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Message: [QUOTE="triplethrea, post: 261870, member: 1574"] I agree with you 100%. It is precisely why 99% of everything your read in the media, message boards, etc. is BS. The kid will make his decision based on what will be best for his NBA career. What difference would it make in the NBA if he played one year at Syracuse or one year at Kentucky. The only difference is in the heads of journalists whose job it is talk. The problem with being paid to talk is that you will be forced to talk when you have nothing to say. Thus speculation is invented out of thin air. I see it at it's most simple level like this: Kentucky - Pressure from those surrounding him, media, handlers, etc. "It" school, charismatic coach. I have a gut feeling that Noel does not "connect" with Calipari. I got that impression from the way he talked about Boeheim and Calipari in a blog once. I don't think he connects with Boeheim either. Georgetown - Family pressure, good school, perception of developing talented big men (like you said), and I am sure Georgetown tries to take credit for that whenever they can. Syracuse - Chance to shine with your best friend. Going deep in the tourney with you best friend right next to you means a lot more than doing it with a bunch of other one and dones you barely know and are mostly there for the wrong reasons. Noel knows this. MCW knows this too as he got a first row seat to the journey Scoop and Dion went through this season. I guarantee MCW tells Noel about Scoop and Dion all the time. Plus I think he has a connection with Hopkins, who seems gifted at doing that. If he follows the right path, then he already knows where he needs to go. This is why he has kept Syracuse so high despite the baggage we carry with us this season and why he has not fully accepted Kentucky yet. [/QUOTE]

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