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F/C Terence Dials (2006 B1G POY, Dir. of Professional Development)

He's one player I've been really high on these last few years. I really think he'll make it in th NBA and develope after a few years . I think he'll be an old style of PF even though, most PF'S now a days are a lot taller and more athletic, he'll fit right in with some team.
 
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6/14/06

Ohio State's Dials expected to work out for team today

Those who have said they'll work out for them are Marquette small forward Steve Novak, Boise State guard Coby Karl, Arizona guard Mustafa Shakur and Washington guard Bobby Jones.

Ohio State power forward Terence Dials said he'll work out for the Cavaliers today at The Q. Spanish point guard Sergio Rodriguez will also work out today for the team.

All of the prospects are second-round possibilities.

Novak, a 6-foot-10 forward, shot 46 percent from the 3-point line in his career. Karl is the son of Nuggets coach and former Cavaliers coach George Karl.

Jones is one of the top defenders in the college game.

'The LeBrons'

Don't call LeBron James a sellout.

Unless, that is, you're speaking of the 12-inch vinyl sports-action figures based on James' persona in the popular Nike ads, ''The LeBrons.'' In conjunction with the NBA Finals, Upper Deck is releasing to the public the first edition of the four popular characters from the commercial: Athlete, All-Business, Wise and Kid.

According to the company, only 1,000 figurines of each character (at $45 apiece) will be made available online at AllStarVinyl.com and to hobby shops nationwide.

''Our goal with the LeBron figurines -- our first-ever vinyl sports action figures -- was to bring into the collecting fold a new customer base, sneaker aficionados and urban vinyl collectors,'' said Dave Sanders, brand manager for Upper Deck Authenticated.

''From the feedback we've received so far, not only is this product a hit, but we believe we've created a new style of sports figures, a category that has traditionally lacked new ideas and innovation as well as new collectors.''

Also, four new Zoom LeBron III shoe styles, featuring the figurines on the insole, will be released. The shoes go on sale this week.

Going to Vegas

The Cavaliers will play their first Vegas Summer League game at 3 p.m. Friday, July 7 against New York.

In all, the Cavaliers will play five games. They will take on Houston on Saturday, July 8, Golden State on Monday, July 10, New Orleans/Oklahoma City on Wednesday, July 12 and Toronto on Friday, July 14.

Those playing on the summer-league team are Stephen Graham and Martynas Andriuskevicius from last year's team, along with the Cavaliers' draft picks in the June 28 draft.

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Apparently the Nets gave him a "look".

While Big Ten Player of the Year Terence Dials of Ohio State auditioned for the Nets yesterday, the pre-draft workouts had a decidedly local flavor with the presence of Seton Hall forward Kelly Whitney and Fairleigh Dickinson swingman Gordon Klaiber.
-- New York Post
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/scorecard/06/20/truth.rumors.nba/index.html
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http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/nets_look_at_buckeye_nets_fred_kerber.htm
June 20, 2006 -- While Big Ten Player of the Year Terence Dials of Ohio State auditioned for the Nets yesterday, the pre-draft workouts had a decidedly local flavor with the presence of Seton Hall forward Kelly Whitney and Fairleigh Dickinson swingman Gordon Klaiber.

But not everyone was based just a cab ride away. In addition to seeing Dials, the Nets put 6-8 forward Paulius Jankunas from Lithuania through the standard workout.

Dials, a 6-9 forward, went through his ninth team workout and tried to show what he called his strength: an all-around game.

"The Nets are looking for a big guy who does both, play offense and defense," said Dials, the Buckeyes' leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker. "They have [Nenad] Krstic, a great offensive player, and [Jason] Collins, who's a good defensive player, so they kind of want a guy who can do a little bit of both."

Whitney had been scheduled at the end of May but postponed the workout because of a bruised knee. Whitney, who said he likes "to play with my back to the basket" but is getting more "comfortable each day" facing up, has also worked out for the Knicks.

Klaiber averaged 14.9 ppg for FDU with a game he described as "versatile, I can post and shoot it."

Jankunas, a skilled lefty power forward, was a Baltic League All-Star in Europe.
 
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6/23/06

6/23/06

Darker shade of red suits Dials fine

Trading in his scarlet and gray for wine and gold is forward's favorite scenario

This is the first of a six-part series previewing the NBA draft, which will be held June 28. Next: The UConn connection.

No one should ever accuse Terence Dials of not knowing the landscape.

The former Ohio State power forward is well aware the Cavaliers have two second-round picks in the June 28 draft - Nos. 42 (from Philadelphia) and 55 overall. He worked out for the Cavaliers on June 14 at Quicken Loans Arena.

"They can't go wrong picking a hometown kid," Dials said. "That would be great to have that support. Whoever loves the Buckeyes also loves the Cavaliers. To have that support and following from my college career to my NBA career would be great."

The 6-foot-9, 253-pounder from Youngstown Boardman High School has worked out for practically the entire league, including Houston, Minnesota, New Orleans, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle, Golden State and New Jersey.

The Big Ten Player of the Year averaged 15.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks as a senior. More importantly, he earned a sociology degree at Ohio State on March 19.

"I'll always have that to fall back on," Dials said. "Hopefully, I don't have to fall back for a few years. I've always dreamed of playing in the NBA."

Scouts say Dials needs to add bulk to play in the NBA.

"I have to get stronger," he said. "The NBA is such a physical game. I'm a big-sized kid. Just banging with these guys, you need better leverage."

Many teams wondered what the official measurement had in store for Dials.

But he measured 6-foot-7 3/4 without shoes and 6-9 with them.

"I play with my shoes on," he joked.

He said he didn't want to show scouts anything new at the predraft camp in Orlando.

"It's not necessarily showing them something new, but it's doing what got you here," Dials said. "You want to play within your game, and don't try to play outside of your game. I tried to rebound and play defense."

Dials, an accurate shooter in his four-year career (55.8 percent from the field), is trying to decipher where he'll call home.

"It's hard to put your finger on this thing," he said. "There are 40-45 players who think they'll go in the first round. There are only 30 first-round picks.

Somebody is going to fall to the second round. A lot of people who think they'll go in the second round won't be drafted.

"My position is somewhere in the second round. That was what this (predraft) camp was for me, to try to move up in the draft. Hopefully, I've improved enough to prove worthy of being a draft pick. I think I'm worthy of being drafted."

It's a down year overall for Ohio prospects. In 2007, 7-foot center Greg Oden, an incoming freshman at Ohio State, is projected to be the No. 1 pick.

West Virginia shooting guard Mike Gansey (6-4, 205), a former standout at Olmsted Falls High School, appears to be the best Ohio prospect. Most experts expect him to be drafted either late in the first round or early in the second.

He's one of the top perimeter shooters in the draft and shot 39.4 percent from the 3-point line in his two years with the Mountaineers. He's also stronger than most scouts figured, as he pumped the 185-pound bench press 17 times for the Knicks on June 14.

Also, his vertical jump of 34 inches is opening some eyes. Gansey worked out for 20 teams, including the Cavaliers this week.

Two players from the University of Cincinnati, swingman James White (6-7, 200) and forward Eric Hicks (6-5 1/2, 238), could be second-round picks.

"The draft is fickle," White said. "Where you're going fluctuates. Every day, it's something new. Hopefully, I can get to the first round. That's my goal - get to the first round and help a team.

"My strengths are my athleticism and my overall basketball IQ. I know how to play, basically. That's definitely my strength. At the NBA level, everybody is strong (and) everybody is quick."
 
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6/23

No one should ever accuse Terence Dials of not knowing the landscape.


The former Ohio State University power forward is well aware that the Cavaliers have two second-round picks in the June 28 draft -- Nos. 42 overall (from Philadelphia) and 55. He worked out for the Cavaliers on June 14 at Quicken Loans Arena.

''They can't go wrong picking a hometown kid,'' Dials said. ''That would be great to have that support. Whoever loves the Buckeyes, also loves the Cavaliers. To have that support and following from my college career to my NBA career would be great.''

The 6-foot-9, 253-pounder from Youngstown Boardman High School has worked out for practically the entire league, including Houston, Minnesota, Oklahoma City/New Orleans, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle, Golden State and New Jersey.

The Big Ten Player of the Year averaged 15.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks as a senior. More importantly, he earned a sociology degree at Ohio State on March 19.

''I'll always have that to fall back on,'' Dials said. ''Hopefully, I don't have to fall back for a few years. I've always dreamed of playing in the NBA.''

Scouts say Dials needs to add bulk to play in the NBA.

''I have to get stronger,'' he said. ''The NBA is such a physical game. I'm a big-sized kid. Just banging with these guys, you need better leverage.''

Many teams wondered what the official measurement had in store for Dials. But he measured 6-foot-7 3/4 without shoes and 6-9 with them.

''I play with my shoes on,'' he joked.

He said he didn't want to show scouts anything new at the pre-draft camp in Orlando.

''It's not necessarily showing them something new, but it's doing what got you here,'' Dials said. ''You want to play within your game and don't try to play outside of your game. I tried to rebound and play defense.''

Dials, an extremely accurate shooter in his four-year career (55.8 percent from the field), is trying to decipher where he'll call home.

''It's hard to put your finger on this thing,'' he said. ''There are 40-45 players who think they'll go in the first round. There are only 30 first-round picks. Somebody is going to fall to the second round. A lot of people who think they'll go in the second round won't be drafted.

''My position is somewhere in the second round. That was what this (pre-draft) camp was for me, to try to move up in the draft. Hopefully, I've improved enough to prove worthy of being a draft pick. I think I'm worthy of being drafted.''

It's a down year overall for Ohio prospects. In 2007, 7-foot center Greg Oden, an incoming freshman at Ohio State, is projected to be the No. 1 pick.

West Virginia shooting guard Mike Gansey (6-4, 205), a former star at Olmsted Falls High School, appears to be the best Ohio prospect. Most experts expect him to be drafted either late in the first round or early in the second.

He's one of the top perimeter shooters in the draft and shot 39.4 percent from the 3-point line in his two years with the Mountaineers. He's also stronger than most scouts figured, as he pumped the 185-pound bench press 17 times for the Knicks on June 14.

Also, his vertical jump of 34 inches is opening some eyes. Gansey worked out for 20 teams, including the Cavaliers this week.

Two players from the University of Cincinnati, swingman James White (6-7, 200) and forward Eric Hicks (6-5 1/2, 238), could be second-round picks.

''The draft is fickle,'' White said. ''Where you're going fluctuates. Every day, it's something new. Hopefully, I can get to the first round. That's my goal, get to the first round and help a team.

''My strengths are my athleticism and my overall basketball IQ. I know how to play, basically. That's definitely my strength. At the NBA level, everybody is strong (and) everybody is quick.''
 
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Perfect. Deal Drew Gooden in a sign-and-trade for a veteran point guard (Andre Miller?), move Anderson into the starting lineup. Draft Dials with the 55th pick. Hope Farmar falls to pick no. 25. If not, snag Josh Boone and take Dee Brown at 42. Tell Eric Snow to retire. Give Damon Jones back to the Heat for cash. Use the extra money to give Flip Murray a contract, and voila!

PG - Andre Miller
SG - Larry Hughes
SF - LeBron James
PF - Anderson Varejao
C - Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Bench

Donyell Marshall
Flip Murray
Sasha Pavlovic
Jordan Farmar
Luke Jackson
Ira Newble
Stephen Graham
Josh Boone
Terence Dials
 
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6/27/06

NBA

Dials expected to dodge draft

Former OSU player would have more options as free agent

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Bob Baptist
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Terence Dials would like to hear his name called in the NBA draft, if for no reason other than the prestige of being picked.

The former Ohio State center realizes he probably will be better off if it isn’t called Wednesday night, however. In the NBA, going undrafted is preferable to going in the second round, which is where Dials would go if he goes at all.

Secondround picks are tied to the teams that drafted them but, unlike first-round picks, are not offered guaranteed contracts. Undrafted free agents, on the other hand, "can pick and choose because no one has your rights," Dials said.

The consensus of a handful of mock drafts is that Dials will be free to choose his employer after the two-round, 60-pick draft is complete.

A Big Ten player of the year, as Dials was last season, has never gone undrafted by the NBA.

But it could benefit him in the long run because, as a free agent, he could choose an NBA team that needs what he brings or, if that doesn’t work out, get an early crack at a good job overseas.

"I think most people see him as an NBA player, but it may not be this year," Dials’ agent, Lance Young, said. "The positives are his size (and) he is somewhat athletic for a 6-9 guy who weighs 250. But I think a lot of people say he needs to get a little stronger and refine his game — shoot it a little better, dribble it a little better."

Dials, who played almost exclusively with his back to the basket in college, will have to face it and defend away from it more as a professional. He had workouts with eight NBA teams the past six weeks and also played in the league’s pre-draft camp in Orlando. He said the workouts generally included two-on-two games with a guard and big man on each team.

"Every time, I’ve gone against somebody picked to go higher than me and I think I’ve been the best big man in most of them," Dials said. "A few times I didn’t shoot well but I did other things that made them say, ‘This kid can play at the next level.’ "

An NBA role that could suit Dials, sooner or later, is what Ohio State assistant coach Alan Major calls an "energy guy … who runs the floor and does the dirty work. Guys like that can play 10 years" in the league.

Major mentioned Etan Thomas of Washington and Brian Cardinal of Memphis as examples. Dials cited Udonis Haslem, who was undrafted after leaving Florida in 2002 and played a year in France before signing with Miami in 2003.

"He’s 6-8 tops but he gets things done. Udonis brings it every night," Dials said. "Reggie Evans (of Denver) is another one. I played against him (when Evans was at Iowa). He’s not that tall, but the guy plays with so much heart, it doesn’t matter how tall he is."

Evans also was undrafted.

Dials said some NBA coaches with whom he spoke before the pre-draft camp, including New York assistant Herb Williams, a former Ohio State standout, emphasized the importance of going all-out in the workouts.

"Herb Williams said one of the things they look for is, can a guy run? Is he in shape? I took that to heart and got myself in the best shape I could be in," Dials said. "I put myself in a situation where I could run all day because that’s what they want to see."

Three of Dials’ teammates on last season’s Big Ten championship team also will pursue opportunities to play professionally. Je’Kel Foster and J.J. Sullinger have worked out for some NBA teams and hope to parlay that into a summer-league contract. Matt Sylvester will try to play next season in Italy, where he grew up, maintains a passport and thus would not count against a team’s cap of two Americans.

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Hopefully he makes a nice tenth man somewhere. I don't want to see him go play overseas for his career, like Scoonie Penn. I hope he doesn't get signed by a team with alot of front court players either, maybe Atlanta or Pheonix will pick him up.
 
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6/28/06

Is OSU's Dials too small, slow to be drafted?

By the Associated Press

The Big Ten's player of the year, Terence Dials, doesn't expect to hear his name called in the NBA draft today.

Dials, a 6-foot-9 power forward, realizes his best shot at making an NBA roster might come if he is not drafted so that he can sign as a free agent with a team that gives him the best opportunity.

Dials averaged 15.3 points and eight rebounds a game to lead Ohio State to a 26-6 record and the Big Ten's regular-season title with a 12-4 mark last season. No Big Ten player of the year has been passed over in the draft, but Dials is considered too small to be a big man in the NBA and too slow to play power forward.

Cincinnati's 6-6 forward Eric Hicks, who averaged a double-double (15.9 points, 10.3 rebounds) over the last 24 games of the season, could be drafted.

In addition, Bearcats shooting guard James White may go late in the first round.
 
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Hopefully he makes a nice tenth man somewhere. I don't want to see him go play overseas for his career, like Scoonie Penn. I hope he doesn't get signed by a team with alot of front court players either, maybe Atlanta or Pheonix will pick him up.

I just dont want to see another big, quality OSU ball player dissapear (like our fabulous blocker M. Johnson did a few years back).

As an Ohioan, I would love to see the Cavys draft him in the second, but if they dont plan to use him, I hope he goes somewhere, where he can get quality PT.
 
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6/29/06

Dials not drafted

Thursday, June 29, 2006



Ohio State center Terence Dials was not selected in the NBA draft.
Dials plans to play for an NBA team’s summer-league entry in July before deciding whether to sign overseas or with an NBA team as a free agent and try to make the team during training camp.

"I’ll have my agent figure out the best situation for me," Dials said before the draft. "If I can make (an NBA) team and they need a big guy, I’m going to go to camp. If not, I’ll go ahead and make some money overseas."


— Bob Baptist [email protected]
 
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Dials with a good game.

Dials playing a solid game (Vegas game 2), with Toronto having an injury with Sow who plays F/C, thes ebig games are important as they give Dials a chance.

Terence Dials:
13 minutes
5-8 FG's
0-2 FT's
2 offense/2 defense rebounds=4 rebounds
1 PF
 
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Dials playing a solid game (Vegas game 2), with Toronto having an injury with Sow who plays F/C, thes ebig games are important as they give Dials a chance.

Terence Dials:
13 minutes
5-8 FG's
0-2 FT's
2 offense/2 defense rebounds=4 rebounds
1 PF

That's certainly good news, and quality production for only 13 minutes of PT. On another note, Dials will definitely need to do reasonably well from the FT line, in my opinion, to catch the coach's eye.
 
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8/11/06

OSU BASKETBALL

Dials, Foster to play pro ball in Europe

Friday, August 11, 2006




Former Ohio State basketball players Terence Dials and Je’Kel Foster have signed contracts to play overseas next season. Dials signed with Orleans in the French A league and Foster with EnBW Ludwigsburg in the German Division I league, their agents said.

Dials and Foster, the top two scorers on Ohio State’s Big Ten championship team last season, played in an NBA summer league in Las Vegas in July but were not invited to training camp by any NBA teams. Foster’s agent, John Spencer of Raleigh, N.C., said Foster has an "out clause" in his contract if he is invited to an NBA camp.

Four other former Buckeyes also signed recently with new teams overseas. Scoonie Penn moved to Greece from Croatia, George Reese to Germany from Poland and Brian Brown to France from Germany. Brent Darby stayed in Italy but switched teams.

— Bob Baptist
 
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