Comments on: Should they stay or should they go? http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/2007/04/20/no-shock/ RON LEDGARD, the Beacon Journal deputy sports editor, ON SPORTS ... AND OTHER STUFF Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: larry d. http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/2007/04/20/no-shock/#comment-29 larry d. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:09:54 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/?p=26#comment-29 I don't really agree with the conventional wisdom; I think Oden should stay and the other two should leave if they can get drafted early. It's probably smart for most college stars to declare every year and check the water. They can always withdraw. But there's really not much risk for the big man; even if he had a terrible, career-threatening injury playing for OSU, some team would take him early and make him a millionaire the following year in hopes that he'd recover. Another year in school and he could make a real impact his rookie year in the NBA. A question: is the deadline for withdrawing from the draft before or after the draft order is announced? I don't really agree with the conventional wisdom; I think Oden should stay and the other two should leave if they can get drafted early.

It's probably smart for most college stars to declare every year and check the water. They can always withdraw. But there's really not much risk for the big man; even if he had a terrible, career-threatening injury playing for OSU, some team would take him early and make him a millionaire the following year in hopes that he'd recover. Another year in school and he could make a real impact his rookie year in the NBA.

A question: is the deadline for withdrawing from the draft before or after the draft order is announced?

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