Article on Point Guards to NBA Monte #6

[cyhiphopp]

This discussion makes me wonder what the NBA would be like if organizations valued developed basketball players over teenage potential superstars. Like if players had to be in college for 3 years or similar.

I think the NBA would be a better fundamental league but possibly less "superstar" play. Though you'd think the current NBA superstars would still have been good if they played in college 3 or 4 years. They'd just be older and possibly get injured before their primes though.

 

[CY88CE11]

All I was doing initially was to point out a big detail you glossed over.

LOL. K. Good chat.

 

[CycloneWarning]

Plus, baseball has a better revenue stream for the minor leagues. That is why they can afford to have a deeper draft and take more chances on drafting HS players. There are many smaller cities that do a good job of supporting summer minor league baseball. Majority of players will never make it to the bigs, or make much money. Occasionally a diamond in the rough will emerge.

The NBA simply has a different business model. The NCAA is their minor leagues.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Plus, baseball has a better revenue stream for the minor leagues. That is why they can afford to have a deeper draft and take more chances on drafting HS players. There are many smaller cities that do a good job of supporting summer minor league baseball. Majority of players will never make it to the bigs, or make much money. Occasionally a diamond in the rough will emerge.

The NBA simply has a different business model. The NCAA is their minor leagues.

the real difference is because baseball set up their minor leagues to produce players whereas the ncaa came first and the NBA was created as a place for the good basketball players top go. completely opposite setups. football and basketball were collegiate sports first while hockey and baseball were pro sports first.

 

[CycloneBBFan]

From the article: "So people pump up guys they don’t think they can play, and stay quiet about the people they really like."

That's Monte - shhhhh..............