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Message: [QUOTE="dennismenace, post: 4897066, member: 6158"] Weakening of top teams - Agreed but makes overall competition better. Player development being decided by the student athlete who chooses when and where he might best benefit instead of being a McDonalds All American handcuffed to a Dook or North Carolina bench. We just have to look at what has happened to Uconn women and I love Gino A. but he was putting John Wooden's teams to shame. NIL markets -- Most students in all schools including universities are not prepared for the real world which in the USA is still quasi capitalist/free market vs central planned economies. The sooner students get some real world training the better. I defer comment on what will happen if the college players unionize. No roster continuity - that's true but at what cost to the individual players which is how this thing got started. I remember Shabazz commenting on being hungry some times while people were making money selling Uconn shirts with his name on them. That hit home to me. If college hoops "is supposed to be a breeding ground of the stars of tomorrow" the NBA wouldn't have a G league. They pay players to finish what they didn't learn in college. At Uconn student athletes have a ton of support from academic as well as career planning to make them the best all around young adult they can be. I think kids have to grow up a lot more early today because of the world we live in. But they do have to respond if they want to grow and reach out to what is being offered to them. I am finding that parents who care about their kids find out what Uconn Nation is all about. I appreciate all your insights which are very thought provoking. I don't follow College FB so no comment. I personally think Uconn will benefit more than most schools as a result of these changes because they really have some great staffs on men and women basketball personnel and a great overall university. [/QUOTE]

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