<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In the third annual High School Hoops magazine, the players weighed in on the subject of the new rules regarding draft eligibility . Many of them felt that it was unfair . Kansas State freshman Bill Walker, said (as a junior in high school), "I'm against it . I don't see why you have to be 19 to play a game of basketball when you can be 18 and go to war for our country and die . It's ridiculous ." Jerryd Bayless said "It's not fair at all . If a tennis player can go pro at 13, I don't understand why a basketball player can't go pro at 18 ." A possible number one pick out of high school, had the rule not been put in place, was Greg Oden (though he was still picked first in 2007). When asked about the agreement he said "It's unfair, but it's over with now, so there's no reason to complain ." In spite of the claims that the rule is unfair, Wayne Ellington of North Carolina, said that "...I also think it's going to help the league a little bit . Some guys who come in, like from this year's draft, it will help ." Brandan Wright said that "It may hurt guys who need money, but it will help people grow and develop ." </P> <P> On the specific topic of Oden entering the draft, Jack Keefer, Oden's high school coach at Lawrence North, Indiana, said, "I really think he thought he was going to college . He seems to be more at ease with himself right now . I think the stress came with worrying about the NBA ." </P> <P> While a lot of high school players just accepted that this is just how it is, some object to this rule . They said that it puts excess stress on them because they start being recruited in their junior year of high school . If they have a bad season it could ruin their chances to get into college and therefore into the NBA . It can also be stressful picking a college to play at, which can be unneeded stress if a player decides to leave after only one year . </P>

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