I said - "one more year of college running would have done wonders for his development - above as well as below his shoulders"
- no where did I slam any educational institution! I was not implying anything about GMU. If he can get one more year of college running at GMU, fine. I think one more year of the college running experience will help him more with his long-term running development and would provide for a smoother transition to the next level. (((If I was going to slam a university, I would have slammed Michigan. I live in Illinois - home of two Big 10+1 schools.))) "Martin J. Dixon" wrote: > Because you were implying that GMU would not be able to do as good a job above the >shoulders. Maybe that > is true. Is there any empirical evidence in whatever field he was in at UM and >whatever he is in at GMU? > Somebody must have the answer to that question given how many conclusions are being >drawn about his > deal(s) from various and sundry armchairs. > Martin D > > Mike Prizy wrote: > > > Martin D. - > > > > Please explain to me (Mike P) how - in your opinion, and I presume not in any >official capacity with > > GMU - was my comment offensive to GMU? > > > > My previous post: > > > > But, I believe Kobe played under 15 minutes per game his first year with the >Lakers. We'll never > > know, but would he have been better prepared for the NBA if he had played two >years of college like > > some other kid named Mike? > > > > Also, Tiger was one of the best in the world, and he and Kobe got multi > > million dollar contracts. > > > > Webb's best time ranked him as the 78th??? 1500m guy. He'll probably > > reach that sub-3:30 in the next few years. But why take the sink-or-swim approach >when a university > > with a coach with proven credentials was willing to pay for his training and >travel to competition, > > and also pick up the tab for his education? I think one more year of college >running would have done > > wonders for his development - above as well as below his shoulders. > > > > Two years of college seemed to work well for Carl Lewis. > > > > "Martin J. Dixon" wrote: > > > > > Is someone privy to his deals? Let's say he was paid the same as Kobe and Tiger > > > then what say you? Some people seem to be strictly looking at the dollars. Take > > > it off the table because we don't know. He thinks he has a good coach who won't > > > screw it up like some people think is going to happen. He is going to get an > > > education. Presumably he is getting paid a bunch of money. Lots of people have > > > developed very well thank very much and have never even heard of your precious > > > NCAA. This is not complicated. It's back to a coaching argument. Let's say he > > > isn't as well off financially long-term, perhaps he should be given credit for > > > looking at other things other than the dollars. Most of this list is American and > > > you would still all be pledging allegiance to the queen if a few people didn't > > > think outside of the box a couple of hundred years ago. Not to mention Neil > > > Armstrong etc. etc. The comments Mike P has made are offensive to GMU. I have no > > > idea if he has made the right move and it will be an impossible thing to evaluate > > > down the road in any event. > > > Regards, > > > Martin > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Not at all a proper comparison. Tiger and Webb. We are talking whole lot more > > > > dollars > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/20/2002 8:36:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > >Would anybody have said to Tiger Woods that he needed to > > > > >stay at Stanford through a full four-year ride?
