I imagine that there will be a lot of discussion over the next couple of years regarding the accusations facing many of today's top basketball programs and possible changes that need to be made, so I figured I would start a thread for it. I am sure many of you have ideas on how to "fix" these issues, here are mine:

1. Eliminate the 1 and done rule. Allow kids to go straight from high school to the NBA if they want. Another option would be for them to be paid directly by the shoe companies out of high school to supplement their income in the G league if they can't make a NBA roster immediately out of high school.

2. If a kid decides to enroll in college, they have to stay for at least 3 years.

3. Reorganize the current basketball landscape. The ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big East, Big 10, and Pac 12 should be at 1 level, and they should be allowed to pay their players. They should then play in a 24 team tournament to determine the national champion. Call this the NCAA Tournament. Anyone who doesn't make the NCAA Tournament, their season is over.

4. All other conferences, from the American and WCC to the SoCon all the way down to the ASUN should be in another division. No paying of players, just true amateur basketball. We should have our own tournament with all conference champions and a certain number of at-large teams. Call this the NIT. Any team not making the NIT, their season is over.

This would reduce the need for shoe companies to worry about paying college basketball players, would allow ETSU et al. to compete for a national championship instead of pretending that we can compete for championships as is, and would make things more fair for the players. On the other hand, it would water down college basketball. But to me, it is worth it and might even improve the game in the long run.