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Oct 16, 2017
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jkccoug
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Exactly right. Would love this change.
Helps kids who really don't want to b in college and can't or don't want to handle the school work.
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One and done is probably gone.... A move to allow the elite players to go directly to the NBA will be good for every
HarlemCoug
Playmaker
10/16/17 12:04pm
I support that 100%. And it will help BYU more than it will hurt us.
brj8
10/16/17 12:05pm
has it ever hurt them?
MormonThug
10/16/17 12:07pm
There was this one time...
brj8
10/16/17 12:08pm
I'm sure this will drastically change BYU's recruiting pool.
Polecat
10/16/17 7:44pm
I think we get exactly the same recruits that we would have gotten otherwise. The issue is that none of the teams we
HarlemCoug
10/16/17 8:10pm
I hope you are not insinuating that a conference foe has done that.
TailgateU
10/17/17 8:15am
Just takes those players completely out of the college pool. As much as I want to see kids in school
soupie
10/16/17 12:10pm
those kids don't go to school to study, they don't go to classes, they drag down
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 12:13pm
It makes more sense for them to attend (if they want) in whatever city they end living in w/ the NBA.
soupie
10/16/17 12:17pm
Reminds me of one of my favorite tweets ever
CocaColaRecovery
10/16/17 2:03pm
wow. smh
Return of the Yeti
10/16/17 2:53pm
I like it for the overall culture of college ball too. I like the idea of
Jay Rick
10/16/17 12:14pm
Oh, that'd be awesome!
BlueFever
10/16/17 12:14pm
The thing I like about it is that I'm tired of learning the new players on each team each year. It was better when a
HarlemCoug
10/16/17 12:18pm
Why would Adam Silver want this?
darkcoug
10/16/17 12:23pm
I'm not sure why he wouldn't
ferris euler
10/16/17 12:27pm
The NBA gets those players anyway. If they go to college, they are the college's problem for
darkcoug
10/16/17 12:32pm
The owners don't like drafting young, unproven high school kids.
mudpupper
10/16/17 12:29pm
They can change the pay structure for rookies again if they lower the age and
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 12:33pm
Tell that to Kobe, Kevin Garnett, Lebron, etc., etc
Cougtruth
10/16/17 3:26pm
strengthen the D league?
HarlemCoug
10/16/17 1:43pm
This would change the game. Avearge NBA career isn't even as long as most of the
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 12:26pm
My only fear is college basketball turning into college baseball.
BYUCougarsFan
10/16/17 12:26pm
I don't see why that's a fear. I think that should be an example to follow.
fbguru
10/16/17 12:36pm
College baseball sucks because of the minor league system, right?
BYUCougarsFan
10/16/17 12:51pm
they aren't going to do a minor league system
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 12:55pm
There is a much smaller draft for basketball than there is for baseball.
fbguru
10/16/17 1:27pm
Either it needs to be allow HS draftees or make them wait 3 years like the NFL
Indy Coug
10/16/17 12:27pm
That's how I feel. I'd prefer they stay in school but if not, just do it on your own where ever you land
soupie
10/16/17 12:33pm
I'd prefer they go right to the NBA. They deserve to get paid....
HarlemCoug
10/16/17 1:45pm
I'd like the NBA to adopt rules similar to baseball
che flaco
10/16/17 12:28pm
this would be the ideal situation
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 12:41pm
I’d argue this actually hurts programs not getting the one and done players.
ataylor
10/16/17 12:35pm
Gonzaga had a one and done go as a lottery pick this year.
TailgateU
10/16/17 12:58pm
Right. And what I’m saying is guys like that probably end up elsewhere moving
ataylor
10/16/17 1:05pm
I'm sure you're right about it just shifting things with the top dozen or so guys gone. I suppose it
soupie
10/16/17 1:12pm
I've always wished that there were meaningful graduation rate requirements for
TailgateU
10/16/17 1:39pm
The NBA draft will have 10 of the first 20 kids taken straight out of HS. Fun.
RdF3
10/16/17 12:44pm
I don't like that either. Busts. unknowns. and scouts all over high schools.
Return of the Yeti
10/16/17 2:55pm
And if they don’t get into the NBA they can still go to college?
youngster
10/16/17 1:13pm
Exactly right. Would love this change.
jkccoug
10/16/17 1:29pm
Should do this in FB too imo.
jkccoug
10/16/17 1:29pm
How many high school kids are ready to play pro football at 18???
Nagurski
10/16/17 2:22pm
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TailgateU
10/16/17 2:25pm
JSwag played for us at 17. Am I right?
Accipiter
10/16/17 2:28pm
Key word from Nagurski "pro football".
soupie
10/16/17 2:33pm
Thank you
Nagurski
10/16/17 2:39pm
My argument is not that they go directly to the pros but that the NFL develop a
jkccoug
10/16/17 4:24pm
I seriously doubt that there will ever be a minor league....if there is it will
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 4:40pm
This is a shame. We'll miss great scholarly work like this:
Cougar Insider
10/16/17 1:40pm
Lol! I really don't think this applies to BYU much
AntiSNOT
10/16/17 2:22pm
Unfortunately, they already ruined college basketball
zuxvon
10/16/17 2:43pm
It's the right rule, adults should be able to decide to be pro, but also should
gww687
10/16/17 2:48pm
This is just going to shift the slimy aspects of it from college to high schools
Return of the Yeti
10/16/17 2:56pm
Surprised Courts haven't forced this. To conspire to prevent capable men from
roseyscenario
10/16/17 3:45pm
I believe they have addressed it, you just don't understand the legal
Plato
10/16/17 4:15pm
i may not. i haven't looked at it. But it does prevent 18 year olds from their
roseyscenario
10/16/17 4:39pm
any business can make rules against anything as long as they don't discriminate
Nat Gas Man
10/16/17 4:45pm
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