Originally Posted by sheg
For crying out loud. "The family doesn't understand how things are supposed to work?!?"
The guy has height and athletic ability that cannot be taught. He has transcendental athletic ability for his height. He is destined to be a professional basketball player. He is best served by developing his game and his body, and college basketball pales in comparison to the G league or Europe or as the 12th man on an NBA roster for development. He needs to eat sleep and dream basketball for a few years.
Will he ever be a great, or even good, NBA player? Maybe not. But you don't need to achieve that to have a lucrative career in basketball and it's time to start finding out. Worst case he plays in Europe for ten years.
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I don't agree that Europe is a better place for him to develop basketball skills. The pipeline from Euro leagues to the NBA is a trickle. If he wants to make a career of playing in Europe, that's a different story.
G league may offer him a better path to the NBA, but getting to the NBA is far from a sure thing. UD (or college in general) would've offered him an education, to go along with development of basketball skills. This would've opened doors for him beyond basketball, just in case opportunities in professional basketball do not materialize.
In the end, college is not for everyone and the choice is deeply personal. He's made his decision. I hope things work out for him.
