Conley Steps Out From Oden's Shadow: Being Overlooked Motivates Point Guard
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By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 16--One day this past summer, Terence Dials, Je'Kel Foster and J.J. Sullinger stopped by coach Thad Matta's office after playing pickup games in the Schottenstein Center.
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Greg Oden heard the chants for one more year from the Ohio State fans and did his best to ignore them. Time will tell if the 7-foot freshman grants their wish or answers the call of the NBA, but his mind was on other things Sunday.
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Last March, Adam Morrison and J. J. Redick were vying for national honors in the college tournament. Now they are both coming off the bench in the professional league.
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If there is a burgeoning rift between KnicksÂ Coach Isiah Thomas and Stephon Marbury, his point guard, they are not talking about it.
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Georgia Tech point guard Javaris Crittenton says a lack of depth at the point guard position in the NBA draft reinforced his decision to turn pro after one season with the Yellow Jackets. Crittenton said Friday he is interviewing agents.
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With a basketball in his hands and a baby blue suit covering his 7-foot frame, Greg Oden exited a midtown hotel ballroom Wednesday just before Kevin Durant arrived. Oden hopes that isn't the last time he goes ahead of Durant.
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BILLERICA -- More often than not, the rebound shot would have been a goal. There was ample space in the slot. There was still a clear look at the net.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- If executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge needed a reason to reconsider dealing young talent for Allen Iverson, he could have found plenty on the floor of Continental Airlines Arena last night.
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With Chris Warren sitting on the bench in foul trouble, No. 22 Mississippi wasn't sure where to turn without its playmaking point guard.
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By Lonnie Wheeler  INDIANAPOLIS  --  Greg Oden and Mike Conley were freshmen at Lawrence North High School when they first visited Xavier University. Thad Matta, the big-thinking Xavier coach at the time, invited their whole team down to watch a practice.
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Greg Oden's first collegiate start was almost perfect.
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By JOEL ANDERSON AP Sports Writer. decade. He never expected to get the job, at least not so soon and not in. assistant and the team&#39;s director of player development.
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For Stan Van Gundy, a moment during the Orlando Magic's summer league practices last week simply reaffirmed how much he wanted to be back on the sideline.
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Guard Tony Parker is showing that he may have grown to the point where the Spurs can win a championship because of, rather than despite, his efforts.
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There are many truisms in basketball, but here is one that surely is as unarguable as any: If you are fortunate enough to have a guard on your team who is a stone-cold, one-on-one, get-his-shot-at-any-time major league scorer; who can, and will, pass the ball; and who can think, you've got a phenomenal asset.
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Brand-new Trail Blazers center Greg Oden quickly got a feel for life in Portland &#151; it rained. The 7-foot center out of Ohio State, wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with his last name, was introduced Friday to Blazers fans at a lunchtime rally, some 16 hours after the team took him with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
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By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 10--It didn't take the Ohio State men's basketball team long to learn to play with its new Big Boy toy.   The challenge for the fifth-ranked Buckeyes yesterday was remembering how to play without Greg Oden.