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[QUOTE="JimBoston, post: 3599967, member: 1312"]
It seems pretty simple to me what has happened to basketball recruiting as we all knew this was going to happen.

1) Boeheim's age.  Recruits will worry about a coach retiring and then having to play for a new coach.

2) Style of play.  Zone defense is effective, but does it prepare kids for the NBA?  Not really.

3) Switch to the ACC.  It had to happen, but Syracuse went from being in the top 2 or 3 programs in the Big East to being in a lower position in the ACC.  At the top, you have Duke and UNC followed closely by Louisville and then (at this point in time) UVA, Syracuse, and Florida St.  After year 1 in the ACC, Syracuse has never finished higher than 6th in the conference and has not won an ACC regular season title or a conference tournament.  And, Syracuse lost their rivals leaving the Big East.  Who is the ACC rival?  Boston College?  I don't think so.

The biggest beneficiaries of Syracuse, Louisville, Pitt, and UConn leaving the Big East were Villanova, Seton Hall, and Providence.  Heck, Jay Wright didn't win a Big East conference tournament the first 12 years he coached Villanova.  After the heavyweights left the Big East, Jay Wright took advantage.
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