Sports Sound Off – NBA: No College… No Problem
Many of us know a guy or remember a guy in High School who’s game was dumb sick!!!! Handle, hops, court savvy, jay work, a true man amongst boys. But, all to often like an E! True Hollywood Story there is always something that holds these budding stars from moving beyond there prep stardom.
In the case of Brandon Jennings the super silky smooth PG outta L.A. who has spent the last two years honing his game with the best of his at age group at the famed Oak Hill academy where he was serving the opposition up like a inner city High School substitute. Jennings, was considered by many would have been a top 10 pick in this years NBA draft failed to qualify for his one year deal with the NCAA by not meeting there ACT/SAT required score.
So instead of being the mythological super star that fills every barber shop argument and corner store conversation across America about how much promise there he had.
However, Jennings is bucking the trend of being a “Lost One” and is going were no 18 year has ever been! Turkey!!! To play at least one year of Professional Hoop overseas were he’ll be able to refine his game against real grown man competition in preparation for next summers NBA Draft.
The question is? Is this going to become the newest trend of our young High School stars who fail to achieve the proper scores and grades to attend an NCAA school? Will High School kids now start aiming to get overseas for a quick payday and a chance to groom there skills before they get to the league?
What yall think?
Until Next Time stay Greezy!!!!!!!
they way 2 solve this problem is 2 eliminate the age limit for the nba….. since it has been a 19 year old age limit, it has made a joke out of the name student athlete with all the one and done players. Before when the rule was 18, there was really no problem of the jump 2 the league prep ballers and the ones who did go to college usually stayed.
July 13, 2008 at 3:15 PM
They nned to make the rule 2 years of college or come straight out of high school. This will solve the problem of one and done players and really talented guys like Oden, Durant won’t have to waste their time playing one year of college and risk getting injured. I hope they do this but theres no way Stern is going to change it back to let high school players come play in the NBA.
July 14, 2008 at 4:52 AM
I kind of understand what the league is trying to do.
For every Kobe, KG, Bron there’s a million kids the attempted to make the jump and got left with their dicks in their hands.
The one and done with College i think does more harm then help.
Also, cosign on the idea of possible injury
It’s a fine line, but I say Let the kids play…
PROPS!
July 14, 2008 at 5:48 AM
Real talk I think they need to allow the Kids to go outta High School!! As a former college football coach there is nothing worse than coaching a one and done kid. It makes it nearly impossible to build tradition, and foundation of a program if your school is a revolving door for the pros. We will soon live in a world were teams are drafting a kids rights before he’s got his first piece of ass! Amazing!!!!!!!!!! See how Bush got people thinking? I better get it while its good, cuz if I do it this way my hard work, and growth may be all for not!!!!!!!
July 14, 2008 at 3:57 PM
This is an interesting topic. From the NBA point of view they do not immaturity ruining their product. However these gifted players ARE ready. This is what they do… They can but it is the distractions that the money brings + laziness that brings SOME of these younger heads down. If they went to the ARMY for sure their asses would be on the front line(no homo)
July 14, 2008 at 10:52 PM
college basketball survived da mid(late) 90s when kg, kobe, and tmac left 2 go 2 the league when they were the top of there class 3 yrs straight…. this was when there was no rule. i remember readin an article on kd and oden in a slam mag, and he said somethin like ” in college its like, your broke”……. these kids want $$ and they damn sure aint gonna wait 2years 2 get it. No Age Rule
July 20, 2008 at 3:18 AM