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Message: [QUOTE="cuseincincy, post: 2561371, member: 331"] I think the biggest issue Bazley is going to face is the style of play in the G-League does not really mesh with his "game." He has shown in high school to be a "team player" wanting to do the little things and get team mates involved. There is none of that in the G-League. I keep hearing people mention that the "NBA will have an interest in making sure he develops." That sounds a little Pollyannish to me. The NBA does not do anything to develop the players in the G-league. Each individual team is responsible for this. Does anyone really think the NBA is going to tell a G-League coach "Hey you know we think the Bazley kid needs to work on his jumper more and you should also play him at least 25 minutes per game"? He is going to be playing with grown men 22-28 that all need to show that they personally deserve a contract with an NBA team. Not show that they can be a good team player or help their G-League team win. Lastly, I think it is very possible that playing in the G-league actually allows Bazley to become a better player...eventually after some initial growing pains. At the same time I think it will cause him to drop in the draft and sign for much less money than he would have as a one and doner. He may also enter the draft with a much lower profile and likely poorer stat lines from the G-league than he would have had in college. At the end of the day Bazley may have realized he wasn't college material. Unlike professional baseball there is no minor league support system turning hundreds of new high school graduates into professional basketball players. Nobody seems to care much when a player commits to a major college like Miami or LSU and then decides after the draft (which I believe every high school grad is eligible for) to accept the pro offer and ride buses for 4-5+ years playing in front of small crowds. [/QUOTE]

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