Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman has a fascinating take. He's worried that the local colleges will be bad influences on the incoming NBA players. "If I'm Clay Bennett or Sam Presti or P.J. Carlesimo, I'm putting down only two rules. 1. Don't go to Norman. 2. Don't go to Stillwater. Hang out at Bricktown all you want. Frequent Bobo's in the witching hour. Heck, visit the Habana Inn if you want. Just stay away from the ivory towers. There's trouble in numbers. College athletes are cursed by masses. There's so danged many of them. Meanwhile, the NBA guys are going to get to town and be an exclusive club. OKC is doing all right, but that doesn't mean we've got a glut of 22-year-old millionaires roaming the streets. We've got to protect these striplings. Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook and the like. They're unsullied in the sanctuary of pro basketball. Let's keep them pure."
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