Found June 24, 2009 on FanHouse:
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by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Big 12, NBA ProspectsCould the NBA and its minimum age requirement really be guilty of hypocrisy?It certainly appears that way to Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel and some other Big 12 coaches after watching the most recent NBA Finals and seeing which NBA players were pushed as the faces of the league throughout the season.The straight out of high school players, who are the type of players the NBA no longer wants to be associated with, are now carrying the torch for the world's best pro game."If you follow the NBA, if you look at the guys who are promoted as the face of the NBA, you are talking about Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett," Capel said. "Those are four that jumped right out and none of those guys attended college and I don't think it hurt them." Check Out FanHouse's NBA Draft Coverage NCAA Coaches Critical of NBA Age Limit originally appeared on Fanhouse NCAA Basketball...
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