From
where I sit it looks like Bob Knight is again confirming he's got no
clue how the real world works...
Rape
isn't a world that should be tossed around. It's not a joke. It's
not funny. And it certainly isn't a way to describe anything to do
with sports. Rape is a crime. It should be treated as such. That
being said, Knight does have a point, to a degree. Sure, allowing
players to turn pro after their freshman year is taking a lot away
from the NCAA, but I don't think the NCAA is suffering much for it.
There are some players that make the jump and don't pan out. But
it's been like that for decades. Just because someone is a high
draft pick doesn't mean a thing. It never has and it never will.
The draft is a chance for teams to restock with younger, potentially
great players. Note the words 'chance' and 'potentially'. Ask the
Edmonton Oilers about what 1st over-all picks mean to a
team. Talk to Antony Bennett about the pressure associated with
being a top pick. Here's where Knight has a good point. Basketball
shouldn't be looking to keep kids in college, they should be looking
the NHL and MLB. Creating a system of player development. It would
create an expansion of pro ball in centres that would never see an
NBA team. Right now there are 15 teams in the D League. Grow it.
Have each NBA team with a separate affiliate. There's plenty of
money to be made too. More coaches, more fans, more draft. Right
now the NFL and NHL drafts are 7 rounds, MLB has 40 (!), the NBA has
2. Expand it. All of it. There's no such thing as too much show,
particularly in a league that created Showtime.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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