April 12, 201214 yr There is no good reason for a 3 year deal. That only would benefit the college game. I think it's good the way it is honestly. As much as I would love to see Anthony Davis at UK for 3 years there is no point for him to play college ball that long. He should be in the NBA. I can agree that there's no good reason for a 3-year deal. 2 year deal, however, makes more sense to me. One year is fine, but two gives you a lot more to look at. An extra year of looking at Harrison Barnes or Terrence Jones will aid them greatly, I think, in their decision-making process. I guess what I'm saying is that if I were an NBA GM, I'd like that extra year of evaluation, particularly for a guy like Barnes or Andre Drummond...where you know there's a lot of talent, yet there also seems to be something lacking. That extra year can help dispel what I think is lacking, or it can verify my concerns. I'm not sure why the Players Association is opposed to this. I've heard it's really the agents wanting it to say as is, but I would think current players would benefit from having a 2-year rule.
April 14, 201214 yr If they are going to make them stay for 2+ years then they need to let them have the option to go pro right out of high school.
April 16, 201214 yr If they are going to make them stay for 2+ years then they need to let them have the option to go pro right out of high school. Why would the NBA ever agree to that rule? It makes zero sense for them not to get at least one year to scout a guy a the college level
April 17, 201214 yr Why would the NBA ever agree to that rule? It makes zero sense for them not to get at least one year to scout a guy a the college level What did they do before the rule? Plus, a kid doesn't have to go to college. A kid doesn't even have to play. He has to be 19 and one year removed from high school. That's it. They didn't make that rule to scout kids. They made that rule to stop the influx of kids getting bad advice. Kids that get bad advice will never go extinct. One year, two years or four years in college. Kids getting bad advice are never in shortage.
April 17, 201214 yr Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel would both likely be top 10 picks in the draft this year. Just saying.
April 17, 201214 yr I see nothing wrong with making kids go to college. There are plenty of us normal people who have to wait to be a certain age or have a certain amount of education/experience before we can start our careers. What makes these guys different?
April 17, 201214 yr I would be interested in knowing how many players declared straight out of high school before the current rule that did not get drafted in the first round. Because honestly, I don't remember that many that did that and fell to the second round or went undrafted. I don't think there were that many that made a monumentally bad decision.
April 17, 201214 yr I would be interested in knowing how many players declared straight out of high school before the current rule that did not get drafted in the first round. Because honestly, I don't remember that many that did that and fell to the second round or went undrafted. I don't think there were that many that made a monumentally bad decision. Looked it up, and according to this article, from 1995-2004 (the main time for guys declaring out of high school), only 6 of the 36 that declared went undrafted. A couple of them may not have even been able to play in college, let alone the NBA. Of the other 30, only FOUR fell to the second round. So 26 of the 36 high schoolers went in the first round. 15 of those 26 went in the lottery. I did not include 2005 in any of this because a slew of guys declared to get ahead of the eligibility rule. To sum up (from 1995-2004): -15 of the 36 high schoolers were drafted in the lottery -26 were drafted in the first round -4 were drafted in the second round -6 were undrafted 6 guys made bad choices and 4 sorta did. I still see no need for the one and done rule, let alone the three year rule.
April 21, 201214 yr I would like to see the players have to stay in college for at least three years before they move on to the pro level.
April 23, 201214 yr I see nothing wrong with making kids go to college. There are plenty of us normal people who have to wait to be a certain age or have a certain amount of education/experience before we can start our careers. What makes these guys different? I completely agree. I think Cuban's plan is excellent. It appears that he is looking out for the best interest of these kids more the the college coaches are. By making them stay in college for 3 years, they are getting a free education (something they should be grateful for) and are being given the opportunity to show their skills to the NBA during those 3 years. Then if they don't get drafted or only hang around the NBA for a couple of years and leave broke, they will be much closer to getting a college education and find a real job like the rest of us.
April 23, 201214 yr I would like to see the players have to stay in college for at least three years before they move on to the pro level. For what reason?
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