I Wonder.....

 The " one and done " phenomena which has taken hold of the N.B.A. needs to undergo a complete review.

 ( dare I say sports fans.... a sound dismantling !  ? )



  Founded in 1946, the league in the early days established a rule that a player could not make himself available for the draft until FOUR YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

 ( And ain't this a humdinger..... ? ! Up until the late 60's , in the N.C.A.A., college freshman weren't even allowed to PLAY varsity sports ! ! ! )


 
 Through the 70's and 80's , you had " giants " like Wilt the Stilt and Air Jordan who attended college and garnered THREE years of experience before coming to the league.
 
 Some might feel ( especially yours truly ) , that this contributed to their maturity of individual skills and team play.

 Nowadays.. What do you have ?
 Superstars bunched in a group of no cohesion on the level not seen in ages.

  My SUGGESTION :

• Expand the D-League from its current 17 teams to 30 like in the N.B.A .

 ( At present, an athlete can enter the D at 18 as opposed to 19 in the N.B.A. )

• If the player decides to forgo college and enter the D, the N.B.A. enters into a contract with him for 3 years while providing a stipend of $75,000 per annum.

 ( This is far better than what one player received in 2005 when he didn't make the cut. He went to the D and received $15,000 a season while another who made it to the N.B.A got $4.6 MILLION ! These two played against each other in college . The D-Leaguer at the time was third overall in rebounding while the guy who made it to the N.B.A. was second. )


 Sports-fans........ Time for you to voice your opinion !


 For The Defining Moment.