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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 1370932, member: 874"]
My preference is the NFL method.  However, in a sport like basketball where you have a guy or two that are good enough to play professionally straight out of high school and physicality isn't an issue like the NFL, I can understand the argument for letting them bypass college if they choose.  The difficult part about that is convincing all of the overhyped primadonnas that they aren't good enough to go pro yet.  People say that NBA just shouldn't draft them, but it's not that easy.  Nobody wants to miss out on the next Kevin Durant so, left to their own devices, they draft anyone that has the potential to be that and if it doesn't work out toss them to the curb.

If the NBA had a developed minor league system that wasn't nearly as extensive as MLB and used the MLB draft rules, I think it could help college be more stable.  Fans that got excited over a freshman or sophomore showing potential would have something to look forward to the next year or two instead of seeing a guy scratch the surface only to be gone the next year.  It would ultimately all depend upon how the NBA scouted and determined who was good enough to draft straight out of high school and who they would try to push to college.
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