Friday, April 1, 2011
Leaving Early?
As the college basketball season has come to a close many of the nations top college players are leaving early for the NBA draft. Some of these include Kyrie Irving, Marcus and Markieff Morris, and Isiah Thomas. Even with the possible NBA lockout players are still deciding to leave for the draft filled with uncertainty. Josh Selby of Kansas, who has not declared for the draft was in Las Vegas working out instead of attending classes this week. Coach Bill Self said that Selby was fine and could afford to miss a little class time, even though the team had been in the tournament and he had already missed substantial time. Players who leave after one year technically do not have to attend class the second semester, and basically are a rental for basketball season. Do you think the rule needs to be changed to allow high school athletes go straight to the NBA, or have a minimum of three years they must stay once they go to college like the NFL has. Something needs to be done though, these one and done players are nothing close to being a "student" athlete.
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These players going into the draft early this year are insane. It's been a widely held belief that the NBA has the best chance for a full season lockout. Why would you leave school to have a year off to get out of shape with no game play. Stay and school and fine tune your game dummies.
ReplyDeleteI agree its ridiculous. these players should stay longer because it will only benefit them. Especially a guy like Kyrie Irving, who just came off a serious injury. Experience is essential and necessary cant all be about the money.
ReplyDeleteI feel like the rule should be how it used to be where they can enter straight out of high school, just because these "student" athletes are going to continue to do this no matter what.
ReplyDeleteI think the NBA should adopt the NFL's rule. Having a player stay 3 years is acceptable I think.
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