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[QUOTE="teamco, post: 2165537, member: 4245"]
Mental maturity and stability in high level amateur and professional sports is an interesting topic, especially given this morning's Aaron Hernandez suicide shocker. This is tangential to basketball and Grayson Allen, but I read that the Pats signed Hernandez in the fourth round of the draft when interest in him unexpectedly dried up due to behavioral and emotional issues. Urban Meyer had let it be known that whoever drafted Hernandez should be prepared to keep a tight leash and close eye on him- thin that was entirely appropriate, even commendable. One of the draft reports on Hernandez noted he was highly intelligent and had a natural tendency to apply that intelligence to trying to "game" any system he found himself within. Belichick spoke with Meyer before deciding to draft and sign Hernandez and was well aware of the situation. That said, Allen is no Hernandez, but in light of what was said here about Allen and his mental and emotional state of mind effecting his draft potential, thought this real life dramatic current events example was interesting & pertinent.
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