Comments on Big Ten Geeks: None and Done

What I've wondered about for a while is what t...

2009-11-07T17:01:06.627-08:00

What I've wondered about for a while is what the Brandon Jennings experiment would mean long term for One and Done coaches such as Calipari. Why should the next Derrick Rose, for example, toil for free for Cal at UK if he can make a quick couple of million in Italy, set up his family for life, and then take seriously rich for life? All his year at UK does is put money in Cal's pocket and maybe some in his. Seriously, would John Wall have bothered with UK if he could have seen Jennings' success?

josh, wouldn't having a higher overall level ...

2009-11-04T11:37:55.388-08:00

josh,

wouldn't having a higher overall level of talent be a good thing for the nba?

BB, I don't doubt that GMs make better decis...

2009-11-04T10:28:41.912-08:00

BB,

I don't doubt that GMs make better decisions with more information. But I don't understand why the NBA as a whole cares. The good GMs will draft fewer busts, the bad GMs will draft more. But there will always be winners and losers in the NBA. It's not like every team can be a playoff team. So why does the NBA, as a whole, care?

It's not just having well-known, marketable pl...

2009-11-04T09:06:38.138-08:00

It's not just having well-known, marketable players. It is also having drafted players able to contribute right away rather than sitting on the bench. That better carries the draft hype through to the season.

Also, GM's like it because they are better able to evaluate players. College and Europe have smaller talent spreads, so you have fewer misses in evaluation.

The rule isn't really protecting GM's from themselves as much as it is allowing them to have better information so they can pick players who will be able to contribute right away.