The NBA vs. College Basketball Debate

I've debated this several times with my buddies and there seems to be a large divide of people who absolutely love college basketball and hate the NBA, and people who hate college basketball and love the NBA.

It seems to be the argument against the NBA is that the brand of basketball is stereotypical superstar v. superstar one on one basketball, the players are just a bunch of overpaid crybabies, there is no emotion like there is in the college game, most players just mail it in to collect checks, there is not a lot of team unity and so on...

And the argument against college basketball is that the game is more focused on the coach than the actual players, my belief that the court just isnt big enough for the size of the kinds who play these days, every time down the floor there is either a three taken or someone missing a layup, no room for athletic players to shine, nobody outside of North Carolina cares about the Duke/UNC match ups every year, defenders are allowed to clog the lane as long as they want and so on

Being a huge NBA fan and a huge fan of the NCAA tournament i was wondering how YB feels about the respective leagues and why.

I personally would like to see the college game opened up a lot. Like allowing these amazing kids to get six fouls (the game is so must more physical now,) widening and lengthening the lane and three point line so there is more room to operate. (you almost never see mid range jumpshots in college)

but anyway i would like to hear what everyone thinks.

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8 Comments On: "The NBA vs. College Basketball Debate"

 
NBA. The quality of play in college is too thin these days. Even the best teams aren't great. They're just really good. Snooze.

NBA is a superior product. It's where the best players in the world come to play. When I watch the NCAA tournament I'm watching the NBA prospects to see what they've got; every year out of the entire field, only a few are true NBA quality players. I think that pretty much speaks for itself. I think the people who are more into the "intangibles" of sports prefer college.

The NBA is way more exciting to watch. College basketball is the pick and roll of basketball. The NBA is the dunk in your face. And it isn't competitive enough in college basketball. Every time I see a top 25 team playing an unranked team on TV, I immediately change the channel 'cuz I know it's going to be a blowout 95% of the time.

College basketball is losing more and more of its luster each year. Purists say that the NBA is "ruining" the college game; however, I would argue that the NCAA is killing itself. Pay the athletes, and then maybe they'll stick around longer than they're forced to (and for what it's worth, I think the NBA age limit is a joke). There are hundreds of millions of dollars being made from college sports, but somehow an athlete accepting even the smallest handout is a problem. That's why the NBA is so much better. College is killing itself by pretending that academics are the top priority.

NBA > College.

Each has something to offer, some of it good, some of it bad. Can't we just accept that and move on? There's no way to settle this debate.

Are you serious? College Basketball hands down is the best sport out there.

I like both. But College ball is way more exciting when it is tournament time.

I like both. But I do see the lack of passion in some NBA players, and it sometimes makes me wonder if they are really in it for the Love of the game or just a paycheck.

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