re: If Players Aren't Going to Make It In the NBA, Why Not Stay?

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Yes, a person giving up a fully paid for undergraduate education to be a plumber is making a poor decision. Absolutely.

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Let's be careful about that. I went all the way on the education train, including law school, but I acknowledge that plumbers, electricians, etc. can do quite well.

Get good at it, then start your own plumbing company. Grow it, hire some guys - you can do very well. I have guys in my neighborhood - one owns an HVAC company and one owns a painting company.

Certainly, education opens many doors, but a college degree isn't the only way to make a very good living, nor is it a guarantee.

Don't get me wrong though - I'm stressing the importance of college to my kids - I'm just saying that a skilled trade is quite valuable and there's good money to be made there.