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I would say the exact opposite, really. Players can't jump straight from high school anymore. So you have a larger base of extremely talented freshmen. Also, I
by selectodude 13y ago
I would say the exact opposite, really. Players can't jump straight from high school anymore. So you have a larger base of extremely talented freshmen.
Also, I would consider the Pomeroy rankings to be better (many more variables, Sagarin uses point differentials which are silly).
- streptomycin 13y agoThere were only like 5-6 seasons when it was popular to go straight to the NBA from high school. In the last millennium, it was very uncommon. Instead, it was typical for top players to stay for 3-4 years. Now, they usually stay for just 1. Compare: Mostly freshman/sophomores: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NBA_Draft#Draft_selections http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NBA_Draft#Draft_selections Nearly all juiniors/seniors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_NBA_Draft#Draft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_NBA_Draft#Draft (EDIT: Christ, look at UNLV in that '91 draft. Seniors from that team were picked #1, #9, #12, #29. That's completely unfathomable today.)
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- moonka 13y agoAlong the lines of UNLV, check out the 2005 draft with UNC. #2, #5, #13, & #14. I think that's the most lottery picks from one school in a year, and three were in the same class (#2 was a freshman)!