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Launch of Historical Basketball League (HBL) in Atlanta, good or bad for us?
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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 601447" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>If the athlete wants the scholarship, they had better use it as soon as possible. They will probably have to make sure that the salary is actually deposited into their accounts.</p><p></p><p>From what I have seen, this organization started trying to recruit HBCUs to quit the NCAA and join them. Apparently it is now a "college student" associated professional league. I don't have any belief that this organization will survive very long.</p><p></p><p>Are the athletes required to be college students? If so, what type of college?(Do JUCOs and Technical Schools count?) If they are required to be in a four-year school, what percentage of the guys that would want to be part of this can gain entry to school without assistance? What percentage of the guys that would want to be part of this can be successful in school without the academic support that is provided by major NCAA schools? If the athletes aren't really getting anything out of school(not making progress or failing classes) are they still able to play?</p><p></p><p>A professional organization not tied to college would be better. Providing scholarships and having the season run during the summer to allow guys to attend college is fine, just don't require it. The absolute best solution(maybe not for NCAA BBall though) would be for kids who are very good players, but not interested at all in school to be able to play professionally and kids who are interested in a college education having the ability to use their athletic skills to pay for their education and assist them with the education.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 601447, member: 2426"] If the athlete wants the scholarship, they had better use it as soon as possible. They will probably have to make sure that the salary is actually deposited into their accounts. From what I have seen, this organization started trying to recruit HBCUs to quit the NCAA and join them. Apparently it is now a "college student" associated professional league. I don't have any belief that this organization will survive very long. Are the athletes required to be college students? If so, what type of college?(Do JUCOs and Technical Schools count?) If they are required to be in a four-year school, what percentage of the guys that would want to be part of this can gain entry to school without assistance? What percentage of the guys that would want to be part of this can be successful in school without the academic support that is provided by major NCAA schools? If the athletes aren't really getting anything out of school(not making progress or failing classes) are they still able to play? A professional organization not tied to college would be better. Providing scholarships and having the season run during the summer to allow guys to attend college is fine, just don't require it. The absolute best solution(maybe not for NCAA BBall though) would be for kids who are very good players, but not interested at all in school to be able to play professionally and kids who are interested in a college education having the ability to use their athletic skills to pay for their education and assist them with the education. [/QUOTE]
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