Mark Cuban thinks college is a waste of time for athletes. In my opinion, he is right. Cuban, who is the owner of the American basketball team the Dallas Maveriks thinks that, "there is no reason for a kid to go to college because they are not going to class anyway." If you are unframiliar with the sport, to go to the professional leagues, high school students must play either one year in college or wait until they are 19 years old.
Cuban proposes a new path for athletes to take instead of going to one year of college, with classes that are often missed and grades that are often forged. The NBA-D league is Cuban's plan in which 18 year old athletes will play in a sort of NBA "minor leagues" for up and coming players that are still young.
To me this is a fantastic idea. Most college athletes for revenue generating sports, (typically basketball and football) tend to take classes that are easier just so they can focus on their specific sports. Sending players to the "D-league" instead of college gives them money for playing during the year and also possible better competition to prepare them for the professional leagues. This is a really hot topic up for debate as of late and I believe that going to college for athletes is not the right decision.
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