Aidan Baker
Sheila Allard
Written Communications
5/11/10
Sheila Allard
Written Communications
5/11/10
Kevin Garnett pictured above was one of the first NBA players ever to skip going to college and go straight to the NBA. After people saw how well he transitioned from skipping college and going straight to the NBA a lot of other people started to do it. Some big names that were very successful in doing so were Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Amare Stoudemire, and Jermaine O Neal. These are some of the very few that actually stayed in the league for a while and made a good career. There is also the other side of the coin where there are a lot more names that skipped going to college and went straight to the NBA. Among them are Kwame Brown, Desagana Diop, Sebastian Telfair, and Deshawn Stevenson. David Stern the NBA commisioner started to see this trend and put a stop to it in 2005 because the majority of kids that come out of highschool are not ready for the nba and he put a rule into effect where you had to go to atleast one year of college or be one year removed from high school.
This really helped bring a lot more attention to the college game because the likes of Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose, and Michael Beasley were forced to go to college for one year because they could not go to the NBA. As Miller says in his article NBA age limit helps college powers "For once College Basketball got a Boost from the NBA." I do Agree with this statement because it did give a huge boost and the effect of players going to college is that its making players develop more from one college and get them physically more ready for the NBA. The bad thing tho is that there are still a select few basketball players that shouldn't have to go to college for one year because they are already that good. Lebron James would have dominated if he went to college and he also would have lost 3 million dollars because that is what his rookie salary is. ("Nba age limit helps college powers" paragraph 1)
I think that this new rule is having a more positive effect on College Basketball than the NBA because College teams can go from being allright to fantastic with just one player. Look at what Kevin Durant did in one season, he pretty much carried texas on his back all season on his way to a college basketball national player of the year award. During that season Greg Oden and Kevin Durant single handedly made it the most rememberable in recent years. ("NBA age requirements pay dividends in College Hoops" paragraph 11) They may have made it rememberable but they also missed out on 3 million dollars because thats what they could have made if they played in the NBA instead of had to go to college.
The rule right now is allright but i think that it needs to be changed a little bit. I think if you are good enough to play in the NBA right out of High School that you should be able to go to the NBA. Im not the only one that thinks this, Jermaine O'neal even said that if you are good enough no matter what age you are you should be able to go straight to the NBA just like in baseball. ("NBA + Age Limit= Good for Basketball" paragraph 4) I think the effects from this rule are both good and bad for each league and it kind of evens out but i still think stars like Derrick Rose and John Wall should be able to go straight to the NBA because thats what they want to do for the rest of ther life. I think that the best way to do it is by being evaluated by scouts to see if your good enough to enter right out of high school and if your not you have to go to college but if you are you can go straight to the NBA. I guess time will only tell if things will turn out this way and I hope it does because it makes the NBA more exciting.
Works Cited
Miller, Mike. "NBA age limit helps college powers." June 24th 2005: 1. Web. 10 May 2010.
Myers, Mark. "NBA age requirements pay dividends in college hoops." Feb. 7, 2007: 1. Web. 10 May 2010..
The Man, Tan. "NBA + Age Limit = Good For Basketball." Apr 18, 2005 : 1. Web. 10 May 2010.
This really helped bring a lot more attention to the college game because the likes of Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose, and Michael Beasley were forced to go to college for one year because they could not go to the NBA. As Miller says in his article NBA age limit helps college powers "For once College Basketball got a Boost from the NBA." I do Agree with this statement because it did give a huge boost and the effect of players going to college is that its making players develop more from one college and get them physically more ready for the NBA. The bad thing tho is that there are still a select few basketball players that shouldn't have to go to college for one year because they are already that good. Lebron James would have dominated if he went to college and he also would have lost 3 million dollars because that is what his rookie salary is. ("Nba age limit helps college powers" paragraph 1)
I think that this new rule is having a more positive effect on College Basketball than the NBA because College teams can go from being allright to fantastic with just one player. Look at what Kevin Durant did in one season, he pretty much carried texas on his back all season on his way to a college basketball national player of the year award. During that season Greg Oden and Kevin Durant single handedly made it the most rememberable in recent years. ("NBA age requirements pay dividends in College Hoops" paragraph 11) They may have made it rememberable but they also missed out on 3 million dollars because thats what they could have made if they played in the NBA instead of had to go to college.
The rule right now is allright but i think that it needs to be changed a little bit. I think if you are good enough to play in the NBA right out of High School that you should be able to go to the NBA. Im not the only one that thinks this, Jermaine O'neal even said that if you are good enough no matter what age you are you should be able to go straight to the NBA just like in baseball. ("NBA + Age Limit= Good for Basketball" paragraph 4) I think the effects from this rule are both good and bad for each league and it kind of evens out but i still think stars like Derrick Rose and John Wall should be able to go straight to the NBA because thats what they want to do for the rest of ther life. I think that the best way to do it is by being evaluated by scouts to see if your good enough to enter right out of high school and if your not you have to go to college but if you are you can go straight to the NBA. I guess time will only tell if things will turn out this way and I hope it does because it makes the NBA more exciting.
Works Cited
Miller, Mike. "NBA age limit helps college powers." June 24th 2005: 1. Web. 10 May 2010.
Myers, Mark. "NBA age requirements pay dividends in college hoops." Feb. 7, 2007: 1. Web. 10 May 2010.
The Man, Tan. "NBA + Age Limit = Good For Basketball." Apr 18, 2005 : 1. Web. 10 May 2010.
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