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how many high school
seniors are really prepared for the rigors of
major college programs and then a very
quick introduction into the NBA in your experience
uh...
i'd say probably zero
although
depending on
what their upbringing was and the people around them
i mean you'll have varying results
i don't think it's ever healthy to put people in before they're ready to do
something
and you know one of the things you chris answered before uh... i'd just
like to throw my two cents in on it
when you talked about jim calhoun and uh...
rick pitino and however whatever big-time coaches were visiting chris
it's not just the player who is sucked in by this
it's the family and friends
and they live vicariously
through that person
and that person i don't think is ready to have people live vicariously through 'em
and having been in the agent business a long time and having dealt with
some high-profile guys
I made the same mistake myself sometimes wanting more for a person than they were
ready to do
wanting more than they really wanted for themselves
and not really understanding where they came from
and i think a lot of
different things
cased the problems chris has
and i know he
in his book he takes the blame for most of it
but i think
everyone around him
all throughout his period
could have had a little more
to do with him
getting out of this sooner
if they were really
just looking out for his best
long-term interests and not looking out about his
basketball ability
or his star power and things so i think that's
uh... so i i don't think many of these kids are ready for it
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