Missouri Tigers Athletics :: Mizzou College Sports :: TigerBoard.com :: Yes because elite players will go pro anyway

Xavier Pinson will not go pro in 2020 - JayCross MU - 2/14 12:55:14

Hey Dork - no one is saying that.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/14 17:52:46

He’s not making it up - Genco98 MU - 2/15 11:46:12

RE: Xavier Pinson will not go pro in 2020 - oldtgr MU - 2/14 15:37:11

Plus college grads are more recession-proof - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:04:29

I would play overseas - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 17:15:09

Well, that’s because you’re pretty darn special - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:20:11

Denmon’s contract doesn’t have anything to do with - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 17:30:04

Do you think if we asked Denmon himself, he would agree? - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:36:25

the degree isn’t what got him to where he’s at - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 17:58:51

RE: Absolutely!(nm) - oldtgr MU - 2/14 18:13:50

We will never agree on this. - tiger4real MU - 2/14 18:02:51

You think Denmon would have made the money he's made in - alwaysright MU - 2/15 08:32:54

I have no idea. How much money has he made? - tiger4real MU - 2/15 11:03:21

It sounds like you're arguing both sides in slightly - alwaysright MU - 2/15 13:17:00

A college graduate can net 60k a year - tiger4real MU - 2/14 16:51:45

Getting the degree, for a bb player who anticipates playing - tigerdb MU - 2/14 19:22:08

Fair point. Alternatively, it proves a person can see - tiger4real MU - 2/15 11:09:56

college grads also work at starbucks. You're dead wrong on - 90Tiger STL - 2/14 18:42:15

Those are the graduates that bring the avg down to 50k - tiger4real MU - 2/14 19:14:13

right, but the one real value he has in the market and can't - 90Tiger STL - 2/14 22:18:55

I believe what Marcus Denmon did is right - tiger4real MU - 2/15 11:05:54

The exact opposite is true - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 17:08:46

We are talking overseas here, not NBA - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:11:26

I’m aware - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 17:20:55

RE: I’m aware - oldtgr MU - 2/14 17:27:57

Most college grads start around half of that amount (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 16:53:31

RE: Most college grads start around half of that amount (nm) - oldtgr MU - 2/14 17:29:52

In my first job, as a 2nd Lt, I lived on Malibu Beach, Cal. - GA Tiger MU - 2/14 18:55:36

Job during the Civil War doesn't count - BlackSheep MU - 2/15 10:18:35

I can take it, in this crowd.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 2/15 10:27:04

50k is the average, but many make 75k easy depending on the - tiger4real MU - 2/14 16:56:52

This says 40k - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 17:01:41

They are overrated now the way they are handed out - BlackSheep MU - 2/15 10:25:15

RE: This says 40k - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:08:30

Thanks, Obama(nm) - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 17:11:13

Idk what that means,(nm) - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:11:54

That’s referencing data from 2011.(nm) - tiger4real MU - 2/14 17:05:51

agreed. anyone who can should leave NCAA sports ASAP (nm) - zoomer KC - 2/14 16:10:24

RE: Xavier Pinson will not go pro in 2020 - MNTIGER MU - 2/14 15:46:12

rumor was he needs $ now which he can get overseas (nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 2/14 14:55:37

or he could just call JG Wentworth (nm) - phrejd MU

- 2/14 15:49:20

I don't think a vet who's terrible at math is the answer (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 2/14 16:09:35

20 year old kid "needs money" ?? not buying it - raskolnikov MU - 2/14 15:45:34

"Rumor" - Mormad MU - 2/14 15:34:53

Lol. That's what message boards are made of - longtimereader MU - 2/14 15:47:55

Sell an Xbox and pick up a few bartending shifts. nm - bornoncampus MU - 2/14 15:14:02

Or go overseas and make 60k or more (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 15:16:40

Or get injured after 3 weeks and then - MNTIGER MU - 2/14 15:47:44

You can always go back to school - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 16:17:55

Doubt he ever will, but will earn a good living overseas(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 2/14 14:33:05

Overseas is professional. nm - Spartus MWSC - 2/14 16:46:40

RE: Xavier Pinson will not go pro in 2020 - MNTIGER MU - 2/14 14:32:39

The fact that he's only started 5 games is pretty irrelevant - tigerdb MU - 2/14 14:01:43

Are you talking about him taking care of his mom and dad - Uncle John KC - 2/15 07:42:43

Me neither(nm) - Fred G. Sanford MSU - 2/14 13:54:21

Najeeb Echols and Negus Webster Chan both turned pro - FIJItiger MU

- 2/14 12:59:00

Negus please(nm) - Eggs MU - 2/14 14:32:09

Jontay Porter didn't turn pro and is not a pro (nm) - zoomer KC - 2/14 13:40:19

Yes he did, he hired an agent (nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 2/14 16:11:09

Jontay did turn pro. He hired an agent. - MizzouAstro MU

- 2/14 13:41:12

He will be once healthy. (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 13:50:18

sure(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 2/14 16:12:14

You are refuted - Genco98 MU - 2/14 20:17:02

Is there another 3 year stretch where we've dealt with so - CoolBreeze22 MU - 2/14 13:01:15

Pretty sure this is the worst we've seen. - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 13:08:03

I don't see how he's not a 4 year player - Eggs MU - 2/14 12:57:54

He could probably go pro after this year and still make - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 13:04:10

Plus the games is changing as to how college is being viewed - longtimereader MU - 2/14 15:56:03

But you could say that for any average P5 player - Eggs MU - 2/14 13:32:10

That's true. - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 14:14:03

Image and likeness changes are coming and will - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/14 14:00:49

And that will be a huge boost for schools like MU(nm) - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 14:14:23

We'll see (nm) - Uncle John KC - 2/15 07:43:58

Yes because elite players will go pro anyway - Eggs MU - 2/14 14:20:44

Which is also better for the college game overall - zodiac6 JC - 2/14 17:06:19

Stipo and Sundvold were both good NBA players. (nm) - Uncle John KC - 2/15 07:35:15

Yes because elite players will go pro anyway

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