Loss of Scholarship

It looks like an almost certainty that OSU Hoops will lose a scholarship due to not meeting the required "Academic Progress Rate" score.  Essentially, Greg Oden piped the program by leaving early and not finishing up his classes last year.  If Koufos decides to jet too, the situation won't get any better.

While it's nice to get top level players, these "one and dones" could be doing long-term damage to the program.  I really hope the NBA pushes through the proposed change and requires players to be 2 years removed from high school to be draft eligible.

I honestly think the high school players shouldn't have to go to college for one year because its America and they should be able to do whatever they want even if its not the best thing for the individual.  Its a free country!

And what the heck is the "Academic Progress Rate" score?  And why would they lose a scholarship because of it?  Is it some kind of violation or something?

Academic Progress Rate is a measuring stick implemented by the NCAA to track academic performance for athletic programs.  Basically, they have established a scoring system and if you don't meet certain scoring requirements you get penalized (i.e. loss of scholarships).

As for saying that this a free country, you are correct.  But that doesn't give kids the right to play in the NBA straight out of high school.  All employers, including professional sports leagues, have the right to establish minimum standards for candidates to qualify for employment.  Just like a factory can require a high school diploma, an insurance company can require a college degree, etc.

Too many people have trouble understanding what their "rights" are in this country...

Link please?  to justify what you're posting. 

Why does he need a link? What he is saying is common sense.

Doesn't a doctor have to go to med school and pass an exam to practice? Ditto for a lawyer. That is because that is the standards the AMA and ABA have set? Are you some how suggesting that is wrong.

The NBA is a business just like medicine or practicing law or working as an electrician. The employer has a right to set certain standards for the individual to meet before they are hired. If you don't think so I wish you luck going to that doctor of yours who has no med liscence . Good luck on that wiring job your unliscensed electrician does on your house.

Having said that I freely admit that it is open to debate whether the NBA requiring 1 or 2 years in college is legitimate or not. ( But the courts have backed up the NBA and the NFL on that issue). But their is no debate that every employer has a right to set standards for employment.

You make a good point, but what about the armed forces?

There are armed forces recruiting people in almost every high school. They want you to say you are going to join, even before you get out of high school. And just like basketball, there is a high school Army level, ROTC.

Why should these kids be denied by the NBA but accepted by the USMC? It's okay to learn how to kill and put your LIFE on the line, but it's not okay to let them learn the Triangle and the high pick n' roll?

And I know what you're thinking, its a bad investement, bad for business, blah blah blah. Just as many players out of college fail as do high school players. Sure Tim Duncan is great, went to college and is a great player. But for every Time Duncan, there's a Kevin Garne