DOES AGE MATTER IN THE NBA? PART 3
April 28, 2009 by David Im · Leave a Comment
Over the past two days, I broke down the production of players by when they were drafted. Going a step further, I split the stories between players drafted before and after the 19-year-old limit was implemented. Here are the charts that show their performances side by side: Read more
DOES AGE MATTER IN THE NBA? PART 2
April 28, 2009 by David Im · 2 Comments
Yesterday we looked at the first-round picks from 1999 to 2005, so today we’ll look at the period between 2006 and 2008 when the league imposed a 19-year-old eligibility limit for the draft and see how players in this era fared. Let’s get right to it. Read more
DOES AGE MATTER IN THE NBA?
April 27, 2009 by David Im · 3 Comments
For the past three years, many pundits have questioned the NBA’s decision to impose a 19-year-old age limit on potential draftees. Supporters of the rule don’t feel those who make the preps-to-pros jump are mature enough to handle the rigors that come with being a professional, citing Leon Smith and Ndudi Ebi as classic examples for the implementation of the limit. Many (including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban) actually believe the age limit should be raised to 20 or 22. Critics of the rule, meanwhile, point to all the best players in the league, most of whom came straight out of high school. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and Dwight Howard all skipped college and developed themselves into perennial MVP candidates. Read more
A STORYBOOK ENDING FOR THESE HEELS
April 9, 2009 by David Im · 2 Comments
It’s fair to say no one in the history of college basketball faced the kind of expectations the North Carolina Tar Heels did this season. There was chatter of an undefeated season and how they could be the greatest team in the sport’s history. National championship? That was a given.
NCAA FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
April 2, 2009 by David Im · Leave a Comment
NCAA SWEET 16 PREVIEW
March 24, 2009 by David Im · 2 Comments
It’s been anything but sweet for those of us looking for a lot of upsets. Instead, we’ve got most of the top seeds - with the exception of Arizona - advancing and a lot of torn up brackets littering the office trash can. Read more
NCAA TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
March 16, 2009 by David Im · Leave a Comment
THE TOP PRO FACTORIES
March 12, 2009 by David Im · 19 Comments
As March Madness draws near and future NBA hopefuls hit the hardwood, putting it all on the line for that one shining moment, it’s an opportune time to see which colleges have most effectively churned out players ready to make the jump to the League. Read more
