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[QUOTE="KCJax03, post: 1008324, member: 356"]
But all this debate as to whether or not he is an NBA level player is an indicator just how broke the system is.  15 - 20 years ago when elite players were staying in college 3 or 4 years, the NBA had plenty of ripe fruit to pick from the college tree. A freshman player, regardless of how good probably would not be a top 10 - 15 pick and would most likely return to college.  This certainly provided much more opportunity for the NBA to see how these players develop not only in skill, but physically and mentally.  With the system now, the tree is barren of ripe fruit and the NBA needs to spend lottery picks on green players hoping that they develop into NBA caliber performers.  It calls for much more speculation and risk since they are paying lottery pick money for young kids that may or may not develop into what they hope. It is certainly great for a kid like Ennis to get drafted based on potential, but it sucks for the college game and is not good for the NBA in my opinion either.
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