In this post, I will raise my first argument AGAINST the rule that forces basketball players to participate in at least one year of collegiate basketball. The rule has only been in effect for one season thus far. There were many players that would have gone pro that did not get the chance to do that. Instead, they were shipped off to college where THEY KNEW as well as we did, that they were one and done.
Obviously Oden was going to leave Ohio State after his freshman year. He was the best big man in the NCAA last year defensively and held his own on the offensive end. Part of my problem here is that everyone knew Oden was going pro as soon as possible by the time he was 15. I don't know anyone that actually believed he was going to stay at Ohio State for his sophomore season. The only thing that Oden did for himself in the NCAA was exactly what everyone thought he would do... lead his team to the NCAA finals. His draft status did not change as a result of his only season with the Buckeyes. He didn't have a revelation and suddenly decide to stay in college to get his degree. Why force him to go there?
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Here is an interesting link on the subject:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/06/10/SPGUBQCFB11.DTL
i agree. i think all they are doing is forcing the player to do somehting they dont want to. also they are hurting the graduation rates of high profile schools such as Ohio State and Texas (Durant)
I do believe college athletes are pressured to go pro not only by scouts but also by family and even media.
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