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[QUOTE="JazzNC, post: 1956776, member: 6034"]
I'd love to put together some statistics to see if they support my belief that Syracuse develops players at a much higher rate than many other schools.  Depending on the results it would make a heck of a recruiting tool.  Here's my idea:

I would look at 5 star prospects who have had successful NBA careers.  I'd do the same for 4 star and three star prospects too. The definition of a "successful NBA career" would have to be uniformly applied.  Ex: NBA career lasting a minimum of 5 years (maybe more criteria)

I'd then determine the success percentage by star for each school.  I'd give extra weight for 4 and even more for 3 star prospects having success in the NBA, creating some sort of success formula.  Conversely, failure to achieve "success" by a 5 star prospect would be judged more harshly than failure by a 3 star prospect.

My premise is that developing a 3 or 4 star prospect to the NBA is far more impressive and requires more development than sending 5 star guys to the NBA .

My goal would be to prove that schools like Kentucky are merely a cushy place to play for a year, rather than a place to truly develop one's game in preparation for the NBA.

Anybody want to take on such a project?  Such a formula could be applied to all schools to see how they stack up.
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