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OHIO STATE'S TREVOR THOMPSON GLAD HE OPTED TO EXPLORE NBA DRAFT PROCESS
After a season in which he averaged a middling 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, Ohio State’s Trevor Thompson raised a few eyebrows when he opted to take advantage of a new NCAA rule and declare early for the NBA Draft without hiring an agent.
The thinking, for Thompson, was simple: He was going to go through the pre-draft process, receive some feedback, hope to earn an invitation to the NBA Combine and then assess his status at the end. If he did not like where things stood, he would return to Ohio State for his junior season. The new NCAA rule allowed him to do so.
Many viewed Thompson’s decision as somewhat of a waste of time, though; that there would be no way he would be invited to the NBA Combine let alone selected in the NBA Draft. But even though many expected Thompson to eventually return to school — Ohio State’s staff included — it was never a sure thing.
Thompson didn’t get an invite to the NBA Combine. What he did get, however, was an opportunity to educate himself on exactly what’s required to make it to the NBA — every college basketball player’s dream.
That, to him, was worth the decision to declare for the NBA Draft even though he wound up returning to school.
“I feel like people who say that it’s not worth it, they don’t really understand the amount of work it kind of shows you,” Thompson said Wednesday. “You can say, ‘Oh, I’m going to be ready for this.’ But once you actually do jump into that then it’s just a whole different ballgame with the amount of work, the intensity, the attention to detail and everything that it takes.
“Three-a-days every single day, it’s a lot of work and it really opened my eyes up to how much it really takes to do it.”
Thompson worked out three times a day for a month straight at a complex in his hometown of Indianapolis. He did not have any private individual workouts with NBA teams, but said there were “quite a few teams that came in and watched my workout group.”
He trained with former Michigan State star Denzel Valentine, former Indiana great Yogi Ferrell, former Wichita State point guard Fred VanVleet and others, and said the feedback he received from NBA personnel was invaluable for him, personally, as a player.
“The main thing I heard was just me being athletic, but showing more of my offensive game and being more of a defensive stopper and not picking up so many fouls,” Thompson said. “That was one thing that got pointed out was staying out of foul trouble and picking up silly fouls that takes me out of the game.”
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...on-glad-he-opted-to-explore-nba-draft-process
After a season in which he averaged a middling 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, Ohio State’s Trevor Thompson raised a few eyebrows when he opted to take advantage of a new NCAA rule and declare early for the NBA Draft without hiring an agent.
The thinking, for Thompson, was simple: He was going to go through the pre-draft process, receive some feedback, hope to earn an invitation to the NBA Combine and then assess his status at the end. If he did not like where things stood, he would return to Ohio State for his junior season. The new NCAA rule allowed him to do so.
Many viewed Thompson’s decision as somewhat of a waste of time, though; that there would be no way he would be invited to the NBA Combine let alone selected in the NBA Draft. But even though many expected Thompson to eventually return to school — Ohio State’s staff included — it was never a sure thing.
Thompson didn’t get an invite to the NBA Combine. What he did get, however, was an opportunity to educate himself on exactly what’s required to make it to the NBA — every college basketball player’s dream.
That, to him, was worth the decision to declare for the NBA Draft even though he wound up returning to school.
“I feel like people who say that it’s not worth it, they don’t really understand the amount of work it kind of shows you,” Thompson said Wednesday. “You can say, ‘Oh, I’m going to be ready for this.’ But once you actually do jump into that then it’s just a whole different ballgame with the amount of work, the intensity, the attention to detail and everything that it takes.
“Three-a-days every single day, it’s a lot of work and it really opened my eyes up to how much it really takes to do it.”
Thompson worked out three times a day for a month straight at a complex in his hometown of Indianapolis. He did not have any private individual workouts with NBA teams, but said there were “quite a few teams that came in and watched my workout group.”
He trained with former Michigan State star Denzel Valentine, former Indiana great Yogi Ferrell, former Wichita State point guard Fred VanVleet and others, and said the feedback he received from NBA personnel was invaluable for him, personally, as a player.
“The main thing I heard was just me being athletic, but showing more of my offensive game and being more of a defensive stopper and not picking up so many fouls,” Thompson said. “That was one thing that got pointed out was staying out of foul trouble and picking up silly fouls that takes me out of the game.”
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...on-glad-he-opted-to-explore-nba-draft-process
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
It will be interesting to see what he does at the end of the season. I do not know if he is good enough to enter the NBA draft for some team to take a flyer on him. I think he would be best suited to go to that NBA development camp or whatever it is called at the end of the season and then come back for another year at Ohio State. Sometimes he looks like he has problems with his stamina. Almost like he has asthma or something. I guess if he is unhappy here and I have no basis for that statement he could probably be a graduate transfer to another school. But after saying that, I do not know the transfer rules since he transferred to Ohio State and do not know how that would affect a grad transfer if he is inclined to do so.
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OSU_Buckguy
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ohio state played 19 games against conference teams. trevor had either 4 or 5 fouls in 12 of those games and fouled out in 6. however, he averaged only 24 minutes in conference play. if for no other reason, i think he should return so that he can learn how to start and average starters' minutes. there is no reason he can't be a 15 & 12 guy next year.
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Jake
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It's one thing when lottery picks are leaving with eligibility. It's another when guys are transferring after one year or jumping to the NBA when they clearly need more development. It suggests they don't see the benefit of staying in our program as the next step in their career.
Good luck, TT.
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Well, after three years here watching no one get better, why come back and risk injury playing on a bad team in front of a half empty arena? Not sure he'll even get drafted, but maybe he can carve out a career overseas. Good luck, TT.
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Hopefully he comes back. He has skill, but he really needs to refine his game. Bringing him back would be a big boost for next year's team that would otherwise have to rely on defensive-matador Micah Potter and a true freshman to play his minutes.
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