Post by The Bubba on Jun 23, 2005 12:17:28 GMT -5
Tucson, AZ (U-WIRE) -- The National Basketball Association players union and the league's owners agreed to a new labor contract yesterday, increasing the minimum age to be eligible to play in the league from 18 to 19.
UA men's basketball head coach Lute Olson was critical of the move, however, which he says could handcuff college programs into deciding whether or not to offer a scholarship to a player who might only be with the team for one year.
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He makes a good point but I would have thought it made a dent. It's been said that NBA coaches will now spend time in the colleges and not in highschools. I don't see where that's true, maybe a bit less time.
UA men's basketball head coach Lute Olson was critical of the move, however, which he says could handcuff college programs into deciding whether or not to offer a scholarship to a player who might only be with the team for one year.
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He makes a good point but I would have thought it made a dent. It's been said that NBA coaches will now spend time in the colleges and not in highschools. I don't see where that's true, maybe a bit less time.
