03-25-2007, 09:39 AM
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Freshmen Oden, Conley fulfill Final Four dream
By Seattle Times news services
SAN ANTONIO ? Back when Mike Conley Jr. and Greg Oden were precocious high schoolers dominating the AAU circuit, they were advertised as the ultimate package deal.
Coaches in gyms from Hackensack, N.J., to Las Vegas whispered to each other that Conley, a jitterbug point guard, and Oden, a dominant center, could walk on campus and lead a team to the Final Four.
In a sport where summer hype rarely translates to March reality, Oden and Conley took Ohio State to its first Final Four since 1999 on Saturday afternoon, dominating the game from their respective positions and showing just how much of an impact freshmen can have in this new era of college basketball.
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