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    Quote Originally Posted by hanger4 View Post
    Seen here first, calling out a troll is now trolling. Somebody's desperate
    I busted your hypocrisy, bud. Lol. I thought you told others you were done? Why still responding? That’s a troll move.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    There’s no hard salary cap in the NBA either. They are only subject to luxury tax and some other minor penalties if they spend above a certain level.

    I think it would be easier in the NBA because teams are much smaller and one player added to solid surrounding talent can make a huge difference.


    In MLB you need a roster full of quality players.
    And they have success with pulling kids out of HS now and getting them to perform. So with a contract that size it means long term and no one is going to give that to someone they have to put through a minor league system or bench for a few years.
    NBA says you can pick them young, not be too worried about long term injuries and like you said make that real difference by themselves.
    Let's go Brandon !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Now_What View Post
    I busted your hypocrisy, bud. Lol. I thought you told others you were done? Why still responding? That’s a troll move.
    Yeah, it's difficult to be done when posters make things up about me and doesn't even know the meaning of hypocrisy, so fire me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hanger4 View Post
    Yeah, it's difficult to be done when posters make things up about me and doesn't even know the meaning of hypocrisy, so fire me.
    Lol, you were trolling...there's nothing made up about that. I trolled Tahu, you trolled me. We done?

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    And they have success with pulling kids out of HS now and getting them to perform. So with a contract that size it means long term and no one is going to give that to someone they have to put through a minor league system or bench for a few years.
    NBA says you can pick them young, not be too worried about long term injuries and like you said make that real difference by themselves.
    Ok. And? I’m not sure what your point is?

    Not all super stars in the NBA go into the league straight out of high school. In fact very few go into the NBA right out of high school. Most will spend some amount of time playing major college basketball.


    Chances are the ones who would receive such a contract have a track record in the NBA not just high school or even college.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    Ok. And? I’m not sure what your point is?

    Not all super stars in the NBA go into the league straight out of high school. Chances are the ones who would receive such a contract have a track record in the NBA not just high school.
    I just looked it up, the percentage of highschool students drafted is about .02 to .03% very very small group.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jigglepete View Post
    I just looked it up, the percentage of highschool students drafted is about .02 to .03% very very small group.
    And they won’t be the ones who receive that huge contract.

    The player(s) who receive that type of contract will be those who have proven them self at the highest level on a consistent basis.
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