Re: Miscellaneous thoughts

[Douglas342@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 3/11/2003 6:23:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Celtic4Hire@AOL.com writes:

> I like your ideas about the twenty-year olds. I have always held we need a 
> minor league like baseball. 

Perhaps he or she who had this idea will come forward, but the idea was sort 
of like this:  you can sign a player, but he serves a maximum of seven 
"developmental years," starting when he is a high school senior.  A senior 
gets signed to a seven year rookie contract; play one year of college, you 
get a six year contract; graduate college, you get a three year contract.  
This way, you avoid some of the risk now inherent in having to pay LeBron 
James $60 kazillion for three years, when he might really bust out in year 4 
or 5.  I.e., you probably see what a player really can do before you have to 
pony up the megabucks.  

20 as an age limit ain't bad either.