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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 1224120, member: 1609"] Isn't the one and done a recent rule we survived nicely without it for a long time. The way it's gamed now is a joke. The players who can make the jump from high school are a rare few. The dozen or so freshman who get drafted in the first or second round aren't really going to hurt college basketball. Do you really think playing minor league ball in South Dakota is going to lure that many away from college. If that's what they want I'm okay with it. The minor league baseball model ,where they sign thousands of kids annually to get to a handful who actually make is a cold reminder of that route. Most are left with memories of long bus rides and Sor arms. Hasn't college baseball played a much larger role in recent years even with limited scholarship availability and a non revenue status. College ball will actually get better as kids stay longer. The one and done rule does nothing for college ball except cause them to babysit non-students for a year. It's a disservice to the studend athlete ,but it's exploitive of these kids with total disregard to them having any value other than a Basketball Skill. That rule should go , a mandatory three year commitment , will actually induce more kids to stay four. Inforcing that rule could be difficult. [/QUOTE]