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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1359171, member: 40"]
I agree that there is a lot of negative sentiment being heaped his way.  And IMO, that is wrong.  I'm certainly going to "root" for him to succeed--but I also qualify that by admitting that I don't feel much of a connection to him as a former player in our program.   That isn't CMac's fault; he got injured in the preseason portion of the schedule, and didn't have much time to leave an impression.  I think that factors into a lot of people dismissing him or expressing disappointment with him now that he's going pro.
 
Second, I think you are right that some of this is speculation, but the data is hard data.  We know what someone will make if they get drafted in X spot instead of Y spot.  We might not know what the final outcome will be, but I don't think its going out on a limb to suggest that CMac didn't make the financially optimal decision.  Pointing that out isn't "bashing" the kid or being negative about him.  Nothing would please me more than to see him get drafted in the top 10.  Circumstantially, I don't even envision him getting drafted in the first round, and I think there's a chance he won't be drafted at all.  Again, that isn't bashing.  If he doesn't get drafted, then the odds are stacked against him playing in the NBA.  Doesn't mean it can't happen.  Doesn't mean it won't.  Just that he's placed himself in a precarious position.
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