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Message: [QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 1160995, member: 439"] Carmelo's star power was as high as it was ever going to be for a collegiate athlete. JB didn't push him to leave because of the draft. He pushed him to leave because his marketability was sky high. There was big $$$ to be made in sneaker deals, etc. Coming back for another year would have helped JB and SU more than it would have helped Melo's marketability. People want to bash JB for telling Melo to take the $$$ and run?! Really? I think it would have been worse for him to talk Melo into staying and letting the most significant moment in his professional life pass him by...the moment where his dream came true to it's fullest. Gotta love the media trying to make something out of nothing. Hell, they freakin worship Calipari for pushing guys out the door every year. [/QUOTE]