2010 Louisville commitment turning pro

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

However are we that blind to think that general education is useless to NBA players?

It's a good point (and definitely part of me agrees), but I guess here's the other side of the coin:

The kid is damn good now and ready to get paid.

If he plays junior/senior year and blows out a knee (ala Will Gates), he may never be the same. He still might be good enough to get an education (which is great), but certainly not good enough to provide his family with a life changing financial windfall.

Now what?

I hate to encourage a "take the money and run" attitude, but sometimes it's a good choice. If the money is managed correctly, he could significantly improve his family's quality of living.

It would be interesting if part of his contract only went towards tuition at a future school or something. That's probably never going to happen, but it would make a pretty decent PR play to say that part of his contract is set aside for 100,000k in future education.