Buckeyes in the NBA

[victor2111]

Why not?

The best former Buckeye in the NBA this year was

Mike Conley Jr PG Memphis
13.7PPG 6.5APG 3.0RPG 1.8SPG - 44%shooting 37% from 3.

- Was a huge part of the reason Memphis made it to the playoffs this year and getting the #8 seed. Breakout year and Conley is showing why he was the #4 pick a few years ago. Very good year.

Greg Oden C Portland
Mikey Conley former Center at Ohio State and HS. Missed the whole year. Not good. Injuries killing his career. He really needs to find a way to stay healthy.

Daequan Cook SG Oklahoma City
43GP 5.6PPG 1.7RPG in 13.9MPG 44%shooting 42% from 3

Early in the Cook was nowhere to be found and some thought maybe his NBA career will not be too long. Then he took off and become a solid bench player for Oklahoma City who is the #4 seed in the West. Really turned his year around and like I said become a good rotation guy who can come in and hit a 3. Solid year for him.

Evan Turner SG Philly
7.2PPG 3.9RPG 2.0APG 43%shooting 32% from 3

The #2 draft pick of this year struggle. Even came at a time where he didn't play at all for a few games. He had games where he showed off his talent and other games where he looked lost. His team is #7 seed in the East playoffs and will get a chance to go up against Miami in the first round. Maybe they can pull off the big upset and make a lot of people here happy.

Kosta Koufos C Denver
50GP 8.7MPG 3.2PPG 2.6RPG

Koufos doesn't get a lot of time. He did play for Minnesota earlier in the year getting a little bit of time. At the end of the year for Denver he played in the last 3 games averaging 14.3PPG. But once again KK is one of the last guys on the bench for another year. At least he is getting paid.

BJ Mullens C OKC
13GP 6.5MPG 1.9PPG 1.8RPG

Yes Mullens played in 13games and that is not cause he was injured. Once again for him he played some time in the DLeague and spent the rest of his time mostly on the bench. Last game of the year he played 29MIN and scored 10points 5rebounds.

Michael Redd SG Bucks
10GP 13.4MPG 4.4PPG 1.2APG 0.8APG 40% shooting

Redd in his last year of his contract with the Bucks made over 18million. He missed most of the year due to injury but came back late and played 10 games. Was good to see. Not the same Redd as former but he got to put on one last show for the team he has played for his whole career. He had one great career in the NBA and was a 2nd round pick also!


Mike Conley and Evan Turner will be playing their first time in the NBA playoffs today.

[bkleo504]

Is it just me or have we put out some real sh!tty NBA players for being a top program the past few years?

[victor2111]

Haha. It's better then before where there was no buckeye in the NBA besides redd

[thepryoreffect]

Apr 16, 2011 17:57:40 GMT -5 bkleo504 said:

Is it just me or have we put out some real sh!tty NBA players for being a top program the past few years?

Gotta factor in that you're dealing with 12 man rosters rather than 54 or whatever in the NFL. It's a much tougher league to be successful in.

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Apr 16, 2011 17:57:40 GMT -5 bkleo504 said:

Is it just me or have we put out some real sh!tty NBA players for being a top program the past few years?

No, it's a pretty weak list, and it is all Shad's fault. Then there is little Xavier, pumping out guys like Tyrone Hill, Brian Grant, Aaron Williams, James Posey, David West, and now Jordan Crawford and Derrick Brown, who has been playing good ball for the Knicks.

[angrybaldman]

Apr 16, 2011 17:57:40 GMT -5 bkleo504 said:

Is it just me or have we put out some real sh!tty NBA players for being a top program the past few years?

KK and BJ obviously jumped too early. Turner is just in a bad situation.

Seems like we should have some more guys in the league though...

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I think one of Turner's problems is his high dribble when it comes to playing in the NBA. The two times I saw him play the defenders were giving him a very hard time when he had to put the ball on the floor.

[thepryoreffect]

Apr 17, 2011 14:41:10 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

I think one of Turner's problems is his high dribble when it comes to playing in the NBA. The two times I saw him play the defenders were giving him a very hard time when he had to put the ball on the floor.

That and he can't shoot a lick.

[victor2111]

Apr 17, 2011 8:28:53 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

Apr 16, 2011 17:57:40 GMT -5 bkleo504 said:

Is it just me or have we put out some real sh!tty NBA players for being a top program the past few years?

No, it's a pretty weak list, and it is all Shad's fault. Then there is little Xavier, pumping out guys like Tyrone Hill, Brian Grant, Aaron Williams, James Posey, David West, and now Jordan Crawford and Derrick Brown, who has been playing good ball for the Knicks.

Before Thad:
Only one Buckeye in the NBA. Michael Redd. Jim Jackson played a few more years but he was done.

Since Thad(and 2006 and beyond for that)
7 different Buckeyes have played at least one year in the NBA(Conley, Oden, Cook, Koufos, Mullens, Hunter, and Turner). Also have 3 more in the next 2 years most likely with Lighty, Buford, and Sullinger.


Conley Jr is a pretty good player. Oden is pretty good when he can stay healthy. Cook will probably be on a NBA roster for at least another 5 years or so. Turner should have a nice career also in the NBA.

Mullens and Koufos. Well I don't know how much longer they have in the NBA. When is their rookie contract over?


Thad has done a good job getting some Buckeyes in the NBA. Not his fault they can't keep improving once they get there(Mullens & Koufos).

Huge improvement.

[victor2111]

Apr 17, 2011 8:28:53 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

Apr 16, 2011 17:57:40 GMT -5 bkleo504 said:

Is it just me or have we put out some real sh!tty NBA players for being a top program the past few years?

No, it's a pretty weak list, and it is all Shad's fault. Then there is little Xavier, pumping out guys like Tyrone Hill, Brian Grant, Aaron Williams, James Posey, David West, and now Jordan Crawford and Derrick Brown, who has been playing good ball for the Knicks.

Hmm..

Thad Matta coach David West for his 2 best years at Xavier before he went pro.

;D

[angrybaldman]

Apr 18, 2011 13:26:42 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

Apr 17, 2011 8:28:53 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

No, it's a pretty weak list, and it is all Shad's fault. Then there is little Xavier, pumping out guys like Tyrone Hill, Brian Grant, Aaron Williams, James Posey, David West, and now Jordan Crawford and Derrick Brown, who has been playing good ball for the Knicks.

Before Thad:
Only one Buckeye in the NBA. Michael Redd. Jim Jackson played a few more years but he was done.

Since Thad(and 2006 and beyond for that)
7 different Buckeyes have played at least one year in the NBA(Conley, Oden, Cook, Koufos, Mullens, Hunter, and Turner). Also have 3 more in the next 2 years most likely with Lighty, Buford, and Sullinger.


Conley Jr is a pretty good player. Oden is pretty good when he can stay healthy. Cook will probably be on a NBA roster for at least another 5 years or so. Turner should have a nice career also in the NBA.

Mullens and Koufos. Well I don't know how much longer they have in the NBA. When is their rookie contract over?


Thad has done a good job getting some Buckeyes in the NBA. Not his fault they can't keep improving once they get there(Mullens & Koufos).

Huge improvement.

You can't blame Thad for BJ or KK. It was blatantly obvious those guys should have stayed but their own myopic desire to get paid made them leave too early.

This flies in the face of the argument that there shouldn't be a two year wait to get into the NBA. But there are far more BJs and KKs than their are kOJes and Lebrons.

Hehe, I said BJs...lol

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Apr 18, 2011 13:30:07 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

Apr 17, 2011 8:28:53 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

No, it's a pretty weak list, and it is all Shad's fault. Then there is little Xavier, pumping out guys like Tyrone Hill, Brian Grant, Aaron Williams, James Posey, David West, and now Jordan Crawford and Derrick Brown, who has been playing good ball for the Knicks.

Hmm..

Thad Matta coach David West for his 2 best years at Xavier before he went pro.

;D

Thad gets zero credit for D West, he did not recruit him, and by the time he got to Xavier West was already the man, all Thad had to do was get out of his way....

[ohstatefan]

Apr 18, 2011 15:26:48 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

Apr 18, 2011 13:30:07 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

Hmm..

Thad Matta coach David West for his 2 best years at Xavier before he went pro.

;D

Thad gets zero credit for D West, he did not recruit him, and by the time he got to Xavier West was already the man, all Thad had to do was get out of his way....

After Skip Prosser bolted from XU like his hair was on fire to go coach at Wake Forest, Xavier needed a compassionate soul to save it's program from the wreckage it had become. Much like Commissioner Gordon summoning Batman with a search light, they called on Matta to rescue them.

Matta was not their first choice. But after they found out Norman Dale from Hoosiers was actually a fictional person, Matta was next on their list. Matta already had a program he had brought to relevance in Butler, but considered if he could do one better, and rescue even a program in such dire straits as Xavier.

Being the charitable visionary that he is, he had to explain, tearfully, to his Butler players that they would be okay now, and that Xavier just needed him that much more now. Having grown into mature individuals through Matta's leadership, they understood. Matta could teach most anyone to play basketball as a team - even the Jesuits.

So Matta arrived at Xavier, with it's rag-tag cast of ne'er-do-wells that had the audacity to call themselves a basketball team, and rolled up his sleeves to put them on the path.

He managed to get them 26 wins each year he was there, and the 2nd round of the NCAA tourney each of those years, too. He even managed to help them to secure something Xavier had never mustered before - an Elite Eight appearance.

Then his dream job finally came along - The Ohio State University, and everyone was elated for Thad. Finally Thad gets the job he truly deserves at one of the most prestigious athletic programs in the country. No more tromping around through the filth of programs in shambles.

Yes, everyone was pleased with what Matta had accomplished, everyone except one bitter fan who would never forgive Matta for leaving. One bitter fan who skulks about in the shadows with pointed brow, pining for Matta's demise. One bitter fan, who we shant call by name here, lest he launch into some tirade of diabolical proportions.

[angrybaldman]

Apr 18, 2011 17:22:38 GMT -5 ohstatefan said:

Apr 18, 2011 15:26:48 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

Thad gets zero credit for D West, he did not recruit him, and by the time he got to Xavier West was already the man, all Thad had to do was get out of his way....

After Skip Prosser bolted from XU like his hair was on fire to go coach at Wake Forest, Xavier needed a compassionate soul to save it's program from the wreckage it had become. Much like Commissioner Gordon summoning Batman with a search light, they called on Matta to rescue them.

Matta was not their first choice. But after they found out Norman Dale from Hoosiers was actually a fictional person, Matta was next on their list. Matta already had a program he had brought to relevance in Butler, but considered if he could do one better, and rescue even a program in such dire straits as Xavier.

Being the charitable visionary that he is, he had to explain, tearfully, to his Butler players that they would be okay now, and that Xavier just needed him that much more now. Having grown into mature individuals through Matta's leadership, they understood. Matta could teach most anyone to play basketball as a team - even the Jesuits.

So Matta arrived at Xavier, with it's rag-tag cast of ne'er-do-wells that had the audacity to call themselves a basketball team, and rolled up his sleeves to put them on the path.

He managed to get them 26 wins each year he was there, and the 2nd round of the NCAA tourney each of those years, too. He even managed to help them to secure something Xavier had never mustered before - an Elite Eight appearance.

Then his dream job finally came along - The Ohio State University, and everyone was elated for Thad. Finally Thad gets the job he truly deserves at one of the most prestigious athletic programs in the country. No more tromping around through the filth of programs in shambles.

Yes, everyone was pleased with what Matta had accomplished, everyone except one bitter fan who would never forgive Matta for leaving. One bitter fan who skulks about in the shadows with pointed brow, pining for Matta's demise. One bitter fan, who we shant call by name here, lest he launch into some tirade of diabolical proportions.

Dude you're on fire today...lol

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Apr 18, 2011 17:22:38 GMT -5 ohstatefan said:

Apr 18, 2011 15:26:48 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

Thad gets zero credit for D West, he did not recruit him, and by the time he got to Xavier West was already the man, all Thad had to do was get out of his way....

After Skip Prosser bolted from XU like his hair was on fire to go coach at Wake Forest, Xavier needed a compassionate soul to save it's program from the wreckage it had become. Much like Commissioner Gordon summoning Batman with a search light, they called on Matta to rescue them.

Matta was not their first choice. But after they found out Norman Dale from Hoosiers was actually a fictional person, Matta was next on their list. Matta already had a program he had brought to relevance in Butler, but considered if he could do one better, and rescue even a program in such dire straits as Xavier.

Being the charitable visionary that he is, he had to explain, tearfully, to his Butler players that they would be okay now, and that Xavier just needed him that much more now. Having grown into mature individuals through Matta's leadership, they understood. Matta could teach most anyone to play basketball as a team - even the Jesuits.

So Matta arrived at Xavier, with it's rag-tag cast of ne'er-do-wells that had the audacity to call themselves a basketball team, and rolled up his sleeves to put them on the path.

He managed to get them 26 wins each year he was there, and the 2nd round of the NCAA tourney each of those years, too. He even managed to help them to secure something Xavier had never mustered before - an Elite Eight appearance.

Then his dream job finally came along - The Ohio State University, and everyone was elated for Thad. Finally Thad gets the job he truly deserves at one of the most prestigious athletic programs in the country. No more tromping around through the filth of programs in shambles.

Yes, everyone was pleased with what Matta had accomplished, everyone except one bitter fan who would never forgive Matta for leaving. One bitter fan who skulks about in the shadows with pointed brow, pining for Matta's demise. One bitter fan, who we shant call by name here, lest he launch into some tirade of diabolical proportions.

If we ever meet in person remind me to punch you in your vagina for having the audacity of the late great Skip Prosser to a side stepping POS like Shad Matta.