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Message: [QUOTE="bags27, post: 1993770, member: 6761"] Not surprisingly, great post, UcMiami. Since the odds are slim of any but the very top HS players having anything like a satisfying pro career, this begs to be asked: then why place so much emphasis on the coach/basketball program in the first place? Why not just go to a school that you'd enjoy being at, where you'd be a great player, even if your skills aren't developed to the fullest, but where you think you'd be challenged academically and happy socially (with a broader social circle than if you played highly competitive D-1 ball) ? I'm not pushing for that necessarily and certainly not for everyone, but one (very hard) lesson I have learned is that sometimes you don't have to make the most of all your talents (even your strongest talents). You can walk away and do other things if they make you happier. And if most WCBB players don't make a career out of it, then maybe some of them need counseling on how to integrate their basketball aspirations into other possible ways to view college as a valuable experience. [/QUOTE]