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Female Basketball Star Goes To Europe, Makes History

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GreyCat
06/17/09

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Two things:

First, Europe supports women's sports, indeed, a wider variety of sports in general than America, so I think she should definitely go over there if basketball is what she wants to do.

Second, I don't like how the president of the WNBA gave her a bit of a hard time about not finishing her senior year. There are many celebrated male athletes in the NBA and other pro leagues who either shortened their stay or skipped college entirely. If this was an article about a male athlete it would probably not be mentioned at all and that kind of thing bothers me.
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la.donna.pietra
06/17/09

@GreyCat: If this was an article about a male athlete--likesay, Blake Griffin--it would be applauding the wise financial decision to play and get paid.
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Jello Mix
06/17/09

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Prince said she wanted to move her family to a safer neighborhood and a better house. That's reality.

Prince seems like a strong woman with a good heart. Since she's going to Europe to improve her family's situation, I have no doubt she will keep her promise to her mother to finish her education. It seems she truly values her family.
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EKane
06/17/09

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I think the article summed it up best

Frankly, watching Prince walk across a stage next spring, degree in hand, would have been more gratifying than watching her dribble up and down a basketball court in Spain, Poland, Russia or France.

We also must not forget that quick money talks. Hopefully she really does go back... I think she will.
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ShanaElmsford
06/17/09

@EKane: This is true, but an athlete's life is so short and if you really love to play (and if she's gotten to this level in the game, she must have given up a lot, so I hope she loves it), why not take advantage of this opportunity to travel and play and - yes - make some money.
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sequined
06/18/09

@ShanaElmsford: I agree; while I do think it's preferable for most people to just finish school while they're in it (and on scholarship!), for many athletes the chance to go pro comes once, if ever. They'll have their whole post-35-year-old lives to get a BA; they can only play ball for so long.
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newyorkette
06/17/09

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Epiphanny... do they call her Phanny for short? What a horrible thing to do to your child.
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EKane
06/17/09

@newyorkette: I think it sounds like a rockstar name. Hopefully she will be a beast on the court overseas and live up to her name.
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Jello Mix
06/17/09

@newyorkette: It doesn't seem to have any negative effect on her.
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