What are your preferences for rule changes and/or how would the change impact Iowa State?
My preferences:
NBA Draft Stock (Not necessarily my preference but I believe this is the inevitable outcome)
- NBA will draft right out of high school.
- NBA will still draft one and done when someone like THT emerges
How to handle College kids trying their luck at the draft
- Allow colleges to fill the scholly when a kid announces their intent to test the waters
- If they come back and their old school does not have room for them they can transfer to any school they want without sitting out a year provided they maintained academic eligibility standards
- A kid can come back even if they are drafted (let the NBA teams take the risk) so long as they do not take money
Transfers (maybe wishful thinking)
- Grad transfers do not change
- Kids caught in a coaching change can transfer without sitting out
- All other transfers must sit out a year (my guess is academic integrity becomes more important if the one and dones are not in the equation)
My predicted impact to Iowa State
My guess is with the increased viability of the G-League that as many as 30 HS Seniors might get drafted each year albeit many in the second round. I would not be surprised to see the NBA add a round of drafting. This is significantly more than the high of nine kids in 2005 but the G-League was not a viable option at that point. Additionally, eighteen freshman were drafted last year (and one eligible HS).
With the trickle down effect, Duke and company are now getting the 25th - 31st best kid making competition for solid but development needy players like Hailiburton higher. Inevitably we lose a few of these kids (Wigginton?) but I think our program becomes BETTER relatively speaking than other options provided we maintain our current performance. If you are THT or Haliburton, Iowa State is an awesome option. If you "have to stick around" for a few years, you do so in front of awesome fans. If your talent emerges, you do it against premier competition and can leave early ala THT.
I think Iowa State also would benefit as a transfer option when the Dukes and Kentuckys see less one and dones. Right now, the blue bloods are claiming the top transfers to replace at least a portion of their one and dones. The correlation between guys ranked 25+ as HS recruits being ready for the NBA (perhaps ever) after a year is far less than 1-25 (particularly 1-15). If the blue bloods are keeping more guys, they need less transfers. In fact the blue bloods might see more exodus because they are also more likely to get guys disgruntled with PT. The 25th or 31st best guy in a class is still a stud but if three of them are playing the same position chances are someone is sitting. Hello Iowa State! .
Regardless I think all of this makes the College Basketball game better. We will still have a few one and dones but we have far more two, three and even four years guys.
Your thoughts?
