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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 1030321, member: 874"]
You're correct in that my profession required state licensure, but you ignored the point that many other professions that don't, still require experience whether it's in entry level positions or internships.  I disagree with your statement that the NBA is an entire industry.  It's not.  It's one employer with multiple branches, and it can add or subtract a branch if it sees fit.  Some guy didn't just start the Miami Heat and then apply for admission to the NBA afterword.  The NBA decided they wanted to expand and added a team in Miami.  That is also why the PA negotiates with the league and not each individual team.  There are other basketball leagues available for players to play in.  They may not be on the NBA's level, but not every computer company is Apple either.  Age requirement versus experience is semantics.  I also disagree that the age requirement is simply in place to reduce the labor pool.  As I said in another post, it exists so the scouts can reduce risk with talent evaluations.  The idea that the rule impacts one race over another doesn't change the fact that it's not aimed at one and not another.  Cody Zeller had to wait just as long as MCW.  Your points about academics are good, and I'll have to take you at your word with the examples.  That speaks to a larger problem that isn't resolved by letting guys go straight to the NBA.

Why do I care whether they appreciate their money or celebrity?  Because I'm the consumer, and if I think a guy is a jerk because he thinks he's better than others, when the reality is he was lucky enough to be born with genetics that make him taller, stronger, and faster, I don't care to watch him play.  It's the same reason I don't watch anything about the Kardashians.
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