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[QUOTE="All4SU, post: 259897, member: 381"]
I don't really agree.  If you took everyone in the NBADL and added 20 - 30 kids straight from High School, there are still thousands of kids currently playing D1 basketball who would be fun to watch.  And frankly, I go and cheer for the name on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back.  If the game is competitive, fans will watch.
 
Over time, it would be my hope that there would be a positive effect on the kids coming up through high school.  If we devalue the education, why would kids have any perception of value for it.  If we reinforce the value of a college education, maybe, just maybe, and increasing number of kids will realize that they are never going to make it in the NBA.  But they stand a really good chance of being an accountant, or an engineer, or a educator, or a banker.  Doesn't that provide a better service to our young people and the communities from which they come?  Throwing money at one-and-dones or kids who have no interest in an education simply devalues an education and perpetuates an attitude that basketball is more important than a career and the ability to earn a good living.
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