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[QUOTE="triplethrea, post: 1071043, member: 1574"]
I think my argument is far from ridiculous. And I can't imagine how it can be seen as ridiculous by a rational person.

Players come and go, but that does not make them valueless. Syracuse maintains it's winning ways due to great recruiting. What is great recruiting? It is the attainment of good-great players. Syracuse does not have a winning tradition without great recruiting. Syracuse lures recruits with it's coach, stadium, and atmosphere. If they could pay money, that would be one more reason to join Syracuse over another team.

Ron Artest punched a fun in the NBA. He played for almost a decade afterwards. Why? Because he still had value for other teams. His value went down, sure. But that usually just means a decline in salary. Same with Marcus Smart. We're talking on both sides of a sliding scale here, but for some reason, you are pretending like my side of the scale doesn't exist.

The NBA is colluding with the NCAA here. They want players in the NCAA so the NBA has more pro-ready prospects to draft, don't need to pay them while they are developing, and come with pre-existing fame that comes from college. How much more famous is Jabari Parker after one year at Duke, than without? The NCAA profits by having the best players coming out of high school forced to play in college for at least a year. How much TV attendance do "The Best Freshman" get? It's one of the top storylines every year. Would not exist without the one year rule.

I meant "go to Europe or play for free" is tough guy stuff. "Go through hell or do things our way." THAT is ridiculous when held up to scrutiny.
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