Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer On College Basketball column: Joakim Noah and Greg Oden: Opposites attracting attention.

Byline: Mike Jensen

Apr. 2--ATLANTA -- Ohio State's Greg Oden knows he can't act like Florida's Joakim Noah on a basketball court. Not in tonight's NCAA title game at the Georgia Dome, not ever.

"I think my mom wouldn't like me acting like that," Oden said yesterday. "You don't need to go out there and talk."

Joakim Noah isn't going to try to act like Greg Oden.

"I feel like I grew up around rock 'n' roll people," said the son of a French tennis great and a Swedish model. "My mom is definitely rock 'n' roll and my dad is definitely rock 'n' roll. Trust me."

Noah, a junior, came back to school this season even though some ...

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