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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 1806384, member: 285"]
But isn't that the wrong side of the argument?    Aren't you making the argument for why the NBA teams are stupid to burn money on these guys at the point they do, not why the guys are wrong to go when they have the chance.    Which incidentally is the side of the argument that JB is on.

There is no way to know what might have been different for McLemore or Stauskus if they had stayed in school other than (i) they wouldn't have pocketed the money that they did and (ii) they would likely be 30 +/- credit hours closer to having degrees than they are.     Would they have been drafted the following year?????  If they were, would they have signed for more, less, the same amount????   Would they have led Kansas or Michigan to NCAA tournament success?????

There are no guarantees and given how few guys have ultimate success in the NBA, I'm beginning to think that the "he isn't ready" argument is absolute crap.   If you are likely to get drafted and receive a 3 year guaranteed contract and opportunity to be paid while trying to make a club, maybe that is all the ready you need to be.    Because the next time the opportunity comes around it might be in the form that it is coming to G.     Short term opportunity to prove yourself and make a team, without the team being financially invested in whether or not you ultimately make it.
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