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<blockquote data-quote="MtnWasp" data-source="post: 872486" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>The thinking behind the one-and-done philosophy is pretty simple to figure: Getting the biggest, most athletic and skilled players available means that they can score at a good percentage even when guarded. Having players that can go out and get buckets even when they are well guarded would seem to trump all other considerations. It makes up for a lot for uncertainties. It makes it easy on the coach, especially on the offensive end.</p><p></p><p>But there are two problems with this:</p><p></p><p>1. There is another way to shoot a good percentage. The other way to achieve a good shooting percentage is via team concepts to get guys open shots, which is enhanced by mature and savvy players. </p><p></p><p>2. Because the dominating talents are quick to move on to the pros, there is no time to develop team concepts, to make up for the inevitability of youthful mistakes and the limitations presented by immaturity. There seems to be a threshold over which too many one-and-dones on one squad implodes any ability to achieve continuity. Every year is another rebuild. Recent Kentucky teams are an example of this. Calipari likes dominating defensive teams, but defense is not only physical, it is mental too and his young teams have had trouble getting it together on a consistent basis.</p><p></p><p>Lack of continuity and chronically counting on young players (even talented ones) runs enhanced risk for team implosion.</p><p></p><p>The end result is that experience and scheme have been shown to be effective counters to dominating but young talent. Of course, having both dominating talent AND experience would be best, but that has proven to be problematic in this day and age. </p><p></p><p>The institution of the one and done rule for the NBA draft may have come about for the same reasons. NBA teams were getting burned by taking the top high school talent and those children were not ready to handle the money and the NBA grind. The NBA teams were out the substantial guaranteed contract money when the kids didn't pan out, despite their physical tools. </p><p></p><p>At what point do the likes of Duke and Kentucky learn the same lesson as the NBA and learn that the likes of Zion Williamson may not be worth all the mess and that they can win games without all the B.S. involved in getting such players on campus for one season? Or do such programs have such a well established network that it would be difficult to shut it down?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtnWasp, post: 872486, member: 4110"] The thinking behind the one-and-done philosophy is pretty simple to figure: Getting the biggest, most athletic and skilled players available means that they can score at a good percentage even when guarded. Having players that can go out and get buckets even when they are well guarded would seem to trump all other considerations. It makes up for a lot for uncertainties. It makes it easy on the coach, especially on the offensive end. But there are two problems with this: 1. There is another way to shoot a good percentage. The other way to achieve a good shooting percentage is via team concepts to get guys open shots, which is enhanced by mature and savvy players. 2. Because the dominating talents are quick to move on to the pros, there is no time to develop team concepts, to make up for the inevitability of youthful mistakes and the limitations presented by immaturity. There seems to be a threshold over which too many one-and-dones on one squad implodes any ability to achieve continuity. Every year is another rebuild. Recent Kentucky teams are an example of this. Calipari likes dominating defensive teams, but defense is not only physical, it is mental too and his young teams have had trouble getting it together on a consistent basis. Lack of continuity and chronically counting on young players (even talented ones) runs enhanced risk for team implosion. The end result is that experience and scheme have been shown to be effective counters to dominating but young talent. Of course, having both dominating talent AND experience would be best, but that has proven to be problematic in this day and age. The institution of the one and done rule for the NBA draft may have come about for the same reasons. NBA teams were getting burned by taking the top high school talent and those children were not ready to handle the money and the NBA grind. The NBA teams were out the substantial guaranteed contract money when the kids didn't pan out, despite their physical tools. At what point do the likes of Duke and Kentucky learn the same lesson as the NBA and learn that the likes of Zion Williamson may not be worth all the mess and that they can win games without all the B.S. involved in getting such players on campus for one season? Or do such programs have such a well established network that it would be difficult to shut it down? [/QUOTE]
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