All Kentucky Freshman going pro, according to Lamb

[BanjoCharley]

Slow take

 

[BanjoCharley]

... really slow take

 

[Cheno]

Sorry, I just found it ironic that your rank on here is "Sweet 16."

Then that would make sense yours says "Role Player"

 

[Sawyer]

I guess the difference is the participants in those sports typically aren't inner city kids so people don't get upset....but give a young man from the hood with tattoo's or whatever a few million bucks a year and it just ain't right. Sheesh.

By "or whatever," you mean black skin, right? No need to beat around the bush.

I have no problem with high school kids getting paid to play. But I also have no problem with the NBA choosing to institute an age limit (which IMO is good for the NBA overall). There are two things I do have a problem with, however.

1. I hate seeing kids make ill-informed decisions because they are surrounded with people not looking out for the kid's best interest. It happens far too often.

2. I hate seeing kids go to college for a semester, pretend to be students then go pro.

The best scenario? IMO there should be a two year rule with no straight from high school exception (a baseball-like rule would deplete college basketball, which ultimately hurts the game more than one and done players). If a guy can't handle two years in school, there's the NBDL or Europe.

 

[Cheno]

By "or whatever," you mean black skin, right? No need to beat around the bush.

I didn't think I was. You don't hear the media/message boards talking at nauseaum about all the high school baseball players going straight to the pro's do you?

1. I hate seeing kids make ill-informed decisions because they are surrounded with people not looking out for the kid's best interest. It happens far too often.

Happens far more often in baseball yet we never hear about it? Kid skips going to college in baseball so he can get drafted in round 20 and get paid $25,000 a year to ride a bus from minor league town to minor league town.
Sorry, don't get it.

2. I hate seeing kids go to college for a semester, pretend to be students then go pro.

I absolutely hate that as well. That is why they should be allowed to either go pro out of high school or if they enter D1 college basketball must stay at least two years.

The best scenario? IMO there should be a two year rule with no straight from high school exception (a baseball-like rule would deplete college basketball, which ultimately hurts the game more than one and done players).

Why would a baseball like rule "deplete college basketball". If you recall that was the rule from like '95 to '07 or '08 whenever it went in effect. Was college hoops killed that dozen years? Heck no. The game is bigger than a handful of kids each year. There isn't a one and done kid playing in the Final Four this year. I'll still watch.

 

[Guitardeth]

I think it hurts the game, but I don't think anyone has the right to tell an individual he has to wait a certain number of years to make a living.

Then don't come to college!!

You wanna play ball you gotta play by our rules, just like we all do in the real world, you don't wanna commit for 2 years. well don't let the door hit you where the good lord split ya!!

 

[Sooner Quick]

Wall said today that he is considering coming back to Kentucky for one more year. I doubt he will but its refreshing to see a top kid like that even consider it, whether he is blowing smoke or not.

 

[Seymore Cox]

http://twitter.com/danielorton33

Daniel Orton seems as if he's going to announce something.