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From: mike@uokvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: NBA Draft
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Date: Thu, 6-Mar-86 17:42:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  6 17:42:00 1986
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Nf-From: uokvax.UUCP!mike    Mar  6 16:42:00 1986


I've always wondered about this also.  I know that if I were a great
basketball player and I got drafted by the Boston Celtics, I would choke.

Something tells me that anti-trust laws are being violated in some way
(but I'm no lawyer).  I'm all for players choosing who they want to play
for, but I have a feeling parity in the league would suffer (although
it doesn't seem to be working anyway).

I think a good example of something that isn't "right" is the arbitration
stuff going on in baseball right now.  I just don't see how somebody can
force an owner to pay someone more than he is willing to pay.  It seems to
be a disadvantage of exclusive rights to a player.  Let's get rid of it!

Help stamp out player drafts in your lifetime! :-)

	Mike Heath
	Univ. of Oklahoma, Engineering Computer Network
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