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SF Alonzo Gaffney (transfer to NW Florida, transfer to Arizona St.)

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from bazley's thread:

OSU_Buckguy said:
the positive spin from ohio state's point of view is that bazley is a wonderful cautionary tale for gaffney. those two are very similar for a number of reasons: height, size, skills, prospects, location, and ohio state. can't help but wonder if alonzo has been following darius and thought to himself, "yeah, i don't want any of that; i'm going to brewster to get my mind and body right."
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ShowMeBuck said:
And here is the thing....even if you don’t leave with a degree but you have 2-3 years under your belt, it’s so much easier to finish that degree later.

My point is that so many players see their basketball skills being their primary income producing abilities and the education/degree getting in the way and these don’t have to be mutually exclusive pursuits.

You can absolutely pursue both and the growth of opportunities to earn a living overseas with hoops has only helped kids to pursue both but they don’t see it that way.

When the NBA was the only way to make good money with hoop skills there was more of a reason to leave school early. There’s actually less pressure now to leave early if you think about it.
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OSUBasketballJunkie said:
Absolutely his decision and his life.....

However, I would have advised him to get the education..........and take the time to develop within a great program at Ohio State.......

There are to many kids who never make it to the NBA........and left without a degree.........
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Having a college degree is definitely better than not having one. However, let's face the fact that college isn't for everyone. If he was just putting in the bare minimum effort toward his academics only to maintain basketball eligibility, maybe he is better off going somewhere he "gets paid to play". Anyway good luck to him in the D-League and/or overseas, etc.
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
alonzo, whatever you do next, i hope you stick with it.


2016-17: vasj
2017-18: garfield heights
2018-19: brewster academy
2019-20: ohio state
2020-??: not ohio state
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I know many people that have this kind of track record their whole life.

Not trying to pile on the kid but agree with your point.....kid needs to develop some sticking power.
 
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