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Cook, Conley, and Oden

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Friend says Oden to enter NBA Draft

Other Buckeyes freshmen stars not ready to hire agent

Dunbar coach Pete Pullen -- Cook's high school coach and the current coach of Oden's brother, Anthony -- also said Oden would be announcing his intention to enter the draft today and that the other two players hadn't yet decided whether to hire agents.
``I think Greg is making the right choice for him and his future,'' Pullen said.
Ohio State spokesman Dan Wallenberg said Thursday night that he was unaware of any announcement from Ohio State or any news conference regarding the three players involving the university.
Coach Thad Matta was unavailable because he's out on the road recruiting players.
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Oden leads OSU trio into NBA draft


Friday, April 20, 2007Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus- For Ohio State freshmen Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook, it just makes sense.
"They came together, and they'll leave together," said Albert Powell, a former assistant on their AAU team.
So today, the three friends and longtime teammates will release a statement declaring their intentions to exit Ohio State early and enter the NBA draft. A second source close to the situation confirmed that plan.

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Morning Journal

Oden is done at Ohio St.
By JoANNE VIVIANO, Associated Press Writer
04/20/2007


http://www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1699&dept_id=46370&newsid=18237552

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State's 7-foot freshman center Greg Oden will make himself available for the NBA draft, a family friend said Thursday night.


''There will be a release in the morning from Ohio State. Greg Oden will be hiring an agent,'' said Al Powell, who has been a party to meetings between Oden and two other Buckeyes freshmen stars considering the draft.

As for the two others, Powell was less specific.

''Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook will not be hiring an agent at this time,'' said Powell, a paid assistant coach at Dayton's Dunbar High School who helped coach all three players when they played AAU ball.

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as well as lighty played down the stretch and as poorly as cook played for the second half of the season, lighty would not be projected over cook. while we want the best for david, declaring would be foolish. i'm sure that neither david nor anyone in his camp is even considering testing the waters right now.
 
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osugrad21;816841; said:
ABJ

Coach Thad Matta was unavailable because he's out on the road recruiting players...
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With Matta the future is bright. There will never be another Oden, Conley, and Cook, but we are going to see many great players come through Columbus in the coming years. That makes all of this much easier to take.

Go Bucks!
 
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Any person who is going to college and playing collegiate sports, has the dream to make it pro. All three of them (I'm assuming) had this dream and they have the chance to be high picks in the draft and make good money. It is what they want to do and we really can't say they made a bad decision. Good Luck Guys
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BuckPhin;812983; said:
I'm afraid you're going to have to send in your man card for the Little House on the Prairie reference...
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