One and Done Cons and Pros

NBAWestFan · Post #1 » by **NBAWestFan** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 3:35 pm

A simple way to put it is the One and Done is bad for the Bigs but the $$ doesn't hurt
but the long term development hurts them.

It is good for Guards, SF who are ball handlers and further developed in fundamentals and maturity.

It hurts all player who are not mature but helps all their bank accounts.

Bynum who was before the 1 year rule really could have benefited from 4 years of college.
Kwame could have benefited

Kobe maybe at least 1 year but was not necessary for his skill set and work ethic was there.
Randle was pretty good and came out at a good time for him.

Kaminsky benefited from staying long and developed his skills. If he came out after one year he might never play in the NBA.
Towns - Needs 1 to 2 years
Okafor - Needs 1 to 2 years to develop
WCS Needs to stay 4 years to get the benefit of an offensive game. Defense can be learned faster than post moves.

Just think the rule should be changed but more so to two years for the Bigs and not really SG, SF or Point but no they
could never discriminate like that.

Post #2 » by **Slava** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:00 pm

The way things are right now, the college ball is entirely different from NBA so its arguable that when top talent players develop they might as well do it under the NBA dime, the game is more nuanced, faster and better managed. Players also get a chance to have access to better nutrition and training regimes in the professional leagues, which is a big part of physical development. I don't see any point in differentiating between wings and big men, everyone gets better with age, with or without college basketball.

LApwnd · Post #3 » by **LApwnd** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:01 pm

I don't believe in one and done is the reason players don't pan out....players don't pan out cause they weren't as good as they though they were, college made them look better than they are because they play on good teams, and most importantly just weak/poor work ethic. Kobe, Tmac, Kg are all time greats with exception of Tmac due to health. If Bynum went to college he might have gotten hurt sooner, there was no saving pts for Kwame dude has mental fortitude of a 10yr old. Kaminsky stayed and up his stock but personally I feel he's nothing more than a role player on the high side, low side out of the league after rookie contract.

ak7 · Post #4 » by **ak7** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:11 pm

Players like Stanley Johnson who are supremely talented but just don't fit the structured, terrible offensive setting that the NCAA brings should always be one and done players.

He will be great in the NBA when he can get out and run and just play ball like they do in the NBA. He struggled adjusting in college because he wasn't able to use his athleticism and length to the advantage he got in AAU while running the same type of pace and space ball that you see in the NBA now. You are starting to see this a lot with a lot of the top wings in today's college game.

It's a case by case basis depending on the player and his strengths honestly.

Mirjalovic · Post #5 » by **Mirjalovic** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:24 am

if you are prime talent like Kobe, Garnett, LeBron, no reason for you to stay in college.. but players that less talentedthan them need college to mature, sadly some raw players just think they are good enough for NBA.

Post #6 » by **Kilroy** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:52 am

The College game has changed too... They're not as interested in developing talent either... They recruit heavily with a oneanddone mentality as well... They're looking for stars straight out of highschool. I firmly believe this has a lot to do with why there are so few good big men in the NBA now... Because Big Men like Kareem need the full ride in College to develop, and Colleges ain't got time for that...
Then the NBA is looking at guys that take the full 4 to develop as busts.

College used to be great at instilling work ethic, maturity and fundamentals in players... The longer the better. Now it's more about keeping the win-train rolling by massive recruiting efforts and constant turnover.

So being a Oneanddone, is more of a requirement now than a symptom or a factor of unique skill. There really isn't an option for an NBA caliber player, or even for the loads that discover they aren't after the draft...

I'm not sure how to fix the problem... On the one hand, it's insulting that some of the players are on the same campus as the students... On the other hand, the players make it possible for the students to be there.

Maybe the notion of college sports is outdated, and we need to seperate it from schools and expand Farm systems like Baseball and the D-league. It doesn't seem like anyone honestly cares about the education aspect anymore anyway, it's all "what if I get injured and can't make millions." Never mind the fact that fools are getting killed and thrown in Jail anyway...
But then the same guys who are crying about 'having to play a year in college' would be suing the league if they got injured in the d-league and had no other options in the real world.