, which means he cannot play in college, ever. He had better hope that whatever contract he initially signs, there is alot of guaranteed money. If he blows his knee out on the first day of practice and can't play, this kid has absolutely NOTHING that he can fall back on.

 

[vi edit]

While I think that it really is sad that we shower athletes with so much money that it is now encouraging them to even skip out on a freaking high school degree....

....I can't blame the guy.

Baring serious injury he'll probably make more money by the age of 22 than I'll likely see in 40 years of slaving away.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: glenn beck
and if he gets injured what does he have after that????

He'll have a GED and a few hundred thousand $$$'s or more in the bank to pay for college.

Sounds like a great plan.

 

[BRObedoza]

he's still going to get his GED. Might as well get paid while doing it. If the kid has talent then I doubt it will hurt his draft stock. Brandon Jennings is still projected as a top 5-10 draft pick.

 

[rivan]

Seems alright - he's keeping up his education and seems like he's doing it the right way. He isn't just dropping out and going for the paycheck.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: glenn beck
and if he gets injured what does he have after that????

He'll have a GED and a few hundred thousand $$$'s or more in the bank to pay for college.

Sounds like a great plan.

Exactly. This kid is doing exactly what he should -- capitalizing on an asset. If he goes to college and plays for two years and then gets seriously injured, what is he left with? A college degree in something worthless (communications or something like that), no future in the NBA, and no money.

With this move the WORST position he'll be left in is that he will not be drafted by the NBA and he can either return to Europe or he can take the money he's made and attend college. Either option makes him more money than playing for nothing in college and leaves him with a better future.

 

[Genx87]

Sure why not? The only thing I will say is he may miss out on an opportunity to learn something from one of the best college coaches at Louisville. But honestly he has the potential to make a few hundred thousand the next 2 years then enter the draft and make millions. If he graduated from highschool a year early what is the problem? Even if he didnt and gets a GED whoopie do.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: glenn beck
and if he gets injured what does he have after that????

He could ge tinjured playing highschool or college ball being paid nothing. With this money he should be smart enough to get a several million dollar insurance policy on himself should it happen. He couldnt afford that staying in highschool or going to college.

 

[purbeast0]

that is smart if you ask me. he will develop his skills much better playing professionally over seas than he would in his senior year of highschool and a college program for 1 year.

 

[Miramonti]

The most important thing for him is to develop his game, so the team he chooses to play for is a major decision. So many european teams have such a sound basketball philosophy (better than the nba), that it's not going to hurt in that respect. Mentally it could make him stronger, as long as he is mature enough to stay out of trouble. I think if he has the expectation that he's going to go to europe and kick @ss right away, he's going to be sadly mistaken.

 

[Patt]

Although I don't like seeing young kids leave school (even if they're completing it), the soccer community has had young professionals in farm team systems forever, and there is not a mandatory waiting period like the NBA Player's Union's money grab. I don't see this as an issue, and it seems like a good way to make some money in the short term. Why let a college program with draconian rules (NCAA) be the sole financial beneficiaries?

 

[Inspector Jihad]

good move. he's gonna get homeschooled and play in a competitive pro league while getting paid. whats not to like??

 

[TehMac]

School is useless anyway, so he has the right idea.

 

[HopJokey]

Yep and if he was never good enough anyways he'll have a few bucks in his pocket after playing ball.

College is overrated in the sense that it will always be there (if YOU want to go). I've always said if you have something better to do then do that instead of going to school.

 

[ViviTheMage]

hopefully he can make it

 

[Leros]

If all else fails, he can always go back, finish high school, and then go to college.

 

[Queasy]

Yep, good for him. The NBA eligibility rules are a joke anyways.

"Hey, let's let the kids go to college for one semester and then they are eligible for the NBA!"

The NBA either needs to let them come straight out of high school or make them wait three years like the NFL does.

 

[rudder]

Just as long as he has a good mentor. He doesn't need to be knocking up a bunch of ladies otherwise he will never see a penny of his multi-million dollar NBA contract.