Derrick Rose vs. Ricky Rubio: A Tale of Two “Ballers”
June 3rd, 2009 by admin
Derrick Rose and Ricky Rubio are both outstanding basketball players.
Rose and Rubio are both point guards and therefore are the “quarterbacks of their respective teams.
Derrick Rose turns 21 years old in October of 2009 while Ricky Rubio turns 19 years old in October 2009.
Both Rose and Rubio are listed as 6′3″ tall.
Rose reportedly weighs 196 lbs. while Rubio is reported to weigh 180lbs.
Rose and Rubio are both well paid professional basketball players.
Rose was the first player chosen in the 2008 NBA draft.
Rubio is expected to be one of the first five players chosen in the 2009 NBA
draft.
Rose plays for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.
Rubio plays for DKV Joventut in both the Spanish ACB League and ULEB Eurocup.
Rose was named NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2008- 2009 season.
Rubio was named Mr. Europa and Defensive Player of the Year for the 2008-2009 season.
Rose at age 20 has been a professional basketball player for one season.
Rubio at age 18 has been a professionall basketball player for four years.
Rose is a United States citizen.
Rubio is a citizen of Spain.
Rose’s former team the University of Memphis Tigers, may be penalized because it is alleged that Rose committed fraud by having someone else take a college entrance test for him.
Rubio’s team ,DKV Joventut, on the other hand will receive a multi-million dollar payment if Rubio plays in the NBA.
Because he is a U.S. citizen, Rose needed to be 19 years old and one year removed from high school to be eligible to play in the NBA.
Because he is not a U.S. citizen Rubio could become a professional athlete in his country without regard to his age or educational status.
Rose, who in the education vernacular might best be described as an “indifferent student”,was probably not interested in attending college but went through the motions in order to promote his future professional career.
Rubio was able to pursue his profession at age 14 and was able to continue his education while doing so.
Brandon Jennings and Jeremy Tyler are examples of U.S.high school basketball players who are circumventing the current system which requires elite players to attend college for at least one year prior to entering the NBA draft.
Jennings who it is said could not achieve a qualifying score on his college entrance test,made more than one million dollars playing in Italy in the 2008-2009 season and will enter this year’s NBA draft.
Jeremy Tyler a San Diego High School basketball player announced that he is foregoing his senior year to play professionally in Europe and enter the NBA draft in two years.
Perhaps if U.S.citizens had the same opportunity to play professionally as Ricky Rubio there would be no reason for elite players to cheat on college entrance tests.
Or will Brandon Jennings and Jeremy Tyler become the catalysts for changing the NBA age rules?
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