Long time no write. But, I have a topic that MUST be addressed. With the great wonders of the NCAA Tournament in progress, and NBA season going down the stretch toward playoff time, the "news" that still surfaces around the NBA and NCAA hoops are the fates of Greg Oden and Kevin Durant.
Who will get drafted first? Who should be drafted first? Who will have the better career?
I have a better question: Have any of them even declared for the NBA draft yet?
Answer: NO!!!
For the love of God, and that means you ESPN, stop putting pressure on kids to go to the NBA draft. Many people consider the NCAA Tournament one of the best times of the year in sports, and still, all you can talk about is who will go first between Oden and Durant.
I would certainly like to know what they are currently doing on the court. I know Durant's team made an early exit, but Oden and the Bucks are still alive (I was lucky enough to be sitting courtiside in Lexington for rounds one and two).
A better storyline is, how far can Oden and Ohio State go? Instead, we need to have NBA Draft talk jammed down our throats. ESPN is using its dominant power in the field of sports to influence these young players.
Let these kids make their decisions first, then talk about their futures. I have said all along that Oden especially should stay because he has had an incomplete season, and still needs to develop his offensive game before he can be an elite force on the next level. Also, I'm a Bucks fans so of course I want him to stay.
With all this ESPN talk about he and Durant, I have another reason for him to stay. Oden should stay just to get the last laugh with all of the analysts that had already thrown his name in the NBA Draft hat.
Who will get drafted first? Who should be drafted first? Who will have the better career?
I have a better question: Have any of them even declared for the NBA draft yet?
Answer: NO!!!
For the love of God, and that means you ESPN, stop putting pressure on kids to go to the NBA draft. Many people consider the NCAA Tournament one of the best times of the year in sports, and still, all you can talk about is who will go first between Oden and Durant.
I would certainly like to know what they are currently doing on the court. I know Durant's team made an early exit, but Oden and the Bucks are still alive (I was lucky enough to be sitting courtiside in Lexington for rounds one and two).
A better storyline is, how far can Oden and Ohio State go? Instead, we need to have NBA Draft talk jammed down our throats. ESPN is using its dominant power in the field of sports to influence these young players.
Let these kids make their decisions first, then talk about their futures. I have said all along that Oden especially should stay because he has had an incomplete season, and still needs to develop his offensive game before he can be an elite force on the next level. Also, I'm a Bucks fans so of course I want him to stay.
With all this ESPN talk about he and Durant, I have another reason for him to stay. Oden should stay just to get the last laugh with all of the analysts that had already thrown his name in the NBA Draft hat.
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