Kolek planning to go pro
I know, scary.Almost as scary as not knowing how to spell frightening.
Yea I considered that. Flaming out of the NBA as a first rd pick within a few seasons would be a heavy load to bear, but at least you’re still rich, an NBA player for life, and can go make dough elsewhere while you’ve still got game.Can’t get that year or decision back, however.Could be worse too, see my main man Vander Blue. Loved that kid at Marquette
Yes he improved - but…1. He was a star at MU2. He was a first round draft choice.
2x Big east honorable mention overshadowed by the 3 amigos, lazar and DJO. He was a star but his accolades essentially put him on par with Andrew Rowsey in the tiers of MU stardom history. He's two wins in the tournament from having been a complete afterthought on a mediocre transition team. I could rattle off 10 bigger stars since Jimmy got to MU and make an argument for blue, Gardner, Sam & Jamil
Saw this Q on Twitter so had to get my hands dirty. https://painttouches.com/2024/04/17/big-east-programs-ranked-by-nba-representation-villanova-uconn-marquette/If you want to sort any of the metrics yourself, also built a quick interactive dashboard: https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/13c7cd58-3137-48e7-a919-040d6f948cdc
Sam should be included for MU . He played 3 years and was Excellent the whole time. You are diminishing MU by not counting him.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
If you read the article, you'd know that he didn't choose who did and didn't count.
I know, staying in school when you can get paid now is an insane take in 2024, when everyone is already getting paid anyway…All I’m saying is that jumping early isn’t as sure fire an argument as some make it out to be