It says he is ~70 hours from receiving his degree in education.
IIRC, he played baseball psring semester of his freshman year, and dropped out after the bowl game his senior year, so didn’t attend classes in Spring ‘99. Even if he only took 12 hours per semester in 6 semesters (Fall ‘95, Fall ‘96, Spring ‘97, Fall ‘97, Spring ‘98, Fall ‘98), and never attended summer school sessions, that’s still 72 hours.
I just don’t understand how someone can be at a school for 4 years and not even have half of his degree completed.

Can’t you argue that PJ was a problem. He had no business leaving school, except that he wouldn’t have been eligible if he stuck around. Not a problem in the sense of trouble maker, but not being able to stay eligible is just as bad.

He’d look a lot better in dreads!

Hard to call kids that leave early or transfer “problems”. Neither Dowell nor Williams caused much hubub other than their respective curious decisions to transfer. No real problems with the law, only one semester of PJ having…trouble…with grades for a semester.

Gabe Muoneke, now of the Fajardo Cariduros.

Definitely the right decision in my mind for him to declare; like AW said, he wasn’t going much higher than 9.

My argument is that it’s problematic that he’s on the Bobcats, which under MJ doesn’t really seem like they have a management direction. Especially when you consider that had the Bobcats drafted Bayless instead, it’s extremely likely Augustin is a Blazer.

I’m unaware of Brown’s track record at developing young points; that’s why I asked in the thread.

And like I said, I’m a big Okafor fan, but I think to this point in his career, more was expected of him, and he has thus far failed to deliver. But yes, the ‘04 draft was weak sauce. At that point, though, there was a legitimate debate as to whether Orlando should draft Howard or Okafor; at this point, there’s no doubt that they made the right choice.

I’m wishing DJ the best of luck, though. I’m hoping he can turn the franchise around, and it’s just another team for me to root for in the Association.

As to how long Larry Brown will actually stay in Charlotte.

It’s like rooting for your star high school quarterback to go play for Bobby Petrino. He’ll do a hell of a job developing you, but will almost assuredly leave you before it’s over and leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

Again, let’s hope that doesn’t happen to DJ.

Just to reiterate, my sentiments on DJ in the open thread last night weren’t bashing his decision to enter the draft; I, like AW, think he made a very astute decision, and will surely reap the financial benefits. Nor do I think there’s anything particularly terrible about DJ going to Charlotte. He’s got some talent around him, and Larry Brown is obviously a great coach. Instead, my sentiments were a gut reaction to the fact that Augustin had a strong chance to go to the Blazers (in a sign and trade) or the Pacers (where he could learn behind TJ Ford). The Bobcats’ drafting him wasn’t expected, and consequently, I wasn’t too happy with it. The financial difference between picks 9 and 11 are small; the difference between getting on a good team and a bad one are huge (good luck, Eric Gordon). Now hindsight will obviously let us know the difference, but until then, I’m happy for DJ entering the League, but not AS happy as what I felt would be optimal for him.

Hope this helps clarify; I’d discuss further, but it’s time to wrap up work and play for the weekend.