NBA talent kids in college probably have developed bad habits, too, just because they've always been better than other kids on the floor. You see it in youth sports. A kid that's just an exceptional athlete can just outrun, jump, etc. And so they don't need to work on skills until they move up.
I imagine that goes on. Some college players know they can beat college kids off the dribble or just shoot over them, so they do. Once they get to the NBA all the players are skilled and practiced and can defend and shoot. So they have to work on their actual game.
I don't know how much a college coach can do about it. He can try, but kids will do what they do. Some people are only so receptive to coaching.

baseball doesn't have "mandatory" minor leagues. Where did you get that?

LOL at Cuban, NBA is a god awful product don't blame the NCAA on your trash league full of thugs

whatever, i believe there has only been like 20+ players who skipped the minors completely.

The key is that CBB players will know that getting drafted is only the first step and will work harder on basics and some will even stay longer.

I've been to D League games. I don't know what the coaches were asking the players to do, but to me it looked like most guys were just trying to get their shots.

The NBA is far superior to college basketball it is not even funny. Try watching it sometime and get out of your KU bubble.

Ha

Brandon Jennings is the one I'm thinking of. I wonder if this will kind of take care of the one and done problem in college. I think I'd view it as a paid internship vs an unpaid one.

The D league already exists if you're not good enough. Baseball is completely different from basketball.

That's because it's based on whether they are ready for the show or not.

The NBA is as good as it has been in some time and is a far better product than college basketball. Better skill, better athletes.

When's the last time you watched a good NBA game? 1998???

Maybe if the NBA handled the prospecta a little more like baseball they wouldn't have an issue.

Instead they draft guys who aren't ready,play guys who aren't ready and then blame college for not getting them ready.

This. College hoops is an absolute joke.

The skill level is only going to get wider. I enjoy CBB, but it consists mostly of one and dones, and guys who aren't good enough to get drafted. You're never going to get guys staying through their junior or senior years who are top 15 NBA guys. The culture has changed. I'm sure they could increase scoring but changing some rules, but the talent gap isn't going to get closer.

I'm amazed no one has posted the Kendrick Perkins 9 step travel in here yet. Or maybe they have and I missed it.