Why do you assume they would have better careers had they stayed longer?
I mean, each of them has/or will soon made 3 million or more
I think Ennis left at the right time. He was never going to be more sought after than he was after his freshman year.
I think that this could be reflective of the quality of players SU has been getting recently.
Why was he bad at #22 in the draft?
Fair question. I think guys who are physically ready or at least close are more likely to succeed. Ennis and Lydon did not look like NBA players. McCullough was injured and had no experience. Contrast them with a guy like Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Jaylen Brown et al who at least came to the league at least ready to compete athletically.
Contrast that with the money Grant will make or others who earn a second contact. That money goes quickly after taxes, agent fees and union dues.
You're assuming that anyone who stays in college longer is good enough to earn a second contract. Playing in the NBA is hard. More often than not, quasi-NBA players are just that, not good enough to stick.
Yeah, you know, when guys stayed longer, guys still washed out early from the NBA. It's weird.
It's called the briancuse draft forecast. He should have come back to college.
Understood but Tyus basically hit his ceiling as a sophomore. He is strong and athletic and really can't improve much more at Cuse. He is basically the same guy he was last year. Ennis on the other hand looked like a teenager. He needed to get stronger and improve his shot, as small guys without an outside shot don't last in the league. Lydon similarly did not have the body of an nba player plus he had not developed a low post game. I think they would have had a better chance to stay in the league had they been more physically ready and polished.
