[quote="Chicago Days" post=289022][quote="Eric Williamson" post=289021][quote="Chicago Days" post=288984][quote="Eric Williamson" post=288983][quote="Monte" post=288896][quote="gman" post=288863][quote="Beast of the East" post=288862][quote="redmanwest" post=288854]Some saying MJP won't play this year, so... Don't know much about the Knox kid, but most picks at 9 have questions.
I am hung up on the fact that Delgado was not picked. No NBA team could use a proven low post scorer and pro caliber rebounder? I know that there is a premium now on shooters, but I would bet a ton of dough that Delgado will be a better NBA than DeVincenzo, albeit at different positions. DeVincenzo is a nice college player, and most love his athleticism, but I am not sure he translates to an NBA career, at his height etc. Could be wrong. Strikes me as a guy who smartly struck while the iron was hot.[/quote]
Very good post. I agree about Delgado. I think he is nasty strong, even for the NBA.[/quote]
A lot of good players don't get drafted. Rawle Alkins, Malik Newman, Alonzo Trier, etc.
A lot of teams like drafting these foreign players they can stash in the 2nd round.[/quote]
Why not figure out a way to let kids who don't get drafted return to college if they want?[/quote]
I do not support the idea of letting these undrafted 'kids' return to school. First off, they are 18-20yr old young men. They are not 'kids'. They are old enough to make their own decisions. No one forces them to enter the draft. They choose to leave college on their own, and in doing so voluntarily give up their remaining eligibility with the risk of going undrafted. It's a risk/reward decision that they make for themselves. If things don't work out, sorry, but they must live with the consequences.[/quote]
Nope, not so fast.
A growing body of science concludes that “critical parts of the brain are not fully developed until well after the age of 18... and “are not fully finished developing until about age 25...18 year olds are about halfway through that process...”
and “the brain’s reward system becomes highly active right around the time of puberty and then gradually goes back to an adult level...around age 25 and that makes young adults more interested in entering uncertain situations....”
This lends credence to allowing them to return if not drafted, imo.[/quote]
If your argument is that their brains are not fully developed until age 25, and until that point they make decisions irrationally based on some sort of instant/short term expectation/reward, and therefore they cannot mentally comprehend the ramifications of their actions and/or decisions, should that philosophy also be applied to all individuals in the age range, and not just athletes declaring for the draft? If a young adult knowingly breaks the law, are they justified in saying that they should not be punished because their brains are not fully developed and their brain's reward system is too active?[/quote]
Breaking the law is a different dynamic, man.
Obviously, people are ‘responsible’ for what they do,
But, all things are not black and white.
So, yes, It might involve taking a different approach before 18 year olds are launched into adult prisons.
Meanwhile, we’re talking about college KIDS, 18-20 years old, all lit up with their egos and dreams of NBA glory and riches, prematurely opting for the NBA draft with a very narrow window of guaranteed $$$$’s.
So, yeah, they should be allowed to return to college IF they’re not drafted imo.[/quote]
They are not kids....they are young adults, and should be treated as such. They are fully capable of understanding the consequences of their decisions. If another student fails out of college because they never studied or went to class, should the university be like, 'oh well, he/she was just a young, dumb kid?' I understand that everyone makes dumb decisions when we are that age, alot of them that we probably regret. But at the end of the day, we chose to make those decisions, and must live with the consequences. Simple as that.
Also, how is that going to affect recruiting? For example, say Arizona has no scholarships left for 2018-2019. Then Rawle declares for draft, and boom, a schollie opens up. They jump on another player right away and give him that last scholarship. Well Rawle goes undrafted and wants to go back to Arizona. Sorry, no scholarships available. I understand that that is something each school has to deal with individually, but it's something to think about.
Here's my solution: If you want to let undrafted players return to school, then fine. But they should be treated as a transfer player, and will be required to sit out a year.
