OT - Grantland Eddie Griffin piece

[OttoMets]

Sad story; most of us probably remember the hyped Seton Hall 2000 recruiting class and the Ty Shine punch.

http://grantland.com/features/eddie-griffin-nba-life-death/

Kind of timely regarding the plight of early entrants; it's rare that I read about an NBA who doesn't lament a certain diminishment of quality of life that comes with leaving college. Dollars and cents aren't the only thing to consider.

Also, speaking of rare, has there ever been one of these articles in which an AAU coach pops up and makes the reader think "Gosh, that's someone who should spend time mentoring children"? Those guys come off as sleaze balls.

 

[stuckinbig11]

a really sad story

 

[SoBeCuse]

Thanks for posting. That was an excellent read.

 

[AlaskaSU]

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Sad story; most of us probably remember the hyped Seton Hall 2000 recruiting class and the Ty Shine punch.

http://grantland.com/features/eddie-griffin-nba-life-death/

Kind of timely regarding the plight of early entrants; it's rare that I read about an NBA who doesn't lament a certain diminishment of quality of life that comes with leaving college. Dollars and cents aren't the only thing to consider.

Also, speaking of rare, has there ever been one of these articles in which an AAU coach pops up and makes the reader think "Gosh, that's someone who should spend time mentoring children"? Those guys come off as sleaze balls.

A romanticized story of a dangerous psychopath. Miracle that he never killed anyone, although he almost did on multiple occasions. He should have been bounced out of Seton Hall. It might have taught him about consequences. His anti-social hostility was so obvious that it should have resulted in constant medication.