<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- It's now a routine. Greg Oden plays in a major summer basketball event, and the media in that locale take the opportunity to do its version of the story: Seven-foot high school star projected as No. 1 NBA draft pick says he wants to play in college. This weekend, it was the media around North Carolina, Duke and N.C. State, the three campuses on which the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions was played. Some of the reporters work for legitimate media outlets, such as the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer. Others are stringers with dubious interests, working for a particular college's fan Web site, trying to get players to comment on that school. No matter the audience, Oden, the top-ranked player in the 2006 class, takes the opportunity to reiterate his plans to go to college, regardless of whether the NBA changes its draft eligibility to age 20. Those who have been around the recruiting game for several decades don't buy the idea that Oden will play in college, even though he's narrowed his choices to Ohio State, Wake Forest, Indiana and Michigan State. "I don't think anyone is taking it seriously," Gibbons, a longtime talent scout, said. "The only way he won't go to the NBA is if they pass the age limit. Otherwise, he will be the No. 1 player drafted. How can you turn that down? "I don't see that he would (go to college), even though I really believe he would like to. It's more comfortable for him to think about going to college, which is the normal progression. "Maybe in his youthful heart, that makes him feel good. I think it's frightening and awesome for him to think about going straight to the NBA. He's such an introverted kid. It's refreshing, the innocence he has about him."</div> Source
This is very refreshing to see that Ogden wants to go to college. I think that even if he goes to college for just one year, he will be a huge boost to college basketball. Imagine if he goes to OHio State? The only thing that bothers me is to see the scouts try to convince him to go pro. I know that is there job, but when he says he wants to go to college he wants to go!
