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The age rule is not in place to make players entering the League clean up their image. Going to college won't change someone's behavior.
AZCATSFAN: Nobody ever said that it was. No time in college is going to change someone's character, but the NBA scouts will be able to see what type of player they are and avoid a potential head case. But like I said previously, this isn't why Stern did it (although it is a potential benefit in th NBA's regard).
Ultimately, however, the entire scenario of one year limit is very traumatic to the college game. Stern needs to work with the NCAA Committee to come up with an acceptable rule to all parties involved. The longer this rule continues the worse it is going to get for the sport. I think we'll really see the full effects in another three years.
IMO, the one-and-done recruits will eventually become less desireable, as schools like ASU are building their programs around the 3 & 4 star recruits who will stay longer. With the NCAA regulations on scholarships, these 1 & done players will eventually have dramatic effects on the number of scholarships a given school will be able to have because of graduation rates. You'll have one or two schools with a potential #1 recruit in the Elite Eight, but it will be dominated by schools with later first round, or early second round, players who have been there for three or four years.
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