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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1193900"]
a)  I disagree that I've been inconsistent. I like players who have developed AND who are expected to develop in the program.  Not inconsistent, just not fully detailed orginally I suppose.  The expectation that they'll be staying for awhile impacts my emotions towards them.  More succinctly, I'll get more invested in a potential long-term player than I will in a player who is here just to get to the NBA.

b)  Obviously, I will still bleed Orange and root for all players that come through the program, regardless of OAD status.  If we have 5 OAD's, I'll love all 5 players.  There is a big difference between this and what I WANT the team to be like, though.  I don't WANT a team full of OAD's.  Why?  Primarily, because the culture that is required in order to build teams like this is not a culture that I'm a fan of.  I don't want Syracuse to simply be a means to an end.  Don't mistake me, I'm not naive to the nature of college basketball, but I'd like at least the illusion that the players care about the school.  That's not to say OAD's don't care about the univeristies they attend (i.e. Melo Center), but I'd bet money that the players who stay 3 or 4 years are much more attached to the university and fanbase than OAD's, in general.  I get satisfaction from this feeling (real or not) and I appreciate the ability to watch a player grow (or the potential ability to watch a player - who isn't an expected OAD - to grow).

I've had similar arguments with Kentucky fans before.  They can't understand why you wouldn't want the absolute best recruits every single season.  Whereas, I think it's easy to understand why you wouldn't want that.
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