It's just an old person argument. Even Manning had to have advised him that he should go pro and he had more to gain by JC staying than anyone.
That doesn't make any sense. He is what, 20 years old now ... assuming he stayed this year and entered the NBA at 21, do you think he would be a better defensive player at 21 having played an additional year of college ball (and the accompanying classes, etc.) than he will be at 21 having done nothing but practiced and played defense with an NBA team for an entire season? Push it out to 22 years old with two more years of college versus two years of NBA practices and games and it becomes even more ridiculous.
When TD arrived in the NBA he was already an excellent defender and rebounder because he had learned how to get in proper defensive and rebounding position from 4 years in the ACC. JC is not prepared to defend largely due to insufficient experience. Staying at Wake would not have resulted in substantially greater weath, but he would have entered the league a better all round player.
So TD was the same player after 2 years at Wake as he was after 4? The extra 2 years made no substantial difference in his rookie season? That's what I'm talking about, being ready to play at a high level from day 1. More pt under DM would have made JC a more complete player as a rookie, there would have been less of a learning curve. Thus, he would be a greater contributer with more playing time as a rookie.
He got picked by a team that is set up for him to get a ton of PT. That's not guaranteed if he returns.
JC was a first round pick and is a guaranteed millionaire. No reason to second guess his decision to head to the League.
That said, there is every reason to believe that if JC was in the 2018 draft, he would go higher, which typically means he would be drafted by a bad team that would find him minutes. Also note that an elite NBA team (Celtics) drafted Jason Tatum this past year, and he is getting plenty of run.
Other than possibly Golden State, Cleveland, Houston and the Spurs, JC would get plenty of minutes with any other NBA team this year.
Tim Duncan was a third team AP All-American after his sophomore year. Not exactly throwing JC under the bus by saying that he and Duncan were in different positions.
So TD was the same player after 2 years at Wake as he was after 4? The extra 2 years made no substantial difference in his rookie season? That's what I'm talking about, being ready to play at a high level from day 1. More pt under DM would have made JC a more complete player as a rookie, there would have been less of a learning curve. Thus, he would be a greater contributer with more playing time as a rookie.
Seems like most of the guys JC is behind are injury risks.
Tim Duncan was an excellent defender and rebounder when he entered the league because he's Tim fucking Duncan.When TD arrived in the NBA he was already an excellent defender and rebounder because he had learned how to get in proper defensive and rebounding position from 4 years in the ACC. JC is not prepared to defend largely due to insufficient experience. Staying at Wake would not have resulted in substantially greater weath, but he would have entered the league a better all round player.
But is JC #tooathletic?
But is JC #tooathletic?
Tim Duncan was an excellent defender and rebounder when he entered the league because he's Tim fucking Duncan.