tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post5482665450049061829..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Drew Sharp Finds Himself a Boogeyman for the One-and-Done RuleBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-43444044632965249162012-03-30T13:13:38.484-04:002012-03-30T13:13:38.484-04:00Calipari is used as an example of how many don'...Calipari is used as an example of how many don't like the one-and-done rule. I think it is amazing he puts together a good team with a bunch of freshmen. That really is hard as it is and they even play defense. I think two years in college minimum is good for the game, but I also understand that is unrealistic. I wish players had to stay for two years, but if a player wants to go to the NBA, I think he may have the right to do so. <br /><br />Justin, I have never thought of the draft that way. It would interesting to see that tested. Stern came out recently saying he favored a two year rule, but nothing has been done to actually make it happen. I found an article that discusses this more and hope to get to it soon. <br /><br />I just don't like how the NBA puts the one-and-done rule on the NCAA and then is hands-off about it. I know Stern doesn't want these guys coming to the NBA before they are "ready," but at some point a player may sue the league...even without a two and through rule. That will be interesting.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-42567077834771047932012-03-30T12:26:10.247-04:002012-03-30T12:26:10.247-04:00If the NBA's age limit is a violation of civil...If the NBA's age limit is a violation of civil liberties, the draft itself (in all sports) is the same. It is specifically designed to severely limit the earning power of young athletes by forbidding them from marketing their services to multiple bidders.<br /><br />However, there is a difference, significant to the courts, between limiting an athlete to one professional team he's allowed to negotiate a contract with (which courts have repeatedly allowed is legal because the NBA or NFL or whatever is one business, not 30 businesses, for that purpose) and refusing to allow an athlete to play in the league at all (which has not been legally tested).<br /><br />I think Fuhrer Stern was absolutely right for several reasons you already touched on to make kids wait to play in the NBA. However, he is on shaky legal ground to do so and he knows it. That's why it's one-and-done and not the otherwise obviously better two-and-through. Stern decided that enforcing a two year wait would be increasing the risk of a lawsuit just a little bit too much. <br /><br />Drew Sharp is a hack who doesn't like John Calipari and had a deadline to meet, and you took him apart perfectly. No further need to comment on that.Justin Zethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960963276563539839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-20440444845674246882012-03-30T11:59:59.088-04:002012-03-30T11:59:59.088-04:00if anything i would argue that calipari has been a...if anything i would argue that calipari has been a good resource for kids dealing with the one and done rule because he has shown that while you can question his coaching abilities, you can't really question whether he acts in the best interests of the kids. he is really good at getting accurate info on a kid's draft stock and will more or less force them to go pro if he thinks they don't need another year of college (whereas im sure plenty of coaches use the nba's rule to get kids on college campus and then from there try to get them to stay longer than a year even if that's not in the kids' best interests). not to mention calipari runs an offensive system that helps prepare kids well for the pros. so if anything calipari is the one who helps minimize the harm inflicted on kids by the one and done rule, in my humble opinion. i don't like him that much as an in-game coach but all the not-so-thinly-veiled jabs at his character by sportswriters who don't understand the one and dun rule are, to me, out of line.<br /><br />to be clear, i support a two and through rule as in kids can either go pro out of high school, or stay in college for two years (personally i think just one year in europe or some other international pro team is enough). i just don't like the idea of players not being allowed to go pro at 18 even if there is a market for them. i understand the nba has every right to place an age limit, but i just don't like the idea of 18 year olds not being allowed into the league even if they're good enough that there is a market for them and that teams are willing to draft them.Arjun Chandrasekharhttp://www.arjun-allthingssports.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-18714873148220852582012-03-30T08:29:41.894-04:002012-03-30T08:29:41.894-04:00Arjun, I figure people will disagree with me on th...Arjun, I figure people will disagree with me on this. I'm glad you agree. John Calipari was successful when he wasn't recruiting one-and-done players and I think he will adapt if there is ever another rule change. I don't like Calipari, but I'm not going to root against him because I don't like the makeup of his team. <br /><br />If Anthony Davis didn't go to UK, he would go somewhere else and be one-and-done. Obviously having quite a few one-and-done players on one roster opens Calipari up to criticism, but it isn't his rule. <br /><br />One thing that isn't discussed very often is many of these players are probably scared their draft stock will be affected by going to college. They know Calipari puts players in the NBA, so they go to UK. Some HS kids are probably concerned if they go to college and have a bad year, they will lose draft stock and Calipari is well known for putting kids in the draft. You don't have to like it, but it isn't his rule. <br /><br />I have mixed feelings too. I want two-and-through personally, but I also understand HS kids should be able to go to the NBA if they are ready. I would go for two-and-through or let the players stay two years or go pro a/f HS. I really think we would be surprised that players would go to college for two years. There were four high profile guys who stayed in school that were considered one-and-done just last year and if a few people in the locker room didn't dislike him, Austin Rivers would probably have stayed this year. Kids will go to school for two years, but I think the option of the NBA has to be there to be fair. I don't like it b/c it weakens the college game, but it is fair.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-61657847025448591612012-03-29T19:09:09.473-04:002012-03-29T19:09:09.473-04:00ben, i completely 1000000% agree. it amazes me how...ben, i completely 1000000% agree. it amazes me how many sportswriters are so clueless as to the nature of the one and done rule. john calipari is simply doing his job and recruiting the best players available, it just so happens that these players choose to turn pro as soon as they are allowed to do so; it is david stern,, not john calipari, who has made a mockery of college hoops.<br /><br />personally i have mixed feelings about how it should be. i go back and forth on whether the nba's age limit is a violation of civil liberties, though i certainly understand why they would want to force kids to play in college (ore europe) for a year instead of having to draft them based on high school scouting reports. as for the best, most practical solution i am with you that i think the two-and-through system represents the best compromise of all worlds. all i do know is that john calipari is the last person that should be blamed for whatever policies the nba implementsArjun Chandrasekharhttp://www.arjun-allthingssports.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com