SMU's Emmanuel Mudiay to bypass college and play overseas

[Inyatkin]

Sure there is- you can look at the players that say yes and then make up your mind. Bet ya $1 they all fall into that category. Make it $50.

OK, but you're setting yourself up for disappointment if you think we'll never have another problematic player with Ollie around. It happens.

 

[upstater]

I hightly doubt its as simple as that. In Woj's article he said there are issues both academically and a possible investigation, if it was just about going to Europe and getting paid(nothing wrong with that), then why bother going through the process of getting admitted to SMU?

Goodman implies it's an investigation of SMU.

 

[aceboon]

Goodman implies it's an investigation of SMU.

Ok, I am referring to an investigation of Mudiay himself. None of the cbb writers, and Woj, believe that this decision wasn't caused by eligibility issues.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

That sounds a little odd. The kid's got, what, ten months before he can buy his mother whatever she wants, and now he decides he's going to go play professionally for a year? He can't just ride out another couple months like he's done for the last 18 years? Sounds like there's more to it.

 

[tcf15]

Isn't this the exact opposite? NOT the result of...

Winn doesn't dispute the possibility of an NCAA investigation, though. To me, it reads as if Mudiay recently decided to go overseas, a decision entirely unrelated to a looming/ongoing investigation (either against Mudiay or SMU).

 

[aceboon]

That sounds a little odd. The kid's got, what, ten months before he can buy his mother whatever she wants, and now he decides he's going to go play professionally for a year? He can't just ride out another couple months like he's done for the last 18 years? Sounds like there's more to it.

pretty much, and as Gary Parrish put it, realisticly agents can hold you down for a few more months anyway.

 

[nomar]

Keith Frazier was a 5 star guard commit, McDonald's All American signee last season, though he didn't exactly light it up this past season @ SMU. Not a PG but still highly ranked.

This guy? http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0006743/

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This stinks to high heaven, and the stench starts with the NCAA. How come all these Kentucky, UNC and Duke recruits never have revelations like this on the heels of investigations? Calipari is openly handing players bags of money and the NCAA is not doing a GD thing about it. Mudiay goes somewhere outside of a big program, and the NCAA basically tells him he will never play a game at SMU so he should head overseas, with the implicit threat to anyone else that goes to a school outside the majors.

These kind of stories scare the snot out of me, because the NCAA could stop dropping the hammer on Ollie's recruits at any time. Not because we have done a thing wrong, but because they had the temerity to go to a school outside the P5.

 

[boog204]

Sure there is- you can look at the players that say yes and then make up your mind. Bet ya $1 they all fall into that category. Make it $50.

Brandon Austin?

 

[UCweCONN]

Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels
Emmanuel Mudiay's decision to pursue professional opportunities have nothing to do with academics.

And I've got a bridge to sell you.

 

[elduderino]

Yeah but after looking at the video in this thread college basketball is just a bus stop, and an 'inconvenience' to a certain extent. He is NBA ready and college is not necessary. So to get paid for that one year is understandable especially if his financial status warrants it.

Even if Ollie had him he would still would have an NBA mindset on an immediate level. Not to be negative on him, but doing well in school is secondary. However he's the exception.

One year player no matter what school he were to choose.

I am not sure really why, but putting up a less than stellar year in Europe vrs CBB seems to be more acceptable as well. If youre a top 10, 5-star and not killing it your freshman year, it seems to hurt your draft positioning more than if you played a year pro in Europe and didn't kill it, IMO.

 

[Kitaman]

I am not sure really why, but putting up a less than stellar year in Europe vrs CBB seems to be more acceptable as well. If youre a top 10, 5-star and not killing it your freshman year, it seems to hurt your draft positioning more than if you played a year pro in Europe and didn't kill it, IMO.

I don't have an answer other than perhaps the competition is better and more mature. Maybe that is taken into account. But he seems that he would be able to succeed wherever he goes (i.e. Europe or College). He looks to be that good. But that's only from the highlight reels, so take that with a grain of salt.

Can't say that today about too many high schoolers.

 

[metsfan2323]

This stinks, but on the bright side our chances of repeating just improved. BTW SMU still has a good team that beat us twice.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Malik Newman is playing for Prime Prep next year.

 

[Fishy]

I don't think there's any way he opts for Europe over SMU if the possibility of attending college were still possible. I suspect there's something that was going to prevent him from becoming eligible.

Mudiay is eight months away from being able to access a ridiculous amount of money - the second SMU's season ends, he's free to accept an advance from agent, sponsor, etc.

The financial story is fine, but it looks like cover.

 

[elduderino]

I don't think there's any way he opts for Europe over SMU if the possibility of attending college were still possible. I suspect there's something that was going to prevent him from becoming eligible.

Mudiay is eight months away from being able to access a ridiculous amount of money - the second SMU's season ends, he's free to accept an advance from agent, sponsor, etc.

The financial story is fine, but it looks like cover.

I wouldn't disagree with you, but Ive also never been particularly hardup financially. Either way, Im thinking somebody stuck $50k in his pocket recently.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Welp, I guess there goes at least on potential/acceptable loss this year, huh?

 

[Fishy]

I wouldn't disagree with you, but Ive also never been particularly hardup financially. Either way, Im thinking somebody stuck $50k in his pocket recently.

There's clearly some smoke regarding the kid's eligibility - he never showed up at SMU for summer session, so there was obviously something wrong. Better to get out of Dodge before the sheriff shows up with the manacles.

Hard to feel too sorry for SMU. They got their hands dirty when they offered JM Mudiay a scholarship - he isn't even in the orbit of being a DI player and that schollie is nothing short of a legalized bribe.

 

[DogMania]

Well that's disappointing. I really liked what I saw in the McD game and was hoping to watch him tear up the AAC...except against us. I remember how heartbroken I was when Nadav decided to not return after one year. Not nearly as crushing was when Andrew Bynum entered the draft at the last moment and never played here. This decision it taking place very late and has to be a huge kick in the gut for SMU fans. As some have pointed out, it clearly hurts the AAC. We needed all the good teams we could muster. Oh, well. The kid is a h*ll of a player.