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Where would he go? He didn't graduate. 

Just have a feeling hes gone probably to test out the d league or europe he checked out midway through the season looked like hes had enough college i dont have any insider info but the lack of an announcement of withdrawing from the draft makes me think hes gone he got feedback and didnt get a combine invite and still hasnt said anything makes me think hes gone

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I read Rojo is seriously considering the JBJ route. Play and develop in the D league. This notion is sickening to me to be honest. Might as well recruit like Duke and Kentucky because it seems no one wants the glory of playing college basketball anymore.
 
Those D league games are pathetic. Troy and Yogi making it to the league is a testament to them. But it is a disservice to other players thinking they will have the same successes.
 
I understand the Euro leagues for financial purposes but that money is always there.
 
Our days of college basketball are fading and the one and done rule is helping to kill it.
 
Signed,
 
A very frustrated college basketball fan
 
 
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I'm with you! Very frustrated is putting it lightly and I'm only afraid it will get worse. Unless they put a few new rules into place.
This is only my guess but Someone sold the Blackmons on the D league route. I mean seriously, where is a kid with those aspirations going to benefit the most from? One more year of college basketball, or getting paid in the D league/Euro??? Yes, I know what my answer is but is it only because I'm selfish and wanted him back bc it would make IUBB better now.
Think about it, if you're in JBJ's shoes. Degree in hand, a few knee injuries already, etc etc. what would you do? Can't blame him at all! Was not going to benefit him personally to return for 1 more season


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I'm with you! Very frustrated is putting it lightly and I'm only afraid it will get worse. Unless they put a few new rules into place.
This is only my guess but Someone sold the Blackmons on the D league route. I mean seriously, where is a kid with those aspirations going to benefit the most from? One more year of college basketball, or getting paid in the D league/Euro??? Yes, I know what my answer is but is it only because I'm selfish and wanted him back bc it would make IUBB better now.
Think about it, if you're in JBJ's shoes. Degree in hand, a few knee injuries already, etc etc. what would you do? Can't blame him at all! Was not going to benefit him personally to return for 1 more season


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I don't have a problem with Blackmon's decision per se. Could see him having Troy Williams-type success. Rojo hasn't proven anything to think he could ever be a NBA player. Why not come back and try to raise your personal stock on a national platform if you think you are deserving. And possibly he will.

I think the NBA craze on drafting on potential is deleterious to their league and college basketball.

Get rid of one and done and make kids plsy 3 years of college basketball or go to NBA/DLeague right away.


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Dudes leaving college early for the D League... That's wild. Sure they get "paid" but the D League lifestyle sucks. Imo playing at a school like IU would be preferable to being in the D League. If you can go overseas and make several hundred thousand then by all means go get your money, but the D League.. Nahhh. 

I have to wonder how much development actually happens down there. All the players are looking to shine to get a call up so there probably isn't much semblance of team basketball. It's every man for himself there. 

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I read Rojo is seriously considering the JBJ route. Play and develop in the D league. This notion is sickening to me to be honest. Might as well recruit like Duke and Kentucky because it seems no one wants the glory of playing college basketball anymore.
 
Those D league games are pathetic. Troy and Yogi making it to the league is a testament to them. But it is a disservice to other players thinking they will have the same successes.
 
I understand the Euro leagues for financial purposes but that money is always there.
 
Our days of college basketball are fading and the one and done rule is helping to kill it.
 
Signed,
 
A very frustrated college basketball fan
 
 
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Agreed or maybe we should recruit like wisconsin so we dont have to deal with this kind of stuff. Crean sold himself on getting guys to the nba and thats the kind of players who came. Except our nba guys arent nearly as good as kentuckys

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Just have a feeling hes gone probably to test out the d league or europe he checked out midway through the season looked like hes had enough college i dont have any insider info but the lack of an announcement of withdrawing from the draft makes me think hes gone he got feedback and didnt get a combine invite and still hasnt said anything makes me think hes gone

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The more i think about it your probably right. You would think he would have withdrawn by if if he was coming back. I always thought we would end up with a grant to give. Though before i thought it would be due to a transfer. Thank god hartman came back.

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Agreed or maybe we should recruit like wisconsin so we dont have to deal with this kind of stuff. Crean sold himself on getting guys to the nba and thats the kind of players who came. Except our nba guys arent nearly as good as kentuckys

 

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That's the key imo. If we are going to have the guys that are focused on getting in the NBA then I would rather have the guys that are almost locks to be first round picks like Kentucky. The one and done system should either be abolished or extended to two years. Preferably abolished.

 

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The more i think about it your probably right. You would think he would have withdrawn by if if he was coming back. I always thought we would end up with a grant to give. Though before i thought it would be due to a transfer. Thank god hartman came back.

 

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Hartman being back is a major key this year big thing for me if rob goes what do we do theres still a few undecided guys if he goes i wonder of archie takes a shot at one of these uncommitted guys

 

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Hartman being back is a major key this year big thing for me if rob goes what do we do theres still a few undecided guys if he goes i wonder of archie takes a shot at one of these uncommitted guys
 
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11 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I read Rojo is seriously considering the JBJ route. Play and develop in the D league. This notion is sickening to me to be honest. Might as well recruit like Duke and Kentucky because it seems no one wants the glory of playing college basketball anymore.

 

Those D league games are pathetic. Troy and Yogi making it to the league is a testament to them. But it is a disservice to other players thinking they will have the same successes.

 

I understand the Euro leagues for financial purposes but that money is always there.

 

Our days of college basketball are fading and the one and done rule is helping to kill it.

 

Signed,

 

A very frustrated college basketball fan

 

 

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Happy reading :)

 

http://hoopshype.com/2017/05/08/an-inside-look-at-the-stressful-chaotic-lives-of-nba-agents/

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