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Adam Silver wants to change it, but has no say. Why would you think crybaby could change anything?
Is that a real question
News flash - he's ALWAYS had this opinion on OAD...just because he recruits/produces OAD doesn't mean he likes it. Oh, and guess what, Cal has said on numerous occasions he doesn't like the rule either but it is what it is.
Elite coaches will recruit the players that give them the best chance of winning, how long they stay around doesn't matter.
News flash - he's ALWAYS had this opinion on OAD...just because he recruits/produces OAD doesn't mean he likes it. Oh, and guess what, Cal has said on numerous occasions he doesn't like the rule either but it is what it is.
Elite coaches will recruit the players that give them the best chance of winning, how long they stay around doesn't matter.
Like changing the rules is going to keep Cal from getting the best talent available? Cal's ability to read personalities and to mesh them together is underrated. (IMHO)Changing the rules won't effect Coach Cal. He'll still get the best available 5* talent that plays college basketball.
The premise that they should be able to go straight out of high school because their earning window is so small is fair enough.
But then the argument that those who attend colllege should stay 2 years because "they probably needed that level of maturity" is disingenuous.
Doesn't a freshman who blows up in his one season also have a short earning window?
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article157676324.html
I also find it very interesting that so many years after the OAD rule, K is suddenly campaigning so hard against it. Make no mistake, K is very influential and is good friends with NBA Commish Adam Silver. So why is K suddenly so outspoken about the rule?
I agree. If he believes that a player should be allowed to turn pro out of high school because his earnings window is so short, why does he think it's a good idea to force a kid to stay in school if he's good enough to leave after one year.The premise that they should be able to go straight out of high school because their earning window is so small is fair enough.
But then the argument that those who attend colllege should stay 2 years because "they probably needed that level of maturity" is disingenuous.
Doesn't a freshman who blows up in his one season also have a short earning window?
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article157676324.html
Anyone else find Coach K's convenient and sudden outspoken dislike of the OAD rule self-serving and disingenuous?
The OAD rule has been around for over 10 years. Duke has only started doing it in earnest in the last 2-3 years. K's first lie in the article above is that they haven't really changed their recruiting that much - they've always tried to sign the best available players, and two, the implication that they have to sign OAD players to compete. Programs like Villanova and UNC have done quite well signing lower 5-stars and 4-stars that fit their system. Duke did fine doing the same with just the occasional OAD for years as well.
The truth is that K started going all in on OADs because he realized what Cal was about to pull off at Kentucky and for Kentucky - especially after the NBA started filling up with UK players. I think the dearth of stars in the NBA who were his former players also started to bother him - especially after his Olympics stint.
I also find it very interesting that so many years after the OAD rule, K is suddenly campaigning so hard against it. Make no mistake, K is very influential and is good friends with NBA Commish Adam Silver. So why is K suddenly so outspoken about the rule?
Is it a sudden deep concern for these young men? Or is it - 1) he's figured out he's not very good at gelling 4-5 superstar freshmen into a great team in one year when he doesn't have Tyus Jones at the helm, 2) he's over 70 and he's tired of the work he has to put in to keep up with Cal, or 3) he's about to retire, and when he does, he knows Cal is going to get another step up on Duke and the rest of college basketball?
Why would he like it? He had 3 players go in the top 20 pics, 1 a soph the other 2 OAD. He lost what 8 or 9 games and got beat out in the first weekend of the Tourny...Yet Cal underachieves signing 7 or 8 guys every year. It is not easy to win with freshmen and K doesn't like to lose and then have to start over again. Besides that regardless of what Bilas said, Duke was not wothy of a 1 seed and probably not a 2 seed either. yes they won the ACC tourny, but their overall work was not impressive and you could see they were not a threat to win it all, I say that without my blue tinted glasses also. Ok rant overhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article157676324.html
Anyone else find Coach K's convenient and sudden outspoken dislike of the OAD rule self-serving and disingenuous?
The OAD rule has been around for over 10 years. Duke has only started doing it in earnest in the last 2-3 years. K's first lie in the article above is that they haven't really changed their recruiting that much - they've always tried to sign the best available players, and two, the implication that they have to sign OAD players to compete. Programs like Villanova and UNC have done quite well signing lower 5-stars and 4-stars that fit their system. Duke did fine doing the same with just the occasional OAD for years as well.
The truth is that K started going all in on OADs because he realized what Cal was about to pull off at Kentucky and for Kentucky - especially after the NBA started filling up with UK players. I think the dearth of stars in the NBA who were his former players also started to bother him - especially after his Olympics stint.
I also find it very interesting that so many years after the OAD rule, K is suddenly campaigning so hard against it. Make no mistake, K is very influential and is good friends with NBA Commish Adam Silver. So why is K suddenly so outspoken about the rule?
Is it a sudden deep concern for these young men? Or is it - 1) he's figured out he's not very good at gelling 4-5 superstar freshmen into a great team in one year when he doesn't have Tyus Jones at the helm, 2) he's over 70 and he's tired of the work he has to put in to keep up with Cal, or 3) he's about to retire, and when he does, he knows Cal is going to get another step up on Duke and the rest of college basketball?
Yes, and what they don't understand is he will have that 5* talent for two years instead of just 1.Changing the rules won't effect Coach Cal. He'll still get the best available 5* talent that plays college basketball.
IIt all boils down to K not being able to run with the big dog when it comes to OAD.
All that's left is sit on the porch and bark.
I didn't know rats could bark.
This, all day every day...Like changing the rules is going to keep Cal from getting the best talent available? Cal's ability to read personalities and to mesh them together is underrated. (IMHO)
Cal was a national threat when he was driving a Camry (UMass) and a Charger (Memphis).Changing the rules won't effect Coach Cal. He'll still get the best available 5* talent that plays college basketball.
Nice post. I have gotten so tired of arguing that point with so many my friends and on this board. When the underachieving card is played, they now just get, "whatever, who has been better since 2010"Yes, and what they don't understand is he will have that 5* talent for two years instead of just 1.
They all say Cal can't coach, but they would find out quickly that giving 5* talent to Cal for a second season will produce even better results for UK.
What other program starts with a brand new team every year? Everyone else has veteran players that know their respective coach's systems, Cal has to teach his team's from scratch every season.
Bring on the 2 year rule....please!
Nice post. I have gotten so tired of arguing that point with so many my friends and on this board. When the underachieving card is played, they now just get, "whatever, who has been better since 2010"
Someone in my poker group will always bring it up... trying to get me riled up.