[cuseflynn10Participant]

This has probably been brought up before, but do you think more players will start going overseas after seeing the success of Brandon Jennings. Jennings was the #4 ranked player by Rivals so it’s no surprise he did well in the NBA. I know some people who played overseas in Europe who are incredible. If you think about it overseas is basically all players who would be drafted in the 61-100 range or great talent who is coming over to the NBA in a few years. I’d like to see more players try going overseas instead of going one and done so they get competition instead of beating up on college teams half of which usually don’t compete. I’d like to see a rule where you either go to Europe or the NBA d-league for 1 year or else you have to go to college for 2 years before you can leave. What do you think high schoolers should do? Go to college or start taking the talents to Europe? And what do you think of making high schoolers stay in college for 2 years or have the option to go overseas or play in the d-league for 1 year?

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

It’s different with Brandon Jennings.. He was ranked #1 by Scout, #4 by Rivals, #1 by ESPN. Not only that, he went to Oak Hill where he completely demolished every record there posting an incredible stat sheet of 32-7-5 while playing the most difficult schedule in the nation and going 41-1. Other players don’t post ridiculous stats like this. Other players don’t play the most difficult schedule in the nation. Most players play a moderately difficult schedule and their stats aren’t as blown up, meaning they MUST go to college to see how they fare against competition that is just as good as them.

[stanford hoops]

players should be able to do whatever they wwant. Does it make sense to make a kid go to college for two years when they are ready after one year and/or they dont wanna be there and bs the whole time while skipping classes or doing somethign that will put the school on probation?

[llperez]

yeah, im compeltely against trying to force 2 years of college on anyone. 1 year is fine. And as for overseas, it probably hurt jennings draft sotck. Leading up to the draft before he started proving himself in workouts, i heard him being thrown around in the 16 or 17th pick range. Considering he was a top 3 rookie who went 10th and had to climb just to get that high, i dont think kids are gonna look at him as an example of why they should go to europe. They do get paid though, so thats somehitng they might think about.

[stanford hoops]

the thing that really helps if they go to europe is the experience and the basic things that they learn as well as how to play team basetball. all those things help alot when you go through thoses team workouts.

[ghettosermonParticipant]

The problem is European teams hardly ever play rookies and young players, most coaches can’t stand unpolished players. I firstly don’t think a Euro coach will go out of his way to try to develop a kid who he knows doesn’t plan on staying. Also on the whole stock stand point, it’s hard to improve your stock when you are getting 5-10 minutes a game and averaging 3 points a game. It’s much easier to get exposure in the college game. Not to mention growing and maturing through the whole college experience. I think that Brandon Jennings was the exception not the example. He was a special case. Unless you are a consensus top 5 recruit I would never condone skipping out on college for a quick paycheck in Europe, you might just end up playing there your whole career. Call me crazy but I see more benefit if you don’t feel like going to college going to the D-league as players are allowed out of high school. You will probably get starter minutes, plus with all the team affiliations you are constantly being monitored. Most D-league coaches have NBA experience or connections. I actually think D-league coaches would take pride in developing an NBA player. It is true that you can learn a lot by going to Europe and learning some fundamentals, but I can’t see a coach investing that much time in a one and done kid. These coaches have winning on their minds, it’s not like college coaches who benefit from sending kids to the NBA.

[IknoBall12Participant]

id def take college over international. my thinking is most players go overseas becuz of th efact that they cant get into college or make the scores needed. brandon jennings is 1 of those players. but he is 1 of the few that i think will be able 2 be succesful at that. jeremy tyler tried it and look where it got him?

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