Quite a Day for Ex-Wolverines

Submitted by BursleyHall82 on

One week after Tom Brady won the Super Bowl MVP, it was quite a day (and night) for ex-Wolverines:

- Mitch McGary broke out for 19 points and 10 rebounds in a win over the Clippers, just a few days after being in the D-League.

- In that same game, Jamal Crawford pumped in 21 points for the Clippers.

- Max Paxioretty had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens in a win over the Bruins.

- Jacob Trouba had a goal for the Jets in a win over Colorado.

- Carl Hagelin had a goal for the Rangers in a loss to Dallas.

On the flip side, GR III did not play (coach's decision) and Nik Stauskas went scoreless in 10 minutes. Still, our ex-guys own Sundays!

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scottmaure

February 9th, 2015 at 9:27 AM ^

I like how the OHL handles the kids with exceptional talent. If you're 14 and feel as though you can play OHL hockey you apply to the league for exceptional player status. They then make the decision if it'll be granted. It's not as much of a given as you'd think for the big name kids to get brought in. John Tavares and Aaron Ekblad(rookie with the Florida Panthers this year and All a Star), Sean Day, and Connor McDavid were granted it but there's examples of players like Steven Stamkos along with 4 other kids that were not. They apply for early entry and get scouted to determine if they can play in the league and be a real contributor to their team. Guys like LeBron James, Anthony Davis etc would have been granted entry but kids like Stauskus and GRIII would not have. I like setting the cap at 3-4 yrs in college just like football.

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1201SouthMain

February 9th, 2015 at 11:15 AM ^

Why 3 years?  Why not 4?  Why not 2?  

You'd have more kids taking the chance straight out of high school because now it's not just one year they have to play college.  Gauranteed that players like Anthony Davis, Durant, or Melo would go straight from high school.  You'd put kids just below that level in a very difficult situation.  They either take the jump to the NBA right out of high school or they commit to wait 3 years.  3 years seems like a long time to an 18 year old.

The good thing I can say about the current rule is that it at least gets the kid into college.  Maybe he decides then that he wants to stay longer than a year.  

What if the rule was changed so that a kid could be draft eligible but if he's not drafted then could return to school?  If he was drafted then he has to go.  The NBA teams have to know that they are getting what they draft.  But what if kid could declare himself eligible for draft and could even have a special agreement with an agent.  Takes no compensation or "gifts" or "loans".  Can work out for NBA teams.  If he's picked then he goes.  If he is not then he has option to sign free agest contract or return to school.

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