re: Attrition begins: Blakeney declares for draft.

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quote: Mother needs to become an adult and not force decisions on her son because of her situation. What kind of mother forces a child out of a free education and a chance to become better under a real coach just because she is too lazy to support herself. Work two jobs, work three. Do what you have to. Do you know his mother? If not then stfu. That's his decision to go pro. There is no need to bash a player's family. That woman worked hard to take care of her kids. You are a fricking idiot.

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Thing is, i'm sure his mom was broke the year before and the year before and she made it through. But I definitely see both sides of it. Sure she'd probably make it through one more year without his money. On the other hand, if i'm in his shoes, i'd do whatever I could to make life easier on her as soon as possible. Most of us just think he'd make her life even better if they both just toughed it out one more year.