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[QUOTE="NECuse, post: 1759656, member: 5789"]
This is true, to a point.  But there's nothing wrong with lamenting -- just a little -- the fact that guys you'd never expect to leave, leave after their freshman season.  I think most fans do get over it within a reasonable amount of time after the decision is ultimately made.  The focus turns to next year and the roster that the staff puts in place.

And of course it's great for the program to have its players drafted and to go on to have successful NBA careers.  If you can't offer that to top-line recruits, you'll never get any.  I don't think anyone would dispute that or argue otherwise.  But the "If" in your post is what has some of us questioning the rationale in this case.  Because if Mali doesn't go in the first round -- and, worse yet, doesn't really ever get a true shot at the league because he shuttered off to some D-League destination -- then I don't think that's great for the program.  Probably neutral, more than anything else, but certainly not something you can sell to future recruits.

But I get your point.  A related point is this:  there is nothing any of us can do to affect a kid's decision so why spend any time or energy worrying about it.  Of course, then how would I spend untold hours if not for the discussion on this board?
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