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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2075789, member: 837"]
Agree with all of this other than the couple lines above. I think there is a very clear trend of guys succeeding at the next level after establishing themselves as, at the very least, really good, really consistent scorers at this level (think Andrew White vs. Malachi -- not in terms of nba ceiling but simply different levels of production). There are always going to be outliers but I feel like it would be extremely hard, for example, for Jeremi Grant to get the touches to be a consistent double-figure threat and anything other than option no. 5 at the nba level at this point. Does that change if he returns to Syracuse? I wouldn't be ridiculous enough to pretend to know. However, I can't help but think that with his athleticism and gifts, working hard and getting a ton of touches for 36-40 mins per night would have helped make him a better player. I doubt he's going to get that opportunity in the NBA.

It's a theory, but I would argue it holds true to a large extent. You need the inherent talent, yes, but while the nba wants to develop you, they aren't going to waste too much time developing you either.
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