Lydon to hire agent and enter NBA draft

[texascpa]

Becoming more educated (as a society) should be.

There's ways of doing that without accumulating loads of debt.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Becoming more educated (as a society) should be.

Keep in mind that we're talking about a tiny tiny subset of college students here with exceptional athletic talents. There are, on average, less than 100 players per year that declare and only 70 even get invited to the combine. These guys are more rare than fighter pilots or brain surgeons.

 

[Ryand877]

Autograph session means Tyler Lydon won't return to Syracuse

 

[FrancoPizza]

This has to be one of the saddest indictments of us as a society. This used to be "the dream"...

Cultural values, no father figure, etc.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Autograph session means Tyler Lydon won't return to Syracuse

that'll do it.

 

[HoustonCuse]

I was a full time college student for 7 plus years and worked throughout. It's not that hard.

 

[HOFCeluck]

It is for those that do not value the opportunity to earn a degree or for the very upper echelon on players that choose to spend their one year "banishment" to college as a roadblock to their NCAA dreams.
I think Craig Forth, Sonny Spera, Kueth Duany, Sean Kerins, Rakeem Christmas and the dozens of others who took advantage of this opportunity would disagree.

Like I said, college isn't for everyone. And if you don't value a degree then free tuition isn't so hot.

Good on Craig Forth though.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[HOFCeluck]

He was set on leaving all along. You don't put out what he did on Twitter if your not.

 

[Ryand877]

He was set on leaving all along. You don't put out what he did on Twitter if your not.

I still don't understand why he isn't keeping his options open.

 

[Consigliere]

He will need a huge combine to move up. There are a lot of very good skilled players in this draft.

And with a substandard one I see a few behind him that have more defined NBA roles and could leapfrog.

 

[PauliePeppas]

Hes clearly confident in his ability to stick even if hes a second rounder, no qualms with that . But I still bet he gets picked first round

 

[cuse10]

I still don't understand why he isn't keeping his options open.

His camp already had it in mind that they were leaving well before the announcement. His eligbility is voided with an appearance at the autograph session.

 

[Fly Rodder]

I still don't understand why he isn't keeping his options open.

I did see one thing that if he signs with an agent then all his travel and trips to work out for teams and the combine can be fronted by the agent. Otherwise, he personally has to pay for all of his travel. That's one thing, but still having an agent puts him in the "I'm serious about this" group of players and he has someone to advocate to teams on his behalf.

 

[Alsacs]

We all knew Lydon was gone the second Hopkins left for Washington.

 

[cuseinseattle]

The fact the kid had picked his agent but not signed really quickly was a pretty good indication he was gone. Boeheim also said at the beginning of the year he would be leaving after this season. I never expected him to stay. He would have left even had Hopkins stayed.

 

[kirbivore]

This would depend on whether or not you think players are able to develop more in college than they do in the NBA. I would tend to lean towards the NBA being a more effective environment for development, especially in Lydon's case, who IMO, has more work to do in terms of his body development than he does his skill development.

The farther he gets away from Hicks the better

 

[NineOneSeven]

Live look-in to briancuse's living room

 

[kirbivore]

He'll have to do a facebook live on draft night so we can watch root against Tyler in the first round

 

[HoustonCuse]

Really hoping he hangs on for a first round selection. I think he will because he will be impressive in workouts. I want him to succeed and want our 1st round draft picks streak to continue. Next year should be set with Battle and hopefully the next year with Tucker. Get this one handled and it is not out of the realm of possibility that we could have some chance of getting a 10 year streak going which is bonkers.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

The Sixers and Thunder didn't and aren't running practices with their offense going through Grant, the Kings didn't with Malachi, etc...with jobs on the line coaches and staff don't have years to hope a guy "develops."

Grant's getting paid and it's fine, I guess, but the extra year he would've gotten the treatment our other big forwards have gotten to showcase and expand their range on offense.

The Sixers aren't a great example of your point. When Grant played for them they had him experimenting with all kinds of crazy things offensively. He averaged nearly an additional three point attempt per game as a Sixer vs with the Thunder.

 

[Bayside44]

The Sixers aren't a great example of your point. When Grant played for them they had him experimenting with all kinds of crazy things offensively. He averaged nearly an additional three point attempt per game as a Sixer vs with the Thunder.

They're just a mess overall. Can use McCullough and the Nets or whomever...

 

[AZOrange]

Why is it sad? So far, three of my kids have not gone to college and i don't have to support any of them. One works in the plumbing trade, has a kid and a house. Another is in the Air Force. A third is graduating this year and will have a state certification in cosmetology. She already has a job at a very large beauty supply/hair styling company and will move into a mentorship once she graduates. She will be working full-time by September, probably bringing in 40-50K with $0 debt - YES, from doing people's hair! They are all happy and made the decision themselves.

My fourth is unknown at this time. He doesn't have a clue what he wants to do.

I am more and more convinced that college is not for everyone and doesn't need to be pushed on everyone. From the loads of debt and many worthless degrees they shovel out, it's just not worth the price of admission in many cases.

In some respects colleges/universities have failed us (as has the government for artificially inflating the price of education).

But pushing education (in various forms) is important. It might be the most important thing to ensure our standing as global elite power. We have fallen behind the world.

 

[AZOrange]

Cultural values, no father figure, etc.

That's not really where was going with this.

 

[AZOrange]

Hes clearly confident in his ability to stick even if hes a second rounder, no qualms with that . But I still bet he gets picked first round

Totally agree