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06-27-2008, 01:29 AM
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| | Murkin
Join Date: Nov 2007  Location: Birmingham,Al
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| Brandon Jennings to play in Europe
He didn't score high enough on his standardized test so he will play professional ball overseas next year. | 
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06-27-2008, 09:52 AM
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| | Hates the Gators
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Logan, UT
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| I bet Arizona is just livid. | |
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06-27-2008, 02:43 PM
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| | Murkin
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham,Al
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Originally Posted by vols kick balls  I'm surprised that more top guys don't do this anyways, regardless of grades and test scores. | that's going to become a trend and then the NBA will make a rule for it. | |
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06-28-2008, 02:38 AM
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| | Straight cash, homey...
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In the briar patch
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Originally Posted by vols kick balls I'm surprised that more top guys don't do this anyways, regardless of grades and test scores. | This is just a crack in the dam. Next year, you will see more players try to do the samething...
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Originally Posted by VOLS INC. I'm glad my destiny was to be a Vol, because everything else is second tier. | | |
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06-28-2008, 02:48 AM
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| | Volmeister extraordinaire
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bizarro world
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Originally Posted by Rasputin_Vol This is just a crack in the dam. Next year, you will see more players try to do the samething... | So you're saying players will rush overseas for the great riches available there and forego the NBA?  | |
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06-28-2008, 08:07 AM
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| | Straight cash, homey...
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In the briar patch
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan So you're saying players will rush overseas for the great riches available there and forego the NBA? | Uhh no... 
But the elite players will probably take a stab at Europe, get paid, and skip the sham that is college basketball.
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Originally Posted by VOLS INC. I'm glad my destiny was to be a Vol, because everything else is second tier. | | |
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06-28-2008, 09:47 AM
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| | Ocho-Stinko
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Knoxville
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan So you're saying players will rush overseas for the great riches available there and forego the NBA? | No he is saying that players will go play for a year in Europe and make over $100,000 rather than playing a year at prepschool if they dont have the grades or getting one year of school in return. Chose one 100,000 and an NBA career or one year of school and an NBA career | |
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07-09-2008, 11:01 AM
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| | 3/15/07-6/2/08
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Tennessee
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| Brandon Jennings
Is now going to Europe it looks like. For all college basketball fans this is awful news.Will a trend now begin? I bet more of this will follow through the next couple of years. I'll now drop Arizona from my top 25 in my preseason standings. It must be sickening to be a Wildcat fan right about now
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07-09-2008, 11:24 AM
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| | Senior Member
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| That does suck for Arizona, ouch... | |
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07-09-2008, 11:45 AM
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| | 3/15/07-6/2/08
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| It sucks for everyone in Arizona except for Nic Wise. Who's earned his due to showcase his talent at the collegiate level.
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07-09-2008, 11:46 AM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Memphis, TN
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| I don't believe he qualified academically. It was either Europe or rec leagues. Might as well make $2-300K waiting out a year. | 
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07-09-2008, 11:51 AM
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| | 3/15/07-6/2/08
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| Downside:His flaws will be seriously exposed which would hurt his draft stock. It'll be interesting to see how this all transpires throughout the next year.
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07-09-2008, 12:02 PM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Memphis, TN
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| Honestly, if he is too scared to take the ACT again, I doubt he'll make it back here and into the league anyway. This next year will expose his character and intelligence more than anything. | |
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