March Madness 2025

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by pilight

College players will get criticism regardless of whether they officially get paid. Chris Webber had to put up with a mountain of nonsense for calling an erroneous timeout when he was barely 20 years old.

You and Cobra are arguing for what is. Hef and I are not disputing that but we are saying it is wrong. Not that either of us expects anything to come from our protestations; it is indeed what it is because of the money. But Emanuel Sharp is not Cooper Flagg.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Which is the sad part. Not everyone is fully developed at that age to handle it.

Most adults don't handle criticism. One of the main reasons people are so screwed up today. No one claims to. be perfect, yet still no one admits their faults. And one of the reasons why is we aren't taught to handle criticism when young. Exactly how is anybody going to become mature enough to deal with it if they are never forced to handle it?

[Déjà Bru]

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. jumps into lottery after stellar March Madness

This is the guy who forced the error in the final play of the championship game, flying in from nowhere to stifle a potential 3-point game winner. His stock has risen thanks to his outstanding play in the tournament.



By the way, I talked about class in another thread a little while ago. Here's another example.