Is this good news for college basketball?

[IDOC]

I have for a long time suggested that there be a way for high school athletes with great talent but no desire for a college education to enter the professional leagues. I called it the NBA (NFL) Lite League. This removes the “one and done dilemma” as well as pressure to somehow help the player remain academically eligible by any means possible. The G League and Bazley’s decision to take that option may be the start of a new option for really talented athletes.
What is the possible effect on college sports? The return of the real “student athlete”, much less pressure on coaches and colleges to “bend the rules” while offering the very talented athlete who has a sincere desire for a college experience and degree that option.
The college game will remain just as much fun,if not more, as all teams will draw from the same talent pool with many more four year players.
So good luck to Darius Bazley, you may have started a very good thing for college sports!
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[RobVTX]

I have for a long time suggested that there be a way for high school athletes with great talent but no desire for a college education to enter the professional leagues. I called it the NBA (NFL) Lite League. This removes the “one and done dilemma” as well as pressure to somehow help the player remain academically eligible by any means possible. The G League and Bazley’s decision to take that option may be the start of a new option for really talented athletes.
What is the possible effect on college sports? The return of the real “student athlete”, much less pressure on coaches and colleges to “bend the rules” while offering the very talented athlete who has a sincere desire for a college experience and degree that option.
The college game will remain just as much fun,if not more, as all teams will draw from the same talent pool with many more four year players.
So good luck to Darius Bazley, you may have started a very good thing for college sports!
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Don't think this will change anything in college sports. The ones that are "bending" the rules are paying a lot more
than $26,000 a year to get the best one and done guys. IMHO.

 

[Cheriehoop]

I have for a long time suggested that there be a way for high school athletes with great talent but no desire for a college education to enter the professional leagues. I called it the NBA (NFL) Lite League. This removes the “one and done dilemma” as well as pressure to somehow help the player remain academically eligible by any means possible. The G League and Bazley’s decision to take that option may be the start of a new option for really talented athletes.
What is the possible effect on college sports? The return of the real “student athlete”, much less pressure on coaches and colleges to “bend the rules” while offering the very talented athlete who has a sincere desire for a college experience and degree that option.
The college game will remain just as much fun,if not more, as all teams will draw from the same talent pool with many more four year players.
So good luck to Darius Bazley, you may have started a very good thing for college sports!
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It was always an option for high school students. It’s like Brandon Jennings when he went overseas for money after high school vs college. He said he matured over there because it was such a difficult situation that he wouldn’t advise others to repeat unless willing to accept the harsh realities plus it didn’t improve his game. He didn’t start a trend either.

What will start a trend is if the NBA changes up their own draft rules and makes the G League a more attractive vehicle for developing very young inexperienced players, many still maturing physically who are on their own for the first time rather than more experienced, mature, physically ready ones able to contribute sooner. Currently many early entry draft choices with experience are already expected to be sent to the G League to develop , it will be up to the NBA if they want to encourage and invest in the much bigger number of younger players who think they can be NBA players. Right now the NBA hasn’t invested their own $ in these high school kids- agents and shoe companies have.

 

[NineOneSeven]

The g league has already improved drastically in terms of exposure over the last year+

It's only going to grow and it's good for the NBA and college games

 

[Cheriehoop]

The g league has already improved drastically in terms of exposure over the last year+

It's only going to grow and it's good for the NBA and college games

It could be - getting rid of players who have no interest in college or a degree but it will be how much and how quickly the NBA wants to invest and risk on developing high school players. The mess could very well be just be pushed down further into grammar and high schools than it already is.