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question about age limit in the NBA?
T-Dub:
19 and a year removed from High School
OJ Mayo and one of his teammates are going to be 19 when they graduate but still can't go to the NBA. NBDL is changing the age limit to 18 for players that don't go to college. I think there should be exceptions, some of the players aren't ready, but for the exceptions like LeBron, he could have came out when he was a junior and been a number 1 pick and there would be only a handful of players that teams wouldn't have traded to get him. I think when LeBron type players come out, appeals to the rule should be allowed to be made.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: black_smoke on March 30, 2006, 11:39:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: dexter on March 30, 2006, 10:21:02 AM ---Kobe was 17 His rookie year
Crazy rule
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damn was he really only 17?
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Yes...
Black_Smoke:
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on March 30, 2006, 01:53:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: black_smoke on March 30, 2006, 11:39:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: dexter on March 30, 2006, 10:21:02 AM ---Kobe was 17 His rookie year
Crazy rule
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damn was he really only 17?
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Yes...
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crazy
Javier:
--- Quote from: T-Dub on March 30, 2006, 01:50:26 PM ---19 and a year removed from High School
OJ Mayo and one of his teammates are going to be 19 when they graduate but still can't go to the NBA. NBDL is changing the age limit to 18 for players that don't go to college. I think there should be exceptions, some of the players aren't ready, but for the exceptions like LeBron, he could have came out when he was a junior and been a number 1 pick and there would be only a handful of players that teams wouldn't have traded to get him. I think when LeBron type players come out, appeals to the rule should be allowed to be made.
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That would be a tough idea to put in motion because at what point do you draw the line for players that stand out? The media can easily overhype an athlete if they want to, that's what many people thought was going on with Lebron. There shouldn't be an age limit though, General Managers should be smart enough to know which players will actually contribute to the team .
Teddy Roosevelt:
--- Quote from: T-Dub on March 30, 2006, 01:50:26 PM ---19 and a year removed from High School
OJ Mayo and one of his teammates are going to be 19 when they graduate but still can't go to the NBA. NBDL is changing the age limit to 18 for players that don't go to college. I think there should be exceptions, some of the players aren't ready, but for the exceptions like LeBron, he could have came out when he was a junior and been a number 1 pick and there would be only a handful of players that teams wouldn't have traded to get him. I think when LeBron type players come out, appeals to the rule should be allowed to be made.
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Appeals are only made when there is a dispute over a rule. And like Javy said, where do you draw the line? How good someone his, escpically before they enter the NBA, is a hard thing to measure because it's more a question of opinion then fact.
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