I may be in the minority, but I think forcing athletes to go to college is a dumb idea.
Let's not kid ourselves. The only reason normal people go to college is so that they can get a better job (read: higher paying job). So almost everyone goes to college for the money, and there are a handful of people who genuinely just go to learn.
If people have the chance to make a nice living doing something else, let them go do it. It's annoying to see basketball players forced to go to college for a year, without any intention of ever staying past that, and then leave.
I respect a coach like Roy Williams at UNC, who at least seems to try to recruit players that plan on staying. I think in his time at UNC, so far, only one person has left after 1 year, and I don't think Roy would ever actively recruit someone that he knew was only going to college because he was forced to.
But there are plenty of other coaches/schools that do everything they can to lure those players in for the one year they plan on playing, and I think it ruins the game.
Anyhow, I think Harper should finish high school before going pro. He's not even old enough to sign a contract for himself, and is barely old enough to drive himself to practice.
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