1.   But many are not selected and are forced to play else overseas on in developmental leagues.

2.   But Patterson wants a developmental league, which in theory sounds great.

3.   But some doubt that the developmental league will be a practical model for football.

4.   College football is indeed just another developmental league for the pros and another corporate tool for everyone else.

5.   He also does not think an NBA-sponsored developmental league will curb the onslaught of teen-agers wishing to turn pro.

6.   He refused a request to play in a developmental league or go overseas to help with his transition.

7.   League officials have already run into obstacles with the National Basketball Players Association over whether the developmental league will be used to ship players down from the NBA.

8.   Maybe the NBA needs to start thinking about a closer alliance with the Continental Basketball Association, or creating its own developmental league.

9.   More players now realize that NCAA soccer in the United States hardly compares to even the lowest-level developmental league abroad.

10.   Next fall, the NBA commences an eight-team developmental league, basically a minor league of the sort that has allowed baseball to avoid many similar problems.