e_h,
I agree with you completely, and you make a good point. It's a shame they're taking more and more kids straight out of high school for the NBA. They never learn fully the "team" concept like they would if they played college ball. The motivation is totally different. A college coach will bench you if you're not contributing to the team effort. The ultimate goal is to take the NCAA title with no $$$ involved. In the NBA, sure the national title is great, but if you're making enough $$$, and the focal point of your team, who cares? Look at LeBron. He is making buco $, playing on a shitty team. Do you think he cares? Hell no! As long as he keeps getting the paychecks, as well as the attention, I doubt it.
EG