cyanide wrote:I don't mind the age limit change, although I don't see why they had to change it to 19 if 18 was fine. I guess it'll encourage some people to continue with college, but really, I don't see a lot of players sticking with college for the sake of education rather than taking millions with the NBA.
Gloveguy wrote:This also complicates recruiting because with 19, recruiters have to figure out if the player they're picking up is only spending a year there and then bolting or if they're actually there to attain a degree. It's certainly more difficult than if a player never arrives, therefore, he won't affect the following class as much.
galvatron3000 wrote:maybe but I would think a college coach would have far more time, especially during the off season to work with a player than an NBA coach, who is constantly busy trying to keep his job and not spending it teaching these kids the game. I would even suspect that in the NBA the assistant spend more time working with young guys than do the head coach. Then you have the high turnover of NBA head coaches and staff, that have spent a considerable amount of time working with a young man and then you bring in someone new, who may or may not do that. I just don't know. But we get B -Ball for 6 Years.
galvatron3000 wrote:maybe but I would think a college coach would have far more time, especially during the off season to work with a player than an NBA coach, who is constantly busy trying to keep his job and not spending it teaching these kids the game.
Sit wrote:Gloveguy wrote:This also complicates recruiting because with 19, recruiters have to figure out if the player they're picking up is only spending a year there and then bolting or if they're actually there to attain a degree. It's certainly more difficult than if a player never arrives, therefore, he won't affect the following class as much.
Can't they just make sure players have to have played two years of college ball or something? Would it be better if the NBA makes a rule saying all players have to have gone to college for all of their college eligibility?
Colin wrote:What does OTOH mean?
cyanide wrote:Calipari's got a point, but isn't there a rule where if academics suffer, the player doesn't get playing time?
zmac wrote:Andrew wrote:though we won't be seeing any more LeBrons, Kobes, or KGs.
Yeh we could. Someone could be coming out of high school and turn 19 before the draft begins.
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