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re: There is no longer any such thing as a student athlete, so why pretend?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:14 am to Kracka
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:14 am to Kracka
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Let them go pro right out of high school if that is what they want to do. Let the NBA deal with the bad draft picks and the head cases.
Well, I'm pretty sure the NBA decided they'd rather not do that. Sure, it was probably just marketing. How many straight out of high school players went in to the NBA with the notoriety and publicity of LeBron James? Or even remotely close to him in that regard?
Point being, this isn't an NCAA rule. These players aren't required to go to college. They could go to Europe until they're 19, but not many have decided to do that. If the NBA raises the age to 20 then more may decide to do so, but probably not much more.
I don't know how man 1-and-done basketball players return to school to finish their degrees, that number for football players and baseball players that leave early is probably higher. I think if the NBA made the rule 21 or 3 years from high school like the NFL and MLB then basketball graduation numbers would go up.
As it is, the vast majority of college basketball players are staying 4-5 years and graduating.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:36 am to Wayne Campbell
I would guess that the vast majority of players who leave the NFL and NBA are not going back to college to finish their degree. I would imagine alot of that is because they are broke, or aren't interested in it just like they weren't while they were in school.
I am curious to see what happens to the players going pro, once the NBA changes the age limit to 20. I am curious to see if more players choose to go overseas as opposed to college. You'd think they wouldn't want to deal with school. But it may not change much more than it is now.
They should also force the players to take, attend and pass courses based on financial success when the players turn pro. Accounting, money mgmt, investments, etc. Stuff that they need to know, be fluent in, and practice in their life as millionaires. Things that would help them not be broke before they are 30.
I am curious to see what happens to the players going pro, once the NBA changes the age limit to 20. I am curious to see if more players choose to go overseas as opposed to college. You'd think they wouldn't want to deal with school. But it may not change much more than it is now.
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I think if the NBA made the rule 21 or 3 years from high school like the NFL and MLB then basketball graduation numbers would go up.
They should also force the players to take, attend and pass courses based on financial success when the players turn pro. Accounting, money mgmt, investments, etc. Stuff that they need to know, be fluent in, and practice in their life as millionaires. Things that would help them not be broke before they are 30.
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