Melo...Dumb as Wood...maybe?

First year grades in college don't necessarily reflect one's intelligence or potential.
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Quite true. My first semester at St. John's was a disaster. I thought I could get by with the same lazy habits that I had developed in HS.
 
Between basketball and nonstop groupies, it probably was hard to concentrate. Also the fact that he knew he was one and done before even stepping on campus probably made it hard to strive for more than the bare minimum with regard to school.
 
I'm actually impressed at those grades...given the circumstances. He was considering entering the NBA as a HS senior, absolutely dominated college bball that year and carried his team to a National Championship.... as a freshman! impressive feat bball wise while still maintaining his eligibility. (What is the min required GPA, 1.8?)

Lets be real here...he didn't go to Cuse to get an education. These high profile one-n-doners' are athletes parlaying as students for a year.
 
Let's also be real. He got 5 INC's 2nd semester. The only reason he got those grades was it was likely the bare minimum to be eligible 2nd semester.
 
First year grades in college don't necessarily reflect one's intelligence or potential.
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Grades at any level don't necessarily reflect one's intelligence or potential. It is always a combination of intelligence and effort.
 
This is exactly why they should get rid of the rule where you have to be out of high school for at least a year before you are draft eligible.

Melo got absolutely no educational value out of that year in college. I don't blame him one bit. When you know that in less than a year you will never have to worry about money again for the rest of your life, why would you waste your time going to a history class or a math class.

The sad part is, and its the same with everyone who is one and done, is that they are taking a scholarship away from a kid that may really need it, or may actually use it to get a collge degree.
 
The rule is not meant to ensure that kids get a 1 year education, it's to ensure the NBA gets better trained new hires. Any employer would want the same and I fully understand why the leagues is always trying to figure out how to get the rule changed to two years.
 
Actually the rule is to protect billionaire owners from making mistakes. Certainly, in basketball and football the 18 year old kids are almost not ready. That is not their fault, just don't draft them! We have a free country. If a kid is good enough to be a computer expert or great musician our country doesn't stop them from being hired at a young age. Unlike 30 or more years ago, the Courts would throw out these one and two year rules in a heartbeat. The Leagues circumvent this reality by getting a CBA to bar the kids from playing. The players voting are actually protecting their jobs since the rule doesn't affect them and the Courts do not like to interfere with CBAs (See the AROD case).
It's very simple, if an 18 year old is not ready (and they mostly are not) DON'T DRAFT THEM!
 
First year grades in college don't necessarily reflect one's intelligence or potential.
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Grades at any level don't necessarily reflect one's intelligence or potential. It is always a combination of intelligence and effort.
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I have to agree with that. I know a Mensa who coasted in school just doing enough to get by and yet he excelled after school in business
 
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