WHO IS STAYING? (ANSWER: Green, Richards, Washington, Baker)

[teamchemistry15]

I miss Chris Hill.

He would have JV at point, Baker at 2, PJ at the 3, Knox at 4, and SKJ starting at the five next year.

[George]

He would have JV at point, Baker at 2, PJ at the 3, Knox at 4, and SKJ starting at the five next year.

And Willie Cauley-Stein coming off the bench.

[teamchemistry15]

And Willie Cauley-Stein coming off the bench.

I will NEVER forget that one.

[KevinHall]

And Willie Cauley-Stein coming off the bench.

I would love to see Johnny David listed as third string point guard.

I wonder if there is a count of how many of these guys that declare to NBA that actually come back? How many from UK have done that? I suspect not many.

[teamchemistry15]

I would love to see Johnny David listed as third string point guard.

I wonder if there is a count of how many of these guys that declare to NBA that actually come back? How many from UK have done that? I suspect not many.

I think it's only been two or three years since they've been allowed to declare and work out and return to school after getting feedback.

[Catsrock]

I think it's only been two or three years since they've been allowed to declare and work out and return to school after getting feedback.

Randolph Morris did it way back when but had to sit out half the next season. Maybe that was when they changed the rules so all could do it?

He actually didn't pull out of the draft just wasn't selected.

[KevinHall]

I think it's only been two or three years since they've been allowed to declare and work out and return to school after getting feedback.

They have been allowed to come back from declaring for a long time. I know Meeks did it. Maybe they couldn't work out for NBA teams until a couple of years ago but they could declare and then pull out as long as they didn't hire an agent.

[Chaz]

They have been allowed to come back from declaring for a long time. I know Meeks did it. Maybe they couldn't work out for NBA teams until a couple of years ago but they could declare and then pull out as long as they didn't hire an agent.

That is true but they could only do it once. The second time declaring you was gone, no coming back.

[J.Jennings]

Wouldn't hurt my feelings if they changed the rule to "you put your name in" there is no going back regardless of whether you have a agent or not..................

[TrueblueCATfan]

Looks like we will find out what Kevin Knox will do sometime today

I say he goes to the NBA and hires an agent....IMO

[Joneslab]

Wouldn't hurt my feelings if they changed the rule to "you put your name in" there is no going back regardless of whether you have a agent or not..................

What would the purpose of this be?

This is literally the worst idea I've ever heard. This is the opposite of what they should be trying to do.

[Dwight Schrute]

I actually think you ought to be able to go through the draft and if you don't like your spot, you can return, similar to Randolph Morris but maybe apply it to second rounders.

[Joneslab]

I actually think you ought to be able to go through the draft and if you don't like your spot, you can return, similar to Randolph Morris but maybe apply it to second rounders.

Absolutely. College basketball should become what they want the G-League to be. Accept that most of these players have a dream of making money from their talent, as has been the case for nigh on four or five decades now, let them see where they are, and if they aren't good enough then come back.

No logical reason to try and separate college basketball and the NBA away from each other so that they exist on two separate planes. There's this weird stigma people have about basketball players who want to be pros. It's almost as if many people feel like they don't deserve it somehow because they can just play a game. The NCAA stokes a lot of that resentment.

I realize that we care because we love the UK program. But separate yourself from that for a second and, honestly, who gives a flip if somebody wants to drop out of college to make a run at being a millionaire? Nobody should care about that. Yet the NCAA does, and it's in the process as we speak of vilifying one and dones for essentially all the game's wrongs. It's plumb idiotic.

[George]

Weird to think of college as a place where one might train for, and hopefully transition into, employment in that person’s chosen field.

[Dwight Schrute]

Absolutely. College basketball should become what they want the G-League to be. Accept that most of these players have a dream of making money from their talent, as has been the case for nigh on four or five decades now, let them see where they are, and if they aren't good enough then come back.

No logical reason to try and separate college basketball and the NBA away from each other so that they exist on two separate planes. There's this weird stigma people have about basketball players who want to be pros. It's almost as if many people feel like they don't deserve it somehow because they can just play a game. The NCAA stokes a lot of that resentment.

I realize that we care because we love the UK program. But separate yourself from that for a second and, honestly, who gives a flip if somebody wants to drop out of college to make a run at being a millionaire? Nobody should care about that. Yet the NCAA does, and it's in the process as we speak of vilifying one and dones for essentially all the game's wrongs. It's plumb idiotic.

It occurs to me that nobody has ever impugned Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates or Steve Jobs for dropping out of college to start companies. Those guys had an idea and capitalized on it and became wealthy beyond their wildest imaginations, and they're lauded as American heroes almost. But a basketball player wants to leave school to become wealthy, which has roughly the same odds as someone dropping out of school to start a business, and they get slammed for it.