College Basketball: Who's Staying and Who's Going Pro?

[gatesy]

Who's staying and who's going and what are your speculations about the maybes?

Staying in School:
Lawson, Hansbrough, Ellington (UNC)
Chalmers (Kansas)
Augustin (Texas)

Going Pro:
Durant (Texas)
McRoberts (Duke)--Bad decision in my opinion
Green, Noah (Florida)
Marcus Williams (Arizona)

Oden would be crazy to stay, right?

[PeteFitz]

I know this guy is just a blip on the radar screen, but Wilson Chandler from Depaul is going out. He must have been contacted by some team that is going to take him late in the first.

This absolutely crushes this teams high hopes for next year. I think with him, they were a tourney team. Without him, back of the line.

Alas back to the dredges of the mighty big east. I really like college ball, and this is my team. It looks as if I have to give my alma mater a try again with B-Line in there.

Ouch.

[rdolan]

Julian Wright declared for the draft.

He said it's never been about the money for him or his family. But after talking to various advisors, he is ready to try to take his game to the next level.

That makes no sense at all. If he was really concerned about taking his game to the next level, he should stay one more year in college (he's going to graduate in three years.) Then he could learn how to shoot, and how to dribble and pass in the paint without turning the ball over every time he effing touches it. Oh, and he could work on an outside shot.

For someone who claimed to love college so much, I'm not sure why he's leaving.

Maybe he's:
A) Naive.
B) Lying to himself: It is about the money.
C) Really stupid.

If it's about the money, just say it's about the money. No one is going to complain about turning down a two-year multimillion dollar contract. Just don't b.s. Not interested.