Sad State of the NBA

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Is the NBA worth watching anymore?</p>

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In an age where the college sports continue to build steam, some of the pro sports are somewhat lacking to a degree.</p>

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When the Nuggets played the Lakers the other night, what was that?</p>

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It looked more like a game of H-O-R-S-E than an actual game.</p>

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Denver&rsquo;s defense was more in the arena of matador than basketball.</p>

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Besides, when was the last time defense was actually played in the NBA?</p>

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Known as one of the best defensive teams in the league, Dallas couldn&rsquo;t contain the Nuggets with 10 players on the court the night after the Lakers toasted Denver.</p>

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This all goes back to just how much star-power the NBA imposes with their players.</p>

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Kobe Bryant demanded a trade, stayed, then pretty much gets whatever he wants being the best player in the league.</p>

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No-trade clauses are ridiculous.</p>

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It is enough that most of the players get guaranteed money, but now let&rsquo;s allow them to have more freedom and control over the team they are playing for because they are afraid to upset them, as they can&rsquo;t get rid of them.</p>

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Jason Kidd&rsquo;s excuse the other day for missing a game was great.</p>

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He had a headache, so he didn&rsquo;t even show up to the arena.</p>

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He called it as he was just taking a paid sick day.</p>

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Paid sick day? More like one game check that he receives for not even playing would be a yearly salary for most Americans.</p>

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True, some can be jealous and a little bitter about this at times, myself included for sure, but we all know you make outrageous money &mdash; just play the game the right way.</p>

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The NBA has started to get it right over the years.</p>

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Commissioner David Stern has made players at least stay in college for one year before making the jump.</p>

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With the popularity of NCAA athletics, I would like to see this somewhere in the area of at least two years before someone moves to the NBA.</p>

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All this one-year requirement has done is allow for some teams to look really promising, then have one player back the next season.</p>

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O.J. Mayo is a prime example of turning this one-year stop into a circus.</p>

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He came out even before committing to USC that the only reason he was attending the school was to drive up the media hype surrounding him.</p>

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We have seen some jump straight to the pros from high school, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett that have done well to name a few, but imagine if those players would have gone to college.</p>

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I am all about the players that go to help support a family, but with today&rsquo;s medicine, many could still give a few years in college and be OK &mdash; even with an injury.</p>

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I think imposing a financial penalty would be something worth looking into.</p>

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Say a player from college played one year, then came out. Instead of giving them the $50 million or whatever to sign, knock it down to around $5 or $10 million and make them earn the rest.</p>

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Then make it different for the seniors.</p>

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If someone played all four years in college, they get the exact money offered.</p>

Not saying that this will happen anytime soon, but it&rsquo;s a start.</p>

Plus, some may take the reward of wanting to stay longer to get the bigger money.</p>

It works out well for the college ranks and we get better players in the pros.</div></p>

Source: The Daily Record</p>
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College basketball is lame. I can never get into it, the players are always changing...it just seems so rigged how good teams always come back from big deficits. Screw NCAA Ball....NBA > NCAA.</p>