Abrams

I understood "what" you were saying. I"m just saying it's stupid ******* logic. Abrams doesn't "know" he can make money playing ball "anywhere".

Hell, with your logic Chapman should go pro immediately. I'm sure he has the potential to be paid to play someday. Might as well drop out of school & see if he can get paid right now.
 
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While I believe that most high D-I players will benefit from staying in college, if any player wants to leave school early, who am I, seriously, to tell him not to? I would imagine that any ranked player coming out of HS already is better at his sport than I was in my chosen field at graduation.

In Abrams's case, there are huge signs that say, don't leave. But if he doesn't want to come back, what kind of player would he be? Where would his head be? Rick Barnes demands dedication and a ton of effort. If you're not prepared to give it, or tired of giving it, or convinced that you want to be paid for giving it, you're probably better off somewhere else.
 
I would like to see a comparison of AJ's grades and courseload to those of other kids that leave early. Many of them like PJ left partly to not doing well in school and not wanting to endure another semester, if they would even qualify academically.

But see, this is not AJ's problem. He is a good student with a very strong GPA. It that reason I suggest he will come back and finish up soon. His classes, attendance and GPA will likely crush that of prob. 85% of the others who have left school early nationwide.

You would also likely find that those with the good GPA that left early are the ones that go back and finish compared to the others that don't have a good one. This is speculation but I feel confident my assumption would hold up.

Again, I truly hope all of this was for nothing and he decides to stay, if he decides to want to.
 
We are not talking about them, we are talking about AJ, a player that has a 3.5 or higher GPA. How many of those other guys in this comparison have that? Unfair stats.
 
Everyone here needs to be very concerned about Abrams coming back. The reason is not academics at all.

If I had to put money on it, I'd bet that Abrams is not coming back. We'll just say that some parties involved with this situation are not happy at all. Regardless of whether AJ pulls his name out or not, he may not have a team to return to.
 
I have no doubt AJ will finish up his degree whatever happens. DJ will have a tougher time, because he's only had two full years, even though he's taken summer courses. I'm sure he'll likely finish up his degree at some point as well, but if he's only able to come back during the summers, he's only going to be taking 3-6 hours of summer school each year, and that's only on the years his NBA team doesn't insist he participate in team functions over the summer.

With another full year under his belt, AJ Abrams has the equivalent of 5 to 10 summers of school work on top of what DJ has.

It's always going to be real tough for players who leave after their sophomore year to get the required school work done. Not impossible, especially if they've really loaded up on classes during the summer --- but tough. Finishing up a degree after leaving as juniors won't be nearly as difficult. PJ is a little bit of a special case because he had problems with his school work while he was in school and because he hasn't shown an interest yet in coming back to campus, but that's not an apt comparison to AJ's situation in the slightest.
 
Maybe if you pray hard enough, someone will give it to you.
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In all seriousness, and this isn't anything earth shattering, I'm sure it's tough on a guy like AJ when so many of the players he's been with (DJ, Durant, Lamarcus, Gibson) have gone on or will go on to be solid or great NBA players, all while he's made great contributions to the Horns himself. Like many of you, I just don't see how AJ will have a successful NBA career considering his size and body type, but he has every right to do what he wants. Scholarships are annual things and so can a player's commitment to his university if he feels there are better times ahead.
 
The article does not talk about hs realization that Europe is most likely where he lands or ends up and how that factors into it all. But I am one who really wants him to come back because that means a lot has changed in a positive way for him and shows some development in him as well. It is a win-win for him in many ways.

I wish him the best regardless of his decision.
 
Barnes is such a great diplomat.
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Of course, I highly doubt that he told AJ over the past two years that he absolutely has to shoot at the first opportunity and he must never, ever try to beat his man off the dribble, drive to the rim, and finish, draw the foul, or dish.
 
One thing I didn't like about the bohls article, he called AJ leaving a Jermichael Finley like mistake, and as much as I would like to have JMike back, as a TE he was drafted in the 3rd, if he stayed another year, he maybe gets into the 2nd but I doubt the first. JMike is going to a solid franchise in Green Bay and ended up not making a mistake. AJ however, hopefully does come back as it looks like no one will take a chance on him yet.
 
Oh, **** me. I clicked that link and did not notice that Kirk Bowels wrote it. I got a couple paragraphs through it and thought to myself, "What a horrifically ****** article. Is it somebody's blog or some bring your kid to work type thing?" Nope, it's Kirk, the guy who is in Austin for a reason and will never get to go anywhere but. Ugh. Stopped reading there.
 
The article is harsh, but not unfair or inaccurate. Although it was a bit surprising for AJ to throw his name in the ring, most understood it for what it was. That is, a chance to test the waters, gain experience in the process for next year, and help build his name/reputation.

Also, most agreed that he'll have difficulty making it in the NBA and will likely have to continue to develop his skills and demonstrate his capabilties in Europe (or NBA Development League) before making it to the big stage.

He can start the journey now or enjoy his senior season. Whatever his decision, I appreciate his efforts as a Longhorn.
 
With all the wind in Austin changing directions I now feel very good that the tide has changed and I would not be shocked to see AJ back in Austin for next season. This makes, would make me very happy! Weird how things develop sometimes.
 
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