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Message: [QUOTE="Jasoncuse, post: 2510545, member: 470"] I don't blame any of them for going pro when they did. Other than maybe Jeremi, they all left at the peak of their value. Ennis was never going to be higher. McCullough was never staying more than 1 year. Malachi probably could have returned and improved his stock, but as we're seeing with Tyus, that may have worked against him. He was also already 20 when he left, so another year older drops his perceived value. Lydon could've gone after his freshman year and probably been drafted early 2nd or so. Staying another year helped him get guaranteed money and I'm guessing like Mali, his stock would only go down staying another year. He was also 20. The UNC guys that stay don't seem to be NBA type players in terms of size or athleticism, or simply hadn't done enough to be NBA draft picks. Paige and Berry didn't have the size, Meeks and Hicks were undersized 5's. Justin Jackson was a sub 30% 3pt shooter his first two seasons before blowing up last year and leaving a year early as a result. Brice Johnson staying 4 years is the only surprise to me. He had the athleticism to go early, with similar numbers to Grant as a soph. McAdoo staying a 3rd year was also a bit of a surprise as he had a good sophomore year. Luke Maye will stay 4 years because he doesn't have the size or athleticism. We don't recruit players like him...6'7" without the length/athleticism. I wish we did because these are the types of players that you need to win in college basketball in this day and age. Tony Bradley left last year after his first year last year. JP Tokoto left after his junior year despite not being very productive. Reggie Bullock left after his junior year, which was when he finally put it together. Our guys also play big minutes early. Getting that early exposure and looking like good players enables them to parlay that into getting draft after 1 or 2 seasons. The UNC guys mostly have to bide their time for a few years before becoming main options. I think that plays a huge factor into this as well. [/QUOTE]

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