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By Alex Byington Sports
TUSCALOOSA — When it comes to the NBA’s current “one-and-done” model for draft-eligible players, Alabama’s Avery Johnson thinks something needs to change.
Avery Johnson- “I have somewhat mixed feelings about it, because I want to try and do what’s best for the player on one hand — and I do think there are exceptions like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, players like LeBron (James) that can come straight out of high school,” the third-year Crimson Tide head men’s basketball coach said during a Southeastern Conference teleconference Monday. “But on the other hand, I hope the kids that do attend college can stay for at least two years, a maximum three before they’re allowed to go to the NBA.”
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Frank Martin- “I’ve never been in favor of the one-and-done — it’s not an NCAA rule, it’s an NBA rule,” South Carolina’s Frank Martin said Monday on the teleconference. “I don’t believe anybody should ever deprive anyone the opportunity to work. … If (players) choose to go (pro), go. If they choose to go to college, like baseball, like women’s basketball, like football, … out of respect to what college athletics is all about, they should have to stay out of the draft for three years.”
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Mike Krzyzewski- “If they go to college, to legitimize the educational process, I think they should be there for two or more years,” Krzyzewski said, according to the Charlotte Observer. “They’d be halfway toward a degree and they probably needed that level of maturity before turning pro.”
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Adam Silver- “My sense is, it’s not working for anyone,” Silver said early last month, according to the Washington Post. “It’s not working certainly from the college coaches and athletics directors I hear from. They’re not happy with the current system. And I know our teams aren’t happy, either, in part because they don’t necessarily think that the players that are coming into the league are getting the kind of training that they would expect to see among top draft picks in the league.
“So we’re going to come together with everyone who is interested in the community, whether it be the colleges, our union, agents, lots of points of view out there, and see if we can come up with a better system.”
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John Calipari- “I’ve had now 20-some lottery picks, and every one of them has gotten to a second contract (in the NBA),” Calipari said Monday “Because they have been prepared to go into the league and do well — every one of them.
“I’d say this, it’s the coaches’ choice to recruit these kind of kids. Don’t recruit ‘em,” Calipari added. “If you want four-year guys, then recruit four-year guys. I don’t understand what the issue is.”
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Avery Johnson- “I have somewhat mixed feelings about it, because I want to try and do what’s best for the player on one hand — and I do think there are exceptions like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, players like LeBron (James) that can come straight out of high school,” the third-year Crimson Tide head men’s basketball coach said during a Southeastern Conference teleconference Monday. “But on the other hand, I hope the kids that do attend college can stay for at least two years, a maximum three before they’re allowed to go to the NBA.”
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Frank Martin- “I’ve never been in favor of the one-and-done — it’s not an NCAA rule, it’s an NBA rule,” South Carolina’s Frank Martin said Monday on the teleconference. “I don’t believe anybody should ever deprive anyone the opportunity to work. … If (players) choose to go (pro), go. If they choose to go to college, like baseball, like women’s basketball, like football, … out of respect to what college athletics is all about, they should have to stay out of the draft for three years.”
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Mike Krzyzewski- “If they go to college, to legitimize the educational process, I think they should be there for two or more years,” Krzyzewski said, according to the Charlotte Observer. “They’d be halfway toward a degree and they probably needed that level of maturity before turning pro.”
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Adam Silver- “My sense is, it’s not working for anyone,” Silver said early last month, according to the Washington Post. “It’s not working certainly from the college coaches and athletics directors I hear from. They’re not happy with the current system. And I know our teams aren’t happy, either, in part because they don’t necessarily think that the players that are coming into the league are getting the kind of training that they would expect to see among top draft picks in the league.
“So we’re going to come together with everyone who is interested in the community, whether it be the colleges, our union, agents, lots of points of view out there, and see if we can come up with a better system.”
...
John Calipari- “I’ve had now 20-some lottery picks, and every one of them has gotten to a second contract (in the NBA),” Calipari said Monday “Because they have been prepared to go into the league and do well — every one of them.
“I’d say this, it’s the coaches’ choice to recruit these kind of kids. Don’t recruit ‘em,” Calipari added. “If you want four-year guys, then recruit four-year guys. I don’t understand what the issue is.”
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