College Bball Thread

[HoosierAloha]

Lmao. Sweet baby Jesus

[HoosierAloha]

Serious question Xavier, are you an only child? Not trying to offend just trying to understand.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

PSA: The mute button works still

are we sure? We do have 1,000,000 bug fixes sitting. [emoji43]

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[Walking Boot of Doom]

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Mostly. I can still see posts when someone quotes them :(

[X-Hoosier]

Serious question Xavier, are you an only child? Not trying to offend just trying to understand.

Thankfully no.

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[Naturalhoosier]

Thankfully no.

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Youngest?

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[X-Hoosier]

Youngest?

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I am.

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[Parakeet Jones]

Serious question Xavier, are you an only child? Not trying to offend just trying to understand.

We're not all bad.

[HoosierAloha]

We're not all bad.

Haha, I knew I would offend someone. I enjoy learning about behavior and some can stem from only child syndrome. Of course it doesn't fit everyone.

[HoosierAloha]

Mostly. I can still see posts when someone quotes them :(

That's what got me...

[HoosierAloha]

Youngest with several siblings? Possibly a significant age difference?

[Parakeet Jones]

Haha, I knew I would offend someone. I enjoy learning about behavior and some can stem from only child syndrome. Of course it doesn't fit everyone.

Not offended at all. Just having some fun.

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[KB0]

I think you guys are piling it on X a little to thick again.

He's pretty much right when he says that most kids are going to select to play in the NBA and make money when presented with the opportunity to go pro or stay in school.

Sure you can find counter-examples, Dunn, Bryant, Marcus Smart, etc., but those kids tend to be the exceptions these days and not the rule.

Using baseball as a comparison isn't really fair at all.There are 40 rounds in the MLB draft. Generally if a high school kid is selected in the first 5 rounds, he is a lock to skip college. Once you get in the later rounds, and your chances of actually making a MLB roster are slim, kids will generally elect to attend college. Most, I assume, are trying to improve their draft stock (who wouldn't want to?), some value an education as well.

I not a huge fan of the "one and done" rule either, because I think there are some better models. Let the kids go straight out of high school. Let a kid be drafted by a team, but come back to school. They hold his rights for X amount of years. Things of that nature. Each model will have its drawbacks and critics. But, I also don't buy into the philosophy that college-aged kids value an education less than they used to. Sure, some kids may not take it serious when they are on campus for a year. Back in the day some kids who were on campus for multiple years still didn't take it serious. It's all up to the individual in every case.      

[Naturalhoosier]

Oh, he's far from the victim...unfortunately, you don't know the half of it.  

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Naturalhoosier said:

Oh, he's far from the victim...unfortunately, you don't know the half of it.  

 

He is John Calipari!!!  (Can you confirm or deny, Natty?)

 

[mdn82]

I think you guys are piling it on X a little to thick again.

He's pretty much right when he says that most kids are going to select to play in the NBA and make money when presented with the opportunity to go pro or stay in school.

Sure you can find counter-examples, Dunn, Bryant, Marcus Smart, etc., but those kids tend to be the exceptions these days and not the rule.

Using baseball as a comparison isn't really fair at all.There are 40 rounds in the MLB draft. Generally if a high school kid is selected in the first 5 rounds, he is a lock to skip college. Once you get in the later rounds, and your chances of actually making a MLB roster are slim, kids will generally elect to attend college. Most, I assume, are trying to improve their draft stock (who wouldn't want to?), some value an education as well.

I not a huge fan of the "one and done" rule either, because I think there are some better models. Let the kids go straight out of high school. Let a kid be drafted by a team, but come back to school. They hold his rights for X amount of years. Things of that nature. Each model will have its drawbacks and critics. But, I also don't buy into the philosophy that college-aged kids value an education less than they used to. Sure, some kids may not take it serious when they are on campus for a year. Back in the day some kids who were on campus for multiple years still didn't take it serious. It's all up to the individual in every case.      

A couple of things a player selected in the top 5 rounds is not a lock in the MLB draft. There are counter examples in every sport. THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE SAYING. He said EVERY ATHLETE that can make a million dollars will leave. So WE are piling on because we showed not EVERY athlete that can make a million in various sports goes pro. WTF did I miss? I personally don't care one way or another about the one and done rule. It's the asinine blanket statements in every thread about Kentucky, the NBA, or the one and done rule. If you come to a board any board and throw those out consistently they will get picked apart. It has been that way for around the 15 years I have been on various boards.

[mdn82]

 

He is John Calipari!!!  (Can you confirm or deny, Natty?)

 

WWW

[Naturalhoosier]

 

He is John Calipari!!!  (Can you confirm or deny, Natty?)

 

I can neither confirm nor deny said allegations at this time.

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[HoosierAloha]

Not offended at all. Just having some fun.

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Just poking keet! I have a cousin who is an only child and we tease her about it all the time.

Let's let keet have the board now, it seems he needs some attention. Please go ahead keet... Haha

I come from a work world that positive statements cost you a case of beer when proven incorrect. "Every athlete given the opportunity..." Would cost him a case of beer when everyone and their brother could give an example that's incorrect.

[Parakeet Jones]

Just poking keet! I have a cousin who is an only child and we tease her about it all the time.

Let's let keet have the board now, it seems he needs some attention. Please go ahead keet... Haha

I come from a work world that positive statements cost you a case of beer when proven incorrect. "Every athlete given the opportunity..." Would cost him a case of beer when everyone and their brother could give an example that's incorrect.

Well I did grow up believing the world revolves around me.

Back to college basketball, Monday is my first day back at work for the year (I teach) and that begins my earnest countdown to fall break which is the beginning of practice. I start to really get anxious to get the season rolling this time every year.

Fall break is also when my wife is due to give birth to our 2nd child making our first no longer an only like me. See how I tied all these topics together?

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