Posted by alblack56 on 4/7/2015 1:02:00 PM (view original):
Colin Cowherd made an interesting point today. Those who complain about the one-and-done should consider this: Without the one-and-done, Wisconsin wouldn't be playing for the national title. This would've been Anthony Davis' senior year at Kentucky. The one-and-done rule gives schools like Gonzaga, Wisconsin, and Butler a chance
But Al, there's no way to know if Anthony Davis would have blown up in college as much as he has in the pros. Maybe Calipari totally misuses him like he has several other players. Maybe he pulls a Noel and blows out a knee. Like I said earlier, you could what if the situation to death.
I think it would be interesting though, like someone mentioned earlier, if the rule was like college baseball. You could go straight from high school into the draft but if you choose to play college you have to stay three seasons minimum. Would be very interesting to see what some of the powerhouse teams would look like. But I don't think it's as simple as just taking players who played at a particular school and putting them back on that school's roster. I'm not sure you end up with AD and Boogie on the same college team. Imagine those two going at it in college. Talk about loaded though! Kentucky with all those one-and-dones, Kansas with their talent, Duke with Jabari Parker, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Tyus Jones, and Austin Rivers. Not enough basketballs to go around, but that starting five hangs with anyone. Just some potentially nasty teams. Of course, most of the players in question would go straight to the league, so even WITH that rule none of those teams would have come close to actually happening. It's fun to imagine though!