Proposal for One and Done Rule Change
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:22 pm
The NBA instituted One-and-Done without input from the NCAA. Here's what the NCAA could do to get back some of the leverage they lost to One-and-Done.
Allow player to apply for the Draft but retain their eligibility if they don't hire and agent (an unpaid adviser is OK if they're not a professional agent or affiliated with one). If the player is not drafted or doesn't like their draft position, they could return to college.
This helps college programs by causing players to attend classes in their second semester since they may want to return. It also makes players listen and respond more to their college coaches for the same reason.
It's also unilateral and requires no approval from the NBA and doesn't hurt the NBA. And it helps the student-athletes
. The top handful of kids will go to the League and the other ill-advised kids will return with a better more realistic attitude about how much they need to improve their game.
I don't see a downside, do you.
Allow player to apply for the Draft but retain their eligibility if they don't hire and agent (an unpaid adviser is OK if they're not a professional agent or affiliated with one). If the player is not drafted or doesn't like their draft position, they could return to college.
This helps college programs by causing players to attend classes in their second semester since they may want to return. It also makes players listen and respond more to their college coaches for the same reason.
It's also unilateral and requires no approval from the NBA and doesn't hurt the NBA. And it helps the student-athletes

I don't see a downside, do you.