Park Bites
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interesting if Shane Larkin declares. he is quick and athletic. has an ok shot and runs the offense well.
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Hantlers
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Oh please. You don't know if somebody's agenda ruined his dream. How do you even know what his dream is? All you have is pure speculation right now. Maybe he really enjoys college and wants to stay a little bit longer. Maybe he thinks he can improve, and wants to help his team do better. There's a myriad of reasons.
Now let me ask you something. I remember last year, there were rumors that Anthony Davis or MKG (I can't remember which) might stay in school because they loved it. Now I remember you saying you thought it was stupid, but I don't remember you ever implying that somebody with an agenda was telling them to stay in school and potentially ruin their dreams. Keep it consistent old man, keep it consistent.
I would side with leave earlier with the bigger contract, hands down. If I didn't develop on an NBA team, with individual trainers, and pro facilities.. then I likely wouldn't have anyway. Not a flawless take.. but far better than the empirical data that proves the alternative.
I'm not cherry-picking.. you are. I have already made it in my life.. I'm pulling for others now, regardless of team. I hate teams but love the players.. but I hate the game.
Oh.. and those guys DIDN'T stay! Do I have to spell it out for you, bro?
It has never happened.. ever. That's my point.
Hantlers
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I'm not saying that Smart is making the best decision money wise, but at the end of the day, this is a good thing for NBA teams and for the college game.
If he doesn't pan out, then an NBA team doesn't waste a lottery pick on him. That's a good thing.
If he does pan out, then a team will still be able to pick him high, he'll still get plenty of money, and he still would have gotten the chance to expand his education.
I fail to see how that's a bad thing. Of course, I'm one of the ones who would prefer that they make the NBA draft similar to the MLB draft in that you either leave after high school or you stay in college for 3 years, but nobody's asking me.
If he doesn't pan out, then an NBA team doesn't waste a lottery pick on him. That's a good thing.
If he does pan out, then a team will still be able to pick him high, he'll still get plenty of money, and he still would have gotten the chance to expand his education.
I fail to see how that's a bad thing. Of course, I'm one of the ones who would prefer that they make the NBA draft similar to the MLB draft in that you either leave after high school or you stay in college for 3 years, but nobody's asking me.
Hantlers
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I just think accusing a coach of having an agenda and ruining a kids dreams is a baseless accusation. You don't know all the details. You don't know what made him stay. Just look at the positives, we get another year to see if he is good enough, we get another year of him developing, and he gets to expand his education.
What's wrong with that?
There is a body of evidence.. that is all-telling. **** me, Hantlers.. I admitted K is better at coaching than Cal, can't you admit he is the best at maximizing their timing .. and I think the data is incontrovertible.
A-Train (old)
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Chad Ford now reporting Shane Larkin is leaning toward declaring for the NBA Draft after being 50/50. I definitely wouldn't mind having Larkin on the team at all.