Originally Posted by
Billy Dat
Financially, McRoberts should have left after his freshman year. Playing in the reflected light of Redick and Williams allowed him to hide his inability to be the #1 guy on the team. Scouts figured he deferred to the All Americans and were ready to make him a lottery pick. That would have paved the way for $6 million guaranteed over 3 years. Contrast that with, "What if he stayed?" I think his stock continues to drop. Last year, it was essentially his team to lead and star on and it was quickly obvious that he wasn't that kind of player. He was plenty good, but not lottery or een first round material. Would that have changed over his junior and senior years, especially knowing now what we think we know about his lack of fire in the belly...unlikely. So, he drops to the 2nd round or undrafted and tries to become Chris Duhon - a 2nd rounder that sticks (let's forget about Boozer in this convo whose skills and fire in the belly were clearly misjudged by the Marty Blakes of the world). Duhon, who clearly has the fire in the belly, despite his penchant for partying, has earned between $5MM - $10MM in his career. So, would McRoberts have done the same had he stayed. I doubt it, so he should have left after his freshman year and banked his $6MM. I guess another option, aside from pro ball, would have been to graduate and try and grab a Wll Street job from a fat cat alumni (of which there are many). If he worked hard, he could have parlayed that into a greater then $400K gig per year, for more then the average NBA career span (3-4 years?). But, again, I don't think he's that kind of kid. He saw himself as an NBA player from the time he was a teenager..anything else was not living the dream. Had he not left last year, that dream probably would have vanished.