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I've lost interest
What is the deal with America & college sports? Would these schools like Kentucky be struggling financially if not for the sports. Who is pocketing most of this athletic money?
Watching what is happening to College Basketball & the level of play decline & I can't but wonder....why are these kids being forced to waste $$$ & once in a lifetime opportunity education that someone else could be benefiting from?
Colleges crying out that they want to exploit their NBA-level stars for another two years.
I'm not really a big fan of college basketball, but I think the age requirement should be increased to 20 years old. As an NBA fan, I don't think most high schoolers are ready to make the jump to the NBA. There are exceptions (Lebron, Kobe) but they are just that, exceptions. Before the rule was instated far to many high school stars were making the jump and I think it was hurting the league. A lot of these guys that jumped straight to the pros and did not make it could have potentially developed into better players in college. The product was getting watered down.
The NBA is well within their rights to ins ute an age limit. , the could require a college degree if they wanted to as many other professions do. The kids who can't get through college or simply do not want to go can go play in other leagues across the globe. If the Chinese Basketball Association is good enough for Stephon Marbury, it is good enough for a kid coming right out of high school.
Agreed all around. 2 years outta HS is fair, whether that's college or overseas.
Nobody, but, nobody should ever give their talent away.
Ever.
How many of these college basketball players really study anyway?
1. Matt Bonner and he's a of an NBA player.How many of these college basketball players really study anyway?
OK, then the age for military draft or enlistment should jump, because if they aren't ready for the NBA, they sure as aren't ready for war.
And
If they make it, they must be ready. What you're actually saying is they aren't ready to be rich. Well tough .
If the Military felt their product was declining then they would. NBA changed the original rule because teams were flushing money down the toilet drafting 17 year olds based on potential & what they accomplished schooling local gyms.
They did it to keep thugs out of the NBA, black thugs to be precise. Without college refinement, they get young thugs who cannot string together a coherent sentence without using the word " " a few times.
That's where it's up to the franchises to say they don't want them. If they are going that route, stop the bull about how it's better for the kids.
Sure the NBA has the right to decide, but when they team up with colleges to do that so both en ies make more, they are actually ing the players and eventually the fans.
If Stern thought it was a good idea, it probably wasn't. Of course, high schools and colleges will milk the out of these kids for millions while they are being "prepped" for the NBA.
What a ing sham.
Also, so they go to college, big deal. There are plenty of college grads who were drafted pretty high that didn't do , and probably more non college grads and 1st year or even HS players who basically own the NBA.
That's not correct
- College has no role in the rule. The rule is you must be a certain amount of time outta high school. AKA Playing overseas
- What difference does 1-year make in college when they aren't attending class AND taking cake classes anyway. Remember Kemba Walker admitting he had read one single book his entire life & he attended 3 years at a respectable University Ins ution.
How is this bad for the fans? I want a high level of play not teams forced to play overwhelmed players because they were a high draft pick/make a lot of money
A 20 year age limit s the players over since they are paid below market value for their first 4 NBA years already, not even counting the year they're essentially volunteers in the NCAA scam. Now they need to be ed for a sixth year?
Which means if you are in college, you must wait until your 3rd year.
So sure, NCAA has a lot to do with it. You're a fool if you don't see that.
If it doesn't make a difference, why ins ute it?- What difference does 1-year make in college when they aren't attending class AND taking cake classes anyway. Remember Kemba Walker admitting he had read one single book his entire life & he attended 3 years at a respectable University Ins ution.
Who do you watch now?How is this bad for the fans? I want a high level of play not teams forced to play overwhelmed players because they were a high draft pick/make a lot of money
Kobe
Lebron
Bynum
Garnett
Howard
Tyson Chandler
DeShawn Stevenson
Amare
Really ty talent there. The NBA is diluted with all that HS crap.
How it's bad for fans: Any system that keeps the best talent out of the game is bad for fans. When a college player could beat the best pros, but he cannot play, that's bad for fans. Seems simple.
The real deal is that the NCAA wants to be the conduit to the NBA so they can make money off the players. They give free educations to these guys and these guys bail, but these guys made them enough money in that one year to pay for their own education.
, make them pay it back once they get into the NBA. Whatever works.
- No one is forcing guys to go to college. They are forcing them to mature & work on their game (Play overseas)
- Like most people stated at the time, make the rule 2-years or don't do it at all
- And I could just as quickly post a list of Elite players that didn't jump straight to the Pros. Or a Brenden Jennings who took the overseas path
- The rule was originally made because sacrificing a handful of players improved the overall play of the NBA
Like I posted before. I don't understand Americas fascination with College sports. It's a waste of time & money plus takes away an education for a child that actually wants it. I believe Major League Baseball has a deal with College baseball where you either declare Pro & go straight to the minors OR go to college but you must remain atleast 2 years
You're under the assumption that athletes have a right to a career. Not true. The NBA is a business. They have the right to determine the criteria which they think will give them the most return.
This is a great point. To use an earlier example of his: NBA is just a branch of the military as there are other branches (Marines, Navy, etc) just like there are other leagues for basketball. There are plenty of examples where the Marines will turn down an individual but the Army is more than pleased to accept them
It's ludicrous to loot another person's God given talents. It's criminal is what it really is.
Oh come on let's be honest. If not for the NBA, most of these guys in the NBA would be laying in a grave or rotting in jail
Takes a lot of nerve to do good business.
And NBA players haven't exactly helped make their case that they shouldn't get more education.
declaring early is up to the player,
its not like they put a gun to the team to draft them, you can always not draft them
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