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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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