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Message: [QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 3371359, member: 6979"] I totally get what you're saying...there's a certain calculus to the decision that isn't usually factored in these days, imo. what used to be the decision was: are you READY for the NBA...like RIGHT NOW? and in my opinion that lead to a higher percentage of players "sticking" in the NBA... Now there's a lot of money involved for just being a fringe player who probably will never get a 2nd contract. Now its just: can you get drafted? the NBA doesn't care what happens to the lydons and malachis...and it didn't before...but now the players are more emboldened...the bar for: am I ready? is so much lower than it used to be and in my opinion lower than it should be (if sticking in the NBA is the goal) i think part of it is that there's a real negative undercurrent now to being an NCAA player and playing "for free" and being "exploited"... There's definitely a lot of cases where going to the NBA or pro is the best choice...even for those that don't have high chances of sticking in the NBA... It does seem that players don't improve over the course of NCAA careers as much as they used to...the prospect of going back to improve draft stock can certainly backfire... It really depends on what the player wants...if getting that 3.5 mil...cough cough 6 figures...is really all that you want as a player and you would genuinely be happy with that a "cup of coffee"...there's NOTHING wrong with that...but if becoming a legit long-lasting NBA player is the goal...then the decision making process should be a bit different than jump at the first whiff...it doesn't mean staying longer will actually make THAT happen...sometimes it won't... but if you are a player like Oshae Brissett for example...you have the legit chance to come back as a junior and dominate...work on your weaknesses and jump up draft boards...its not easy...it's HARD to fix weaknesses...but the best pros do it...the ones who stick in the NBA do it... I'm not saying there is one formula or one solution...i think there's a bit more nuance to the decision these days than is taken into account, though...right now if there's a small chance...he gone!!!!! I kinda wish the NBA would stop weighting "potential" so highly in its drafting of players... [/QUOTE]

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