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[QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 3474203, member: 3609"]
You're 100% right.  [U]The[/U] problem is that the NFL and NBA do not have viable minor league/feeder systems, so they take advantage of the free system provided by college sports.  Soccer is trying to get one going stronger using the Academy Model and get away from using colleges as its feeder system.  Look at baseball.  College baseball is a component, but not the primary component, of developing their players.  A big advantage to both is that their CBA is set up so that you're drafted at 18, but if you do choose to go to college, you stay there until you turn 21 (the 3 years).  IMO an end goal could be not having roster of >100 or 85 full scholarships for football and having partial scholarships allowed for basketball.  While a total shift to the D-3/Ivy model would be ideal, I don't think it would happen.
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If the NBA can make the G League (or whatever they're calling it this week) viable, it will be a help to clean out some of the rot in college b-ball.  If nearly all the 5-stars and a good portion of the 4-stars go to the G League, college basketball will still be good, people will still go, people will still care about the tournament, but it will be played by people who want to be in school.
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