April 17, 201412 yr Would have been weird battling Okafor for the #1 pick.. I'll bet anything Okafor will not be the #1 pick
April 17, 201412 yr Jabari Parker writes about decision to leave Duke for NBA - College Basketball - SI.com "Ultimately, I boiled my decision down to two simple questions: Which environment -- college or the NBA -- offers me the best opportunity to grow as a basketball player? Which environment -- college or the NBA -- offers me the best opportunity to grow and develop off the court? The answer to both questions is undeniably the NBA". Bahhhh, get out with that. It's all about the money. Just come out and say it, I wanna get paid the big bucks so I'm going to the NBA. If he was a mid to late first rounder he would have came back. He's a top 5 pick which means top 5 money.
April 17, 201412 yr "Ultimately, I boiled my decision down to two simple questions: Which environment -- college or the NBA -- offers me the best opportunity to grow as a basketball player? Which environment -- college or the NBA -- offers me the best opportunity to grow and develop off the court? The answer to both questions is undeniably the NBA". Bahhhh, get out with that. It's all about the money. Just come out and say it, I wanna get paid the big bucks so I'm going to the NBA. If he was a mid to late first rounder he would have came back. He's a top 5 pick which means top 5 money. I would usually agree with that, but I don't this time. How many kids have ever come out early and stated their reasoning and made as much sense as he did in an article? Seems to me like he's genuine.
April 17, 201412 yr I would usually agree with that, but I don't this time. How many kids have ever come out early and stated their reasoning and made as much sense as he did in an article? Seems to me like he's genuine. He is. That's why he is saying all this. In the end its always the same case though. Go to college for another year and make 0 dollars or declare and make millions. Who is turning that down?
April 17, 201412 yr He is. That's why he is saying all this. In the end its always the same case though. Go to college for another year and make 0 dollars or declare and make millions. Who is turning that down? He knows darn good and well his money will be there next year if he wants it. Some of these guys that isn't exactly the case...
April 17, 201412 yr Good decision. He knew Duke was so loaded next year that he wouldn't see much playing time. :brb: The writing was on the wall. He knew.
April 17, 201412 yr Easy kid to root for. He'd better learn how to play some defense though. He'll get exposed on that end in the NBA.
April 17, 201412 yr Best decision for him. Will really miss watching him at Duke. I am a fan of many players that don't play for UK and he was one of them.
April 17, 201412 yr I'll bet anything Okafor will not be the #1 pick Let me see him actually play in Nov and we can talk then??
April 17, 201412 yr Smart decision by Jabari. A small part of me wanted him to come back just so I could sit back and watch all the Duke haters come up with creative excuses as to why Duke was so good. :lol2: I just like watching well coached, disciplined fundamentals, good basketball. Duke is one of those teams IMO.
April 18, 201412 yr #hegone What was his quote on UK and one and dones, how it was a bad fit for him?
April 18, 201412 yr What was his quote on UK and one and dones, how it was a bad fit for him? Forgot about that...
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