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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:28 PM Original message |
Age Limits in Professional Sports. Your thoughts? |
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ollie79 (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. point |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Actually the two leagues that have the age requirements |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You've just highlighted the problem I have |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Their compensation is the education |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The NBA and NFL should start footing the bill... |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The NFL/NBA or the players? |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. The NFL/NBA |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I see that as a problem with the NCAA, not the NFL or NBA |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 05:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. But the NFL and NBA with their age limits |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-05 06:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. True, but the first responsibility is with the NCAA |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. Variety of Factors |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. basketball in essence has a minor league system |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 05:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. That would be great for the game |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. It's not really the same though |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. Age discrimination |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. if you define the qualification as being age-related |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 12:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. For all the jobs you mention |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. driving a truck isn't a job? |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Don't put words in my mouth |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. irrelevant, actually |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm Ok With It |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. The problem with the age limit as set in the NBA |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. holding them back a year is not a bad thing |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Also |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 08:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. To a Degree No |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 08:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I hadn't seen that |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 11:35 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. OTOH |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Question |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I think there is an image problem |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Do Not Think So |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. based on what? |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
21. Good Idea but Hypocrisy |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 08:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. the strong development leagues |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I agree that basketball should adopt baseball's draft policy... |
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