Even Eddie Sutton thought Clarkson was “dribbling too much at his feet” and not passing during the last Tulsa-Memphis game here. A little too selfish for the college game.
This is a good point, the skills that make you successful in the NBA which is more one-on-one effort do not make you successful in college which is more team-oriented. This is due to rules and philosophy between the two.
Along that line of discussion...
I think we should allow players to return to college if they go to the NBA and fail. Let's say a kid tries the NBA Development league and gets paid for it, then decides it's not for them or they aren't good enough to make a living at it. Given them the option to come back and earn their degree in college again through a sports scholarship. Just like baseball players who come back to be college QBs after their career fizzles. Limit the return timeline based on age. Under 19 get until their 21st birthday, between 19 and 20 get until their 22nd birthday and the cutoff age of 21 and 6 months get until their 23rd birthday to return. No exceptions to the age limits are allowed, they get fours years of eligibility plus the grad year/
Anyone who gets injured to the point they can't play and are under 21 and 6 months, can apply for development coaching positions with three tracts. Pro with a two-year limit, College with a three-year limit and must complete their bachelor's if not done, and High School with a five-year limit and the additional requirement to complete their bachelor's and teaching certificates. Salary is small, scaled for the location of the school they are assigned, with a limit of $250 a week. Room and board are provided by the school they are assigned to and their coaching duties for each semester (including summer) are graded and reviewed by the faculty deans of the other assigned schools. They can opt-out of the room and board to raise the weekly salary limit and can leave the program at any time, but cannot return if they do.
This will be paid for by a fund fed jointly by the NBA and NCAA who can write it off as a tax credit. The amount in the fund is limited to the number of people in the program plus enough to make the program self-sustaining within 10 years (money managed by an equal voting board of five different financial institutions with no ties to college basketball who are rotated every five years). Additional funding based on program growth will be added on a quarterly basis if needed.
s Tulsa team to Mizzou with a powerhouse coach Frank Haith at the helm oh well Jordan is still in the league after all these years lol
