I think the smartest is Jeremy Lin :confusedshrug:
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I think the smartest is Jeremy Lin :confusedshrug:
[QUOTE=DStebb716]I have a 3.68 GPA in college, wonder how many pro players are ahead of me.[/QUOTE]
Not sure, though I'll bet many would know the correct punctuation for that sentence.
I wonder how many hours a day you're required to devote to strenuous athletic activity, meetings, school authorized appearances/charitable functions, extended trips away from campus, etc?
Being a student-athlete...and remember, there are a whole lot more of them than there are superstars that get to skirt the rules...is the toughest job you'll ever have.
[QUOTE=midatlantic09]2. Every college in the country offers athletic scholarships, althought they may not be officially called "athletic scholarships." [/QUOTE]
:roll:
Guessing your Ivy League knowledge is second hand.
Do people not know how to read? It says who has the highest GPA, not who is the smartest.
Smartest = Opinion
Highest GPA = Fact
Linsanity
[QUOTE=Stuckey]what'd he major in??
i'm still shocked an asian guy could lead a team to a state championship[/QUOTE]
He majored in Economics :pimp:
[QUOTE=Stuckey]what'd he major in??
i'm still shocked an asian guy could lead a team to a state championship[/QUOTE]
I wonder how shocked this guy was when Lin dropped 38 and 7 with a W on the Lakers :lol
[QUOTE=JMT]:roll:
Guessing your Ivy League knowledge is second hand.[/QUOTE]
well, they give you grant money that covers your entire tuition. At most you end up paying a nominal amount. Its a good deal because they can't yank it like scholarships, if you quit the team the money is still there.
Also, admission requirements are still lower for athletics than the regular population by a good bit.
Hardest thing about Harvard is getting in. All their students are top-notch or have some kind of hook like Brooke Shields (Princeton). Obviously, Lin didn't get in because of his basketball as he's a relative unknown. Getting high grades in college isn't that hard if you have an easy major.
That Matt Bonner must be on to something - a high GPA and some hold on Popovich to have him play him so much. Back to OT: I'd probably vote Jacques Vaughn - very cerebral, heady kinda guy. Bet he becomes a head coach someday.
Tried to make a joke.
J. Lin may not have had the highest GPA..but i am fairly certain he had the highest SAT/test scores out of anyone that has ever played in the NBA.
"4.2 GPA, perfect score on his SAT II Math 2C in the ninth grade"
[QUOTE=sundizz]You are kidding me right lol? A 3.1 isn't bottom of the class lol. There are a lot of people that don't even graduate, or fail out. Also, the curve at a school like Harvard is a 100x more competitive than at a state school. I know, I transferred from an easier school to a harder school. That 90-100%you are used to getting is now a 75-85. Also, his major was economics at Harvard. Not the type of major you take if you just are trying to skate by and hoop.
Granted he went to school in Palo Alto, so his high school was probably as hard as Harvard lol.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you are correct. At top 10 schools, 90% of your class will test into the 99.9+ percentile of America (at least top 1 in 1000) when entering college.
Yes, there is a crapload of grade inflation but the competition is intense. An A from a average school is no where near comparable to an A from an elite private school.
[QUOTE=Balla_Status]Shane Battier majored in religion. Come on. That's like a guaranteed 4.0.[/QUOTE]
No it ain't. Unless you mean history is a guaranteed 4.0 as well. You don't have to say "praise the Lord"; you have to know your Hindu, Jainist, Sikh, Shinto, etc. background, dude. And know where it all came from.
Lebron James.. wait... nvm
I wouldn't be surprised if most of the better NBA players had high GPAs. After all, they know more than we ever will about hard work.
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