ORUalum Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 will this catch on? what happens when a coach gets fired and the new guy wants to overhaul the roster? USC to offer four-year scholarships in football, basketball But in reality, it likely won’t have that much of an effect on how basketball teams operate. When it comes down to it, kids that didn’t cause problems on or off the court weren’t often getting their scholarships pulled in the first place. And even with a guaranteed four-year scholarship, if a coach says, ‘I need you to transfer because you won’t play here’, most kids will end up leaving the program because — surprise, surprise — they want to play. If four-year guaranteed scholarships do happen to catch on, the biggest impact might end up being felt by late-spring signees. That’s when a program will start reaching to bring in a player that might not be good enough to play at that level. If a team in the Big 12 needs front court depth, they’ll sign a 6-foot-8 player that probably belongs in the Missouri Valley or the Southland simply because that player is 6-foot-8 and capable of running without tripping over his own feet. But if, in two years, they need an open scholarship to land a top 100 recruit, it’s that 6-foot-8 mid-major recruit that will get run-off. If a player doesn’t want to transfer and the coach knows that he’ll have to guarantee four years to a player he’s reaching on, will he still be willing to offer that player in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I would guess that more universities will head in this direction. Do they want to? Probably not but cynically it takes away an argument from the "pay players" crowd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 What happens when players who realize they probably aren't going to start begin to give half effort in practice and just try to skate through in order to earn their degree without getting hurt? The coach will have very little leverage. Playing time and scholarship renewal are the main tools coaches have to use now to motivate players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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