Talk:NCAA vs. NBA?/@comment-101948-20060330165854

I think it is overly facile to say that nobody plays defense in the NBA. In fact, FG% goes down because the defense is so much better: remember, only a small handful of college players make it to the NBA. It is similar to the transition from high school to college. Good players can dominate on one level, then find their weaknesses exposed on the next. The new age limit will improve both the college game and the NBA for the same reason. Guys who used to skip college will now play at least one year there. So the colleges will the Kobes, Garnetts, and Lebrons for a year; additionally, players like Martell Webster and Sebastian Telfair will probably play multiple years in college because after one year, they may not be draftable. So the colleges will get the most talented youngsters, and season them up for at least one year for the NBA. Both NCAA and NBA benefit. Finally, the debate about which is better, NCAA or NBA, is specious at best. Clearly, the athletes are better and more talented in the NBA, and the game doesn&quot;t bog down so much in the last minute with intentional fouls. However, the NCAA has its own magic and excitement, partly because the players don&quot;t constantly act like such unlikable, egotistical, spoiled, rich thugs