Marcus Smart Announcement Tomorrow (Returning?)

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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:05pm #48159

JoeyGladstone
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News conference is in the #okstate Student Union Atrium during lunch hour and open to public. If announcing players leaving, that’d be weird
Why announce in the student union you are leaving?
He announces he is staying that place will go nuts, & they will be a tough team next season.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:18pm #763607

IknoBall12
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Really understand why he’d want to come back. It doesn’t make much sense to me he could be a top 5 pick this year. Would surprise me if he stays
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:25pm #763620

JoeyGladstone
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Right on cue Woj =] haha
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:26pm #763611

Ghost01
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Returning. Per Adrian Wojnarowski
Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart will return for his sophomore season, sources tell Y! Sports. He could’ve been a top 5 pick in NBA Draft.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:27pm #763613

FreelanceScout
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according to Adrian Wojnarowski of yahoo, he will return for his sophomore season. He could’ve been a top 5 pick in NBA Draft. But I think this kid really wants to win a National Championship.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:31pm #763621

SeattleSuperChronics
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That’s what’s up. If he gets his team to the final 4 he’ll be a top 5 pick for sure. I feel like this is a competitive decision to come back and put his team on his back and do work.
A weak draft gets weaker.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:37pm #763622

IndianaBasketball
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I’m shocked… Top five picks don’t usually return to school.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:39pm #763627

benny15
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respect on to the would have been top 5 pick. i love this decision of his in so many levels. it shows a maturity in his part to know that he’s not yet there as a PG, a position he will most likely play in the NBA. it shows his competitiveness taking to heart their first round exit in the tourney, not wanting that to be the way he goes out. it shows his comradere sacrificing a present opportunity for the good of the team.
what are the chances he’ll declare and wont hire an agent and return next year? i’ll still take him top 5 in this draft even though i know he will be returning to school for another year. that could be the case with taking nerlens noel anyway, difference is that the team wouldnt be paying him.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:49pm #763631

Beard13
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This sucks since i’m an orlando magic fan.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:54pm #763629

Ghost01
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I honestly feel that this is a horrible decision. Wiggins, Randle, Parker, the twins, Aaron Gordon, better than good chance he doesn’t go top 5 next year, and he was a definite top THREE pick this year.
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- Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 5:08pm #763638
  
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  Who’s to say Smart won’t outplay both Harrison twins, even if he’s projected at both positions next year?
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  - Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 5:35pm #763653
    
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    Who’s to say he will? He’s definitely a top 3 pick in this draft, there are no guarantees next year. Hell, Cody Zeller did this, and his stock fell even though this draft is worse than last years, let alone a class like this 2014.
    Also, If he’s a better prospect than both twins, he still could go outside the top 5.
    He would have gone 1-3 this year, he probably won’t next year. That’s the bottom line. You can’t argue a sure thing with “what-ifs”
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 5:09pm #763641

r377
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I like his decision to stay. Alot of PG’s enter the league and struggle with playing and trying to lead a pro team.
It doesn’t really matter if he gets picked 3rd or even 9th overall next year. What matters is that he is a better player mentally and physically.
It shows confidence of your own ability to back yourself and come back a better player next year
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 5:23pm #763648

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I’m not mad at all about his decision, I say this is wonderful news for NCAA basketball as a whole. Sometimes it’s good for a guy to comeback to get the correct teaching to improve his weaknesses that he may not have a chance to get as a rookie.
Most if not all “draftniks” have guilty pleasures of seeing the best players leave for the NBA especially Fr. prospects. Just think about how many of you would complain about Smart staying in school, if he came out this year and didn’t play well as a rookie.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 6:03pm #763668

cryan03
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apparently he deiced to come back next year after he heard Tom Izzo speaking about how much Trey Burke improved from Freshmen year to Sophomore year. If he could improve his jump shot he could make a similar improvement and still be a Top 5 pick in next years draft.
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Posted on: Tue, 04/16/2013 - 6:13pm #763673

halfdecayed
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Yeah this kinda sucks for the magic, he would have been a good fit there.. So now do they reach for Burke? or draft Mclemore if available, or take a look at Oladipo??
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