There's is literally no reason for a top recruit to go to college now and there's no way colleges can compete with this shit.
They offered Greg Brown $300k and Isiah Todd is said to be getting a possible $250k. Hell they've reached out to Kennedy Chandler and he's just a junior lol. It doesn't matter if you're Calapari, Coach K or Roy, you can't recruit against that.
2. "Yep, really think the media was also a culprit " In response to Reply # 1
And an enabler sensationalizing the straight to HS busts. Oh no, a GM was dumb and made bad picks, so what.
And going to college for one year didn’t really change bad outcomes that much. Also think there’s even more options and alternative options now, so not every McDonald’s all American will automatically be drafted.
3. "Not really, the nba's interest is their product." In response to Reply # 1
Forcing them to play a year and work on some shit and be closer to becoming an adult is smart before investong millions of dollars in them.
The ncaa bilking these dudes is the problem and they are gonna feel it.
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Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
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5. "Right, this creates incentive for the NBA to *not* get rid of OAD." In response to Reply # 3
If the NCAA still refuses to allow players to get endorsements or a chunk of profits from merch sales or, y'know, charges 5 bucks per autograph at a mall or some shit? Offer six figures for a one-year G-League deal *plus* the ability to do all of that to players who know their worth straight out of HS. That way, you can wait to pay them long-term deals *and* poach elite possible NCAA talent to help build an audience for the G-League to give it more viability in the marketplace. Such a no-brainer win-win for the NBA.
And the NCAA simply refuses to acknowledge that all they have to do is put *some* sort of legal payment option in place for players. Endorsements, rights to earn on their own name and image, whatever the choice may be. Kids know their immediate worth more today than they did twenty, even ten years ago. And there are more options for them today. The NCAA will start to lose elite talent, which long term could create ratings, revenue, and therefore visibility problems for the sport.
(Of course, don't tell NCAABB fans that, because "they want 4 year players back!" And cool, I love four year players too. A few of them even become stars. But if you take all the underclassmen early draft entries out of the sport over the last decade plus, it becomes... a pretty dire landscape for talent.)
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