Jaylen Brown Squashes the "Only to Adidas School" Rumor
I'm not sure why people keep citing that he's going to an Adidas school when he refuted that rumor and said it was a misquote. If already posted, please delete.
he doesn't mention them in video, but crystal ball, tradition, LA, good academics, team on rise... dunno why more people aren't calling brown to ucla
April 15th, 2015 at 11:31 PM ^
Alford
He's going to UK.
Lame.
He goes on for some time about how important Cal's academic reputation is. He has said similar things about the draw of Michigan's academic reputation. I don't get why so many commenters assume that, becauses he could go to the Kentucky one-and-done semi-pro team, that he will do so. Even if he leaves college early to go to the NBA, that is still one to two years of classes he will be taking to better himself. Plus, he could always complete his degree later in life. At the same time, while Kentucky does not have the same academic pedigree, they clearly have a strong track record recently of NBA draft picks. The Georgia schools would let him play closer to home. As he says, he is weighing his options. It seems like this guy is being seriously stereotyped by several commenters in this thread without actually listening to what he is saying.
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Please describe exactly how a hunch that he's going to pick Kentucky is "stereotyping" him, and in what way.
As you say yourself:
"At the same time, while Kentucky does not have the same academic pedigree, they clearly have a strong track record recently of NBA draft picks."
I think this will be a major if not deciding factor, so if you're criticizing me for thinking he will pick Kentucky, aren't you criticizing yourself, too?
If I'm wrong and he picks Cal, good for him. Maybe he'll be more likely to stay in school longer there.
We've all heard too many times from these elite 5 star recruits how important academics are to them, only for them to pick the academically inferior yet athletically superior school.
Besides, if Caris comes back, which it looks like he will at this point, it doesn't seem like there would be room for Brown anyway.
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Ok good. I was worried that he wasn't going to Kentucky.
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Mitch McGary?
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