Co-eds or cash; Buckeyes' frosh Oden can't lose
BY
MIKE NADEL
Published Saturday, March 10, 2007
CHICAGO - If Greg Oden stays in school, he wins. If he leaves Ohio State for NBA riches, he wins. Who among us wouldn't relish such a no-lose situation?
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My hope for the most hyped college big man since Shaquille O'Neal is that when he makes his decision, it's his decision alone (with input from his parents, of course). I hope he doesn't fall prey to agents, leeches, hangers-on and other ne'er-do-wells who want a piece of his pro money. And I hope alumni, boosters and other "friends of the program" let Oden be his own man.
"I don't think about (speculation regarding) my future," the 7-foot freshman said Friday after he dominated the second half of the Buckeyes' 72-62 victory over Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals. "I totally block it out."
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