NBA proposes to lower the draft eligible age to 18
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Would it really change things that much? Instead of the number 2 kid going to Duke or UK, the number 8 kid will go to Duke or UK.
Do it. I think it will raise the quality of college basketball
it should solve a lot of problems as well.
my 1 wish is that they would do the same thing as they do in Baseball. let the HS SR go thru the draft and if they sign a agent they can't go to school if they don't get drafted and have not signed a agent or not as high as they think they should have, then go to school.
the one thing about Baseball is if they choose to go to school THEY CAN'T go thru the draft process again until after they reach 21.
How so? You won't see talents like Zion, Davis or Ben Simmons on a college court again. You're basically just watering down the quality of player on the floor.
Released the day after Zion gets injured.
Darius Garland been injured for months. No one gives a shit.
Darius Garland been injured for months. No one gives a shit.
Not really. Look at Langford. Indiana would have been better off with a 3 to 4 year player.
NBA talent doesn't automatically make teams better. Or programs I should say
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College basketball will totally be better without (checks notes) John Wall, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Zion, etc etc etc. Yup yup totally. Great point.
I think the #15 player is closer to the #8 play than the #8 player is to the #1.
That's what happens when you go to an irrelevant basketball school like Vandy. The sports media talking heads have no idea who you are.
IU's had plenty of 3-4 year players for the last 2 decades who've literally amounted to nothing. Just because you're older, that doesn't mean you"ll be better than a much more talented 18 year old.
The 3-4 year success stories like Luke Maye, Josh Hart, Denzel Valentines of the world are a lot harder to project/find than Davis, Wall, Tatum, Zion, Simmons, Lonzos, etc.
Look at most season. Only a handful of teams have a shot at wining it all. And it's usually the same schools. Take that aspect out of the game and more teams have a shot.
Or it goes to powerhouse one and dones.
At the same time, that 1 NBA guy can hurt a program. But ultimately it is the programs call
Or it goes to powerhouse one and dones.
At the same time, that 1 NBA guy can hurt a program. But ultimately it is the programs call
Right. But you have to cater to the one and done player and it doesn't always work. You have to cater to them or you won't get another one. It can hurt a program.
This won't make OAD go away, some kids will go out of high school and some kids will go after one year of college still.
What program has it hurt that otherwise would be successful because they have a competent coaching staff?
KU, UK and Duke are doing just fine as of late compared to what they were doing with all 3-4 year players.
IU this year. Iowa when we had Ricky Davis. LSU relied to heavy on Simmons. UK one year when they went to the NIT.
Ideally I would like to see basketball more like the 80s, but it won't happen.
I’m tired of the one and done. I have been for about 4 years now. I want Cal to stay at UK but I’m over the one and done. It needs to go back to out of HS or 2 years. I see nothing wrong with 3 years like the NFL has. Just get rid of the one and done.
On a side note, I'm totally ok to give high school kids going undrafted another shot at college, unless one-and-done is done.
Or the NCAA can come up with a system to pay these kids. I haven't always been on that wagon, but with the shoe companies scandal and the fact that someone will pay $10,000 to watch a game played by kids who aren't getting paid, I have changed my tune.
You sir are hands down the best poster on this board. If uk gets knocked out in the tournament, I’ll be rooting for Virginia. As long as they didn’t knock uk out lol
I think college basketball needs to do what's best for the sport and make their own decisions without working with the NBA.
who cares, the game will go on without the 1 n done's and very few will notice or care.
Sometimes it’s nice when people state the obvious. Appreciate the kind words.
Yup spoken by a fan of a team that would never get a legit recruit. Understandable for you think to that. Anthony Davis was more valuable in 4 months than Iowa's entire 100 year basketball history.
No doubt. Kind of wish it would have been a Duke player who twisted his ankle on the idiot Duke photographer last night instead of Cam. Then maybe they would do something about that dump and get those people away from the court.
Iowa has gotten 3 McDonals AA's
Ricky Davis under Dr. Tom was Iowa's 1 n done player. so keep talking to your self.
Iowa has multiple NBA players play for them.
I was reading this thread and waiting to post this. This does not end OAD,this just robs college fans a chance of watching the Elite play college ball.
I might agree if the elite players would go to other than a select few teams. I think you will find very few who will miss them.
not every 5* players are 1 n done players so there are still elite players out there to watch.
Are you fvcking drunk? Langford isn't the problem. Jesus Christ. Without him, Indiana might have 4 wins. How the fvck would that be better? As an NBA scout(s) said when asked about Langford:
"He has no TALENT around him, to help. He has Morgan, who's probably a Europe/G-League type of player". Its the truth.
NBA talent equals wins right?
You would be better off with a 4 year kid. Not everything is about today
Im all for it. Dont care about the pro game at all. I care about basketball as a sport only because of UK. Much more interested in watching guys develop. Do not care about the OADs.
As said above, we're going to come out on top no matter what the rules are, Id rather watch guys develop.
As said above, we're going to come out on top no matter what the rules are, Id rather watch guys develop.
Indiana stunted program growth for the potential to win today.
The idea is to have a consistently good team.
The idea is to have a consistently good team.
I wish it would have been a unc player blow out his Nike shoe last night instead of Zion. Then maybe they'd do something about those pieces of shit.
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