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Posted on 5/5/17 at 3:53 pm to lsupride87
quote:starting salary does not include incentives, endorsements, anything but salary on the court. couple that with no income taxes in most places and you're living a pretty solid life for somebody in their early 20's.
About right. I would call that the middle. What they wont tell you, is how your paycheck will be months late........
much better than as a scholarship ncaa player
Posted on 5/5/17 at 3:55 pm to Machine
quote:Dont disagree at all. Had a roomate from LSU do it. The problem was, they frick around with the americans bad. Late on paychecks, paychecks missing money....
pretty solid life for somebody in their early 20's.
The Americans have no skin in the game is how they see it. Arent paying taxes and they can leave at anytime.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 3:57 pm to lsupride87
quote:i could see that, but if his mom's financial situation was as bad as people made it sound, you gotta do it. sitting around in the ncaa only to not get drafted next year and go to europe is just holding back his career earning potential
The Americans have no skin in the game is how they see it. Arent paying taxes and they can leave at anytime.
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 5/5/17 at 3:58 pm to GeismarGeauxer
Pretty sure the same happened to Quarterman last year. He still made an NBA roster
Posted on 5/5/17 at 3:58 pm to Machine
quote:I feel like he had the potential to show something to get him on an NBA team with a competent coach. Now, that will be extremely hard to do
sitting around in the ncaa only to not get drafted next year and go to europe is just holding back his career earning potential
Posted on 5/5/17 at 3:59 pm to GeismarGeauxer
I just can't believe these kids don't get better advice from ppl. I've been following Blakeney since his sr. Year in HS and the kid seems very bright and very aware of what goes on in his line. He should've known better than to hire an agent.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:00 pm to lsupride87
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I feel like he had the potential to show something to get him on an NBA team with a competent coach. Now, that will be extremely hard to do
agreed on the second sentence, not sure about the first. definite possibility i suppose
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:01 pm to Machine
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now he'll make six figures annually playing a game in europe
what a dumbass!
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European basketball players earn between $65,000 and $100,000 USD per year on average.
Sorry to burst your sarcasm.....but that isn't shite and the average career is probably 4 years....
Yes, he is a dumbass for hiring an agent that soon....next year, with better coaching, he would have been invited, at the minimum
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:01 pm to Machine
Seems to me a lot of guys like him benefit greatly from the NCAA tourney exposure. It's a guard showcase and if he wanted to go first round and get the definate contract he should've come back and played for Wade.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:01 pm to Madking
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I just can't believe these kids don't get better advice from ppl. I've been following Blakeney since his sr. Year in HS and the kid seems very bright and very aware of what goes on in his line. He should've known better than to hire an agent.
sounds like he was going pro no matter what. easy to sit back and judge from afar as a fan without any real idea what hes going through personally regarding his family and financial needs
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:02 pm to the LSUSaint
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next year, with better coaching, he would have been invited, at the minimum
complete bullshite homer speculation
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:04 pm to Machine
Oh yea of course you're right about that but I don't think he's one of these guys who's family lives in horrible conditions. I could be wrong but there was a kid who made a documentary on him while he was in hs and from what I can remember he wasn't in poverty.
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:05 pm to GeismarGeauxer
Hopefully he can get some good value for that flashy car he has
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:08 pm to Madking
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Oh yea of course you're right about that but I don't think he's one of these guys who's family lives in horrible conditions. I could be wrong but there was a kid who made a documentary on him while he was in hs and from what I can remember he wasn't in poverty.
*shrug* i had heard his mom was struggling financially
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:08 pm to Machine
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complete bullshite homer speculation
Not at all. I know the game a bit. JJ was not a coach focused on fundamental details that translates to guard development. And as the others improved, so does the guard play, naturally.
60 were chosen out of 67....with another year I think it's pretty rational to believe he could crack the top 60 invites.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:09 pm to tigerbait2010
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you would think they'd manage for ONE more year. it probably cost him millions
LOL.. how did you come up with that ?... you do realize only 3 juniors were drafted in the 1st round last year (Dunn was the only one to get signifcant minutes, the other 2 played in 11 games combined).. Scouts have already evaluated him, he is what he is, so he is better off going to work on his game and get professional instruction and be able to do it year round in his attempt to make the NBA
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:11 pm to the LSUSaint
quote:okay i'll remove "bullshite" because he possibly could have been...its still speculation without wade having ever coached a game
Not at all. I know the game a bit. JJ was not a coach focused on fundamental details that translates to guard development. And as the others improved, so does the guard play, naturally.
60 were chosen out of 67....with another year I think it's pretty rational to believe he could crack the top 60 invites.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:17 pm to GeismarGeauxer
Why does everyone assume that blakeney left on his own accord?
CWW probably told him hit the road so that he could change the culture of the team. In order to turn things around as aggressively as Wade wants to you'd need to cut the head off first. This team will look completely different come winter next year. Not saying they'll win but culture, feel, attitude and work ethic will be noticeable.
I imagine interviews went on and will wade felt everyone out to see if they had it in them to be disciplined players.
CWW probably told him hit the road so that he could change the culture of the team. In order to turn things around as aggressively as Wade wants to you'd need to cut the head off first. This team will look completely different come winter next year. Not saying they'll win but culture, feel, attitude and work ethic will be noticeable.
I imagine interviews went on and will wade felt everyone out to see if they had it in them to be disciplined players.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 4:18 pm to GeismarGeauxer
will probably end up overseas somewhere like Baghdad
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