Dick Vitale proposes again the Vitale plan for the NBA Draft

Vitale makes a weekly appearance on early Monday mornings on Mike and Mike at around 7:20am eastern time (4:20am pacific, wink wink?) In today's Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio and ESPN2, Dick Vitale re-iterated his proposal for the NBA Draft.

Vitale's proposal seems geared towards colleges and coaches, but it has perhaps some merits. He proposes:

1) A committee of NBA experts evaluates the high schoolers and determines which ones may be ready to play in the NBA. If a player is on that list, and if the player wishes, then he can apply for the NBA Draft out of high school. This is so that a player like LeBron James doesn't have to stay in college. My Opinion: This sounds reasonable.

2) If a player decides to go to college, then he has to stay in college for three years. My Opinion: Sure, the coaches, the media, and the universities would benefit from this, but what about the players and the NBA? Do you think Howard David Stern would be happy if the top players were "trapped" in college for three years instead of infusing new talent to his league? And how about the players. What if a kid is good enough to play after one or two years, or if they have financial needs that "force" them to go out earlier than they want to? Why should they be forced to stay in college for three years?

I think #1 is do-able, assuming they can clear the legalities, but #2 is too restrictive for the players. After all, the players are the one playing the game, not Vitale, not the coaches, not the fans, not the NCAA, not the NBA, not Myles Brand, not the bloggers, not the boosters, not Paris Hitlon!