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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1210270" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>But what makes it weird is that it's the same school. And it's more or less one program of five years, which used to be standard in Ontario, though not other parts of Canada.</p><p></p><p>But your general point is right, this doesn't really change anything. Kids have always had the opportunity to graduate high school and spend a post-grad year at Oak Hill or wherever and be eligible for the draft, they just don't because why not play college basketball against better competition and be on TV and all the good stuff that goes along with that? They can also go pro overseas or in the D-League, but college ball is perceived as the better route for a professional future both from a draft stock and a marketing perspective.</p><p></p><p>Maker isn't already in college because he either wouldn't pass the clearinghouse academically, or the strange circumstances of his rather nomadic youth wouldn't pass muster with the NCAA, or both.</p><p></p><p>If the NBA acted like the NCAA, they wouldn't let him in. But they're smart, they see this case is a weirdo exception that has no likelihood of opening up any floodgates, and they're doing right by the kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1210270, member: 527609"] But what makes it weird is that it's the same school. And it's more or less one program of five years, which used to be standard in Ontario, though not other parts of Canada. But your general point is right, this doesn't really change anything. Kids have always had the opportunity to graduate high school and spend a post-grad year at Oak Hill or wherever and be eligible for the draft, they just don't because why not play college basketball against better competition and be on TV and all the good stuff that goes along with that? They can also go pro overseas or in the D-League, but college ball is perceived as the better route for a professional future both from a draft stock and a marketing perspective. Maker isn't already in college because he either wouldn't pass the clearinghouse academically, or the strange circumstances of his rather nomadic youth wouldn't pass muster with the NCAA, or both. If the NBA acted like the NCAA, they wouldn't let him in. But they're smart, they see this case is a weirdo exception that has no likelihood of opening up any floodgates, and they're doing right by the kid. [/QUOTE]
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