Basketball News/Recruiting Thread

[TB14]

18 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Smart choice. I think he may go at the end of the 2nd round but I doubt it. I expect him back.

 

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Nick Harris CB'd Keyonte George to Texas. Confidence level 7.

 

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[Soldierhorn]

This thread on Beard looks like it is just turning into a general basketball info thread & I dont see another more applicable basketball thread so...

I would rather see 1-and-done players do this than pretend to get an education...

 

[Sirhornsalot]

2 hours ago, Soldierhorn said:

This thread on Beard looks like it is just turning into a general basketball info thread & I dont see another more applicable basketball thread so...

I would rather see 1-and-done players do this than pretend to get an education...

Thats fine but I've never heard of the OE or the ABL.

 

[Baron]

8 hours ago, Soldierhorn said:

This thread on Beard looks like it is just turning into a general basketball info thread & I dont see another more applicable basketball thread so...

I would rather see 1-and-done players do this than pretend to get an education...

I'm afraid this will end college basketball as we know it. The top talent coming out of high school will go to this league every year. 10 teams = top 100 HS players all on 2 year contracts.

 

[Soldierhorn]

I'm afraid this will end college basketball as we know it. The top talent coming out of high school will go to this league every year. 10 teams = top 100 HS players all on 2 year contracts.

I agree... but I think it will be a long process. the college MBB final four still had much better ratings than the NBA.  However, if the NBA can continue to play these players right out of high school, then the NBA will be playing the long game. 5-10 yrs of doing this and the  NBA will essentially have a real farm system similar to baseball 

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I'm afraid this will end college basketball as we know it. The top talent coming out of high school will go to this league every year. 10 teams = top 100 HS players all on 2 year contracts.

For now, College hoops has a lot on anything else. Big stadiums, filled stadiums, meaningful games, high profile tournaments, big time coaches, and tons and tons of exposure.

I still have no idea what that ABL even is at this point.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I agree... but I think it will be a long process. the college MBB final four still had much better ratings than the NBA.  However, if the NBA can continue to play these players right out of high school, then the NBA will be playing the long game. 5-10 yrs of doing this and the  NBA will essentially have a real farm system similar to baseball 

I don't think so. This isn't the first attempt at a play-in league. Nobody keeps up with those leagues, at least not to this point. Several UT alums went to the NBA by way of this league. Aldrich was one. Didn't hear about him much again until he was brought up to the NBA.

 

[Baron]

For now, College hoops has a lot on anything else. Big stadiums, filled stadiums, meaningful games, high profile tournaments, big time coaches, and tons and tons of exposure.

I still have no idea what that ABL even is at this point.

I hadn't even heard of this until today, but they must be legit if they are offering seven figure contracts. And we know it's all about the bucks for the young folks these days, so they will have some interest.

 

[Soldierhorn]

10 hours ago, Soldierhorn said:

This thread on Beard looks like it is just turning into a general basketball info thread & I dont see another more applicable basketball thread so...

I would rather see 1-and-done players do this than pretend to get an education...



He'll be a millionaire at age 17. 

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I hadn't even heard of this until today, but they must be legit if they are offering seven figure contracts. And we know it's all about the bucks for the young folks these days, so they will have some interest.

But they will have no exposure outside of a newspaper sports page or mention on the evening sports.

Otherwise, why would the NBA create an entity that their already decreasing league popularity will have to compete with?

 

[Baron]

But they will have no exposure outside of a newspaper sports page or mention on the evening sports.

Otherwise, why would the NBA create an entity that their already decreasing league popularity will have to compete with?

You don't think the four letter network will throw their weight behind this?

 

[Soldierhorn]

You don't think the four letter network will throw their weight behind this?

not any more than they do minor league baseball. 

 

[DBut82]

We're pretty short-sighted about this because we're American. We can't overlook the fact that basketball is an international sport. So while American TV may not pick it up other parts of the world have and will. And the more American kids go this route, the more popular it'll become. Especially as these kids have success. A local kid from Little Elm, RJ Hampton, did so his senior year (European league) and was a lottery pick. Other uber talented kids will see that and take note. The college game will suffer some but not that much. Because there are more very good players than elite and those players can support the college game. What I think will happen is those college players will look to stay in school longer and actually develop their skill sets which I'm turn will make the college game better. It'll all work out

 

[Sirhornsalot]

We're pretty short-sighted about this because we're American. We can't overlook the fact that basketball is an international sport. So while American TV may not pick it up other parts of the world have and will. And the more American kids go this route, the more popular it'll become. Especially as these kids have success. A local kid from Little Elm, RJ Hampton, did so his senior year (European league) and was a lottery pick. Other uber talented kids will see that and take note. The college game will suffer some but not that much. Because there are more very good players than elite and those players can support the college game. What I think will happen is those college players will look to stay in school longer and actually develop their skill sets which I'm turn will make the college game better. It'll all work out

But the NBA is already available world-wide.

Are you suggesting that when given the choice, they would tune in to the Jr Varsity play rather than the big league?

The European League isn't the same as the G League. European League is the wanna-be NBA of Europe. For now, the pay is better in the NBA but that will only last a few more years. IMO, the NBA is on the cusp of some serious financial issues.

 

[UT1983]

But the NBA is already available world-wide.

Are you suggesting that when given the choice, they would tune in to the Jr Varsity play rather than the big league?

The European League isn't the same as the G League. European League is the wanna-be NBA of Europe. For now, the pay is better in the NBA but that will only last a few more years. IMO, the NBA is on the cusp of some serious financial issues.

As long as Lebron James and the rest of the “wokeness” crap keeps being celebrated by the nba, I am more than happy to see them go broke. 

 

[DBut82]

But the NBA is already available world-wide.

Are you suggesting that when given the choice, they would tune in to the Jr Varsity play rather than the big league?

The European League isn't the same as the G League. European League is the wanna-be NBA of Europe. For now, the pay is better in the NBA but that will only last a few more years. IMO, the NBA is on the cusp of some serious financial issues.

I don't think it's an either or choice of what to watch but rather an "in addition to" type thing. While the NBA may not be football in popularity here in the states, the revenue for NBA is world wide. The league is extremely diverse and isn't going anywhere. What I think is as the more elite/popular high school kids who go the G league/Europe route for a couple of years before they go to the NBA, the more popular those "minor" leagues will become. Hence increasing viewership. And while the lack of "stars" will affect the college game some, I do believe the players who choose the college route will stay in school longer which will in turn make the college game better.