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development be damned. if oden is a top 3 pick, he'd be insane not to go pro. Just because he could be a top 3 pick doesn't mean he's ready to play in the NBA. They are two completely different things. You are forgetting one big factor: $$$ You obviously didn't read or didn't understand what I wrote. Just because he is projected to go high in the draft and could make a ton of money doesn't mean he is ready to play in the NBA. In baskeball, all you hear about in regards to the draft is "potential" and "upside". You don't hear that anywere close to as much in football (since somebody brought up Matt Leinart). You rarely hear about teams drafting "projects" in the NFL but you hear that many times every single draft in the NBA. I don't think Oden is ready offensively for the NBA. Defensively, he's an animal. I really think staying at OSU for another year will benefit him in the long run. He's going to get good coaching regardless of whether he stays or goes pro. I really don't understand your point. If he's going to get the good coaching regardless of where he is, then why not get paid millions to get the good coaching, rather than only hundreds of thousands.(Yeah it was easy and lame, but somebody was going to follow up with it anyways) Game experience. He won't play all the time at the NBA level and when he does, he won't be be the center of the offense. He'll be better served playing 30-35 minutes per game at OSU and getting the ball regularly than 15-20 in the NBA without getting the ball much.

development be damned. if oden is a top 3 pick, he'd be insane not to go pro. Just because he could be a top 3 pick doesn't mean he's ready to play in the NBA. They are two completely different things. You are forgetting one big factor: $$$ You obviously didn't read or didn't understand what I wrote. Just because he is projected to go high in the draft and could make a ton of money doesn't mean he is ready to play in the NBA. In baskeball, all you hear about in regards to the draft is "potential" and "upside". You don't hear that anywere close to as much in football (since somebody brought up Matt Leinart). You rarely hear about teams drafting "projects" in the NFL but you hear that many times every single draft in the NBA. I don't think Oden is ready offensively for the NBA. Defensively, he's an animal. I really think staying at OSU for another year will benefit him in the long run. He's going to get good coaching regardless of whether he stays or goes pro.

Can somebody post the AL predictions also?

With their payroll if the Cubs fail to contend in a league this crummy then Hendry should be shot out of a cannon Do you honestly believe every single one of those predictions and believe there will not be one single 90-win team in the whole darn league? The Mets were the only 90 win team in the NL last year. Its not far fetched. Q: When was the last time, in a non-strike shortened season, that no team in the NL has won at least 90 games? A: 1959 when the Dodgers won 88. But they only played 156 games that year also so it's never happened in a 162 game schedule.

Maybe KU can slip into a 1 seed. Wiscy has lost twice this week. UNC loses again... Florida lost also.

development be damned. if oden is a top 3 pick, he'd be insane not to go pro. Just because he could be a top 3 pick doesn't mean he's ready to play in the NBA. They are two completely different things.

I always wonder when someone with a last name starting with K names their children K first names. Especially when they butcher a regular name in order to make it start with a K... As long as they don't have middle names that start with the letter K it's alright.

His arm fell off the other day. They have to reattach it.

Would Bill Simmons' head explode if Durant and Oden stayed in school another year? It's quite possible. Especially if Boston ended up with the #1 pick. ETA: Though I think Durant is more likely to go pro then Oden.

Oden should stay in college for another year. He's nowhere near polished enough offensively to play in the NBA. I know his hurt wrist hasn't helped his play but that is also the same reason he should stay for another year. I just think he would be better served playing at OSU for one more year.

They haven't begun to think in those terms yet. That's disturbing that they haven't at least thought of it. We're talking about a guy with a 6.02 ERA last year. I can't believe that he'll be allowed to post those type of numbers for very long after all the "World Series or bust" talk this offseason. It would make those words ring hollow if they were willing to keep a player starting for no reason other than contract. Why in the world would they talk about that issue publicly to the media? No team signs a guy for three years and $21 million and then says, "What do we do if he sucks?" No team. You're right, there's no way a team will talk about that publicly. Why plant a negative seed in a player's mind? The Cubs fully anticipate Marquis being in their rotation and being effective. If that doesn't happen, they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. Not to mention that they haven't even started playing spring training games yet. If Marquis gets hit hard in his first few spring training appearances, I could see the team, at least internally and not in the media, talk about what they would do if Marquis didn't show improvement. But they signed the guy for a reason (not saying I agree with the reason) and they aren't going to start considering alternatives when the guy hasn't pitched in a game in their uniform yet.

And JaMarcus Russell is a sure thing? Close to one, but look towards South Bend for another Russell is far from a sure thing. The hype machine really started rolling around him because of one game - the Sugar Bowl against a bad (sorry Andy but it's true) Notre Dame defense. He decided to go pro because the media was going crazy over his performance. Personally, I think Brady Quinn is the better QB and will be the better QB but I'm not sure if he's worth the number 1 pick.

It sure didn't look very good.

His scoring.

I don't think they need to trade Porter and I don't think they should. His beef last year was mainly with Art Shell. So if he gets along with Kiffin, there is no reason to trade him. Moss is completely different story.

And JaMarcus Russell is a sure thing?

I'll predict a 75-67 OSU win.

That means he had Tommy John surgery.

I refuse to get my hopes up about this. It's hard but I'm trying. It will only make it that much sweeter if he is healthy and pitching well.

Z needs his in game hitting practice.

Yeah, unless they upgrade that offensive line I can't see any QB succeeding there-I doubt they will able to be trade down (the #1 pick is usually seen as too expensive unless there is a sure-fire person at the top) but they do need to build the line through either later picks or free agency. with no obvious guy at #1, why wouldn't the Raiders just take Joe Thomas if that 's a need? As you said, I don't know of any team that is clamoring for Quinn or Russell to the point that they'll trade multiple picks just to move up a few slots Two words: Calvin Johnson. Get rid of Moss for whatever a team will give you - some team will give up a second rounder for him. Draft Calvin Johnson #1 overall. Draft Drew Stanton with either the #1 second round pick, mid second rounder or #1 third rounder (depending on where he might go) and then pick a couple O-line.

Definitely good to hear. The last thing the Cubs needed was for Hill to get stuck in the pen or at AAA.

Throw strikes. What a novel idea. Who knew it could be so simple?

I especially like that right when they started putting the Yankees on the cover was exactly when the Yankees stopped winning World Series' (at least temporarily, knock on wood).

Im pretty sure that guy in the middle is not Kerry Wood. Definitely not Kerry Wood. That's Wade Miller. Yeah, looks like Miller to me.