"The Next Level"

duckunder53 · Post by **duckunder53** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:27 pm

This isn't really a BGSU basketball topic, but it is a college basketball topic. In this case, a Toledo student transfers to Oak Hill because it will help get him to "the next level." But notice how he doesn't mention college basketball as the next level, the next level is the NBA. Although 'The Blade' had to write it in, you can definately tell that is what he meant. I think this is what is wrong with basketball today. A lot of kids don't think that there is anything special about playing NCAA basketball.

Here is the quote from the article:
"It hurts because I feel I'll be letting my teammates down. It's going to be real hard leaving people behind. But if I'm going to reach my dream of making it to the next level [the NBA], this is something that I have to do. If I can make it [NBA], then I can take care of people, take care of my sister and whatever she needs with medical stuff." - Nate Miles

Here is a link to the article:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... /-1/SPORTS[/i]

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:45 pm

Blame the NBA for not testing the anti-trust law suits for kids entering from high school.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:25 pm

BGDrew wrote:Blame the NBA for not testing the anti-trust law suits for kids entering from high school.

Even WITH an age limit in the NBA, it wouldn't change a whole lot. The ones that want to go out of HS but are made to wait until they're 20 will still skip around and be gone before their junior year. The way to win at the mid-major level is by going with what made us click this year, find a group of guys that want to play as a TEAM and things will get done. Having a superstar does no good if they're throwing up bad shots and making moves just to get them noticed by the next level. Now we just have to find guys that are willing to stick it out for four years as a TEAM.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:51 pm

The NBA lost in court to Spencer Haywood back in the 60's. For awhile, a player had to declare a "hardship" to enter the draft but that eventually went away.

The earliest incidence of a kid skipping college to go to the NBA was the year Daryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby entered the draftl. Dawkins had a decent enough career but the poodle (willoughby) never amounted to much.

The year before that, Moses Malone backed out on Maryland to sign with the ABA. The ABA had a big influence as well. NBA teams knew that if they didn't let underclassmen and others enter the league, the ABA would.