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Message: [QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1776722, member: 2350"] Fair enough. The way I see it is that the high end talent leaves and underclassmen don't benefit from their play-elevating skills and leadership. At the same time, under-prepared athletes are put into situations they can't handle. Look no farther than Kaleb Joseph. Others plug away as hard as they can, but the pressure becomes more than they can handle, accomplishment does not meet expectation, and they leave the system (BJ Johnson, Ron Patterson). The loss of all that absorbed learning curve is substantial, especially noteworthy on the first day of practice the next season. Also, as I mentioned in a similar thread, being drafted into the next league becomes the focus of players, rather than team success in the league in which they're currently in. This me-first attitude is often reflected in their play, producing gunners and ball-hogs. [/QUOTE]