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Message: [QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 2210299, member: 2932"] I think a few things explains why the Players' Association position. First, there's some general commitment to the idea that the NBA should not be imposing restrictions on players as a matter of principle. Second, in the long term, the Players Association would probably favor a move away from using college as a minor league, and towards a real, for-pay minor league. That potentially moves some of those big pockets of cash sloshing around the NCAA to players. Rules that force, or even strongly encourage, kids to go to college will tend to perpetuate the existing model. Finally, there is a probably an element of knowing this is something the owners want, and using it is a bargaining chip. [/QUOTE]