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I don't think that the "hurt" gets passed down. Yes, the power schools may not end up with the one and done players, but they will still end up with top players in the country that are recycled less often. You get a 2-3 year player versus a one and done.
The few players that this affords and opportunity to will not shift the table that much. A mid-major ball player doesn't suddenly get that power school offer. Yes, maybe a few dozen players across the country get their stock bumped up, but I agree that it levels it more than it punishes the mid-major schools that possibly lose out.
Players with aspirations of money will follow the money. One and done players are only one and done to get a paycheck the following year. They don't care about a legacy left with UK or UNC. They are only participating in their mandated year of college ball. They aren't getting degrees, attending classes for anything outside of the first semester and minimums to stay eligible, etc. They will take the 125k and develop their game in front of the NBA coaches and staff.
What this does is force the UK's of the world to act like the majority of college basketball fans and have players that stick around for more than one year.
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