Book-smart NBA Players

[no pun intended]

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2010-09/smart-athletes/story/sporting-news-names-the-20-smartest-athletes-in-sports

According to SN, Shane Battier ranks 7th in most intelligent athletes, Grant Hill ranks 10th, Pau Gasol ranks 15th, and Matt Bonner ranks 19th. Some of their backstories are quite intriguing, along with the other athletes.

Matt Bonner though...graduated as valedictorian in his high school class and ended up with a 3.96 GPA out of Florida. Boss.

[played0ut]

you need to fix the link.

[no pun intended]

you need to fix the link.
Thanks! Fixed it.

[Fudge]

Jeremy Lin

[FKAri]

derrick rose
javale mcgee
andray blatche
jr smith

[NBAplayoffs2001]

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2010-09/smart-athletes/story/sporting-news-names-the-20-smartest-athletes-in-sports

According to SN, Shane Battier ranks 7th in most intelligent athletes, Grant Hill ranks 10th, Pau Gasol ranks 15th, and Matt Bonner ranks 19th. Some of their backstories are quite intriguing, along with the other athletes.

Matt Bonner though...graduated as valedictorian in his high school class and ended up with a 3.96 GPA out of Florida. Boss.

no offense to matt bonner. but there are high schools out there that getting such high GPAs isn't hard. I never took high school valedictorians seriously because I know of a few burnouts in high school that ended up going to some like ridiculous grad school cause they got their act together. And #1 is ridiculous. a 3.5 gpa with those majors deserves a high five and a fist pump to the chest for respect and for anyone who has prepared or taken the MCAT, a 34 is no easy feat whatsoever. There are pre meds out there that would die for that score. Smart man!

[Harison]

Interesting :cheers:

[moe94]

Isn't Bynum actually pretty damn smart?

[WillC]

The list of NBA players is pretty accurate, although I think Emeka Okafor deserves a mention.

[russwest0]

I was surprised Westbrook wasn't on there. He finished in the top of his class in HS, was a valid Victorian, and would have been accepted to UCLA, Stanford, or other schools based off of his academic record alone.

[moe94]

I was surprised Westbrook wasn't on there. He finished in the top of his class in HS, was a valid Victorian, and would have been accepted to UCLA, Stanford, or other schools based off of his academic record alone.

:roll: :roll:

[TheMilkyBarKid]

America's GPA system must be calculated differently to Australia's otherwise these GPAs are not very impressive.

[russwest0]

America's GPA system must be calculated differently to Australia's otherwise these GPAs are not very impressive.

I have a 3.5 GPA in college, almost a junior now

am I smart?

[Akrazotile]

I have a 3.5 GPA in college, almost a junior now

am I smart?


Not if you think anyone actually believes that :confusedshrug:

[russwest0]

Not if you think anyone actually believes that :confusedshrug:

how can I prove it lol?

[TheMilkyBarKid]

I have a 3.5 GPA in college, almost a junior now

am I smart?
I think that is a passing grade, but certainly not a good one, like I said it may be a different system.
What are you studying?
For example I'm in the high 5 range (and I need to stay above 5.0 if I want to do my masters)

[unknowns8]

I was surprised Westbrook wasn't on there. He finished in the top of his class in HS, was a valid Victorian, and would have been accepted to UCLA, Stanford, or other schools based off of his academic record alone.

:lol :lol :lol :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:


I come from New South Wales ... therefore ... I'm not a valid Victorian

[russwest0]

:lol :lol :lol :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:


I come from New South Wales ... therefore ... I'm not a valid Victorian

lol I was high while typing that, not that I couldn't type right or whatever, I just didn't care :lol

[russwest0]

Not if you think anyone actually believes that :confusedshrug:

Edit: here's my proof phakkit. Right off the transcript

http://i.picresize.com/images/2014/07/24/rNfiL.png

[buddha]

college in the south is a joke ^^^ you can have an IQ hovering around room temp and still get a 3.2 GPA

[KobesFinger]

Edit: here's my proof phakkit. Right off the transcript

http://i.picresize.com/images/2014/07/24/rNfiL.png

Where do you go? And how does GPA work?

In England we just have percentages for each piece of work/exam for each module which have different weightings depending on the length or importance of the work. They get averaged until you have six percentages (one for each module) then averaged again so you get one. 40%-59% is a 2.2 (the lowest passing grade, 3rd class honours or lower 2nd class), 60-69% is a 2.1 (the middle grade, 2nd class honours or upper 2nd class) and 70% and above is a 1st (top grade, 1st class honours).

[outbreak]

Andrew nicholson deserves a mention, physics major who is supposed to be a massive science nerd

[outbreak]

:lol :lol :lol :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:


I come from New South Wales ... therefore ... I'm not a valid Victorian
I am a proud valid victorian, born and raised

[masonanddixon]

:lol :lol :lol :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:


I come from New South Wales ... therefore ... I'm not a valid Victorian

Ah, so you're a Mexican :)

[Lebowsky]

The Pau Gasol attending med school thing is always blown out of proporting by the American media. It works differently in Spain.
At the time when Gasol was going to school, they used to average your HS grades with your grades in a national university access exam. Then each uni would set their minimum acceptance grade for each major, and accept the top grades among all applicants over their minimum grade until they filled their capacity. Minimum grade for med school used to be anywhere from 7 to 8 (out of 10) back then, which is above average, but nothing extraordinary.
The hard part was not getting in, but staying in. Dropout rates are in the high seventies in the first year, and it's a really long and demanding major (6 yr. major + 3 yr. specialization). I believe Gasol managed to be accepted, but only attended for a few months before dropping out to play ball.

[GimmeThat]

I don't know if people consider interpretation skill to be the same or different than being "book-smart"

but the ability to interpretate books/words from the writer, makes a lot of things boring, unless you could use those information for a profit of course.



memorization? you're working for others, and not reaping your own profit.

[ralph_i_el]

no offense to matt bonner. but there are high schools out there that getting such high GPAs isn't hard. I never took high school valedictorians seriously because I know of a few burnouts in high school that ended up going to some like ridiculous grad school cause they got their act together. And #1 is ridiculous. a 3.5 gpa with those majors deserves a high five and a fist pump to the chest for respect and for anyone who has prepared or taken the MCAT, a 34 is no easy feat whatsoever. There are pre meds out there that would die for that score. Smart man!

I beat #1's SAT score:lol 1470 I slept through high school and ended up with a 3.85. Tried to sleep through college and graduated with a 3.00 (3.4 in major). I didn't even get the highest SAT score in my family. My brother was well into the 1500's (just math and reading, now there is a writing part and the whole thing is out of 2400)


I think that is a passing grade, but certainly not a good one, like I said it may be a different system.
What are you studying?
For example I'm in the high 5 range (and I need to stay above 5.0 if I want to do my masters)

3.5 in America is an A. American colleges go on a 4 point scale.

[GimmeThat]

I beat #1's SAT score:lol 1470 I slept through high school and ended up with a 3.85. Tried to sleep through college and graduated with a 3.00 (3.4 in major). I didn't even get the highest SAT score in my family. My brother was well into the 1500's (just math and reading, now there is a writing part and the whole thing is out of 2400)



3.5 in America is an A. American colleges go on a 4 point scale.


thinking back, I generally choked in sleeping through classes with a large class size. when the class size gets smaller, I communicate even while I sleep.

[kshutts1]

I beat #1's SAT score:lol 1470 I slept through high school and ended up with a 3.85. Tried to sleep through college and graduated with a 3.00 (3.4 in major). I didn't even get the highest SAT score in my family. My brother was well into the 1500's (just math and reading, now there is a writing part and the whole thing is out of 2400)

I don't know why, but your scores don't surprise me.

[no pun intended]

no offense to matt bonner. but there are high schools out there that getting such high GPAs isn't hard. I never took high school valedictorians seriously because I know of a few burnouts in high school that ended up going to some like ridiculous grad school cause they got their act together. And #1 is ridiculous. a 3.5 gpa with those majors deserves a high five and a fist pump to the chest for respect and for anyone who has prepared or taken the MCAT, a 34 is no easy feat whatsoever. There are pre meds out there that would die for that score. Smart man!
I'm actually taking my MCAT in less than 2 months ):

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I'm actually taking my MCAT in less than 2 months ):

Me too. Studying 12-16 hours a day. It's depressing :(.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

Edit: here's my proof phakkit. Right off the transcript

http://i.picresize.com/images/2014/07/24/rNfiL.png
Either one of 3 things:
1) you forged your transcript
2) the standard for education is very low in America
3) you are actually quite smart/a very hard worker, but then you come on here and act like a fool to get attention

[no pun intended]

Me too. Studying 12-16 hours a day. It's depressing :(.
Shit, you're studying that much? I really need to get on your level.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Shit, you're studying that much? I really need to get on your level.

Motivation is crappy grades. Might have to take a few years off to bring up my GPA. Oh the things I would tell my younger self :facepalm .

[no pun intended]

Motivation is crappy grades. Might have to take a few years off to bring up my GPA. Oh the things I would tell my younger self :facepalm .
The redemption is real. We really should be disconnecting ourselves from ISH

[T_L_P]

Where do you go? And how does GPA work?

In England we just have percentages for each piece of work/exam for each module which have different weightings depending on the length or importance of the work. They get averaged until you have six percentages (one for each module) then averaged again so you get one. 40%-59% is a 2.2 (the lowest passing grade, 3rd class honours or lower 2nd class), 60-69% is a 2.1 (the middle grade, 2nd class honours or upper 2nd class) and 70% and above is a 1st (top grade, 1st class honours).

Which uni you at and what are you studying?

American's grading system perplexes me. Though I guess ours does to them as well. :oldlol:

[NBAplayoffs2001]

The redemption is real. We really should be disconnecting ourselves from ISH

Nope, I use it as my break time. I don't get to see sunlight anymore so I might as well troll the internet :lol.

Me after 12-16 hours of studying though: :hammerhead: -->:sleeping

[no pun intended]

Nope, I use it as my break time. I don't get to see sunlight anymore so I might as well troll the internet :lol.

Me after 12-16 hours of studying though: :hammerhead: -->:sleeping
**** it, I'm out. I need to brush up on Fluids and Electromagnetics. Peace.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

**** it, I'm out. I need to brush up on Fluids and Electromagnetics. Peace.

Good luck, I need to get back to Genetics

[avonbarksdale]

is a 4 the highest? im at the equivalent of an ivy league school in canada and we go up to 4.3

[NBAplayoffs2001]

is a 4 the highest? im at the equivalent of an ivy league school in canada and we go up to 4.3

cornell goes up to 4.3

[VIP2000]

Danny Granger - has a degree in civil engineering

Landry Fields? - went to Stanford

[dreamwarrior]

Kevin Johnson. Dude was stingy with autographs and when he did sign would only do it after you answer a math problem correctly

[GimmeThat]

Motivation is crappy grades. Might have to take a few years off to bring up my GPA. Oh the things I would tell my younger self :facepalm .

this is going to come off as if I'm an egomaniac

but I would probably tell my younger self that I am smarter than I imagine.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

this is going to come off as if I'm an egomaniac

but I would probably tell my younger self that I am smarter than I imagine.

Nah, it was more of like I knew I was way smarter than I perform in the classroom.