Any news on Charles Matthew's decision to declare or return?
Tomorrow is the deadline and I've heard rumblings that he's leaning towards declaring. I've never been one to criticize a player's decision to go pro, but I think Matthews going pro would be a mistake, and not just for my own selfish reasons
Sometimes it is chocolate or vanilla and they both taste great.
yeah, but "fuck vanilla" is funnier
Richard, do you want to get shot?!
I don't feel we recognize that if a player loves hoop and wants to make that his metier then going off and just making tens or 100s of thousands doing it--wherever in the world--full time, developing, doing what one loves, the clock round--instead of the millions that a dazzled public THINKS they should be making--may be a perfectly great decision for some players.
The counter to this argument is that for Matthews particularly, he could make millions potentially if he stays at Michigan and fixes his jump shot with Beilein. And yes, I realize as a fan that's a biased opinion--pro teams can and do develop players internally too. But from my biased and wildly uneducated view, his best shot at a long NBA career is spending next season fixing his jump shot with JB.
but if Beilein couldn't fix it in two years, what are the odds that he'll fix it in one more year? He might actually need/want a different approach.
Like others have said, whatever decision he makes will be the right one for him.
Matthews form has improved greatly, but he doesn't stay square to the basket too often. He kinda of floats, usually to the left. This is correctable, although I don't know whether he will ever be a great shooter.
If he has solid assurances, however, that he will be drafted, then it makes all the sense in the world. I have read that there is often guarantied money for early second round choices now. If he doesn't have, then I think it's a more problematic decsion. While he can concentrate on basketball as a pro (and get paid!), there are a lot of pressures-distractions that can make development difficult even if he isn't studying. He is also unlikely to get the careful development that Beilein and the coaches give, I would guess based solely on the fact that undrafted players rarely make it to the NBA.
Whatever decision he makes, I hope it works out for him. He seems a hardworking, decent, intelligent young man who deserves the best.
matthews actually has a decent looking shot, unlike simpson. i think more and more reps improves his %. he's a first rounder if he gets that 3 point % near 40.
as by all accounts he is doing well in school.
Ever think his goal is to play professional basketball and that the window for him to do so is limited?
I am bummed out that if he goes it doesn’t do anything except hurt the team next year = we were counting on his leaving next year just to take 2 in the next class (and 1 more early departure if we plan on taking 3).
Two words: Sean Higgins
he got a contract, got paid and had every opportunity to make it in the league. That he didn't make it, had nothing to do with the fact that he left early. The NBA is hard.
Sound familiar?
This one is kinda bizarre. He's got plenty of potential. But right now he isn't even close to NBA-ready. Can't shoot. Can't make FTs. Poor ballhandler. He definitely needs more work if he's gonna get any kind of pro contract. I suppose he could catch on somewhere overseas or in the "minors." But what's the hurry, man? It's not like he'll make much money at all this way. A year from now, he could potentially be draftable.
....but other than those shortcomings, he should be fine!
/jk
but he's definitely some kind of pro, whether it be overseas or in the G League. So it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to make some money in one of those leagues while working on his shot as much as possible (rather than having to go to class, do homework, etc).
Except staying one more year could mean that he makes ten times the league minimum he's likely to get.
To Charles Mathews, hard worker, team player.