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Message: [QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 3883363, member: 60"] UK and then Duke had, by far, the most guys on NBA rosters at the start of this NBA season and UK had guys w/ contracts totaling over a billion. I believe Duke was second, UCLA third (Russ/Kevin Love bumping them up). Your info backs that all up. The way I view this all is that guys who have the chance, even the chance, to get to the NBA are never looking at college as four years. Edge James, while obviously a different sport with different rules for pro entry, said that everyone that was going to the Miami at the time he was there was looking to be three and out (the minimum you had to play to be eligible for the NFL draft). Same with college bball. These guys that are on the radar are just looking for what is needed to get to play pro. Totally separate, Cuse having players that flop (or should say don't star) in the NBA (to an extent, and like you said, I don't think its tremendously different than a lot of other programs), is just a show of hard it is to be good in the NBA. 450 total players. More international players than ever. Defense you are covering more ground than ever. The talent pool is as deep or deeper than it has ever been. It is so hard to get into the NBA and then stay in the NBA. It makes what Oshae did even more impressive. Also, you don't need to have gone to a blue blood to be a top guy: Bron, Steph, KD, Luka, Kawhi, Harden, Jokic, Embiid, Dame, AD, Giannis. Two of those guys went to blue bloods? Only four of those guys even went to P5 schools. Point being for all of this is that we look at SU and other college fans look at their respective schools as a pinnacle, a focus, etc etc, whereas the kids that have a shot at the NBA it's just one more step. It's not a problem, imo, it's what SU is at this point (and other colleges that have guys looking to go pro). I just expect every SU team to look different year over year now more than in the past. Great post, SWC. [/QUOTE]

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