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Message: [QUOTE="MonsterGame, post: 1003013, member: 1256"] Talk about your emotion-based threads. If SU had just hit 1 of those 10 3-pters they took against Dayton, this thread wouldn't exist. I've posted this multiple times before, the two phrases that are completely meaningless when discussing whether a player leaves or stays are, "He's not ready." and "He'll never stick in the NBA." "He's not ready" is one's opinion and because of that, irrelevant. "He'll never stick in the NBA is also one's opinion and also irrelevant, but more than that, even if true, would you rather have the NBA money for a few years than never having it? And after that, over-seas money is also possible for some more years. You guys do realize that people do have to earn money to live? Or did all of you inherit a boat load and don't ever think along those lines? Someone always responds, yes, but it's about doing the right thing to maximize the length of your NBA career. Hogwash. No one really knows how long their NBA career is going to be when they make the leap. Not Wes Johnson, not Dion, not MCW, not Lebron, not Derrick Rose (who may never be truly healthy again), not Fab Melo, not Michael Olowokandi. Not anyone. One goes to the NBA because the NBA wants them and they are ready to go. From then on, it's up to the player (ability, toughness, work ethic) and to some extent, their situation as to how long they stick. Ennis looks like a mini-me version of Jason Kidd. Not as tall or flashy a passer, but still excellent at running the offensive and distributing the basketball. Kidd wasn't a very good shooter either when he entered the NBA. On the right team, Ennis could excel right away in the NBA. He is going to need a couple very good scorers/shooters around him though. Grant does have elite athleticism for his size, but apart from his spin move, he doesn't have much in his offensive arsenal at the moment. Needs the stop and pop jump shot badly in his game and a bit more beef in his frame. Could he work on that at the next level, sure he could, and it's not about how much run he gets in games as to whether he could work on it or not. To me, it is more about where he will be drafted this year versus where he might get drafted next year if he improves his jump shot a bit. Again, that is banking on one's self to improve. You have to believe that you will improve in order for it to be worthwhile to stay. (Marcus Smart anyone? He would have been drafted about the sixth spot last year. This year, who knows, maybe 10th or worse? Lost year of revenue and a lower draft spot. Well done Marcus. Jared Sullinger made a similar mistake staying for his sophomore year. Someone please explain how Sullinger staying for his sophomore year benefited him? He got to enjoy the college experience for an additional year? If so, then why didn't he stay for his junior and senior years?) [/QUOTE]

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