FeedShaun Livingston pulls a Joe Thiesman
February 28, 2007 in Overset
Warning: This video of Peoria Central grad
I have to hand it to Shaun. He took it like a man. I’d be screaming for my mommy.
At least nothing was broken, unlike the career-ending injury suffered by Redskins QB
February 28th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Good thing he can always fall back on that college degree he got when his NBA career comes to an abrupt end. Oh wait… he went straight from high school to the NBA didn’t he. Oops….
February 28th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Yeah, poor kid. Imaging havign to make do with those millions he earned.
February 28th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Whatever, that HAD to hurt! I should heed warnings better. Still wincing here…
I was talking to my husband once about athletes leaving college early to go pro. I thought it was so stupid, but then he presented the athlete’s perspective, which was essentially this - “Well, I could finish my degree, but during that time I could blow out my knee or dislocate some other shit and totally ruin my chances at a pro career and all that money. But, if I go pro now, and play for a couple of years, I’ll have plenty of money to finish my degree when I’m in my 30s and will have to retire. Which, if you think about, there are plenty of non-athletes who don’t finish college of their degrees until their 30s. Or hell, just sit on my butt for the rest of my life AND buy my family some nice homes or cars. But I risk all that if I stay in school. Hmmm, what should I do?”
Has Livingston always been kinda accident/injury prone? Maybe he knew that and figured he better get into the pros for some money, because he’d be blowing out a knee before too long. I know I’d have done about the same - if I were in any way athletic. Which I’m not. Nor are you Billy. Mahkno, never seen ya, can’t say.
February 28th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
It’s easy when you are 18 to be impressed by a lot of money.
Bill, I bet he doesn’t get all of his contract if he doesn’t play. Nor would I bet he gets all those millions if he cuts his contract short due to injuries. That money has a way of quickly disappearing when you are young.
As to going back to school when in your 30s. Sure people do it but it really is a lot tougher. Your mind does undergo some real physical changes. How you train your mind when your young greatly influences your success later on, and your ability to learn further.
February 28th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Good point, Mahkno. I have to agree with the training your brain thing. Now, the high school I went to did a pretty good job of training mine. College, though, not sure how much better I got during that time. My early 20s, now that was some major life training for me, but I wasn’t in school.
Hopefully Livingston got some good skills out of Peoria Central. I don’t know much about the school. Not Manual, that’s all I know.
February 28th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Hey, Mahkno, do you have the same problem with baseball players? Hardly any of them go to college. Hockey players, too. Wonder why they never get talked about?
Let’s face it, most of us would have jumped at the chance to make millions instead of going to college. I don’t blame him one damn bit.
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:31 pm
yeah, and think about this: an athlete’s professional lifetime is very limited. Why give away the years for free (I know, there is that scholarship, but that scholarship comes with a full time job, so to speak).
So, if this young man put away any of his signing money and saved from his early salary, he’ll be way richer than any of us; and he can always go back to school if he chooses to do so.
March 9th, 2007 at 7:51 am
What a dumb ass, I bet he can affoard that Duke degree he was to recieve if he did go to college. Can you afford a Duke education?
March 9th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Salary from Basketball-Reference.com:
2005: $3,027,840
2006: $3,254,880
I don’t think he needs to fall back on a college degree.
March 9th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Yep, money is forever.
Nobody young person who ever had $6 million has ever gone broke.
March 9th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
And no one with a college degree is unemployed.
March 9th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Cgiselle12 sez:
“Whatever, that HAD to hurt! I should heed warnings better. Still wincing here…”
I sez: Actually, I have done this before - twice and 20 years apart. It isn’t as painful as it looks. That is not saying it is a good feeling. Your 800mg of Ibuprofen and ice takes care of it, for the most part. The most pain came for me when it popped back in.
Lots of swelling and, ooooh, the colors. You can walk on it (with a brace) within a couple of days.
March 9th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
A) Duke guarantees full financing through loans and grants to all qualified students. (I personally will be paying off Duke until I am 50.)
B) Do you think Shaun Livingston would get into Duke without the athletic preference? I’m not being snide; I don’t honestly know anything about him. Shane Battier clearly could have been a Dukie without the basketball, but there are definitely other Duke players who get a boost for playing ball, who probably wouldn’t get in without the athletic recruiting.
March 9th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Duke Sucks.
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Sorry… couldn’t resist. : )
March 10th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Hey, I’m a Domer. I only went to Duke because they paid me to.
But my husband, who’s a true-blue Dukie, would tell you:
“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who love Duke, and those who could only get in to UNC.”
(Like, you know, Michael Jordan. But I don’t voice these thoughts at home. Dangerous to marital harmony.)