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I just got some very disturbing insider news... that I hope proves to be wrong.

James Young is not yet cleared and may have some academic issues that force him to Europe this year. Word is he's working with the NCAA and feverishly trying to get things done.. but may not happen.
 
PKM said:
I just got some very disturbing insider news... that I hope proves to be wrong.

James Young is not yet cleared and may have some academic issues that force him to Europe this year. Word is he's working with the NCAA and feverishly trying to get things done.. but may not happen.
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So why Europe over the DLeague? I mean it's a different system, even though payment is better. In case he's coming over I'll do an evaluation on the country/league and team he signed with. I didn't like Jennings choice of Italy and Rome when he did it. But he got paid at cost of player development.
 
BTP said:
So why Europe over the DLeague? I mean it's a different system, even though payment is better. In case he's coming over I'll do an evaluation on the country/league and team he signed with. I didn't like Jennings choice of Italy and Rome when he did it. But he got paid at cost of player development.
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I don't know any more details.. I just got a text is all.
I hated the Jennings decision. I followed him all through HS and thought he was going to be unstoppable in the league.. was very deflating when he decided to go overseas.
 
I thought Jennings did a brave decision at the time. But afterwards and reading about the team I thought his agent was more concerned about his own commission than his client's development. In that context it would be way more exciting to follow Young in Europe than in college. Plus Kentucky still has more than enough players on their team.
 
BTP said:
I thought Jennings did a brave decision at the time. But afterwards and reading about the team I thought his agent was more concerned about his own commission than his client's development. In that context it would be way more exciting to follow Young in Europe than in college. Plus Kentucky still has more than enough players on their team.
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I hate you.
 
It's not like I screwed up the exams or let someone else do it pretending to be me or whatever the academic issue is. If he's not allowed to attend college for academic reasons that's on him. He's got 3 options if he's ineligible. He can stop playing organized basketball completely like Ricky Ledo, play pickup ball, hit the gym. Then there's the Glen Rice Jr. option to play DLeague for 40k bucks a year playing in a slightly more organized setting than summerleague together with players who don't let the shotclock tick below the 15 second threshold or he can go abroad, earn more than 300k € but has instead to adapt to FIBA rules. I don't think he can pull off a Brandon Jennings deal financially unless some owner needs a publicity stunt for some reason and neither do I believe he could get himself a multi million dollar endorsement deal like Jennings.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Ahhh... so that's why it's "disturbing news"...

Cos to be honest witchu I couldn't care less where he plays next year.
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Nor would I expect you to.. but you should. It's bad for these kids to go to Europe rather than play USA bb..
And being a Kentucky fan.. obviously I care a great deal.
 
PKM said:
Nor would I expect you to.. but you should. It's bad for these kids to go to Europe rather than play USA bb..
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So why is it exactly "bad" in general for kids to play basketball in Europe? And Europe is kind of big, so that's a little inaccurate, unless you mean the FIBA system.
 
PKM said:
I just got some very disturbing insider news... that I hope proves to be wrong.

James Young is not yet cleared and may have some academic issues that force him to Europe this year. Word is he's working with the NCAA and feverishly trying to get things done.. but may not happen.
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Shocker..A Kentucky player that cant make the grades.. Kentucky and Calapri are whats wrong with the ncaa... Calapri has cheated at two schools and is shady. If you think he has cleaned up his act then you are naïve. All that talent and cant even win a nit game...lmao..He is a great recruiter no doubt but a lousy x and o coach... Lets see anthonh davis got a 200k check to go to Kentucky.. Terrance jones commited to Washington but calapri bugged him until he switched... If my son was a top high school player id want that scumbag calapri no where near my child and wouldn't want them redkneck hillbilly boosters of Kentucky close either..Sorry pkm but sometimes the truth hurts and you know deep down that cal is dirty too but the Kentucky motto is win at all cost right?
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ncoloradojazz said:
Shocker..A Kentucky player that cant make the grades.. Kentucky and Calapri are whats wrong with the ncaa... Calapri has cheated at two schools and is shady. If you think he has cleaned up his act then you are naïve. All that talent and cant even win a nit game...lmao..He is a great recruiter no doubt but a lousy x and o coach... Lets see anthonh davis got a 200k check to go to Kentucky.. Terrance jones commited to Washington but calapri bugged him until he switched... If my son was a top high school player id want that scumbag calapri no where near my child and wouldn't want them redkneck hillbilly boosters of Kentucky close either..Sorry pkm but sometimes the truth hurts and you know deep down that cal is dirty too but the Kentucky motto is win at all cost right?
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I missed you.
 
BTP said:
So why is it exactly "bad" in general for kids to play basketball in Europe? And Europe is kind of big, so that's a little inaccurate, unless you mean the FIBA system.
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Generally FIBA.. but I also mean playing in more of an NBA like system rather than Euro ball.. but yes.. you are correct that I unfairly over-generalized.
 
PKM said:
Generally FIBA.. but I also mean playing in more of an NBA like system rather than Euro ball.. but yes.. you are correct that I unfairly over-generalized.
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I honestly think you can find individual coaches over here who are just as good as in college. But you have to do the right choice(not like Jennings). In Germany we have one coach who's really good at developing young players in the last few years, giving them confidence and putting them into a position to succeed. Lots of young players are lining up to get their career started there. Add to that an individual coach like Holger Geschwindner(Nowitzki's individual offseason coach) to work with Young over the course of the year and I bet he's way better prepared for the NBA than playing in college. Plus he's not playing for free...
Not saying it's a general rule. A lot of young men have problems to adapt to living away from home, even at age 23. But it's definately possible to find good fits in Europe if your agent doesn't screw it up.
I like Europe way more than the DLeague or doing nothing from a competition and development perspective.
 
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