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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1073858, member: 40"]
CJ came back to school because he didn't get a favorable pre-draft assessment last year.  That, coupled with his family's desire for him to finish his degree and the prospect of being the focal point of the offense, were why he decided to return.

Had he come back this year and showed expanded versatility and refinement, and / or shot as well as he did last year, he would not only have been drafted, but possibly attained slipping into the end of the first round.

The problem is, he DIDN'T come back and show an expanded game.  He struggled as the focal point to an extent that ruined his impressive efficiency numbers and use%.  And his shooting touch--which was so automatic last year, and very critical to the perception of him as an NBA prospect--plummeted.

CJ helped us win a lot of games this year, but he hurt his NBA chances by playing poorly [relatively speaking], compared to the previous year.  The issue wasn't him returning for his senior year; the issue was that he didn't take it up a notch his senior year to improve his draft status.

This latter point is what I think some posters are overlooking / misinterpreting.
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