>I didn't say college hoops doesn't have a vested interest in
>money. You said, "isn't the reason they instituted the 1 year
>removed fom hs because the NCAA and college coaches were
>crying about talent going straight to the pros?" And the
>answer to that is, no, that isn't the reason. The reason is
>easily Googlable. Here's something from the top result of a
>Google search:
>
>From WaPo: "The one-and-done rule began in 2005, when Silver
>was deputy commissioner under David Stern. It stipulated one
>of two age requirements a player must meet to be eligible for
>the draft: Either the player must turn 19 before or during the
>calendar year of the draft, or the player must be one year
>removed from high school graduation unless he met the criteria
>for international players.
>
>There had been a handful of players since the 1970s to jump to
>the NBA directly out of high school, most notably Moses Malone
>and Darryl Dawkins. It became a trend beginning in 1995, when
>Kevin Garnett was taken fifth overall by the Minnesota
>Timberwolves. Three high schoolers — Kwame Brown in 2001,
>LeBron James in 2003 and Dwight Howard in 2004 — were
>selected No. 1 overall.
>
>When eight of the top 19 picks in 2004 were high schoolers,
>Stern began a push to get an age requirement into the next
>collective bargaining agreement. Stern’s initial proposal
>was to require that players turn 20 before entering the draft,
>but he eventually settled for what became known as the
>“one-and-done” rule. The NBA no longer would spend its
>time scouting in high school gyms and would have a more
>physically and mentally mature group of players coming into
>the league every year."
>
>That's the reason. Literally never had anything to do with the
>NCAA.

And if you actually believe that I have beachfront property in Missouri for sale.