One thing is certain: NYC players do not want to play here by in large.
How many high-major-level kids does NYC produce these days?
If one team got all the high-major NYC kids and nothing else, they'd be a national title contender every year
In 1990 maybe. The best players from NY don't even play HS in New York .
if you got the top players from NYC high schools the past 5 years your recruiting classes would look like this:
2012: Omar Calhoun, Daniel Dingle, Thaddeus Hall, Nkereuwem Okoro
2011: Sidiki Johnson, Jermaine Sanders, Ryan Rhoomes, Kadeem Jack
2010: Jayvaughn Pinkston, Shane Southwell
2009: Lance Stephenson, Durand Scott, James Padgett,
2008: Kemba Walker, Sylven Landesberg, Truck Bryant, Erving Walker
So you're saying if one team got all these guys they wouldnt be national championship contenders year in and year out? Not to mention all the talent that is coming in the next few years with Whitehead, Alkins, Santos, McKennon etc.