HS Junior to Skip Senior Year to Play Euro Pro Basketball

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jeremy Tyler from San Diego, who had committed to Louisville. He'll be the American to leave high school early to play basketball professionally overseas.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23prospect.html?_r=1&ref=sports

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Good for him. He'll get a high six-figure salary, better instruction and more experience against better competition.

[snoodmonger]

I assume you mean better instruction than he'd receive his SR year in HS?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I assume you mean better instruction than he'd receive his SR year in HS?

 

Better instruction for basketball, which is likely to be the only field he'll ever work in.

[manbearcub]

more likely he'll sit on a bench and not get paid.

[snoodmonger]

I assume you mean better instruction than he'd receive his SR year in HS?

 

Better instruction for basketball, which is likely to be the only field he'll ever work in.

 

 

I guess what I'm asking is, are saying the basketball instruction will be better than what he'll receive at Louisville or better than what he'll receive that final year of high school?

[RedFlash]

more likely he'll sit on a bench and not get paid.

 

Yeah. I don't see Tyler doing much in European ball. He'll sit and watch and be paid little.

[Careless]

So if you play pro ball outside of America you keep your NCAA eligibility?

[manbearcub]

So if you play pro ball outside of America you keep your NCAA eligibility?

no

[CubbieBum]

So if you play pro ball outside of America you keep your NCAA eligibility?

 

No. Nemanja Calasan had to get special clearance to play for Purdue because he played what was essentially his country's AAU but over there they allowed pros to play in it. The NCAA at first denied him because he had played organized basketball against pros.

[Careless]

So he's betting an NBA career on maybe making it as a teenager on a pro European team? Wild guess: he wouldn't have been able to pass college entrance exams

[shnsajax]

So he's betting an NBA career on maybe making it as a teenager on a pro European team? Wild guess: he wouldn't have been able to pass college entrance exams

 

I don't think he is really betting an NBA career, he will play there for two years probably around a half million and come back to the NBA when he is first eligible in 2011. 2 years in Europe vs. 1 year in HS and 1 in College. Given in the increase in the level of play in Europe why not do it. This is a chance for him to basically study abroad where if he does have an NBA career, being a college 1 and done he will never get this opportunity again.

[RedFlash]

I don't remember where I heard it or saw it, but there been reports that Brandon Jennings has been miserable playing basketball overseas and that he is looking forward to returning to the States. I don't know it that is true, but if it is if Jennings didn't succeed in European I doubt Tyler will.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't remember where I heard it or saw it, but there been reports that Brandon Jennings has been miserable playing basketball overseas and that he is looking forward to returning to the States. I don't know it that is true, but if it is if Jennings didn't succeed in European I doubt Tyler will.

 

I'm sure the $3.5 million Jennings made over there, while he could have been playing for free for a college that made millions off him, will console him. And he'll still be a top-10 pick, easily.

 

This latest kid *is* betting on an NBA career. And for him, it's a good bet.

[Guest]

I don't remember where I heard it or saw it, but there been reports that Brandon Jennings has been miserable playing basketball overseas and that he is looking forward to returning to the States. I don't know it that is true, but if it is if Jennings didn't succeed in European I doubt Tyler will.

 

It was on HBO's Inside Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Jennings is not doing well over there. As mismatched as he is in Italy, others who want to follow his lead may have a tougher road to get there.

[snoodmonger]

Jennings also said he received payment sporadically. I believe he rode quite a bit of pine, too. For a guy like him, it didn't really matter. He could have taken a year off to work at Albertsons and still gone lotto. From the sounds of it, it might be the same for Tyler.

 

I've read that it's much harder to boost your stock by playing in Europe, though. So guys who aren't surefire lotto might make a mistake doing it.

[Guest]

Jennings was also more mature and more advanced (he's 1 year older than Tyler). Jennings also is a much more dedicated and hard worker than Jeremy Tyler whose attitude work ethic has come into question for a few years.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jennings was also more mature and more advanced (he's 1 year older than Tyler). Jennings also is a much more dedicated and hard worker than Jeremy Tyler whose attitude work ethic has come into question for a few years.

 

Jennings is also a 6-1 guard. Unless you've got Iverson-level talent, that's hard to overcome.

[Guest]

Jennings was also more mature and more advanced (he's 1 year older than Tyler). Jennings also is a much more dedicated and hard worker than Jeremy Tyler whose attitude work ethic has come into question for a few years.

 

Jennings is also a 6-1 guard. Unless you've got Iverson-level talent, that's hard to overcome.

 

Indeed, Tyler has the height advantage that will allow him to get a higher selection than his production might warrant.

 

Jennings is extremely talented given his stature, that's why he's still considered a top 10 pick after a subpar season in Europe.