Million Dollar Basketball Babies

Stefan Fatsis's 2009 article in The Atlantic Monthly Million Dollar Basketball Babies suggests that the idea of skipping college and going straight to the NBA from high school might be a considerable choice. Fatsis states how the NBA has made a law preventing high school students to jump straight into the NBA until they are one year removed from their graduating class. He mentions how players are trying to work around that rule by going to European Leagues to play instead of going to college. The European leagues are a much better than the NCAA but are a step below the NBA. this is why it is stated that only "exceptionally talented and relatively mature players". For this reason he feels that some players who have enough talent should consider this alternative. he feels that the NCAA isnt aggressive enough and that going to a European league would be much more benficial than playing in the NCAA. Fatsis then goes on to quote Sonny Vaccaro when he says that only the best shoeld consider this alternative and that it is not easy. you must be mentally and physically ready.


1) Why is the NCAA considered inferior to the European leagues?
2) Do you think that high school players should go to European leagues where it is more aggressive and risk not being able to adjust or go to the NCAA where they can have it somewhat easier?