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Message: [QUOTE="SoBeCuse, post: 2002329, member: 796"] This is a pretty good theory I think. Those measurables are certainly a factor. I think it is a perfect storm for our early entries. They get some exposure and publicity. They are decent prospects but not great ones. They strike while it is hot in terms of being a weak draft or whatever. Maybe they love Syracuse and the coaches and maybe they don't. Maybe they hate the weather maybe they don't. Who knows but they are gone. The NBA will take chances on some of our athlete projects beacuse of those measurable like you say and hope they develop and/or unlearn bad habits. No big deal to spend a late first or second round pick on a project. The problem is that JB hasn't been playing the big boy game well enough in terms of reloading. Duke, UK, Arizona, UCLA, Louisville, even Indiana seem to be doing it well. It is clear we just aren't at that level of recruiting now. That seems fact now and we might as well accept it. You can't have classes like 2013. Is Roberson a bust now? Maybe. All those guys are gone or busts. BJ is gone so that is another miss regardless of what he is doing at LaSalle. Whiffing on Kaleb Joseph was a HUGE mistake. It's been well chronicled lately how important good guard play especially with being in the ACC now. We know about Monte Morris and of course going all in on Green without any plan B. Another big mistake. I think the staff needs to reboot and reevaluate what they are looking for and how they are going about things. These 6'4-6'6 combos being converted into PGs is playing with fire also as we have seen. There aren't too many Wall, Westbrook, even Derrick Roses in his prime and we don't get those guys. MCW was a gem of a find I guess but even he struggles with faster and quicker guys. Frank Howard's bball IQ is subpar and his athleticism/speed is decent but nothing elite. We have too many of these lanky types who don't move that well, imo. Certainly they exposed against athletes of their caliber and better which is almost every team these days it seems. Boeheim's simplistic offense depends on getting into paint and making a play. Howard is really struggling in that department. Gillon has more speed but he is making bad decisions. White was brought it to replace Malachi's shooting but he is doing too much. He's limited. We have some major guard problems. JB did not expect it to be such a struggle from the PG position but maybe they just aren't who the staff thought they were going to be. Another bad trend it seems with evaluating perhaps. I don't see Battle being able to play PG at all. These days if you don't have great talent around those positions teams can't hold steady and stay really good like UNC and Villanova while waiting for those guys to develop. It also seems that if players come in without proper fundamentals and bball IQ then it isn't being taught or reinforced here. It's almost just expected and if you don't get it from a good high school basketball background/program then oh well. Also, why would any truly ELITE player want to come here and play zone 100% of the time? That certainly doesn't prepare you for the NBA. The Dome is dated, needs a makeover, and is obviously a morgue except for some big games beyond Jan. Just my $.02. It is what it is now but I sure hope for BIG changes in the near future which could be really refreshing. [/QUOTE]

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