As a CBB fan, I don't like this one little bit...as a fan of human being's I think it's perfect.
CBB put on notice
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As a CBB fan, I don't like this one little bit...as a fan of human being's I think it's perfect.
WTH! Skip HS? The money will legally go to the parents. It will create greedy parents selling their kids like Bowen & others were doing.
per the article, there will be an education component to the "league". Also, $100,000 toward college if the player doesn't go pro. I think this environment will be much healthier to the kids who want to pursue professional bball vs the traditional routs now available.
I’m not buying what they are selling at all. It’s a farm front for boys to make money off of them, somehow, someway. We’ve seen how the scum in these orgs work these families and boys/young men.
Adidas reps would have told us they were taking care of UofL BB. But look where we are and could be going.
It still will require fans. And I’m not paying to see kids play unless they’ve got UofL on their jersey. The draw to college is the connection with the universities. So, I suspect I’m not alone. The league will sink quicker than the Titanic.
College may not be the option these kids go, but OT league hasn't put it on notice. March Maddness is still a billion dollar event. College teams have a fanbase regionally, locally, and from alumni. There's already a brand. There's already thousands of students on campus to go to games and buy gear.
If the NCAA tournament ever stops making money and drawing eyeballs, I'll worry.
If the NCAA tournament ever stops making money and drawing eyeballs, I'll worry.
by "on notice", I meant that colleges will now need to compete for these kids and as the rules stand I don't see why kids would choose college when they have every intention to go pro. This league sounds like it would tailor the education to their needs (GED's, financial independence, nutrition), give them power over their image, pay them. If the NCAA doesn't change it's tune, the talent pool will be greatly diminished. I didn't see it as a legitimate threat until I read the article, saw who was invested in it and how it would succeed.
There has to be another angle here........I wonder if they have an agent arm that is a part of this meaning if you go this path and make it, your representation is defined for your first contract or something along those lines. Family and friends of the players would have to account for the majority of viewership. Sorry, but I am not watching random 16 year olds play basketball in any kind of steady basis. I take my boys up to watch the local HS game here and there, but they will go there and hopefully play one day.....
I can’t see this league being successful. That being said, if my child is an amazing computer programmer and Google wants her skills at age 17, I’m not going demand that she wait until she’s 18+ to take them up on their offer.
College to me isn't about the Zion's or guys like that. They sell regular season hype for big programs.
Guys like Russ Smith and Carlik Jones won't be in those leagues, that's who College Basketball is built for. The atmosphere of the college games will be the same. March will be the same. The top 10-20 recruits every year will be gone, but those kids usually are gone after 1 or 2 years anyways. It may work better to see the guys that WANT to be in college, stay in college.
Just think how much money the NBA will save by this happening. Instead of paying some college kid a million dollar contract and watch him fail they pay $200,000 and if he fails you’re only out $200,000 instead. I kind of like this because you can sort out the kids who are using the college for their personal gain.
I would not be surprised if this isn’t how college basketball eventually gets to a paid athlete model. You let corporate America try something that’s innovative and find out what works and what doesn’t, then incorporate parts of that model into your own business framework.
It’s encouraging to see more opportunities for talented young people. I see why the former NBA commissioner eventually endorsed this company.
It’s encouraging to see more opportunities for talented young people. I see why the former NBA commissioner eventually endorsed this company.
I can't imagine anyone caring about such a league. I can see avid basketball fans tuning in when there is absolutely nothing else on, but that's about it. I can see myself watching 1 game. Maybe. As others have said, perhaps this is a loss-leader for downstream savings when the busts are more filtered out. The problem is these players won't be amateurs anymore and a lot of them are going to get bad advice and lose their chance at a life-changing college degree with zero debt.
The casual audience is where money is made.
The NCAA women's tournament is a bigger event than the WNBA. I can name NCAA women's coaches and players. I can remember those big moments. I actually watch that Final Four. It's not the best version of Women's basketball, but the brand is much better.
It's just a worse version of minor league baseball. Players move around so quickly that it's not the same team every year. But the difference is that it's not an outdoor event in good weather like baseball minor league games. Basketball is at it's best in front of large or engaged crowds.
I actually checked the G League rosters the other day to see if I could catch up with some former Cards.
Jaylen Johnson is in there. I think Spalding was before he got hurt, I believe he had a serious injury right when an NBA team gave him a look. I think I saw Sutton on a roster too.
I also saw a G League game on ESPN2 one afternoon during the week. I left it on but didn't pay attention.
I can't see anybody getting into any new league, but people surprise me!
Jaylen Johnson is in there. I think Spalding was before he got hurt, I believe he had a serious injury right when an NBA team gave him a look. I think I saw Sutton on a roster too.
I also saw a G League game on ESPN2 one afternoon during the week. I left it on but didn't pay attention.
I can't see anybody getting into any new league, but people surprise me!
This is spot on and I will add beer in the sun with a breeze is a great time.
I'm ready for some Bats games this summer. And man, we've sure missed out on a lot of Cards baseball the last year, we've had teams that can win it all!