Just like Mika, it was *always* his dream to play minor league ball in Europe

May 14, 2019
2:01:23pm

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Or so the narrative is told by CBers after it becomes painfully obvious that the dude has no chance whatsoever at the NBA.

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I think many on here misunderstand players’ motivation when it

ColumbusCoug

5/14/19 1:19pm

By professional you mean the NBA right?

ReggaeCoug

5/14/19 1:21pm

Obviously his dream was to play in the NBA and im

ColumbusCoug

5/14/19 1:24pm

Why not give it one more shot?

rggee

5/14/19 1:25pm

For what benefit? His prospects to play pro will be the absolutely same.

ColumbusCoug

5/14/19 1:27pm

I disagree. All overseas leagues are not the same, nor do they pay the same

Saxa

5/14/19 1:35pm

But no more than a year playing in a professional league.

Brigham

5/14/19 1:36pm

Except he'll be under contract in a lesser league (likely multi-year)

Saxa

5/14/19 1:37pm

He has nothing left to prove in college basketball, his numbers have been very

ColumbusCoug

5/14/19 1:42pm

Wrong - people keep saying that, because it can't be proven or disproven, but

jaba166

5/15/19 8:40pm

I hope you were joking when you wrote this... even the great Jimmer

kimdaddy35

5/16/19 10:47am

Why give it one more shot? What can he realistically gain?

gww687

5/14/19 9:43pm

He also didn't dream of playing in Europe or Asia.

rggee

5/14/19 1:22pm

So called destination, called NBA didn't call vehicle Childs

Heinz57

5/14/19 1:23pm

On top of the fact that his "stock" rises no higher this year, is the risk of

PhilPete

5/14/19 1:25pm

An insurance claim will probably pay out more than any euro league.

Dangerous

5/14/19 1:26pm

Get a policy and a salary.

PhilPete

5/14/19 1:27pm

Insurance claims on based on future potential and yeah

ColumbusCoug

5/14/19 1:27pm

Right, because no one improves their draft stock in their senior year.

Canougar

5/14/19 1:40pm

The probability is very very low. Yes, there are outlier cases like Jimmer

ColumbusCoug

5/14/19 1:46pm

Having a great senior year will give him a better shot at the NBA than a great

Canougar

5/14/19 2:28pm

The probability of his draft stock rising would be very high if he stayed at BYU

palangi

5/14/19 10:29pm

This is true, and Columbuscoug is drawing conclusions he cannot. There is a

jaba166

5/15/19 9:00pm

Just like Mika, it was *always* his dream to play minor league ball in Europe

Game Changer

5/14/19 2:01pm

the Narrative is they didn’t dream of playing at BYU so they feel no tie, not

gww687

5/14/19 9:44pm

By increasing his pts/game by 5 and rebounds/game by 2. He could double his

Lance71

5/14/19 2:07pm

Probably even more importantly, if he could get his 3-point shooting up from 32%

Game Changer

5/14/19 2:12pm

I think it's the coach's responsibility to add a new vision

Hill4Heisman

5/14/19 2:27pm

yoeli’s biggest asset he has is his ability to play basketball. That’s the Most

F.M.Rasband24

5/14/19 2:46pm

Disagree on both accounts - another year would likely have made a big

jaba166

5/15/19 9:03pm

How many players come to the NBA from other leagues? Now how many come out of US

Pretorian

5/14/19 3:28pm

So should we dislike him for it? So confusing...

UMWolverine

5/14/19 3:45pm

As a fan of BYU I dislike he is leaving, I don’t know him personally

Pretorian

5/14/19 6:09pm

As many have said on here the dream was to play in the NBA. His best chance

kimdaddy35

5/14/19 5:03pm

What if he realizes his NBA dream is dead and wants to earn as much money as

gww687

5/15/19 9:34pm

Play another year in college, up your stats, and get paid 2X as much in Europe.

Lance71

5/16/19 6:45am

What if he gets hurt?

gww687

5/16/19 8:12am

What if he gets hurt playing in Europe and doesn't have a degree?

kimdaddy35

5/16/19 10:26am

I firmly disagree!

YUBCRACRA

5/14/19 6:06pm

I think these guys need the money. They will go to Europe and make more

rockyrd

5/14/19 7:35pm

You sir, are right on - I 100% agree with you - I'd take Mika over Collins every

jaba166

5/15/19 9:07pm

And there is nothing wrong with that.

rockyrd

5/14/19 7:32pm

So why didn't Childs go play in some 4th rate Euro League instead of coming to

DetmerForever

5/14/19 8:33pm

I think he could absolutely improve his value with a

akmewg

5/14/19 9:26pm

Yeah that’s not entirely true

gurt

5/14/19 11:03pm

Sincerely Jimmer Fredette.

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