That, Wilson Chandler, is how much money you probably missed out on by going pro after your sophomore season. You broke DePaul fans' hearts to be picked 23rd by Isiah Thomas' dumb ass and sit on the pine of the worst franchise in pro sports. Look at the 2007 All Big East 1st Team:
2007-08 All-BIG EAST First Team Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati, So., 6-1, 195, Indianapolis, Ind. Jeff Adrien, Connecticut, Jr., 6-7, 243, Brookline, Mass.*A.J. Price, Connecticut, Jr., 6-2, 187, Amityville, N.Y.*Roy Hibbert, Georgetown, Sr., 7-2, 278, Adelphi, Md.*David Padgett, Louisville, Sr., 6-11, 245, Reno, Nev.* Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, So., 6-8, 251, Schererville, Ind. Kyle McAlarney, Notre Dame, Jr., 6-0, 196, Staten Island, N.Y. Sam Young, Pittsburgh, Jr., 6-6, 215, Clinton, Md. Brian Laing, Seton Hall, Sr., 6-5, 215, Bronx, N.Y. Kentrell Gransberry, USF, Sr., 6-9, 270, Baton Rouge, La. Joe Alexander, West Virginia, Jr., 6-8, 230, Mt. Airy, Md.
Are you kidding me? Kyle McAlarney? Wilson, at 6-8 and 230 you are heads and shoulders a better NBA athlete than all of these guys. Joe Alexander is 6-8, 230 and he is projected to go 13th in this years NBA draft! You are 5 times the athlete with just as good of a J and a better passing acumen. Not too mention the considerable rebounding edge you hold over him and the rest of the guys on that list.
If you would have stayed I predict you would have been picked 3rd in this year's draft. I know some of you will think that's crazy talk, but look at the fall off after the first two picks.
Scouts have Brooke Lopez, Jerryd Bayless, and Kevin Love going 3,4, and 5. Brooke Lopez is too slow to be more than average in the NBA. Think Luc Longley with worse hair. Or maybe his brother is the one with the lame fro', can't remember-those twins piss me off. They think they're so cute for going to school together and having kookie hair and shiat. I digress.
Jerryd Bayless has skills, but is a little too sleight to be an effective NBA point guard-probably a great 6th man though.
Kevin Love, well, he kind of has the same game as you Wilson, except you're are 7-9 times as athletic as that church-league superstar.
So, the 3rd pick in the 2007 draft will make $10,066,800 by the end of his 3rd year. You, Wilson, as the 23rd pick in that draft, will make $2,933,800 by the end of your 3rd year. See the difference? That's a lot of money.
Wilson, had you stayed, you would have been the best player in the Big East, brought some level of respectability to a DePaul program that really needs it, and probably improved you draft position by 19 spots. At the very least you would have been top 5 (#5 makes $8,219,000 after 3rd year). I don't know who the hell told you it was a good idea to leave, but it wasn't.
Really, would another year of doing this to St. John's have killed you?
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This kind of crap happens all the time. Too many leeches in the background whispering BS in the ears of college stars. I don't know his economic background, but for people that come from poorer families the lure of getting a million dollars immediately is too much to pass up, regardless of how much better the future looks. It's a little more understandable in football since the risk of injury (and, specifically, career-ending injuries) is much greater.
Ironic in that you constantly hear star athletes talk about how college was the best time of their life, yet more and more are opting to bolt early. What's even sadder is when someone leaves before they are ready. They can't compete against the superior talent right away and NBA coaches aren't used to having to develop players. So they rot on the bench for a couple years and everyone forgets about them and they end up out of the league in 3 years and languishing in the CBA or out of b-ball altogether.
Of course, the flip side is someone like Roy Hibbert, who probably stayed a year too long. He was projected to go a lot higher last year then he will this year.
I think if it looks like you're going to be a top-10 pick, then by all means go. But if you're not you should stick around. I mean, is it really that tough to spend another year with no responsibilities taking blow-off classes and banging cheerleaders?
Great points John. I think Wilson Chandler's case is especially telling because he has a ton of upside and REAL NBA talent and athleticism. He DEFINITELY would have improved his draft position immensely by staying another year. Just look at the mock drafts (and the inferior talent that will be drafted in the lottery-after 1 and 2 of course). Just look at the money he is missing out on. But, what you don't realize John is DePaul cheerleaders are hardly bangable. I guess maybe he made the right decision.
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