J’Covan is history

if there is a serious chance of him actually graduating, then I say it is worth it to come back. Even just making it to the sweet 16 would be icing on the cake. The goodwill from Texas alumni would be more than worth it.

The only serious risk is injury. If he gets injured he probably wont' get drafted at all. He needs to face the fact that he's not going to be a star in the NBA. NBADL, maybe, Europe maybe.


NBA, no chance.
 
Well J'covan is gone per ESPN. The article says he is projected as a late 2nd round pick or free agent signee. Good Luck.
 
He may be one of the many hoops guys that do come back and get it. They are on campus during the Summer, lots of 'em.
 
Best of luck to the young man. He's at best a late 2nd round pick. On the other hand playing basketball and living in europe or anywhere for that matter for the kind of money that's floating around these days would have been a dream come true when I was his age.
 
I really hope I am wrong, but it is decisions like this that drive me crazy. Who is advising him? What world is he living in? JCB is a great guy and a great college basketball player, but he is just not NBA quality. A small (albeit quality) shooting guard with limited ball handling skills, questionable defense, and a history of being a head case. These guys are a dime a dozen in the draft and there are a number of these guys that are lost in the NBA shuffle every year.

I fully understand him wanting to go ahead and make some money to support his family, but how much will he really make and when does that get tapped out? He would be much better served to come back, endear himself to Longhorn Nation, improve his draft stock, get paid up front (rather than chasing the money year after year), and then enter his second career after he has a nice stash of cash. It just boggles my mind the decisions that some kids make and who could possibly advise him that his greatest upside is to leave for the NBA now.
 
You only have so many years to make $500K+ a year.

There is something called the Law of Diminishing Returns.

Go J Brown, good luck to you, god speed!!!!

How many 20-21 year olds or anybody for that matter have a chance to make $500K a year at least?
 
He probably wanted to leave last year, and had to endure one more year to see if he could raise his draft stock substantially. Otherwise, his decision doesn't make much sense. Best of luck to him.

Now the youngsters will have to cling together and mature quickly. I expect them to have excellent team chemistry in the process. I bet Kabongo will emerge as the team leader.
 
Sucks for us. Hope it's good for him.

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I think he's better than some of you seem to realize. It's not like he's just some bumbling Avery Bradley out there. I'd be very surprised if he fell beyond the first couple picks of the 2nd round. He has better passing ability than many have mentioned, and despite his lack of quickness, he still gets to the rim.

A lot of teams seem to be turning to the undersized shooting guards as the 3rd option off the bench. You don't have to be 6'6" to play the spot any longer, especially if you're only going to get 12 minutes/game.

Even though he doesn't seem to have the upside of a Cory Joseph, I still think he's a better overall player right now.
 
He just may not enjoy the college experience or life the way some want him to. I could be way off base but it's not for everybody and who knows, there may be other factors more personalty driven.
 
looks like Busterbrown has the answer. My question is, if he came back, would he have a realistic chance of actually graduating? By that I mean he would need to go to summer school full-time, 12 hours, then full time in the fall 15 hours, and then maybe whatever the minimum is in the spring because basketball is so intense in the spring.

Despite the fact that players make all-academic team, etc. etc. to me that doesn't necessarlily translate into graduating.

IF he could graduate with the above scenario, and he is not coming back so he can be drafted in the 2nd round, then yes he is making a mistake, imo.
 
Financially - long term - this is probably a horrible decision.

Fan popularity - long term - this is definitely a horrible decision.

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Sullenger declares for draft.
Aggy Kris Middleton declares for draft.

What do these two have in common???

They each push JCB down one more spot in the upcoming draft. Unfortunately, these aren't the only two..........

On a brighter note :
G Kenny Boynton of Florida will return for his senior season.

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Jared Sullinger's declaration isn't a surprise to me. I don't know how much farther down these other players are going to drop J'Covan, but I do know a number of so called experts say there is a real possibility he isn't even drafted.
 
Thomas Robinson (Kansas) & Perry Jones III (Baylor) both declared today (Monday)

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Jeremy Lamb (U Conn) declared for draft today (Tuesday) Probable lottery pick.....
The dominoes keep fallin'....

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