Adam Silver wants to blow up the NBA's age-limit rule

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blackdog

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The biggest risk falls on the players if they allow kids to come straight out of HS again. There were too many players that were given terrible advice to declare out of HS, signed an agent, went undrafted, and then were screwed out of playing in college as well. All the shady parts about recruiting were magnified a lot when the NBA was involved. It was really only good for the best of the best and hurt everyone else.
 
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blmillini

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kcib8130 said:
That risk is there regardless of how long they stay in college or how dominant they are. Maurice Clarett should have gotten the chance to go pro after his freshman year, why should he be held to tOSU?

A player can be cut from his scholarship at any point for (really) any reason, how can we expect the players to stay for a set number of years right off the bat?

I agree there is a substantial risk in drafting a high school player, but the same thing can be said for some of the overseas players that get drafted, stay overseas, and never play for the team that drafted them and ultimately could lose all value that pick. The whole draft process is a risk.
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Sure there is always risk but that risk is reduced as players grow older, develop physically and mentally, play against higher levels of competition and generally become more mature.

I'm not saying it is fair to those players that are capable of getting drafted directly out of high school. I'm saying there is not much incentive for owners or existing players to make it happen.
 
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ChiefIllini

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blackdog said:
The biggest risk falls on the players if they allow kids to come straight out of HS again. There were too many players that were given terrible advice to declare out of HS, signed an agent, went undrafted, and then were screwed out of playing in college as well. All the shady parts about recruiting were magnified a lot when the NBA was involved. It was really only good for the best of the best and hurt everyone else.
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What about adding a clause basically stating until a player earns a professional paycheck, he can come back and finish any eligibility he has remaining in college? Seems a little arbitrary to say once a kid signs an agent he loses his eligibility.

I have no problem with a guy attempting to go straight to the NBA or jumping out of college after a year or two, but why punish them if they dont make a team?
 
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IlliniJim20

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ChiefIllini said:
What about adding a clause basically stating until a player earns a professional paycheck, he can come back and finish any eligibility he has remaining in college? Seems a little arbitrary to say once a kid signs an agent he loses his eligibility.

I have no problem with a guy attempting to go straight to the NBA or jumping out of college after a year or two, but why punish them if they dont make a team?
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Regarding an agent, usually money is Exchanged, thereby nullifying amateur status. Also has the potential for plenty of abuse. Well connected programs will get a player money through an agent, then have him play for a year or two. Hope you can see potential abuse.

While coaches always want talent, they also like the relative certainty of knowing their roster. Letting a kid come back in June/July would be a headache for roster planning and recruting.