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Obviously that part is realistic. The unrealistic part is Smash acting like he's a one and done college basketball player who will instantly be jumping to the pros. It's just kindof a lazy writing way to say "Smash is more interested in money than education" which is 1- a really cliche plotline 2- not really as interesting as "I want to play for a winning/high profile school moreso than get an education". Overplaying the "going pro" aspect of it just smacks of somebody who isn't familiar with the system.


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as cliche as it sounds, I think this attitude is one that is prevalent with many talented HS athletes (most of which have been coddled in /out the class room) and are being told how great they are constantly. I think this kind of naivity about the way things really work is more common than ever with the current instant gratification generation.

But maybe we're just arguing over semantics..