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[QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4617704, member: 833"]
A related aspect to this is that 20 or 30 years ago, you wouldn't see a freshman or sophomore go pro unless he was able to carry his team, singlehandedly, to a 20 win season and a deep March run.  An upset loss in the tournament would move draft stock in the 90's.  Now it is completely understandable and even expected that a one-and-done like Miller can still be a Top 3 pick despite a stacked Alabama team getting bounced in the Sweet 16 by an older SDSU team.  20 or 30 years ago, a loss like that would have set off red flags about Miller, but now everyone completely accepts that a team of mature players that have no chance of making the NBA can beat a loaded young team like Alabama and it does not even hurt the draft stock of any of the Alabama players.

NBA scouts basically accept that the skill level of these second and third tier players like those on SDSU and FAU is so high that it does not hurt the scouts' opinion of the younger, more athletic players when they lose to the older teams.
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