So the latest NCAA scandal involving Derrick Rose having grades changed and someone taking the SAT for him to me points to the problem with the NBA's 1-year out of high school rule.
This kid (like many others) has no intention of getting an education - he just wants to play in the NBA.
Bob Knight has pointed out that the 1 and done rule is stupid because kids essentially only need to attend fall classes and enroll in the winter term to stay eligible. They don't have to attend a class in the winter term if they know they're headed to the NBA after the season.
His mistake is he thinks they should change it to a 2 or 3 and done rule. That just delays the problem. I think the opposite. Let kids who don't want to go to college play in the NBA right away. Basketball recruiting with the AAU problems and agents has enough problems. Let's get rid of kids who don't want to be there anyway.
Oh and why not require during term verifications that student-athletes are on the way to passing their classes?
There is a kid skipping his senior year of HS to play in Europe. Good for him. And good riddance from which ever college would have had his sham of a 1 and done service.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment