01-15-2003, 04:29 PM
Quote:Like they even pay attention when they do attend school, they just coast through.
Acctually student/athlete might just be the toughest job on the planet. Yes they are given some leeway, but they still have to make their grades if they want to play. The days of winking and passing an athlete are far less common than they used to be.
Which is the problem with the whole thing, student/athletes basically kill themselves for 4 years for no money and sleepless nights, god-forbid they are any good and get national coverage and have to do interviews and so on. It's easy to see why a kid would go from High school to the pros, why kill yourself for 4 years and get a degree, when you can go to the NBA, get used to the game while making big, big money?