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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1814587"]
I don't have a strong preference one way or the other when it comes to NBA talent.  I just made an observation of the stats.  Syracuse is a better college program, in terms of on-court success, than NBA factory.  We agree on this, I think, so is it just a question of the magnitude of the difference between the two?  I'd say the stats show it's not an unusually wide margin.  We're usually hanging around 8 or 9 in all-time college bball rankings and these NBA stats put the program around 20th in NBA production.  10 or so spots falls within a reasonably expected margin, imo.  So, from my perspective, we're a program that has had great college success and NBA player production, with a slight to moderate edge towards college success.  I'd rather fall on the 'overachieving' end of the spectrum than the 'underachieving' end.  Feeling like we got a lot out of our players, rather than feeling like talent was squandered, is preferable to me.  Maybe this is where we differ.  Regardless, earlier, I was just observing that the stats seem to back up the narrative that the program has done more with less, hyperbole aside.

As for the Finals comment; an assertion or inference that a lack of Finals appearances by ex-SU players shows that the program doesn't produce good NBA talent would be false, imo.  The stats show that the program has, in absolute terms instead of relative terms, produced more talent than most colleges.  It's certainly odd that we haven't had players in the Finals, but it's not indicative of a lack of pro talent coming from the school.
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