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From: mrbrk...@panix.com (Ruben Safir)
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by: Ruben Safir - Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:44 UTC

The last major draft was 2015 which makes me wonder... what the hell is
going on in basball that the talent pool seems to have evaporated.

Maybe it is time that all the incoming players, internation and nation,
be funneled through the draft.

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by: *ernie - Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:08 UTC

On 12/20/2023 6:44 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> The last major draft was 2015 which makes me wonder... what the hell is
> going on in basball that the talent pool seems to have evaporated.
>
> Maybe it is time that all the incoming players, internation and nation,
> be funneled through the draft.
>
>

I'm not sure of the percentage, but it seems the majority of players
coming in are from either Central and South America or Asia, who for
whatever reason sell their talents to the highest bidder.

The real problem with hunting elephants is carrying the decoys.

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