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Message: [QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 2605288, member: 2932"] He’s not right. Golden state paid $3.5 million for an early second round pick last year to select a guy who played big minutes in the conference finals as a rookie. First round picks, even late ones, are highly valued sources of both cheap (relatively) labor and as, in essence, lottery tickets. He was demonstrably wrong about both grant and Ennis, who plainly benefited from leaving when they did. It’s true of course that agents, etc have agendas. So does Boeheim! He barely tries to hide it! I’m not sure what the point of your last paragraph is. If taken seriously, it would prove far too much - everyone should just keep playing for free forever because they aren’t going to keep the money anyway. I’m not sure how it’s relevant at all to whether a player should leave as a sophomore or a junior. [/QUOTE]