arefinetunedtoincreasethelikelihoodofa succesfulprofesionalcareer. Dawkinsagain serves as example for this argument. Althougharelativelyskiledplayer, hissucceswashardlycomparabletoathleteswith colegeexperience.
AgainsttheRule Argument1: Manysuccesfulprofesion playersstartyoung Manycriticsoftheleague’ snew ruleargue thattheleagueisblindingitselffrom the facts. WithmanysuccesfulhighschooldrafteessuchasJermaineO’ Neal, TracyMcGrady, JoshSmith, ShawnKemp, DwightHoward, and theever-so famousKobeBryantand Lebron James, the league’ s skepticism towardsweak techniquesand underdeveloped maturity areproven notonly to be unnecesary, butalsodefenceles. Argument2: Irrationalrule Formany, thepurposeofatendinganeducationalinstitutionafterhighschoolhaslesto dowithlearning, andmoretodowithsecuringajobthatpromisesanadequatepayafterwards. Thethoughtfulquestionmanycritics askisthis – ifthepurposeofcolegeisto ensurethatanathleteisinadequatehandsin thefuture, whynotgraspawel-payingjobif you’ regiventhechance? Argument3: Forcingathletestopursuean education Truthbetold, manyathletesholdlitletono interestinpursuingacolegeeducation. The NBA, inenforcingarulewhichmakesathletespursueambitionstheyotherwisewould nothavethoughttopursue, violatesprinciplesofrespectandethics.
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