2 Years before NBA

[wylievol]

there is a possible rule change. the change would make a player stay in college for 2 years instead of 1. What do yall think?

 

[lujacha]

david stern has been rumored to want to make this the new policy. i believe the current collective bargaining agreement lasts until 2010 or 2011 so it would not take effect until then. but this rule could only help college basketball

 

[govols182]

Good idea, but 2 and done doesn't have the same ring to it as 1 and done

 

[Jaytrain5]

I wonder how the Players Association feels about this.

 

[BigVolFan]

Actually the rule is the player has to be 19 to go into the draft and they might be changing it to 20, so depending on the player they might have to wait 2 years or 1 depending their age. I know the NCAA and the David stern are going to make an anouncement in the next couple of days reguarding this

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

there is a possible rule change. the change would make a player stay in college for 2 years instead of 1. What do yall think?

It sucks.

 

[VOLNBAMA]

Hopson is guranteed 2 Yrs.:rock:

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Hopson is guranteed 2 Yrs.:rock:

:crazy: :ermm:

david stern has been rumored to want to make this the new policy. i believe the current collective bargaining agreement lasts until 2010 or 2011 so it would not take effect until then. but this rule could only help college basketball

 

[RockyTop572]

What are they trying to accomplish with this? More mature players in the league?

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

What are they trying to accomplish with this? More mature players in the league?

That is what I don't understand. What is the end game?

 

[RockyTop572]

As a 20 year old young man I can rest assure you that I won't be THAT different next year.

 

[LittleDTO]

It protects some of the vets in the NBA is what it does

 

[RockyTop572]

It protects some of the vets in the NBA is what it does

I mean that's fine. But I would think there would be a better way that doesn't potentially harm the FUTURE of the league.

 

[VOLNBAMA]

:crazy: :ermm:

didn't read of when it would take effect.k:

 

[jwells]

I mean that's fine. But I would think there would be a better way that doesn't potentially harm the FUTURE of the league.

Harm them in what way? maybe convince them to get an education? Maybe create a little more parity in the college game?

 

[RockyTop572]

Harm them in what way? maybe convince them to get an education? Maybe create a little more parity in the college game?

I was referring to the rare but classic case of someone getting permanently hurt.

Or even if they have an amazing first year and then drop off some the next. An example would be if Chris Lofton had been projected to go high in the first round...and then had a season like this one that hurt his stock.

I'm all about them getting an education, but the guys that are guaranteed to go to the NBA don't do much school work anyway...

 

[tvolsfan]

I don't like this rule.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Harm them in what way? maybe convince them to get an education?

Yeah, because going to college makes the players better people. Heaven forbid they wind up like Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, or Amare.

Maybe create a little more parity in the college game?

Who gives a d**n whether the college game has more parity? It's better to keep a guy from earning income for two years and feeding his family just so a few colleges can suck him dry for two years and make millions?

 

[The Dude]

Any company has the right to set their standards, get over it.

 

[KB5252]

I mean that's fine. But I would think there would be a better way that doesn't potentially harm the FUTURE of the league.

How would this hurt the leagues future? Seem's to me the nba isn't doing that well right now anyway. I just don't see how making players wait two years will have that much more impact than one year.

 

[KB5252]

Yeah, because going to college makes the players better people. Heaven forbid they wind up like Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, or Amare.

Who gives a d**n whether the college game has more parity? It's better to keep a guy from earning income for two years and feeding his family just so a few colleges can suck him dry for two years and make millions?

I don't know many 19 or 20 year olds that have FAMILIES. And the colleges suck them dry while offering them a college education for free in exchange for their play.

 

[pricevol5]

I was referring to the rare but classic case of someone getting permanently hurt.

Or even if they have an amazing first year and then drop off some the next. An example would be if Chris Lofton had been projected to go high in the first round...and then had a season like this one that hurt his stock.

I'm all about them getting an education, but the guys that are guaranteed to go to the NBA don't do much school work anyway...

He was never more than a second rounder, bad example.

 

[crazyguy]

I think it's a retarded rule. If you were in engineering school and invented something that paid you 5 million dollars a year...would you stay in college?

 

[KB5252]

I think it's a retarded rule. If you were in engineering school and invented something that paid you 5 million dollars a year...would you stay in college?

NBA players don't invent anything. They play a game and get paid very well for doing it. Now if a NBA prospect actually invented something they would have every right to test the free market.

 

[crazyguy]

NBA players don't invent anything. They play a game and get paid very well for doing it. Now if a NBA prospect actually invented something they would have every right to test the free market.

right, they have even more of a guaranteed income. I just don't get why people think that they should stay in college. how is college going to help them in the nba? They are wasting money making years while in college. Just go back to college when you retire or wash out.