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[roydezlaw]

Greg will come around. You can tell the game is too fast for him right now. He still needs to lose a little weight and needs time to regain the speed and quickness he had before the injury. He's lost most nights out there but you can see alot of promise in his play. He needs time and he will be a very good if not great NBA center.

 

[KingSpeed]

did you really expect him to average a double double and 3 blocks not even half way through his rookie season?

Read my post. When we won the lotto in 2007, I believed the 2008-09 season would be his SECOND season and he'd be averaging a double double and 3 blocks. Didn't you? Or when we got the first pick in the draft, were expecting 8 pts, 7 rebs, and 1 block almost two years later? So far, we've gotten a bum deal for a #1 pick.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Read my post. When we won the lotto in 2007, I believed the 2008-09 season would be his SECOND season and he'd be averaging a double double and 3 blocks. Didn't you? Or when we got the first pick in the draft, were expecting 8 pts, 7 rebs, and 1 block almost two years later? So far, we've gotten a bum deal for a #1 pick.

Um ... sorta, but not really. I thought there was a good chance he'd average something like 10/10/2 his rookie year and by year two might be puttting up 14/12/2.5. But after he had the surgery all bets were off as far as I was concerned, especially after the struggles I saw Amare go through in his first year back from surgery -- the guy looked flat out done.

Frankly, at this point I barely even think about Greg this year, it's almost a given that he's going to struggle mightily to stay out of foul trouble and stay on the court. Clearly the fouls have gotten into his head and are making him second guess what he's supposed to do out there, so I just try to chalk it all up to learning the pro game and him trying to get his explosiveness and quickness back (which was bound to take time).

My advice would be to just expect the struggles and then be surprised (and happy) when he has a really good game like he did against Chicago, Boston, etc.

 

[BatumKaboom]

He's a 20-year old (soon to be 21) rookie who is recovering from surgery. And you find it surprising that he's inconsistent?

BNM

What a shocking observation Boob.

 

[BatumKaboom]

did you really expect him to average a double double and 3 blocks not even half way through his rookie season?

He would if he was half as cool as your avatar!!!

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Urge to kill... rising

 

[DaRizzle]

^avatar fail

 

[KingSpeed]

Um ... sorta, but not really. I thought there was a good chance he'd average something like 10/10/2 his rookie year and by year two might be puttting up 14/12/2.5. But after he had the surgery all bets were off as far as I was concerned, especially after the struggles I saw Amare go through in his first year back from surgery -- the guy looked flat out done.

Frankly, at this point I barely even think about Greg this year, it's almost a given that he's going to struggle mightily to stay out of foul trouble and stay on the court. Clearly the fouls have gotten into his head and are making him second guess what he's supposed to do out there, so I just try to chalk it all up to learning the pro game and him trying to get his explosiveness and quickness back (which was bound to take time).

My advice would be to just expect the struggles and then be surprised (and happy) when he has a really good game like he did against Chicago, Boston, etc.

Okay.

 

[ucatchtrout]

Maybe if we gave him the damn ball more it would be the other team in foul trouble and not our guy.

If anyone thinks the five million dollar salary is a waste maybe they should ask the coach why he isn't using the expensive and talented asset the team has provided.

Is there another coach in the league who would have a player like that and not run any freakin plays for him?

What is Nate doing, trying to turn him into the next Kwame Brown?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Greg has not lived up to the expectations set out by scouts, media and the Blazer organization . . . I don't know why posters get so offended when some question GO . . . it's not like he is lighting it up every night and posters are making these comments.

GO was sold (and is being sold) as a cornerstone of this team . . . fair enough to question if he will live up to the expectations. Yes we can all wait and find out the exact answer 3 yrs from now . . . but that's no fun.

 

[KingSpeed]

Greg has not lived up to the expectations set out by scouts, media and the Blazer organization . . . I don't know why posters get so offended when some question GO . . . it's not like he is lighting it up every night and posters are making these comments.

GO was sold (and is being sold) as a cornerstone of this team . . . fair enough to question if he will live up to the expectations. Yes we can all wait and find out the exact answer 3 yrs from now . . . but that's no fun.

Well said by a guy with Greg Oden on his avatar. It's okay to question Oden while still rooting for him and wanting him to do well.