Boeheim says losing early in tournament doesn't impact player’s decision to go to Draft

Per Zagsblog, Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim said here that he doesn’t think players make decisions on the NBA Draft based on how their college teams finish their seasons.

“I think guys make those decisions based on where they are in the draft,” he told SNY.tv. “This year there’s probably about 30 guys thinking they’re going to be in the Top 10 picks, so it’s crazy. More than 30 probably that think they’re going to be in the Top 10.”

Boeheim said he didn’t think losing early in the tournament would impact a player’s decision to come out or not.

“I don’t think it would,” he said. “I don’t think it would. I’m not going to be specific about anybody but my experience is guys look and if they see they fall where they’re favorable [they leave]…If you go 15th in the draft, you’re nothing. You might be out of the league in two years. It used to be a first-round draft pick you had a chance. That’s nothing. Those guys are out of the league. Half the guys taken in the first round the last three years are not even in the league.

“You gotta be in the top seven, eight, 10 picks to make sure you’re going to be playing in the NBA.”