Nba Considers True Minor League System

[Waffles]

I don't have ESPN insider, but this article supposedly has Sternie planning to make the NBDL a full-fledged minor league for the NBA.

[Discrim]

and now i begin my campaign to bring minor league hoops to Racine

with $0, the best facility around being a HS fieldhouse on Hwy 20, and a bunch of streetballers

[NJTank]

I think this is a terrific idea.

Many players leave college early of dont go at all. Many of them are nt ready to play in teh NBA so the rot on the bench, and never get the skills to devlop into a solid player.

If this happens these players can devlop their skills and elevate the quality play of the NBA, when they reach the big league so to speak.

And this will help the sport because players will be more sound fundamentally.

Case example look at how bad Darko Milicic has struggeld with the Pistons, he is hardly playing, a minor league system woudl allow him to paly and get expierence. As it stands now he is on the road to big time bustville.

[the_cynic]

This will be nothing but a benefit to the NBA. Infact they need to get the age 20 rule in and shove all the 18 year olds who don't go to college in the NBDL.

[DEAD!]

Aren't there minor league teams IN the NBA alreasy? LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic.....

[slapshot]

what happened to the idea that the CBA was the NBA's minor league? Didn't the NBA put money into the league in the hopes it would be a truly minor or developmental league to the NBA? Even around the time Isiah was running it into the ground, I thought the CBA was still getting funded by the NBA. I can't even explain the NBDL. What do they play, 40 games total?

[Discrim]

and this would apparently now be the home of guys we'd otherwise call the next Korleone Youngs, Leon Smiths, Kwame Browns, and yes, Darko Milicics...let em play instead of rot.

speaking of em, how's Leon's face painting class going? anyone know?

and whatever happened to Korleone Young?

[Mac the Knife]

what happened to the idea that the CBA was the NBA's minor league? Didn't the NBA put money into the league in the hopes it would be a truly minor or developmental league to the NBA? Even around the time Isiah was running it into the ground, I thought the CBA was still getting funded by the NBA. I can't even explain the NBDL. What do they play, 40 games total?

The NBA basically disassociated itself with the CBA once Isiah (sp?) Thomas started running it into the ground.

[See Red]

Darko Milicic not playing has nothing to do with his ability or his readiness to the NBA.

Darko doesn't play because Larry Brown has his own little policy in which he NEVER plays rookies. On any other team, Darko would probably be a good contributor.

[NJTank]

When Darko has gotten in he has not played well, this league will be good becauese he will get expierence instead of rotting on the bench.

[Notch Novelty]

Darko Milicic is the youngest player in the league and on one of the best teams in the league. If he was on the Lakers he wouldn't play. No need to rush the guy.

NDBL please stay away from Buffalo. We don't want you or Arena league. Stay far away.

[NJTank]

Correct but having him play in the minors will only help his career, its better to be on the floor then on the bench, and if there was a place for these players to develop it would help everyone.

[Ez Street]

This idea can only help the NBA. I hope they do put in an age cap. These guys need to be seasoned a little before they jump in with the Shaq's, Yao's, and Garnett's of the league. We will take a team in KC, hell it would be better than that joke of a league the ABA.

[-kj]

Why would they want to go to Buffalo, anyway? They're minor-league, not nowhere-league.

[winters in buffalo]

Why would they want to go to Buffalo, anyway? They're minor-league, not nowhere-league.

[scowl] oh, you.... [/scowl]

...wait, I left there too.

[Notch Novelty]

Wouldn't this hurt the college game?

Buffalo isn't no-where league - we do have Bills, Sabres, and the lowest gas prices

[Sterling84]

I'm certainly no expert....but from what I've heard the D-League is beyond crap basketball. It has all the pig-headed showboaty-ness of scrubs who THINK they deserve to be in the NBA, and none of the game. These are burnouts, has-beens, and never were's who ball hog hoping to get noticed and legitimately feel slighted to even have to be there, let alone practice, and not travel in luxury.

While minor league baseball's impact is obvious, and hockey's is important, and the NFL has recently had success .......I just don't know that it would DEVELOP anything.

Of all the pro sports, basketball fundamentals at the pro level are the most atrocious and players are the most immature.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe that is precisely why they need a minor league. But hell, we've got Iverson who doesn't think he should ever have to practice, or come off the bench. This is the mindset of the modern day baller. No crap league is going to change that quickly.

ANyone read the article about Gilbert Arenas and his "well now I'm not going to shoot at all then" tantrum? I honestly can't believe this is what we've come to.

http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/gilbert.html

[Phil]

Why not just make college mandatory? That's basically the same thing, except with more tradition and with the added bonus of getting some semblance of an education.

[NJTank]

The College game is in peril as it is not many players stay in all 4 years any way and more and more jump to the NBA from the High School, so if they dont want to go to College let them play in the minors.

I garuntee you many will rather play college ball becuase they will alwyas have more TV expousre then the minors, besides the system works fine for baseball why not have a minor league for the NBA.