Tinkle comments on agents and declaring for draft
Aug 15, 2017 11:35:50 GMT -8
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Post by fumblerooski on Aug 15, 2017 11:35:50 GMT -8
This is an excerpt from an Olive interview with Tinkle. I thought it was very interesting and kind of in line with what people thought when Drew declared for the draft.
Tinkle expressed some frustration that agents had not reached out to him or his staff about players and instead chose to go to parents. During the draft process, Drew Eubanks’ father, David, said six agents contacted him over the past year.
“If they go right to the parents, they’re going to get these parents all excited and convince them that they’re going to be the No. 1 pick in the draft when they’re not even on anybody’s draft board. Hopefully moving forward we’ve all learned from that. It’s a good thing. If we’ve got the NBA attracted to our players, that means we’re moving the program in the right direction.”
Also thought this was a great quote. I know there was a lot of concern that Drew would be too focused on improving his outside game to prepare for the NBA rather than banging and getting rebounds like OSU needs him to.
Tinkle credited Eubanks for coming back with open ears and working hard. “We want him to lead the league in rebounding, we want him to defend the paint, we want him to run the floor. … The reason Jordan Bell got drafted wasn’t because he scored 25 points a game and showed that he could hit threes. It’s because he blocked shots and rebounded.”
Tinkle expressed some frustration that agents had not reached out to him or his staff about players and instead chose to go to parents. During the draft process, Drew Eubanks’ father, David, said six agents contacted him over the past year.
“If they go right to the parents, they’re going to get these parents all excited and convince them that they’re going to be the No. 1 pick in the draft when they’re not even on anybody’s draft board. Hopefully moving forward we’ve all learned from that. It’s a good thing. If we’ve got the NBA attracted to our players, that means we’re moving the program in the right direction.”
Also thought this was a great quote. I know there was a lot of concern that Drew would be too focused on improving his outside game to prepare for the NBA rather than banging and getting rebounds like OSU needs him to.
Tinkle credited Eubanks for coming back with open ears and working hard. “We want him to lead the league in rebounding, we want him to defend the paint, we want him to run the floor. … The reason Jordan Bell got drafted wasn’t because he scored 25 points a game and showed that he could hit threes. It’s because he blocked shots and rebounded.”
