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I love it! This is to benefit the players. How? Make them rush a decision without decent input? Don't give them an opportunity to change their minds if it looks like things won't work out.
This is all for the coaches, it will help them in recruiting. Both in terms of convincing players to come when their isn't another experienced player in front of them on the roster or in deciding who to recruit. Of course, it will help the top teams the most.
Howard

I can see no way whatsoever that this will benefit a player and hope that it doesn not pass. I agree with the above statements, why make a kid rush to judgement? They had 3 weeks to declare after last years championship game. April 27th was the deadline I believe and college baskeball doesn't start till November so if knowing 6 months in advance isn't enough time how much of a difference will 6-1/2 months make?

""We feel that's what would work best for the student athletes and that's what would work best for the coaches.".......
That is a lie....It does in no way benefit the player....How dumb do you think your audience is?

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Originally posted 09:23 AM ET  10.27 by Chaimlavan

I love it! This is to benefit the players. How? Make them rush a decision without decent input? Don't give them an opportunity to change their minds if it looks like things won't work out. This is all for the coaches, it will help them in recruiting. Both in terms of convincing players to come when their isn't another experienced player in front of them on the roster or in deciding who to recruit. Of course, it will help the top teams the most

Well put-

especially perennial top teams like UNC.....
they're going to get kids NO MATTER WHAT
the differnece is that the real top guys that are
one & done aren't necesarily going there anymore because
they want PT immediately.......

i agree with what everyone has posted so far. this is of benefit to big time college programs not the player. its plainly dishonest to try to spin this any other way

This is another attempt of the basketball machine to squeeze their main assets and increasing their bottom line. If they can get the current one and done's out of the way, they can bring in the next so they can advertise early and make more money. These players already reap very little of the money that they bring to the schools because of the current NCAA status. Yes, student go to college to earn a education. But for what? So they can begin their livelihood in the real world. These student-athletes, just like geniuses who use their brain power to graduate from college early, use their athletic ability to move into their livelihood quickly. And the schools make millions of dollars off of them every year. Give them a break!

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Originally posted 10:11 AM ET  10.27 by WePoFoSho

I can see no way whatsoever that this will benefit a player and hope that it doesn not pass. I agree with the above statements, why make a kid rush to judgement? They had 3 weeks to declare after last years championship game. April 27th was the deadline I believe and college baskeball doesn't start till November so if knowing 6 months in advance isn't enough time how much of a difference will 6-1/2 months make?

Gort that right it ain't benifitin no player by any strech of imagination. That 's not gonna pass. The NBA won't endorse it and it maybe constituionally illegal.

It would not surprise me at all if Roy gets what he wants; it tends to be that way. I do agree with this idea though, teams are greatly affected by not knowing who their team will be the following year.

Jesse W.
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I'm glad that this is finally happen. I have to agree with Coach Williams. We all know from day one that the one and done are going so why should you wait around on other players when it's possible that thier scholarship can be use sooner than later. The kids know from day one if he is planning to go, this really help recruiting because I allows the Coaches time to recruit other players who want to be at thier program. You can't blame Coach Williams because just five years ago he lost his entire team so to say it doesnt benefit the players is somewhat true and false. Thank about if you son was a 4 star player and wanted to go to UNC and this 5 star player was sitting on the idea of leaving or "testing the water", then as a parent it would somewhat worry you because you son has to wait on the one school he wanted to go. So, i hope the NCAA make the rule change but I'll say gave them a 3 weeks to deciede.

What a bunch of sleezeballs. College athletics is getting to a point that borders on exploitation. Wringing money out of college kids like that, they should all be ashamed of themselves. I don't see how they can look themselves in the mirror.

The student athlete that accepts a scholarship and then says "I go pro" after one year is being exploited? Explain that one please. It's all about money on both sides.

First of all, this does not say anywhere in the article that this was proposed by Roy Williams. It simply places his picture there and discusses his situation, so don't go attacking him just yet.

Of course this is a deal intended to help the coaches recruit. There is no other explanation. But in reality, it could really backfire. If it were put in place, say a player who would be a top 5 pick the next year declares and has to stay in the draft as his stock falls. All of a sudden, a coach who could have cited a high number of top 5 or lottery picks no longer has that history to go on when recruiting top talent. This idea reeks of coaches who don't care about their players' future as much as their own personal success, and so I'd doubt that it was proposed by Roy or Coach K. Both of them are too good of teachers and human beings (OK not sure about that on Coach K, but I know Roy is and didn't want the Duke fans coming after me for not including their guy) to push guys out of the door like this rule would do. My guess is you're seeing it from some of the guys in the middle-tier ACC, like Gary Williams, Dave Leitao and Paul Hewitt. But I could be (and hope I am) horribly wrong. In fact I wouldn't be surprised to see it from Coach K, but I'll leave him alone.

I just looked back on the article and noted the title, but I'm sure that's more to catch attention and spin the facts than it is the truth.

About time someone came up with an idea to keep kids in school!!!!!

The student athlete that accepts a scholarship and then says "I go pro" after one year is being exploited? Explain that one please. It's all about money on both sides.

The althlete that is forced to accept a scholarship for one year VS going to the NAB is being exploited. At 18 you are mature enough to go to Iraq, but not to the NBA. something is wrong with that picture.