Patrick O'Bryant

[BUBraves2006]

He's made a lot of money though! Remember Patrick always said he wanted to become a chef and own his own restaurant. Even if his pro career fizzles out, as long as he didn't blow all of that cash he's made, he can follow that dream of his. Going pro, though it hurt Bradley's basketball program, opened a lot of doors for Patrick.

[Dallas Brave]

He's made a lot of money though! Remember Patrick always said he wanted to become a chef and own his own restaurant. Even if his pro career fizzles out, as long as he didn't blow all of that cash he's made, he can follow that dream of his. Going pro, though it hurt Bradley's basketball program, opened a lot of doors for Patrick.

Personally, I think you exagerrate the number of door openings that occur. There are more people out there trying to make money off of the athlete than trying to help the athlete make money. I know several ex-pro athletes in Dallas, one of them is NFL HOF player for the Cowboys. They are still scambling to make a living. I know, because I hired one of them for two years in a side business I owned and contracted with several of them for various events.

As I stated in an earlier post, POB's money for two years isn't trivial, but he is far from set for life.

[Braves4Life]

I think football and basketball are two different animals Dallas. Most football players leave the game because they are injured and can no longer play their sport. Thus, they must get a "real" job like the rest of us - at a distant fraction of their former salary. Their other option if they were cut is to go to the USFL for a few years or some other low paying, obscure football league.

In basketball these players have the option to play in almost any country on earth for another 10-15 years and make $200,000+. And, they can always get the call back to the "Big League" like Anthony Parker did.

[Dallas Brave]

I think football and basketball are two different animals Dallas. Most football players leave the game because they are injured and can no longer play their sport. Thus, they must get a "real" job like the rest of us - at a distant fraction of their former salary. Their other option if they were cut is to go to the USFL for a few years or some other low paying, obscure football league.

In basketball these players have the option to play in almost any country on earth for another 10-15 years and make $200,000+. And, they can always get the call back to the "Big League" like Anthony Parker did.

Were you not referring to non-professional basketball opportunities? POB can certainly play abroad if he has the willingness to go that direction. Plus,, there are a lot of ex-NBA players in the U.S. still scrambling to make a living.

[jasonpeoria911]

Amazingly, for the first time this season, POB managed to not pick up a foul in 5 minutes of garbage time last night. Did pick up 4 points and 2 boards though. Just about every time POB got over 5 minutes of game time this season, he had 3 fouls or more.

Jason