This bar sucks now, let's go to that other spot
You snooze, you lose, Rad.This bar sucks now, let's go to that other spot
ya'll have really fucked up my intentions for this thread when i created it on the old board
let try to get this back on track
what side are you on with the bball high schoolers going straight to the league?
I say, let them go at 18, but if for whatever reason, they dont get drafted, allow them to go to a school should they choose or make the D-league a viable option (which appears to be happening with the new CBA)
if they choose to go to college, then they have to go for at least 2 years
discuss
Basically, the baseball model. I'm cool with that.
correct me if im wrong as my baseball experience has been limited to OOTP, but the team that drafts you essentially holds your rights so if you go to college, you then can join the team when you decide to leave right?
My understanding is that you can be drafted out of HS but as soon as you attend classes in college the team who drafted you loses your draft rights and the player can't be drafted until after their 3rd year in college.
You described the hockey model.
Always thought the freshman rule was dumb, a lot of these guys shouldn't be wasting their time in college.
Interesting side bar. why are there a significamt number of high school players able to succeed in basketball when this isn't the case in most other professional team sports?
Interesting side bar. why are there a significamt number of high school players able to succeed in basketball when this isn't the case in most other professional team sports?
No. Not anymore. The rule used to be if you were drafted and attended a 4-year college, the moment you enroll in a college class you forfeit your ability to be drafted for 3 years and the team that drafted you lost the rights. If you went JUCO or Independent ball after being drafted, the drafting team held your rights up until the next draft and could sign you at any time (called it 'Draft and Follow').correct me if im wrong as my baseball experience has been limited to OOTP, but the team that drafts you essentially holds your rights so if you go to college, you then can join the team when you decide to leave right?
The "Mark Appel" rule.No. Not anymore. The rule used to be if you were drafted and attended a 4-year college, the moment you enroll in a college class you forfeit your ability to be drafted for 3 years and the team that drafted you lost the rights. If you went JUCO or Independent ball after being drafted, the drafting team held your rights up until the next draft and could sign you at any time (called it 'Draft and Follow').
Afew years ago, they removed that rule. There is now roughly a month+ (I think 5-6 weeks) after the draft that a team must sign their pick, or they lose their rights and the player goes back to the draft the following year.
We also don't have draft and follow in the WBL.
What number is 'significant'? Granted this number is artificially deflated by the one and done rule, but there were only 44 HS players drafted directly into the NBA. Only 10 of those 44 even went on to make an All-Star team.Interesting side bar. why are there a significamt number of high school players able to succeed in basketball when this isn't the case in most other professional team sports?
good point
Darius Miles was one of those dudes and couldnt hoop for shit once he played against other athletic guys with similar builds
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