My Take On Cal And The Recent Allegations

#35
#35
The point is, the NCAA shouldn't be pretending that these players are there for academics, and the NBA shouldn't even have that rule. Something has to change.
 
#36
#36
Brewerw said:
The point is, the NCAA shouldn't be pretending that these players are there for academics, and the NBA shouldn't even have that rule. Something has to change.
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Why? The NBA wants guys with half a brain before they give them millions and put their brand on their name.

If you're dumb as a box of rocks and can't pass a 5th grade equivalency, take your chances overseas for a year and come back.
 
#37
#37
UT IE 95 said:
Why? The NBA wants guys with half a brain before they give them millions and put their brand on their name.

If you're dumb as a box of rocks and can't pass a 5th grade equivalency, take your chances overseas for a year and come back.
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You actually believe this is the reason the age rule exists? You think it is about player IQ?
 
#38
#38
As long as a guy can sell jerseys and boost TV ratings, the NBA doesn't give a rat's ass how much of a brain a guy has.
 
#40
#40
kidbourbon said:
You actually believe this is the reason the age rule exists? You think it is about player IQ?
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Sure. David Stearn has a vested interest in the image of his brand. It's more than a coincidence that the dress code was instituted about the same time he brought in the one year rule.
 
#41
#41
UT IE 95 said:
Why? The NBA wants guys with half a brain before they give them millions and put their brand on their name.

If you're dumb as a box of rocks and can't pass a 5th grade equivalency, take your chances overseas for a year and come back.
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Most of the guys that are 1 and done aren't going to be all that vested in the classes. They basically do what I did for the first year or two of HS, sit back, listen to their MP3 player, and show up to practice. By the time the NCAA has to look into things, the athlete in question is in the NBA by then.

Or so my thoughts are anyways.
 
#42
#42
UT IE 95 said:
Sure. David Stearn has a vested interest in the image of his brand. It's more than a coincidence that the dress code was instituted about the same time he brought in the one year rule.
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The rule may have been put in to help the image of the brand. But not because it ensured that higher IQ guys were making it into the league. That is absolute nonsense on several different levels.

Derrick Rose would have gone to the NBA out of HS absent the rule. Instead, he was one and done. Did Rose get any smarter in his year at Memphis? Probably not. Is Rose enhancing the image of the league right now? Absolutely. He is an incredible athlete who makes incredible plays and, as a result, people will pay to watch him play and kids will buy his jersey.

Just one of countless examples of the NBA brand getting enhanced by players who may or may not be intellectual heavyweights.
 
#43
#43
UT IE 95 said:
Why? The NBA wants guys with half a brain before they give them millions and put their brand on their name.

If you're dumb as a box of rocks and can't pass a 5th grade equivalency, take your chances overseas for a year and come back.
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Why? At least half of professional athletes are as dumb as a bag of hammers, so who cares when they go to the pros?
 
#44
#44
kidbourbon said:
The rule may have been put in to help the image of the brand. But not because it ensured that higher IQ guys were making it into the league. That is absolute nonsense on several different levels.

Derrick Rose would have gone to the NBA out of HS absent the rule. Instead, he was one and done. Did Rose get any smarter in his year at Memphis? Probably not. Is Rose enhancing the image of the league right now? Absolutely. He is an incredible athlete who makes incredible plays and, as a result, people will pay to watch him play and kids will buy his jersey.

Just one of countless examples of the NBA brand getting enhanced by players who may or may not be intellectual heavyweights.
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emainvol said:
Why? At least half of professional athletes are as dumb as a bag of hammers, so who cares when they go to the pros?
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Did Rose increase his academic knowledge in that one year. Obviously not much. But his maturity shot up and his preparedness to move into the league was benefitted greatly by one year in college.

Would Rose have been the NBA rookie of the year out of HS? - maybe, but extremely doubtful.
 
#45
#45
The NBA is a private business and has the freedom to set this requirement. It is up to the job applicants to decide how they want to spend the one year.

There are also quite a few players, most likely, who believe they could go pro out of high school if allowed but end up staying in college longer than one year after getting there and seeing how they stack up.
 
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