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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1957747, member: 716"] The tremendous irony of McNamara being forever associated with his coach's "OVERRATED" defense is that McNamara, regardless of whether he was overrated as a player, has become hugely overrated in the historical context by Syracuse fans. I don't doubt that high school kids all over the East Coast don't know him as a player. He was a moderately visible national college basketball player over a decade ago, a guy who hit huge shots in a national championship game. As far as name recognition goes, he's like a homeless man's Mario Chalmers. I'll forgive the kids for not being familiar with his body of work. It's not a huge problem anyway - how many high-profile recruits have been landed over the last century by little middle-aged guys who aren't known for their playing days? 99%? [/QUOTE]