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Since Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf took off for the NBA (and instead landed in Maine and New Zealand) a year early, the consensus has been that SU basketball wound up benefiting from their decisions more than the players themselves did.
We all saw how it worked out for Syracuse. Despite losing its three most talented players, the Orange spent the entire season near the top of the college basketball ranks. SU entered the NCAA Tournament as a one-seed before getting bounced by Butler in the sweet 16. Perhaps most importantly, the Orange experienced a culture change in the best way possible, with its top players making headlines for their leadership instead of their foolishness. For the most part, (not entirely Mookie Jones) all the off-court issues disappeared from the locker room.
But what about Harris and Devo? As far as Devendorf goes, he continues to chug along in the Southern Hem...
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