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NBA Draft - College basketball

Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:19 pm
Posted by RealDawg
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:19 pm
50% of the top 10 draft picks didn’t come from college teams. From one and done to none and done seems to be trend.

Last year, 90% came from college programs. 70% in 2021.

Will these leagues (G league minimum $40k salary) help or hurt college basketball?





Posted by Jrv2damac
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:24 pm to
Wish fricking Dick stayed.

Posted by Diesel88
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:26 pm to
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Will these leagues (G league minimum $40k salary) help or hurt college basketball?



Why is this a question?

Do you think McDonalds would be more or less profitable if Burger King didn't exist?
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:27 pm to
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50% of the top 10 draft picks didn’t come from college teams
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Yeah, have to admit, as a college basketball fan I don't like this trend, but it's certainly becoming more enticing to these kids who've devoted most of their lives to the sport and don't care about school.

Wembanyama is also the first top pick since 2006 who didn't play high school or college basketball in the U.S.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:31 pm to
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fricking Dick

His outfit made him look like he'd been fricking some dick.



Posted by BigNastyTiger417
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:32 pm to
From a simple picture, this is why basketball sucks, lmao
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:35 pm to
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There’s no place like home, and Gradey Dick sent some love to his home state on Thursday night at the NBA Draft.

The former University of Kansas star wore a ruby-red jacket bedazzled with sequins in homage to Dorothy’s slippers in The Wizard of Oz, telling reporters it was a nod to his home state and alma mater.

“I’m from Kansas, she’s from Kansas,” Dick said, according to The Associated Press. “She’s got her slippers, I have my coat.”

Posted by TheCheshireHog
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:37 pm to
Couldn’t he have just worn some ruby red loafers with his suit? That is just beyond awful.
Posted by Hback
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:42 pm to


Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 3:07 pm to
Posted by BZ504
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:12 pm to
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Wish fricking Dick stayed.


You like Dick?
Posted by BevoBucks
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:28 pm to
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Will these leagues (G league minimum $40k salary) help or hurt college basketball?


I’m good with the rise of minor leagues. Let the one and dones go chase money so we can get back to some kind of team continuity in the college game.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:41 pm to
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I’m good with the rise of minor leagues. Let the one and dones go chase money so we can get back to some kind of team continuity in the college game.

Yeah, the mixed one-and-done college/pro system in basketball kind of sucks though, IMO.

Sort of wish they'd do this with football, but with a clear "pro or college" delineation.

Just let the kids choose to go professional out of high school and get paid, or go to college and earn a scholarship — but not both.

Of course (as I believe we've discussed), this will never happen, because it would require the NFL to form a G League type semi-pro entity that would involve them spending money, instead of the current system where they get all of their player development for free.

Posted by BevoBucks
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:16 pm to
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Of course (as I believe we've discussed), this will never happen, because it would require the NFL to form a G League type semi-pro entity that would involve them spending money, instead of the current system where they get all of their player development for free.


The NFL’s need to keep this current system propped up is a very underrated point IMO.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:32 pm to
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The NFL’s need to keep this current system propped up

Yeah, they certainly have no incentive to change. I mean I wouldn't, if I had a vested interest.

But as a college fan, I'd love to see it.

I think you're right about the basketball side too. Letting the one-and-dones chase the money (out of high school) would still leave plenty of talent in the college game and lead to better team continuity, or at least I think it would.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:35 pm to
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this is why basketball sucks, lmao

Posted by BevoBucks
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:49 pm to
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would still leave plenty of talent in the college game and lead to better team continuity, or at least I think it would.


I would say it can’t make it worse, but we all know how that ends…



Posted by ruffleforeskin
Member since Dec 2021
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 6:08 pm to
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I’m good with the rise of minor leagues. Let the one and dones go chase money so we can get back to some kind of team continuity in the college game.


Some college teams pay several hundred thousand for each player and even over a million if he's elite.
Posted by RealDawg
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 6:18 pm to
This all started because they NBA decided to not have a college requirement out of greed.

There was always plenty of talent in colleges to fuel NBA. The one and done and no college should have never happened.

Now, you have the G leagues, NBA Prep schools and other leagues around the world.

*Personally I think NBA is not at all entertaining.
Posted by BevoBucks
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 6:35 pm to
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*Personally I think NBA is not at all entertaining.


Certain teams are. But, yeah, you have to wade through a LOT of bad basketball.
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