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Posted on: March 5, 2018 at 15:05:46 CT
wu-tangtiger
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Academies at the high school level. Then the NBA could draft the best players, the rest can go to college.
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Euro soccer style academies the answer
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 13:54:04
story says NBA has decided AGAINST academies in the US.
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GapDaddy
MU
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3/5 15:18:08
IMHO, they have the fix this within the confines of the
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mdoc
STL
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3/5 14:59:36
both can happen
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 15:05:46
2 things....
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GapDaddy
MU
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3/5 16:24:09
I think it comes down to how much TV presence the NBA
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StaleyTiger
MU
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3/5 14:16:22
the talent, and the best competition is in college, now.
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justwinbaby
KC
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3/5 14:46:43
The G League has better talent than college
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 14:49:14
Some of the kids will forgo it if they can get paid
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BOILERTIGER
MU
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3/5 14:20:03
This would be a terrible thing for these kids. (nm)
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Uncle John
MU
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3/5 14:32:52
LOL - NBA to the rescue as "experts" with connections to
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alstl
MU
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3/5 14:10:17
Won't that really hurt the NCAA's talent pool?
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tgr
MU
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3/5 14:10:02
Probably would without changes on the NCAA's part.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:11:50
Yep, will be interesting to see how the schools adapt to
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BOILERTIGER
MU
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3/5 14:15:25
Not buying it. Major issue is the number of kids who
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jumbo73
MU
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3/5 13:59:35
See below to make the point more specifically
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jumbo73
MU
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3/5 14:11:35
I like the academy idea for high school age
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 14:06:20
how can Baseball have such an elaborate farm system,
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justwinbaby
KC
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3/5 14:38:30
The first step IMO is ending the amateurism charade.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:09:38
It would have to be limited in such a way that schools like
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:22:44
The richest schools already get the best players
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:30:48
Poor argument. "It's already an unlevel playing field so who
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:38:24
The poor argument is that OSU and Texas will buy up
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:40:17
The top 25 richest schools (including fans and boosters)
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:44:55
Jerry Jones would have a minor league team in Fayetteville
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hogfan14
ARK
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3/5 19:02:54
I think you're vastly overestimating how much those schools
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:51:39
It would become a bidding war for each player. (nm)
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:51:59
I'm fine with that.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 15:03:11
Most AD's are already in the "red", they can't afford to
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myself
MU
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3/5 15:06:48
The bulk of the money wouldn't come from the schools.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 15:16:30
The money would come from many sources, especially
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myself
MU
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3/5 15:22:27
Schools wouldn’t really have to pay the athletes
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 14:25:22
As I said, that would ruin college sports. Schools with the
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:30:13
Compare OSU and Purdue recruiting now.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:36:36
It would get even worse. Schools like Missouri, Illinois,...
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:39:35
How much do you think Texas would spend on a guy
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:40:43
Texas A&M just gave a $75 million contract to Jimbo Fisher,
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:47:23
And Alabama already gets the best players.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:52:15
Off the top of my head, James Foster had an offer from
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myself
MU
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3/5 14:59:00
And he ended up at A&M.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 15:09:47
He decommitted after we went 1-5, which was understandable..
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myself
MU
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3/5 15:20:01
Lots of low/mid-level schools would still be able to recruit
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 15:25:18
We'll have to agree to disagree on this. (nm)
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myself
MU
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3/5 15:34:43
My proposal
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BOILERTIGER
MU
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3/5 14:35:25
the attraction college has over minor leagues,
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justwinbaby
KC
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3/5 14:42:02
That’s what the G League is for
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 14:40:08
Major pass on that for me.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:38:57
Colleges could restrict that to a degree
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 14:33:08
Kinda what I was thinking
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BOILERTIGER
MU
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3/5 14:27:31
Yea there’s definitely a way to allow college
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wu-tangtiger
MU
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3/5 14:11:28
Those two things are mutually exclusive.
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zodiac6
JC
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3/5 14:12:20