New Two-Year Rule a Win-Win for NBA, NCAA

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New Two-Year Rule a Win-Win for NBA, NCAA
The Dagger found this 4/7/2008 on www.sportingnews.com [flag]
By Bethlehem Shoals Word on the streets is that David Stern and Myles Brand have agreed to up the age limit, so student-athletes would be bound to their school of choice for two seasons. Of course, it's not law yet—they still need to get the Players Association on board—but it's a powerful statement. It's like this college/NBA synergy is all or nothing: Once you've got players forced to ... [link]

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Mandatory two years in college? Yes, please. Sorry, mid-majors.
Published 4/7/2008 at The Dagger
... they included a rule that said a player had to be at least one year removed from high school before they could play in the NBA. It wasn't the intention, but it proved to be fantastic for college basketball. As evidence, I give you Derrick Rose, Kevin Love, Michael Beasley, and OJ Mayo, all of whom would likely be riding NBA pine right now if the rule had never existed. And now, the thinking appears to be that if one year removed from high school is good, two years is even better. Selfishly, I couldn't agree more. It'll make college basketball ...

Strength for Everyone!
Published 4/8/2008 by Bethlehem Shoals at freedarko.com
[image] Hooray for college basketball. That's all. Read this TSB post I did on the proposed bigger, better age limit (which wouldn't go into effect until the next CBA, in four years, so calm down and ignore this). Strangely, while I was opposed to one-and-done, this seems good for everyone involved. It's not a concession, or a band-aid on a major cultural shift—it would do a lot to build bridges between college and the pro ranks. Look, college sophomores can still be perfectly raw and ridiculous, but with just enough seasoning to not waste our time. No one has yet suggested ...

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