This Darius Bazley thing is gonna change it all drastically

[coolm]

The NCAA is about to get cut completely out of the loop between HS and the NBA. Darius Bazley getting sponsored to train for a year before entering the NBA draft is a major blow.

What will happen? The best talents will obviously do the same. The old arguments about "getting their education" have just been tossed out the window for most - they can get the degree after they make money. Plus, there's a major argument to be made in favor of getting ones' degree after 25.

I think you'll still have a demand for the college game and the huge industry around it. But it won't have the best players. Actually that might make the schools shine more after they adjust. Perhaps it will make the education they are providing so much more important???

No matter what the college game and environment is going to be irrevocably affected. Attendance is already down and what happens when the talent goes down even more???

 

[hoopsaustin]

Meh the same people saying it's over prolly said the same when Brandon jennings went overseas instead of college.. And if i remembered correctly, he hated being overseas and it was super tough for him. I think with playing time too

I doubt much changes

 

[OUSKINS]

One and done has been a failure for college ball. What needs to happen is to allow HS kids to go straight to NBA. That should not be restricted. But if you commit to college you aren’t eligible for the NBA for TWO years. This is a win-win-win. The elite talents can go straight to the league, college teams get more committed players, and the NBA gets more polished and proven rookies.

 

[MsProudSooner]

One and done has been a failure for college ball. What needs to happen is to allow HS kids to go straight to NBA. That should not be restricted. But if you commit to college you aren’t eligible for the NBA for TWO years. This is a win-win-win. The elite talents can go straight to the league, college teams get more committed players, and the NBA gets more polished and proven rookies.

+1

 

[Ghost of Gar Heard]

One and done has been a failure for college ball. What needs to happen is to allow HS kids to go straight to NBA. That should not be restricted. But if you commit to college you aren’t eligible for the NBA for TWO years. This is a win-win-win. The elite talents can go straight to the league, college teams get more committed players, and the NBA gets more polished and proven rookies.

A failure? The college game is unquestionably better with the best players playing even for just a year. I agree that players should be allowed to go straight from HS to the NBA but there's no doubt that, once you take guys like Zion, R.J. Barrett, and the rest out of the college game, it's going to get worse

 

[opsooner]

One and done has been a failure for college ball. What needs to happen is to allow HS kids to go straight to NBA. That should not be restricted. But if you commit to college you aren’t eligible for the NBA for TWO years. This is a win-win-win. The elite talents can go straight to the league, college teams get more committed players, and the NBA gets more polished and proven rookies.

Yes. I prefer more of the baseball system.


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[WichitaSooner]

There shouldn't be any rule. It's a joke that the NBA or any league gets away with restricting players' rights to decide when to start making a living. Anyone else in any walk of life can turn pro whenever they want. Heck, should Serena Williams or Simone Biles have been forced to go to college?

As for the baseball rule, be careful what you wish for. That leads to even more kids bypassing school because they don't want to commit to multiple years in college.

 

[CoachTalk]

Limited effect.

NBA wants it to protect investments, more HS dudes than studs there for a while. But I think it will change at the next CBA deal.

Maybe if you dont get drafted you can still go to college. stay 2 years minimum after HS graduation. Its a win win for both.

G-League could expand a tad for a true minor league system, obviously on a much smaller scale.

 

[BoulderSooner]

There shouldn't be any rule. It's a joke that the NBA or any league gets away with restricting players' rights to decide when to start making a living. Anyone else in any walk of life can turn pro whenever they want. Heck, should Serena Williams or Simone Biles have been forced to go to college?

As for the baseball rule, be careful what you wish for. That leads to even more kids bypassing school because they don't want to commit to multiple years in college.

there are plenty of jobs with age requirements

 

[WaymanFan]

There shouldn't be any rule. It's a joke that the NBA or any league gets away with restricting players' rights to decide when to start making a living.

Not sure I agree. For the NFL, if they started letting in 18-19 year olds, those guys would last about 3 plays (maybe less) before suffering a career-ending injury. Forget the mental aspects of pro football, 18-19 year olds don't have their bodies fully developed yet to play pro football. The NFL will continue to WIN every court battle (as they have in the past) challenging that 3-year rule...and thank heavens for that.

 

[Darwin]

One and done has been a failure for college ball. What needs to happen is to allow HS kids to go straight to NBA. That should not be restricted. But if you commit to college you aren’t eligible for the NBA for TWO years. This is a win-win-win. The elite talents can go straight to the league, college teams get more committed players, and the NBA gets more polished and proven rookies.

Yes. This needs to be a NCAA rule, a contract for 4 semesters with monetary penalties. The college game doesn't need those top 4 or 5 guys if they are not committed to a college experience. The NBA writes their rules for themselves.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Not sure I agree. For the NFL, if they started letting in 18-19 year olds, those guys would last about 3 plays (maybe less) before suffering a career-ending injury. Forget the mental aspects of pro football, 18-19 year olds don't have their bodies fully developed yet to play pro football. The NFL will continue to WIN every court battle (as they have in the past) challenging that 3-year rule...and thank heavens for that.

Fair point, I probably shouldn't have said "any league" for that reason. But that is specifically a safety concern, which is also why certain nonsports industries have age restrictions. But I don't think there is a legitimate safety issue here.

As for Darwin's argument -- there is no way any top players would agree to that. And how could they impose monetary penalties on athletes that the NCAA repeatedly claims are not employees? If they aren't employees and aren't getting paid, you can't force them to sign contracts like that

 

[Soonerinkc]

Is there a rule they have to PLAY 1 yr after hs? If not, I'm surprised this hasn't happend before now.

If my kid was a "sure fire" 1st round pick I'm pretty sure I would advise him to just train, take some business class (to manage his money) and go that route.

Why risk injury...again, talking top 15 or 20 picks...

 

[WichitaSooner]

Is there a rule they have to PLAY 1 yr after hs? If not, I'm surprised this hasn't happend before now.

If my kid was a "sure fire" 1st round pick I'm pretty sure I would advise him to just train, take some business class (to manage his money) and go that route.

Why risk injury...again, talking top 15 or 20 picks...

No, just have to be a year out of high school. I think your plan only would really make sense for a guy who is an absolute sure-fire top 2 or 3 pick. For almost everyone else, you have much more to gain by playing a year and proving yourself. A guy who is projected in the 15-20 range could make himself millions of extra dollars by going to college if he plays well and moves up several spots in the draft.

 

[Soonerinkc]

No, just have to be a year out of high school. I think your plan only would really make sense for a guy who is an absolute sure-fire top 2 or 3 pick. For almost everyone else, you have much more to gain by playing a year and proving yourself. A guy who is projected in the 15-20 range could make himself millions of extra dollars by going to college if he plays well and moves up several spots in the draft.

true...

do you remember a kid out of wichita east I think? this was around kobe's time...supposedly was going to the nba after HS. I thought "young" was his name...never made it.

 

[coolm]

terrance ferguson went to australia for a year then came back to the states to play I believe.

 

[WichitaSooner]

true...

do you remember a kid out of wichita east I think? this was around kobe's time...supposedly was going to the nba after HS. I thought "young" was his name...never made it.

Ah yes, Korleone Young! Worlds of talent but didn't have the mental makeup to succeed. Had a cup of coffee with the Pistons but that was it. Ironically, a kid from my school who was the same age as Young ended up playing in the NBA for a decade. Mo Evans was his name, played two years at WSU then went to Texas for a season. He was a big time recruit, too, but Young was the guy everyone had such high hopes for.

 

[StatGeek]

There shouldn't be any rule. It's a joke that the NBA or any league gets away with restricting players' rights to decide when to start making a living. Anyone else in any walk of life can turn pro whenever they want. Heck, should Serena Williams or Simone Biles have been forced to go to college?

As for the baseball rule, be careful what you wish for. That leads to even more kids bypassing school because they don't want to commit to multiple years in college.

Players choose to go to college because it’s the most lucrative/convenient option for them not because anyone is forcing them or because their “right” to play in the NBA is being infringed upon.

Players understand the value of the education, financial aid, access to world class coaching, training, facilities, networking opportunities and exposure of high level college basketball, which is why they overwhelmingly choose it.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Players choose to go to college because it’s the most lucrative/convenient option for them not because anyone is forcing them or because their “right” to play in the NBA is being infringed upon.

Players understand the value of the education, financial aid, access to world class coaching, training, facilities, networking opportunities and exposure of high level college basketball, which is why they overwhelmingly choose it.

Are you kidding? Dozens, maybe hundreds, of kids went directly from high school to the NBA before the one-and-done rule was implemented by the NBA. Do you really think that rule isn't the sole reason that the top two or three kids in each high school class now go to college? That rule took away (unfairly) their only other viable option. The NBA is far more lucrative than college (all jokes aside about how much certain schools pay players), and the coaching, training, facilities, etc. in the NBA far exceed anything college can provide.

 

[sperry]

Are you kidding? Dozens, maybe hundreds, of kids went directly from high school to the NBA before the one-and-done rule was implemented by the NBA. Do you really think that rule isn't the sole reason that the top two or three kids in each high school class now go to college? That rule took away (unfairly) their only other viable option. The NBA is far more lucrative than college (all jokes aside about how much certain schools pay players), and the coaching, training, facilities, etc. in the NBA far exceed anything college can provide.

They are here for the education they receive from September 1st until they get eliminated from March Madness! That one semester of classes plus a bunch of Withdraw/Incompletes will make all the difference in the world to these guys.