EmantheSpursFan
08-18-2010, 01:40 AM
First off i want to say i'm a long time reader but i hardly ever post. With that said, its a long off season and as i was browsing the web a came across this article on RealGm
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http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68731/20100817/new_ncaa_president_likes_mlb_style_draft_for_nba/
NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert says he's interested in a baseball-style rule that would allow college basketball players to either enter the NBA draft out of high school, or commit to college for a set period of time.
Emmert, speaking with Mitch Levy on Seattle radio station KJR on Tuesday, said he would "persuasively" discuss the matter with NBA officials.
Any change in the NBA's draft rules would have to be part of a new collective bargaining agreement between its players and the league.
"I much prefer the baseball model, for example, that allows a young person if they want to go play professional baseball, they can do it right out of high school, but once they start college they've got to play for three years or until they're 21," said Emmert. "I like that a good deal.
"But what you have to also recognize is that rule isn't an NCAA rule. That's a rule of the NBA. And it's not the NBA itself, but the NBA Players Association. So to change that rule will require me and others working with the NBA, working with the players
Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68731/20100817/new_ncaa_president_likes_mlb_style_draft_for_nba/#ixzz0ww8bIoZm
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So what do you guys think, should the NBA force students to decide pro's or a 3 year commitment? Would the NBA suffer from immature players entering early or would the commitment decrease the chances of drafting less bust players?
:wakeup
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http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68731/20100817/new_ncaa_president_likes_mlb_style_draft_for_nba/
NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert says he's interested in a baseball-style rule that would allow college basketball players to either enter the NBA draft out of high school, or commit to college for a set period of time.
Emmert, speaking with Mitch Levy on Seattle radio station KJR on Tuesday, said he would "persuasively" discuss the matter with NBA officials.
Any change in the NBA's draft rules would have to be part of a new collective bargaining agreement between its players and the league.
"I much prefer the baseball model, for example, that allows a young person if they want to go play professional baseball, they can do it right out of high school, but once they start college they've got to play for three years or until they're 21," said Emmert. "I like that a good deal.
"But what you have to also recognize is that rule isn't an NCAA rule. That's a rule of the NBA. And it's not the NBA itself, but the NBA Players Association. So to change that rule will require me and others working with the NBA, working with the players
Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68731/20100817/new_ncaa_president_likes_mlb_style_draft_for_nba/#ixzz0ww8bIoZm
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So what do you guys think, should the NBA force students to decide pro's or a 3 year commitment? Would the NBA suffer from immature players entering early or would the commitment decrease the chances of drafting less bust players?
:wakeup