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I don't like it but all things considered, if I were Noah, I'd declare for the NBA draft.

Odds of repeating are so slim and the risks too great to make it worth it even if you do repeat. I'd go for the $ and the chance to try to succeed at the next logical level.

 
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there's two things to consider for him.

1) he doesn't need the money. He comes from an affluent background, so there are no family concerns or anything. the team next year will be good, may not repeat, but who can deny the fun you have while in college?
2) his draft status may not ever be higher than it is right now. He's the buzz around all the media etc....he may not be a lottery pick, but he stands to get the guaranteed money in the draft this year. Waiting a year or two, who knows, hard to not only repeat the run in the tourney the team had, but to repeat the hype surrounding him right now.

Of course being a UT fan, i do WANT him to go, but in general i'm not a big fan of under classmen leaving any sport early. Having said that, you can't deny what opportunity lies in front of him today. He has a lot to work on from a bball standpoint in the NBA, and probably won't see significant time soon, but he'll get paid. From that standpoint, i say go. Same or better opportunity might not be there next year or the next..... :devilsmoke:
 
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The folks who I've heard discuss this purely from a skills standpoint, have suggested that he likely won't get much higher stock value than he has now.
They also suggest if he took another year to work on his shooting from a little further out from the basket, that might help him.

Seems a bit contradictory to me.

From my own standpoint, just looking at him on TV, I think he'd be a lot more likely to stand up to the rigors of a full NBA season under the basket if he took another year to bulk up some more.

I'll let you know what he says after he calls to ask what I think... :D
 
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(jakez4ut @ Apr 5 said:
there's two things to consider for him.

1) he doesn't need the money. He comes from an affluent background, so there are no family concerns or anything. the team next year will be good, may not repeat, but who can deny the fun you have while in college?
2) his draft status may not ever be higher than it is right now. He's the buzz around all the media etc....he may not be a lottery pick, but he stands to get the guaranteed money in the draft this year. Waiting a year or two, who knows, hard to not only repeat the run in the tourney the team had, but to repeat the hype surrounding him right now.

Of course being a UT fan, i do WANT him to go, but in general i'm not a big fan of under classmen leaving any sport early. Having said that, you can't deny what opportunity lies in front of him today. He has a lot to work on from a bball standpoint in the NBA, and probably won't see significant time soon, but he'll get paid. From that standpoint, i say go. Same or better opportunity might not be there next year or the next..... :devilsmoke:
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I don't understand this fun while in college nonsense. Classes, grades, training tables... How about the fun he would have as a professional athlete, bringing in a few million dollars every year??? What is the daily grind as a pro athlete (besides preseason training camps)? Wake up every morning around 8:30, have your personal nutritionist serve you breakfast in your mansion, head to work around 930, lift weights, watch film, practice your sport until about 3, conduct any media business you have until about 4, and head back to your mansion, or to your game that night, or hop on a plane and fly somewhere for the night...

I have neither been a college athlete nor pro, but I would have to take an educated guess that being a professional athlete is more fun than being a college athlete.
 
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(therealUT @ Apr 5 said:
I don't understand this fun while in college nonsense. Classes, grades, training tables... How about the fun he would have as a professional athlete, bringing in a few million dollars every year??? What is the daily grind as a pro athlete (besides preseason training camps)? Wake up every morning around 8:30, have your personal nutritionist serve you breakfast in your mansion, head to work around 930, lift weights, watch film, practice your sport until about 3, conduct any media business you have until about 4, and head back to your mansion, or to your game that night, or hop on a plane and fly somewhere for the night...

I have neither been a college athlete nor pro, but I would have to take an educated guess that being a professional athlete is more fun than being a college athlete.
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i'm assuming you went to college, not sure where...but it shouldn't matter. my point was simply this....while you are in college, it is the last time in your life you still have basically 0 real responsibility. Yeah, you got to go to class etc....but in the grand scheme of things (and no one ever knows this unitl well after college, i know i didn't) that's nothing compared to maintaining and building a career, home, family etc.....pressures are much, much different. Granted for someone in professional athletics, that's not a concern from money pressure stand point, but the pressure to perform is alwasy there....and those careers are more times than not short lived.

And college, well, it's just fun. you can still act stupid and have a good time with out much fear of people caring too much, so long as you don't break the law or hurt someone. There's no pressure, at least not like you feel after college for most people.....
 
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one more thing....his college athletic career, even as popular as he is now, will be the last time he lives in relative anonymity....that's over once you hit the big time....in rare occaisions like Matt Leinhart, the celebrity starts real early, but genearlly speaking....you know what i mean.
 
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I would agree with you, that for most people (i.e. non professional athletes) college is a lot more fun and stress free than professional life after college.

However, there should be no such financial pressure on a lottery pick and professional athletes can always act stupid, in fact it is expected.

Finally, Noah will have the pressure of the college basketball world on him and his teammates if he returns to repeat and to keep his stock from dropping. If he goes pro, he is a rookie. He is expected to make mistakes, and it is not his place to put the team on his back and bring them a world championship, at least not for a few years.
 
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Plastic surgery followed by entering the draft for the NBA.
 
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I'd come back for one more year. I'd get bigger and work on my outside shot. The only reason he has to go to the NBA is to prove he can play at the highest level and he needs to get bigger and get a better outside shot to maximize that potential.
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 5 said:
I don't like it but all things considered, if I were Noah, I'd declare for the NBA draft.

Odds of repeating are so slim and the risks too great to make it worth it even if you do repeat. I'd go for the $ and the chance to try to succeed at the next logical level.
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I agree completely.

He's accomplished more as a college player than 99.9% of all college players and the reason for staying around another year is ________?

Of course, it could eat at him that the Vols swept them this year and he'll want to come back for revenge, but if I were this lad I'd be rubbing sweat with Shaq next season.
 
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I'd like to be his agent, I know that.That said, I doubt he really needs money since his dad is a pro tennis player, and seeing the interview of the players on Fox yesterday, the comradery with the starting five, he may very well choose to stay back with his buddies and enjoy the college life because basically next level it's all about the money.Unless he gets offered a ton of money!
 
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The guy is such a competitor. He lives for it. I just think that when he sists down and realizes he cannot possibly do any better next year or the year after than what he did this year he'll decide to go try to get a ring at the next level.
 
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Yep, ESPN has Noah projected as the 2nd best available player on the draft board, behind Tyrus Thomas and ahead of other big men LaMarcus Aldridge and Andrea Bargnani.
 
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(milohimself @ Apr 6 said:
Yep, ESPN has Noah projected as the 2nd best available player on the draft board, behind Tyrus Thomas and ahead of other big men LaMarcus Aldridge and Andrea Bargnani.
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I hope both those guys leave the SEC but it won't happen.

If I were Noah I would stay in school. His family does not depend on him to make the money as is often the case. Plus, the NBA is work, it's a job.

Take $$ out of the equation. Would any of us trade 2 years of college for 2 years at our current job? There is absolutely no way I would even consider it. Being a college student is a great, great experience. Being BMOC just makes it even better.

You win a NC and it doesn't matter what you look like...
 
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(utvolpj @ Apr 6 said:
I hope both those guys leave the SEC but it won't happen.

If I were Noah I would stay in school. His family does not depend on him to make the money as is often the case. Plus, the NBA is work, it's a job.

Take $$ out of the equation. Would any of us trade 2 years of college for 2 years at our current job? There is absolutely no way I would even consider it. Being a college student is a great, great experience. Being BMOC just makes it even better.

You win a NC and it doesn't matter what you look like...
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You can't compare your current job to playing a game for millions...
 
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I think he should go to NBA & i think he will. Sean May last year got my hopes up by saying he was going to stay & he was going to get everyone else to stay with him. Then you see what happened, they all went! He has done won a National Championship so whats left to do? GET THE MONEY! & thats what he will do!
 
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(therealUT @ Apr 6 said:
You can't compare your current job to playing a game for millions...
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How do you know what I make? :p

I was trying to bring up the lifestyle choice he's making. I compare it to Peyton. The family had the money so it became a personal choice.
 
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