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re: "One and done is killing college basketball"
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:38 pm to yellowhammer2098
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:38 pm to yellowhammer2098
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Guess that makes sense. College is obviously seen as the "next step" to most of these kids. Assume that is why so few of them are going overseas.
Yeah, going to Europe for just a year or so wouldn't be as easy as it may sound.
The teams are pretty good in terms of guys that could be close to making NBA rosters with years of pro experience. Not the easiest setting to simply waltz into and do well immediately while also dealing with all the cultural/language differences.
Also clubs aren't really going to bend over backwards for an 18yo that wants to play one season either unless he's really an out and out superstar or signs a longer deal.
This post was edited on 4/10/15 at 3:39 pm
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Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:39 pm to piggilicious
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i would think the distance would sometimes be a deterrent too. going overseas for a guy just leaving the nest is a pretty big leap.
Happens in soccer all the time. Latin American kids with talent get called up all the way across the Atlantic to Europe at ages like 15 and 16.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:42 pm to wm72
Not to mention the fact that European basketball is far different from the traditional "AAU" style of basketball U.S. kids are accustomed to.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:44 pm to Lordofwrath88
well then i say let's give it a try in basketball. seriously, let them all go pro wherever the hell they want to- it would be fine with me.
i'd rather my team be full of college students playing college basketball anyway.
i'd rather my team be full of college students playing college basketball anyway.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:49 pm to piggilicious
I like the college baseball rule. Go pro out of high school or go to college for three years.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:50 pm to NotRight37
i love that too- it makes more sense than basketball does by far.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 4:08 pm to Lordofwrath88
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Happens in soccer all the time. Latin American kids with talent get called up all the way across the Atlantic to Europe at ages like 15 and 16.
I agree that kids would do it if it became the norm.
However, I don't think there's anywhere nearly the framework in place anywhere for basketball as there is for soccer youth set-ups that are filled with foreign kids.
For soccer, it's already huge business to develop all these kids that bring in multi-millions when sold and they have special schools/housing/tutors etc in addition to coaches.
I'm really just going by Italy though since my friend's father coaches in AS Roma's youth basketball setup.
There's a world of difference between being a 17yo in Roma's soccer academy and their basketball academy.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 4:13 pm to piggilicious
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i would hate it for my team. yes kentucky is badass, no arguments from me there. but i like to know my team, watch them get better, root for the players, fantasize of when some will finally be gone, etc etc etc. that's what college basketball is about to me the team play, not some guys that are there for a fleeting minute.
Exactly! Oh wait...you mean players not coaches. Those too!
Posted on 4/10/15 at 4:32 pm to Henry Jones Jr
The quality of basketball being played has come way down.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 4:43 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Can someone help me with this?
The shot clock has been 35 seconds since the early 90's, yet for some reason people think it's now the main problem. Why is that? No one seemed to have a problem with it then? People have only really started to complain about the game in the last few years, and that just so happens to coincide with the one and done era. I don't think that's a coincidence.
The shot clock has been 35 seconds since the early 90's, yet for some reason people think it's now the main problem. Why is that? No one seemed to have a problem with it then? People have only really started to complain about the game in the last few years, and that just so happens to coincide with the one and done era. I don't think that's a coincidence.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 5:01 pm to arkyhawk
I like shortening the shot clock. Personally, I hate watching the last minute in a close game, because it limits the game to two possessions. The most frustrating part is the foul-timetout-foul-timeout part. Hell, the last minute lasts longer than the ten prior minutes.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 5:16 pm to Henry Jones Jr
It does hurt the game. Fans don't get a chance to get familiar with a player. It also doesn't allow teams to build identity that people can associate with for multiple years. Basically, take all those memorable teams from the early/ mid 90s and erase them.
One and done sucks.
One and done sucks.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 6:47 pm to Henry Jones Jr
It's hard to get excited about a team if you know they show any talent whatsoever and they will be declaring for the draft as soon as the season is over with
That's probably one reason why I enjoy watching Northwestern State more than LSU
That's probably one reason why I enjoy watching Northwestern State more than LSU
Posted on 4/11/15 at 12:34 am to Henry Jones Jr
C'mon Henry you're better than this.
Posted on 4/11/15 at 12:11 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Because the NBA hasn't been any fun to watch since Kobe and Shaq played together. It's all offense and no defense. There's also no emotion put in any of the games until it is game 6 or game 7 in the playoffs. If you want to see a sport where the strategy is "roll the ball out there and let them play" then watch the NBA. The only team that hasn't been like that in recent memory is the Spurs.
got damn your post could be condensed to "I haven't watched a single NBA game in 10 years."
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