Originally Posted by Mister D

i agree to an extent, but the problem is that this isnt always how it works, especially in the NBA.

Teams draft high school kids expecting them to be good in 4-5 years (when they would have graduated college normally). So the question remains, would these kids be better served playing college ball and being a starter for 4 years (or at least one or two), or is it better for them to play 2 minutes a night in the pros? The rule is almost saving these kids from themselves. not to mention that it helps teams pick players based on how good they are, and not how good they expect them to be.