college or an overseas professional team?

[downtown85]

Here is an example as to why college still has an advantage with a lot of 18 year olds. 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Jeremy-Tyler-s-Israeli-experience-thus-far-a-fai?urn=ncaab,200966

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Isnt' that Niv's team?

[martyconlonontherun]

He's got two years to get humble and grow. He has plenty of time before he has to worry about being drafted. Instead of going to college and slacking, he is forced to work hard and learn to be a good teammate. He most likely will be fine, if he doesn't it will be because of him and not the environment. If he fails to make the NBA, he probably wasnt good enough even he went to college. At the very least, he is making a good amount of money and a different view of the world or 4 years in a college playing for free but treated as a God. Either one is a good option for a 19.

Don't give me the education argument, this guy would have never been about the education.

[downtown85]

marty, I generally agree with you.  I thought we would jave seen a wave of 18 year olds going overseas seeking fame and fortune, skipping college; especially among highly rated recruits.  However, the counter argument (which I think is also valid) is that most 18 year olds do not have the maturity yet to go to a foreign country, with a foreign language, food, culture, etc. and perform.  It is perhaps tougher than college.  This story bears this out. 

I don't necessarily agree you can go to a college program and slack off.  In most programs I know, the athletes need to work a lot more both on and off the court to stay on scholarship.  Basically, if you go to a professional program you need to work your tail off.  If you go to college, likewise.  However, culturally, college is probably less of an adjustment than Tel Aviv!

[chapman]

Here is an example as to why college high school still has an advantage with a lot of 18 year olds. 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Jeremy-Tyler-s-Israeli-experience-thus-far-a-fai?urn=ncaab,200966

Corrected...

[GGGG]

marty, I generally agree with you.  I thought we would jave seen a wave of 18 year olds going overseas seeking fame and fortune, skipping college; especially among highly rated recruits.  However, the counter argument (which I think is also valid) is that most 18 year olds do not have the maturity yet to go to a foreign country, with a foreign language, food, culture, etc. and perform.  It is perhaps tougher than college.  This story bears this out. 

I don't necessarily agree you can go to a college program and slack off.  In most programs I know, the athletes need to work a lot more both on and off the court to stay on scholarship.  Basically, if you go to a professional program you need to work your tail off.  If you go to college, likewise.  However, culturally, college is probably less of an adjustment than Tel Aviv!

One of the reasons I think Brandon Jennings' experiment was eventually considered a success, is that he seems to be a pretty mature guy for a 19 yo.