National Title Game was an Abomination and Emblamatic of All That's Wrong

[Section31]

While I agree it would improve basketball, I just don't see it being legal. You cannot tell people that they have to stay in college for so many year, forgoing an NBA paycheck. Right to work, right to earn a living, and all that jazz. I just don't see how they can get around that.

College baseball? College football?

They BOTH have requirements that the athletes stay are required amount of time, so apparently its legal.

 

[stoops4pres]

I don't think its Stevens' fault that his players relied so much on the 3... UConn's length was superior to Butler's. Even when Butler's players would attempt to beat UConn off the dribble, or by on-ball screens, they just couldn't get any open looks from mid-range to within the paint (UConn had 10 blocks alone). Thus they would kick it back out to a player left open on the 3-point line.

Plus, Butler's problem was compounded when Butler's bigs (Howard and Smith) struggled down low.

 

[HoHum]

College baseball? College football?

They BOTH have requirements that the athletes stay are required amount of time, so apparently its legal.

Well, in baseball you can go pro out of high school, but if you don't you have to go to college for 3 years. I'd support a system like that in basketball, but I worry if there would be a huge number of high school seniors leave ever year because three years of college aren't in their plans.

 

[stoops4pres]

I wish he would have been too...so we could all be reminded on how truely awful of a commentator he is.

This.

No Billy Packer + Luther's return = Not as horrid of a championship game otherwise.

 

[Section31]

Well, in baseball you can go pro out of high school, but if you don't you have to go to college for 3 years. I'd support a system like that in basketball, but I worry if there would be a huge number of high school seniors leave ever year because three years of college aren't in their plans.

I'm aware. I was just responding to WT's post where he/she insinuated rules like this were somehow against a person's rights.

EDIT: I wouldn't worry about too many kids making the jump to the NBA right out of HS...maybe at first, but after about 80% of them failed, they'd choose college.

 

[BlackwellSooner]

but I worry if there would be a huge number of high school seniors leave ever year because three years of college aren't in their plans.

Sure, there are a bunch of kids that think that they are ready right out of HS to go and impress everybody in the Big League, but I think that you would very quickly see that their eyes would get opened by the reality when the first crop of kids that tried the NBA found out that they couldn't cut it.

NCAA basketball needs a rule similar to what is in effect in football and baseball. Very badly.

 

[WTSooner]

I'm aware. I was just responding to WT's post where he/she insinuated rules like this were somehow against a person's rights.

EDIT: I wouldn't worry about too many kids making the jump to the NBA right out of HS...maybe at first, but after about 80% of them failed, they'd choose college.

I've seen the argument made that the first time somebody wants to "leave early", and takes it to court, they'll win. It's been a couple of years since I read the article I'm thinking of, but it made a pretty good point about rules like that not holding up. Baseball is certainly an exception to that right now. Basketball isn't. You go pro. You go to college for a year then go pro. There is nothing currently prohibited, right?

 

[Section31]

I've seen the argument made that the first time somebody wants to "leave early", and takes it to court, they'll win. It's been a couple of years since I read the article I'm thinking of, but it made a pretty good point about rules like that not holding up. Baseball is certainly an exception to that right now. Basketball isn't. You go pro. You go to college for a year then go pro. There is nothing currently prohibited, right?

The baseball rule has been around for EVER and it's NEVER been challenged. The basketball rule says something like you have to be one year removed from HS after you graduate. Football is 2 I think (using the basketball logic)...

 

[SoonerBounce13]

I've seen the argument made that the first time somebody wants to "leave early", and takes it to court, they'll win. It's been a couple of years since I read the article I'm thinking of, but it made a pretty good point about rules like that not holding up. Baseball is certainly an exception to that right now. Basketball isn't. You go pro. You go to college for a year then go pro. There is nothing currently prohibited, right?

i don't see why they would win gonig to court. I don't doubt that they could b/c of society right now, but I don't see the logic.

 

[SilliSooner]

i don't see why they would win gonig to court. I don't doubt that they could b/c of society right now, but I don't see the logic.

The fact that overseas pro ball is available precludes the "restriction of trade" argument.

If a guy wishes to earn a living, he can. Just not in the NBA. I'd like to see the two years after your graduating class rule, similar to the NFL.