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Message: [QUOTE="CraigForth, post: 1367890, member: 4143"] I don't see a problem with the situation as it exists (one-and-done), I also don't see a problem with allowing kids to go directly to the pros if they want, I also don't see a problem with requiring them to stay 2 years or 3 years. I have argued against none of these scenarios. My issue stems from having another viable alternative for kids who aren't yet ready for the pro game. I believe that would become a big problem for college basketball. My preference is to watch the highly talented kids play college for at least a year, I like to watch their game and try and project them to the NBA, will they be good on the next level, will they even get a chance etc. Will college basketball fans still root for their team? Sure they will, especially alumni. I believe that the casual fan, the ones that tune in around March - of which there are many- are looking to watch next year's top picks and Cinderella stories and all the things that interest people who don't tune in to Conference or Non-Conf games. I think with the addition of a viable NBADL, if they were able to convert those guys into pros, you could see college become a fall back option. Right now its March that pays the bills in college basketball, if that were to lose traction it would be a problem for the sport in general. If eventually games became hard to find on TV because ESPN made a deal with the NBA and NBADL etc. that could be a death blow. I realize that I am operating in hypotheticals and many what if scenarios, but I believe that I am still operating under the spirit of the original post which was hypothetically describing things that could be done the make the D-League better; which I believe for the many reasons I've stated, would ultimately be bad for college basketball. I have gotten a lot of push back but none of it directed at the thesis of my post, everything has to do with kids leaving early or the idea that highly talented kids don't drive viewership. [/QUOTE]

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