Jeremy Tyler was a 6'11" high school phenom who, had he continued playing in high school could have played for one year at any college of his choosing and... potentially... spun that into getting paid millions as an NBA lottery pick.
I say he WAS a high school phenom because Jeremy skipped his senior year... went overseas to make $140,000... and THEN make the jump to the NBA. And shocker of shockers... it's not going so well (via FanHouse).
His coach calls him lazy and out of shape. The team captain says he is soft. His teammates say he needs to learn to shut up and show up on time. He has no friends on the team. In extensive interviews with Tyler, his teammates, coaches, his father and advisers, the consensus is that he is so naïve and immature that he has no idea how naïve and immature he is. So enamored with his vast potential, Tyler has not developed the work ethic necessary to tap it.
“The question is whether he’ll take responsibil...
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