This must be some sort of record for rent-a-player. Even Kentucky fans must have travel telling the players without a scorecard.
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+1.Originally posted by Seattle_Cat:
I don't understand how KY fans can be such big fans of their semipro basketball program. Those players aren't KY students.
Not sure who is at fault here...Obviously if the coach is breaking recruiting rules he should be punished....but other than that, you can't fault the guy for trying to get the best possible players available to him....and that may mean players good enough to turn pro after 1-2 years in college...If they hadn't gone to KY they still would probably be going pro after a year....The 'solution' might mean for the NBA to increase the minimum-age (currently set at 19 per collective bargaining) or set a minimum number of successfully completed college credit hours (none currently)...the minimal age won't prevent this kind of players from going to a top league overseas to play while they get old enough for the NBA...And why wouldn't similar rules apply to young non-athletes uninterested in a college degree before working FT?? What's so special about basketball players?Originally posted by Seattle_Cat:
I don't understand how KY fans can be such big fans of their semipro basketball program. Those players aren't KY students.
It is relevant to point out that the NBA USED to require that a player wait four years following his HS graduation to be eligible....why they changed? Because in 1971 the SUPREME COURT told them to (roughly provided the player could prove "financial hardship").Originally posted by PURPLECAT88:
If you want to change this, and I think you should because it is more fun to follow college basketball when you get to follow kids over a number of years, then do it the way baseball does. Kids who want to can go pro straight out of high school or go to a junior college for a year or two, but if you sign a LOI with a 4-year school, you have to stay for at least three years. That gives the colleges credibility as educators, and it gives the players the freedom they deserve to go pro (NBA, NBDL, overseas, whatever) when they are ready.
Read my previous post. The NBA HAD the 4-year-after-HS requirement but the SC told them to remove it (at least for hardship cases). Recently they wanted a 20 min age, but the UNION opposed it. The league needs NO convincing at all.Originally posted by PURPLECAT88:
The NBA can be reasoned with. A strong NCAA which publicizes their future players is good for the NBA. One-and-done has led to lower attendance and lower ratings....
Are you sure you have researched the issues involved?Originally posted by PURPLECAT88:
They need convincing about letting kids who don't want to go to college for three years have another path to the NBA. Without that, they will never survive the union and legal challenges.
I'm not saying that anyone is at fault. I just don't understand how their fans can get much joy out of their success.Originally posted by FeliSilvestris:
Not sure who is at fault here...Obviously if the coach is breaking recruiting rules he should be punished....but other than that, you can't fault the guy for trying to get the best possible players available to him....and that may mean players good enough to turn pro after 1-2 years in college...If they hadn't gone to KY they still would probably be going pro after a year....The 'solution' might mean for the NBA to increase the minimum-age (currently set at 19 per collective bargaining) or set a minimum number of successfully completed college credit hours (none currently)...the minimal age won't prevent this kind of players from going to a top league overseas to play while they get old enough for the NBA...And why wouldn't similar rules apply to young non-athletes uninterested in a college degree before working FT?? What's so special about basketball players?Originally posted by Seattle_Cat:
I don't understand how KY fans can be such big fans of their semipro basketball program. Those players aren't KY students.
Not sure anyone has done anything wrong here (other than possible recruiting violations if any has actually occured).
I don't see why they wouldn't. Afterall, these kids are KY students. You'd really hate them if they stayed for three years and KY dominated NCAA basketball.Originally posted by Seattle_Cat:
I'm not saying that anyone is at fault. I just don't understand how their fans can get much joy out of their success.Originally posted by FeliSilvestris:
Not sure who is at fault here...Obviously if the coach is breaking recruiting rules he should be punished....but other than that, you can't fault the guy for trying to get the best possible players available to him....and that may mean players good enough to turn pro after 1-2 years in college...If they hadn't gone to KY they still would probably be going pro after a year....The 'solution' might mean for the NBA to increase the minimum-age (currently set at 19 per collective bargaining) or set a minimum number of successfully completed college credit hours (none currently)...the minimal age won't prevent this kind of players from going to a top league overseas to play while they get old enough for the NBA...And why wouldn't similar rules apply to young non-athletes uninterested in a college degree before working FT?? What's so special about basketball players?Originally posted by Seattle_Cat:
I don't understand how KY fans can be such big fans of their semipro basketball program. Those players aren't KY students.
Not sure anyone has done anything wrong here (other than possible recruiting violations if any has actually occured).
Niether were many of the alumni.Originally posted by NURoseBowl:
+1.Originally posted by Seattle_Cat:
I don't understand how KY fans can be such big fans of their semipro basketball program. Those players aren't KY students.