If Stokes Enrolls Next Semester....

[DaDuRkEr]

Playing in only practices (which I'm not sure he has, sounds like he's been working with a trainer only) and scrimmages sounds EXACTLY like playing zero competitive ball to me.

As much as this hurts to say... I do agree with you on this one

 

[l3rewski]

If a school wanted to transport basketball players to class in limousines and allowed them to skip all papers in classes, this wouldn't be a problem?

Seriously? Transporting students in limousines is on the same level as pushing back some stupid paperwork deadline? Seems a little dramatic.

Student athletes get special treatment in the classroom already... nothing new there. I've witnessed it first hand. At first it kind of bothered me, but then I got over it. I don't have to dedicate tons of hours of my time to something outside of school that doesn't pay a wage like they do. Granted, they (may) get a free ride, but their existence funds a multi-million dollar business in college sports. I think most institutions will turn their head to some degree when it comes to preferential treatment.

 

[Pulscifer]

Why burn an entire year just to play for 2 months? Unless he's so NBA hungry ($$$) that he doesn't care.

 

[crittyvols]

Why burn an entire year just to play for 2 months? Unless he's so NBA hungry ($$$) that he doesn't care.

He won't be in the 2012 draft, 2013 is the earliest I believe. You have to be 19 + a year out of high school to be eligible for the NBA? And if you had the chance to make millions you wouldn't want to do it quick as possible?

 

[alumvol08]

Why burn an entire year just to play for 2 months? Unless he's so NBA hungry ($$$) that he doesn't care.

If Stokes is anywhere near as good as everyone thinks, he won't be here for 4 years anyways so it doesn't matter.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

I don't think it is the deadline itself that would give the NCAA heartburn, but the preferential treatment above and beyond what a typical student at the university could expect. If the university regularly waived the deadline for non-athletes, maybe they would have a case.

In football at least,kids transfer to other schools in mid-August all the time. I am pretty sure that the majority of schools have application deadlines that are well before then.

 

[guevara]

It's always good to see people pretend to know things when they actually have no clue what they're talking about.

I'm a pro at this.