re: When did Simmons sign with the agent?

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I enjoy getting to see players I never would've seen had the high school rule still been in place. The turnover gets a little crazy but I appreciate them as much as I did Jamal Mashburn or Rex Chapman, who both went early as well.

It's all about managing the egos. And it helps that some of the guys who have come through have been some pretty well adjusted guys for 18-19 years old.

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You got at least 2 if not 3 years out of those guys? I get LSU football players going early but they generally get the better of an education if they want it 3 years (hell with the way they do summer school they could get a degree in that time). It is a fair response on your part. If this was successful it would probably be different for me I guess? We didn't really achieve much with Shaq, but he was there for some time and I think loves the school.