Some salient points about timing and extraneous players in the process but I am firmly in the who gives a flying f? Let them go out of high school.

If my kid drops out to enter the work force no one gives a care. These kids have in their minds what they are going to do just like mine do. If they choose poorly why do we feel the need to provide a safety net?

Handlers trying to get rich on kids who are first or second rounders. 64 spots for 1300 to 1500 kids coming out of NCAA basketball a year. If 100 is a year leave who cares? Still competitive and you alleviate the sham that those kids are actually there to be in school.

When I have the chance to talk to the Indiana kids who will become pros I tell them to take 2 courses.... Public speaking and a basic business course that will teach them a bit of how to read a spreadsheet, a little bit if accounting, how to read a contact and maybe some info on insurance, trusts and taxes

At 18, they are adults. Let them make their own choices like we let every other 18yo. Who cares and ultimately how much does it affect our life?

I don't really care, either. Let anyone play that is wanted. I don't agree with the current rule about losing your eligibility. If you commit and don't get drafted, you should still be eligible. Does anyone know what the actual rule is?

I agree about losing eligibility. I would think that you shouldn't lose your eligibility until you actually receive money for being a player. I've never heard why hiring an agent causes you to lose your eligibility. Or simply declaring for the NBA Draft. So what? You haven't received any income for your skills yet. So in the same vein, if you aren't drafted, and you don't sign some other contract as an undrafted free agent that you get paid for, I see no reason that you should lose your eligibility.

So here is an idea. Why make college players declare for the draft at all? Don't leave it in the hands of the kids or their handlers to make the right decision. If an NBA team wants to draft a kid they can draft his rights and he can come out when he wants and no one loses eligibility until he signs on the dotted line.

I agree with a lot of the posts here. If a high school kid is a computer whiz and gets a 6+-figure job in Silicon Valley, no one cares that he takes the job instead of college. But if it's a star football or bball player who wants to turn pro, holy hell is raised. So they do sham year at a "P"5 school -- so the school can make some money off them -- and then go pro. It's a waste of his time and a waste of a schollie that could be used for some kid who actually wants to get an education.

OUVan, it too perfect and simple an idea to lift off.