Good article. One thing I would disagree with is when he wrote:
There are two ways to derail Calipari's railroading of players through Kentucky and onto the NBA. The first would be for the NBA to change its rule that calls for draft-eligible players to be at least 19 years old and be one year removed from high school. The other method would be for college coaches to begin out-recruiting Calipari for the nation's top high school talent.
Neither is going to happen anytime soon. NCAA members would like the NBA to return to its old rule of allowing high school graduates to be eligible for the draft. But the NBA appears to be OK with the way the rule stands now.
I don't believe most NCAA members want the NBA to return to the days where players can skip directly to the league. Instead they want these kids to come to their schools (or to at least attend other NCAA schools which enriches college basketball) so that their programs can be enriched, even if it is for a year or two. If anything, I think that many people who disagree with the one-and-done would rather see the time extended to at least two years before a player can leave the college ranks, rather than go the other way.
I think they would much rather have top players be forced to attend college for longer, rather than risk a situation where all the top players avoid the NCAA altogether, resulting in a step down in talent (which could result in a step down in interest and ultimately a step down in revenues, which is their ultimate interest.)
