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<blockquote data-quote="TheFameProtector" data-source="post: 1537930" data-attributes="member: 517079"><p>Why make these arguments about what is better potential career pathway for young basketball players when it is ultra-clear -- because you said it -- that your opinions are biased by your views about the quality of the product for the viewer? Plenty of people would say the exact same thing about Big Ten basketball. Those views don't matter since all players want to get to the NBA, regardless of whether you think it's watchable, and the NBA is clearly doing just fine from an interest/money-generating perspective.</p><p></p><p>I also disagree that losing elite talent wouldn't hurt the NCAA. Ratings have steadily declined since the 90s as fewer and fewer players stick around for more than two years, if they have a shot at the NBA. Losing even more elite talent directly out of HS would further chip away at NCAA viewership, particularly when you factor in how young people follow basketball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheFameProtector, post: 1537930, member: 517079"] Why make these arguments about what is better potential career pathway for young basketball players when it is ultra-clear -- because you said it -- that your opinions are biased by your views about the quality of the product for the viewer? Plenty of people would say the exact same thing about Big Ten basketball. Those views don't matter since all players want to get to the NBA, regardless of whether you think it's watchable, and the NBA is clearly doing just fine from an interest/money-generating perspective. I also disagree that losing elite talent wouldn't hurt the NCAA. Ratings have steadily declined since the 90s as fewer and fewer players stick around for more than two years, if they have a shot at the NBA. Losing even more elite talent directly out of HS would further chip away at NCAA viewership, particularly when you factor in how young people follow basketball. [/QUOTE]
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