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Would Eliminating 1-n-Done Improve SEC Basketball?
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:27 pm
There's talk that the new NBA commissioner is considering raising the age limit to 20. Those that follow the NBA know that their talent level is suffering as much as college basketballs is.
Would the elimination of the 1ndone increase the talent pool for the SEC or have any sort of impact on the quality of play seen in the league?
Would the elimination of the 1ndone increase the talent pool for the SEC or have any sort of impact on the quality of play seen in the league?
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Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:29 pm to undecided
No. Kentucky was dominant even without the one and done (came around the 2000s) with only occasional competition from a handful of rotating programs.
The largest issue is coaching. Florida was rarely good before they invested in quality coaching. It's about as simple as that. Look at how many SEC teams you can say have underachieved with season with the talent they have on their rosters. Then if you're looking at NCAA wide issues, officiating takes the absolute cake.
The largest issue is coaching. Florida was rarely good before they invested in quality coaching. It's about as simple as that. Look at how many SEC teams you can say have underachieved with season with the talent they have on their rosters. Then if you're looking at NCAA wide issues, officiating takes the absolute cake.
This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:29 pm to undecided
Without a doubt. Think about how damn good Kentucky would be if they weren't sending 5 freshman to the NBA every year.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:29 pm to undecided
Getting rid of any age requirement and going back to the way it was before would help college basketball in general.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:30 pm to undecided
most of the SEC players stay at least two years so I do not think it would affect the SEC too much
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:31 pm to reedus23
quote:Key word.
Think about how damn good Kentucky would be if they weren't sending 5 freshman to the NBA every year.
Kentucky is really the only program in the SEC this rule consistently effects. Other teams don't really suffer from one&done players because they rarely get that type of talent.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:32 pm to undecided
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considering raising the age limit to 20.
Or just have the same rule as baseball.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:33 pm to undecided
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Would Eliminating 1-n-Done Improve SEC Basketball?
how the frick is this going to help Auburn? they haven't had a guy drafted since 2003, and he was a senior.
the same goes for every team not named Kentucky.
This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:33 pm to KCM0Tiger
The improvement would be negligible when you consider the other issues that impact the majority of NCAA teams. The quality of officiating should be the #1 priority for the NCAA at this juncture. Addressing rule change deficiencies as well.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:34 pm to BluegrassBelle
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The quality of officiating should be the #1 priority for the NCAA at this juncture.
Oh hell, I sense a lot of P&G support on this one.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:37 pm to undecided
Of course it would
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:37 pm to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196
Seriously though, there's some huge issues right now with officials who cannot keep up with the pace of the game. Any quality officials you have are stretched so thin with scheduling that the quality of their officiating goes down when that happens. Then we could probably pull a multi-page thread regarding the inconsistency in officiating. Right now you can get called for a hand-check at the perimeter, but you can hack the hell out of a guy in the post. Then we have officials who are paying too much attention to the location of the charge/block arc but not to anything else that's going on in the same play (i.e. dropped shoulder, movement, etc).
There's a whole lot wrong with college basketball at the moment and the "one and dones" aren't even a drop in the bucket.
This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:38 pm to undecided
It would improve all of college basketball.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:41 pm to KCM0Tiger
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Getting rid of any age requirement and going back to the way it was before would help college basketball in general
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:42 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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how the frick is this going to help Auburn? they haven't had a guy drafted since 2003, and he was a senior.
And let's face it, Auburn isn't recruiting the same kids that Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, or any other "elite" team is. They weren't before the one and done rule was put into place.
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the same goes for every team not named Kentucky.
Kentucky is going to get the players whether they're coming out of HS or not. If Cal isn't able to adapt (and I think he will be because he's still putting players in the NBA at any rate) we go out and get someone who can. It maybe changes the recruiting philosophy because you have to be able to sniff out the ones that aren't playing you (i.e. see Sebastian Telfair and Rick Pitino) but Calipari is still likely getting the top non-NBA guys who will be NBA ready is a season anyway.
ETA: In other words people are going to be disappointed when things don't really change all that much because they don't address the issues.
This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:50 pm to undecided
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Would the elimination of the 1ndone increase the talent pool for the SEC or have any sort of impact on the quality of play seen in the league?
yup
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:50 pm to pvilleguru
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It would improve all of college basketball.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:52 pm to undecided
Need better coaches and better officiating. Making home court too much of a home court advantage through officiating is killing this conference's chances of getting extra teams in the NCAAT.
They can start by at least removing this new hand check rule which has ruined most of the game and turned so many contests into fouling out FT contests.
They can start by at least removing this new hand check rule which has ruined most of the game and turned so many contests into fouling out FT contests.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:52 pm to undecided
Hell yes it would. A lot of teams these days don't play together long enough to form any chemistry or cohesion. The big programs win on raw talent alone but having star players around longer only helps. It would help with attendance in a lot of programs
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:52 pm to BluegrassBelle
What do you mean when you say invest in coaching? How much do you think Auburn should be paying Tony Barbee for the shiteshow he produces? I think schools are willing to pay the money but are paying the wrong individuals
Also, there's just not a lot of quality coaches in basketball as there is in football it seems? Especially because you can go to mid major schools and have success along with long term job security i.e. Shaka Smart?
Also, there's just not a lot of quality coaches in basketball as there is in football it seems? Especially because you can go to mid major schools and have success along with long term job security i.e. Shaka Smart?
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