Why don't more players pull a Jennings and go overseas for a year?

[mastermind]

yup
hell even most folks top ten right now
are all freshmen and sophmores, guys who were 4 and 5 star recruits

look at cj mcollum he was a 5';6 high school guard who grew to 5';11 in his junior year, and was recruited by a garbage basketball school, and then grew again, these are the type of players that college helps, same with a guy like steph curry, skinny undersized have to prove himself

yup.

if you are a big time, "he will be a star in the NBA" type of talent, the college game is a big waste of time.

For the late bloomers, then they should def go. David Robinson is a great example. Scottie Pippen too.

But for the most part, its a big waste of time. Lew Alcindor was the 3rd best center in all of basketball when he stepped foot on UCLA's campus in 1966. John Wooden teaching him how to put socks on correctly did not really help his game.

 

[FTBS]

It's really not worth it if you think about it. nikkas really aren't about that overseas life and it's not like you are getting $10 mil a year deals. Moving to another country requires a lot of adjustments and there are no guarantees. Nobody gives a fukk how much of a beast you were on you American HS team. One year of college where you get pro treatment in ever category except compensation isn't THAT bad.

 

[superunknown23]

Jennings was stuck on the bench and they didn't even like him in Europe.
People were shocked when the Bucks gave him a chance after he "flopped" in Europe.
he couldn't wait to get out of there anyway
Maturity might've been the only positive thing he got from it.

 

[ManBearPig]

education doesn't hurt.

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

The bottom line: since 1995, 96 players have either come out of high school directly to the NBA, or come to the NBA after one season of college. And of those 96, 73 -- 76 percent who made the leap -- have had careers ranging from mediocre, in a few cases, to wildly successful, in a few others. Most have had, or are having, perfectly acceptable careers as professional basketball players, doing what they've wanted to do since they were children, and making a good living doing so.
Does that mean many of these guys won't be broke in 10 years? Nope. But that's on them, not on the system that produced them.
So, to Cuban's claims: There aren't "hundreds" of Lenny Cookes who've been chewed up and spit out through the NBA grinder. There are 23 Lenny Cookes.
Including Lenny Cooke.

That's 14 busts, out of 47 players. Thirty-three borderline NBA players, professionals, stars or superstars out of 45 is a .723 "success" rate for high schoolers. Or, more than seven in 10 high schoolers who came into the league from 1995 to 2005 either had a little or a lot of success, and made either a decent living or a ridiculous one.

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

The bottom line: since 1995, 96 players have either come out of high school directly to the NBA, or come to the NBA after one season of college. And of those 96, 73 -- 76 percent who made the leap -- have had careers ranging from mediocre, in a few cases, to wildly successful, in a few others. Most have had, or are having, perfectly acceptable careers as professional basketball players, doing what they've wanted to do since they were children, and making a good living doing so.
Does that mean many of these guys won't be broke in 10 years? Nope. But that's on them, not on the system that produced them.
So, to Cuban's claims: There aren't "hundreds" of Lenny Cookes who've been chewed up and spit out through the NBA grinder. There are 23 Lenny Cookes.
Including Lenny Cooke.

That's 14 busts, out of 47 players. Thirty-three borderline NBA players, professionals, stars or superstars out of 45 is a .723 "success" rate for high schoolers. Or, more than seven in 10 high schoolers who came into the league from 1995 to 2005 either had a little or a lot of success, and made either a decent living or a ridiculous one.

 

[PortCityProphet]

i have no problem with the age limit. every business has the right to set the rules for their employees