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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 1775683, member: 285"]
The NCAA could take the first step by changing the rule that requires a player to give up his eligibility upon entering the draft.   This is the part that is entirely within the NCAA's control.   Let kids go to the draft, get drafted and not sign a contract and return.    The other pieces require the NBA to act in college basketball's interest and they really have very little reason to do so.

The other part which is much harder is to weed out and avoid the kids that have no interest in playing 4 years in college.    The kids that are only there because it is currently a required one year stop, and best path on the way to their pro career.

If you focused college basketball back on student athletes and forced the top level players that really have no interest in an education to go pro, there would be a period of drop off, but I think the game would quickly recover.       I would prefer to see a sport of four year players where I can actually get to know who the guys on the other teams are, than a sport where the teams are constantly revolving pieces with very little continuity.
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