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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 1002519, member: 405"]
I think the biggest part that gets overlooked about the college experience is the opportunity to become a winner; to learn how to win games and make plays at important times during a game.  You don't get that as the development project at the end of an NBA bench, or on a D  League team with 500 people in the stands on a rainy cold Tuesday night.

Part of what's valuable about the NCAA is the dog-eat-dog nature of the tournament.  What do players do against the very best players, when everything is on the line?  Just like college coaches put more emphasis on the AAU circuit, where they can see all the best players against the best players, although it's in a less structured setting.  But you throw the best in a ring and let them fight it out.  Every NCAA tournament produces a few "stories" who shoot up the rankings.  Happens every year.

That's why players should consider coming back. To become better basketball players; not for specialized work-outs, but for learning how to win under a microscope of media attention.  That's a survival skill for NBA players.
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