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[QUOTE="Ward, post: 2230678, member: 1958"]
Well I think in general making these kids stay for 3 years is bad for the kids. It prevents them from making money on their skills and what if they get hurt in that 3 year span? Some of the reasons were reaching a bit but I thought he brought up some good points. I agree that #8 seemed like quite an exaggeration.

#3 - Not sure if it's "bad" for anyone but there are loopholes for kids who want to leave anyways. They could go overseas now but with a year of college if you're a star you can probably get a more tempting/lucrative offer from overseas teams. Not to mention as another person pointed out that these kids could always go to the JUCO route and be eligible to be drafted earlier. If either of these grows it takes stars away from college teams entirely.

#6 - I don't think college coaches would like if every member of their recruiting class was eligible to be drafted by the NBA whether they declared or not. What if a school is depending on a kid, he's counting on going there and then he gets surprised with a better NBA opportunity in June and leaves the school hanging? Or an NBA team drafts a kid in one of the 2 rounds and expect him to join their franchise and he says never mind? That hurts both parties.

#9 - Then like I said overall how is it fair to the kids to keep them from entering the NBA for 3 years? It just gives college coaches more control in a sport where they already have way too much of it.
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