I went to grad school there. To do it well is actually quite difficult (of course, we don't know whether he did his well). What makes a good experiment in the social sciences is one that can both answer theoretically interesting questions and eliminate potentially confounding statistical effects. In fact, a good experimental design would render statistical analysis trivial.
1080! what the hell! I never bothered to look that up. The way they boast about how good a score he got I thought it was gong to be a 1400... 1080 is not that good and "far" from "near" perfect. for you youngsters 1600 was considered perfect score back in the day. I have no idea the grading scale now.
I'd be more interested in who has the best bb iq. I'd have to put Nash, Battier, and Kobe up there. In terms of all-time rox, I'd put Cassell up there.
Engineering (of any type) is undoubtedly the most difficult field of study anyone could go through (it combines the best of Math, Physics, and the sciences and rolls it into one hellish curriculum). That's why I would say NBA players who successfully completed an engineering degree while at the same time fulfilling their athletic commitments are probably the "smartest" or "most intelligent academically". Off the top of my head, Granger, Bosh, and Michael Ruffin (dude who made the infamous "throw the ball in the air" bone-headed play for Washington costing them the game...Go figure) have engineering degrees. Interestingly, I read somewhere that Michael Doleac (Heat center back in the Shaq/Wade era) pursued Medicine at one point, I'm not sure if he graduated though.
Wtf? I can't believe no one's mentioned Sasha Vujacic yet man. He's ridiculously underrated, you have not heard 16th century Serbian poetry until you've heard it from this man's mouth.
There was an ESPN article discussing Pau Gasol's journey and having to choose between Medicine and basketball. IIRC, he was actually in Med school while playing professionally . Of course, he ended up dropping med school for pro basketball, but I would think he has to be in the 5 smartest NBA players.
That's so far from perfect it's not even funny. In fact, it's really not even a very good score at all... and if you think it is, you may reconsider calling anyone on here r****ded. Edit: meh, didn't read the whole thread before posting.
Derrick Rose did too, but that doesn't mean hes smart. Come to think of it, i think hes dumber then rocks
I'd like to throw Pat Pat into the mix as well for academic smarts. Completed his degree in 3 yrs and was a lottery pick. Well played.
Just because Shaq wants to do a Phd does not make him one of the smartest players in the league. I bet there are loads of other nba players who are smart enough to do one, but just haven't.
Not that Battier needs more plugging, but I believe he was his highschool valedictorian. Also a friend of mine had some classes with him at Duke and apparently he was surprisingly intelligent (perhaps for a jock).
I'm not trying to hate on Shaq or anything, but I would not even put him in the top two quarters of the NBA
I don't know if he does, but I do know that I do. I went to HBS (class of 2004, Baker scholar), and academically it is a joke. It is a great life experience, and we had very interesting and occasionally enlightening conversations in the section, but the focus is on "personal transformation" (leadership skills, communication, networking, etc.), not on academic rigor. Grades aren't disclosed, GPAs don't exist, and most tests are done under the honor system. I have friends from every major MBA program and the story is similar in each. And, yes, I have spent years lurking and reading darn near every thread and never posted until now ... but this is the first time when I was absolutely sure I wouldn't be wrong.
