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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1778734"]
a) Our football program has produced significantly better players than bball.
b) NFL teams carry 53 players, 22 of which are starters.  NBA teams carry about 14 players, 5 of which are starters.

With the young crop we have in the NBA, which looks to be around for a while, we'll likely see an ex-Syracuse guy in the finals in the near future.  Waiters, MCW and Grant aren't going anywhere anytime soon and represent pretty good value options for a lot of teams.  Wes is a proven journeyman who will be in the league probably into his mid-30's, so he could hop on as veteran bench depth for a contender.  Melo might finally get good pieces around him, though we all know he's running out of time.  I'm optimistic.

I don't think any of this reflects poorly on the program, though.  There are a lot of very good college bball programs that are in the same or similar boat as us.  JB has been recruiting a certain type of player for a long time, which might be the biggest reason for the lack of SU players in the finals.  Long and athletic often comes at the expense of skill.  The NBA can get long and athletic anytime it wants.  The highly skilled players, especially shooters in the current environment, are the ones at a premium in the NBA.  We don't grab those too often.
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