Why Isnt the Big East Producing Great NBA Players?

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The Big East is consistently one of the top leagues in terms of RPI, even during the New Big East, so I've been wondering why the league doesn't create many of the top players in the NBA. Doing a quick scan of the league leaders, there are only a handful of players in the top 50 in scoring: Jimmy Butler (Marquette), Kemba Walker (UConn), Kyle Lowry (Villanova), Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse).

I guess 4 out of the top 50 isn't bad, but lately it seems even worse. What do you think?
 
ESPN / media have a huge part in creating the hype of certain schools/conferences.

Here's a great example:

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The ultra elite prospects aren't coming to the Big East. Our conference has landed a lot of very good four year players, and the occasional borderline top 15 player... like Whitehead or the big guy from Marquette last season who's name escapes me.

But that's not the same as grabbing the top 5 guys. We don't have the elite one and done prospects. Kentucky Duke Kansas etc do.

But that's ok. On the whole our conference has more experienced teams.
 
Butler produced only one NBA guy, Gordon Haywood, but who cares? Give me a solidly coached team without elites that competes & wins consistently any day.
 
I was gonna post that my answer to this thread is "who cares?", but of course Paultz beat me to it.

The NBA is unwatchable.
 
Butler produced only one NBA guy, Gordon Haywood, but who cares? Give me a solidly coached team without elites that competes & wins consistently any day.
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I don't watch the NBA either, but it was just a question. Your response wasn't what I was even getting at, I didn't say the Big East needed more NBA caliber players, I'm just wondering why they don't create more stars in the NBA.
 
The short answer is that NBA talent is created long before players hit campus. As was mentioned by others the Big East isn't getting many top 25 players.
 
OK, here's a different spin, which current BE player will be successful in the league, my choices:

Sumner, he's got an NBA point body, plays under control, can shoot and looks to get his teammates involved.

Hart, not as sure about him he may be a bit on the short side but he could wind up with a Lowery-like career.

Patton, he's not going to be able to get away with all those cutsey inside moves, but he's got great footwork, a nice touch and plays within himself. I'm sure many teams are going to take a chance on him, if his body fills out he could be a 5-4, or he could be an effective 4.

Delgado, he's got the NBA-ready body and has a nice touch, but capable 6'9" guys are a dime a dozen. He'll need to develop more athleticism.

I'm sure I missed a few but that's a start.
 
The short answer is that NBA talent is created long before players hit campus. As was mentioned by others the Big East isn't getting many top 25 players.
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I think there are some reasons.

Competition, for one, from roughly 50+ power 5 conference teams who didn't have to start over.

The new BE, excluding Nova, was formed primarily from bottom tier teams plus the 3 additions which, despite having had success in their respective conferences, were new to the big time recruiting stage.

We will always struggle for big time recruits vs. big boys. But, over time, and with continued success the BE will get its share,

One thing that must be done is to maintain a buzz re: the BE tournament. With the ACC and B1G invading NYC for their tourneys, we can't afford to have the BE tourney lose its cache.
 
I think Final Four will have more Big East teams than football conference ones. The big problem is that ESPN still wouldn't give the BE its due even if that happens.
 
The ultra elite prospects aren't coming to the Big East. Our conference has landed a lot of very good four year players, and the occasional borderline top 15 player... like Whitehead or the big guy from Marquette last season who's name escapes me.

But that's not the same as grabbing the top 5 guys. We don't have the elite one and done prospects. Kentucky Duke Kansas etc do.

But that's ok. On the whole our conference has more experienced teams.
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Henry Ellenson?
 
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