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Message: [QUOTE="orange2win, post: 1661873, member: 849"] Fabulous article. I found this piece particularly enlightening. [B]Wallace:[/B] "I was really close to being gone for the NBA. I had a guarantee from (Denver Nuggets general manager) Bernie Bickerstaff that he'd take me at No. 15, so I knew I would be a Top 15 pick. Late in the year I'd been told I was a second-round pick so, in that amount of time, I'd gone from a second-round pick to Top 15. I figured if I came back, I'd be top five. That was my mindset." I am strong believer that when these kids get a chance to jump for the big money, they are nuts if they stay on. John challenges my theory. [B]Wallace:[/B] "Without that year, I'm just another good player at Syracuse. That cemented my legacy and made me an upper-echelon player. I wouldn't trade that for anything." Interesting! [/QUOTE]