GR III waived
You being the first.
If my math is correct ( 4 - 2 = 2 ), there are two years that he didn't use.
If it were up to me, I'd welcome him back to the team.
He has no eligibility. He forfeited that when he went pro.
Grew a moustache and sold insurance? I'm pretty sure Beilien would offer a scholarship to Ben Throbinson.
Pretty sure that's somebody's porn pseudonym
- Glenn used up 2 yrs of eligibility (TRUE)
- Which means he didn't use 2 of the max 4 yrs of eligibility (TRUE)
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And if it were up to me (as D1 BB Dictator--
the NCAA has yet to grant me that power),
I'd put him back on the team (TRUE)
Not sure it would have made a difference, or if he'd be better off a year from now.
I agree. Talented player, but even at the college level he could be frustrating with his inconsistency and what seemed to be softness. His size and lack of a reliable shot is a tough combination. He was never going to be a good pro.
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He signed a guaranteed contract. He still may not be paid anymore of it after being waived. I'm no expert on NBA contracts but here goes:
Contracts can be guaranteed for different things. Say GRIII's was guaranteed for 'injury' and he believed that 'lack-of-skill' wouldn't apply. He can still get cut and not get paid if they cut him for not being able to get on the court.
First-round pick contracts have guaranteed guarantees and...
... all seasons must be protected for lack of skill and injury/illness for at least 80% of the rookie scale amount.
So... IDK, but I'm guessing he's not getting much, if any, more of that contract. I hope it works out for him anyway.
Robinson passed on a four-year deal that included non-guaranteed years to take a one-year, $507,336 contract. He got $250,000 of the deal guaranteed. KJ McDaniels did a similar thing in Philly, though he was traded to Houston where he'll most likely cash in, but he has had a much bigger impact than Glen. If you truely believe in your abilitites(or are drafted by the 76ers) it might not be a bad way to go if you're a later draft pick. Best of luck to GR3, terrific dunker.
The Wolves have guaranteed $250K of Glenn Robinson III‘s minimum salary deal, Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders reports (Twitter link).
http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/10/western-thunder-pelicans.html
The Wolves offered 40th overall pick Glenn Robinson III a four-year contract, but he turned it down for his partially guaranteed one-year pact, similar to the dynamic between No. 32 pick K.J. McDaniels and the Sixers, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Or he could have gotten hurt this year and never played basketball again. There are tradeoffs both ways
Career-ending injuries are very, very rare for college basketball players.
Than being a lottery NBA pick. And maybe even a 1st rounder.
too early, and here we sit--the internet cognoscenti--feeling sorry for him. Or worse, condescending. But let's say he were an architect, or like me an ecologist. I don't feel that I screwed up because I don't work at one of the 29 best universities; you don't look down on an architect because he doesn't work for Skidmore, Owens, etc. Guy can go live in Europe, ply his chosen trade, not worry too much about what we think. Hell, he can come back to school later and be an architect or an ecologist.
That's not a perfect analogy. There are a lot more than 30 universities for you to work at. You probably don't have to actually leave the country to get a job in your field.
"Guy can go live in Europe" - well, probably, but that's a gigantic lifestyle change and not for everyone. I'd guess the average basketball star would rather be in an American college than playing in Europe.
is the right answer.
Good luck to the guy. He's too athletic not to catch on somewhere, even if not in the NBA then at a high level overseas. And at the very least he'll always have the highlights. To quote this fine blog:
How is stating a fact "condescending?" Unfotrunately, the current system doesn't allow for retrospect in real time.
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A roster in Europe perhaps.
Can we sign him for the rest of the season and BTT?
/s
Are there any rules anywhere against doing this? I would love to see him on the team for the big ten tournament.
He can't come back.
Upvoted myself for being the only one who likes my humor. The 2013 documentary had me in a nostalgic mood today.
Here's one of the tweets plus the reason...
Glenn Robinson III RT @ESPNSteinLine: Wolves are waiving Glenn Robinson Jr. to make roster room for Hamilton
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 5, 2015
but he was never a good shooter and had a poor handle. not a good combo for a small forward in the nba. damn, we coulda used him though this year.
He knocked down more than his share of jump shots from time to time (those quiet 18-20 point games of his)
I think he may have been better off coming back but he saw McGary getting injured so I won't fault him. Also, he already probably has a fortune from his dad so if he doesn't have a college degree it's not the end of the world when he's 40 and done playing basketball.
I think you nailed it. He never had anything at Michigan beyond being a freak athlete. And he's in a league full of reak athletes. If he can develop something else, he could do well in the NBA.
The time has probably passed for that. Yes, he's not even through the first NBA calendar year, but now he's on the outside looking in. Once you're out, its tough to get back in (see Darius Morris) and in a few months, there will be another batch of young athletic wing players ready to flood the league and take up developmental roster spots. He basically needs to work out and train like he's never trained before this offseaon, try and develop some sort of skill (defense would be a good one) and hope he can get an invite to a training camp and land on a roster. But that type of thing rarely happens. Usually, once you're out, you're out.
Why do you think his draft stock would have improved? Simply getting better isn't enough - you need to outperform the expected improvement over one year. I see no evidence that would have happened, given his marginal improvement from freshman to sophomore. He really would have been best off leaving after 1 year.