Oden + Bayless = <3

[B-Roy]

His closest friend on the team, fellow rookie Jerryd Bayless, said the two spend most of their nights in the Blazers' practice facility -- Bayless shooting jumpers, Oden lifting weights or doing pilates. He said any generalization of Oden being anything other than a good person is off base.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/03/oden_gives_himself_a_thumbs_do.html

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Yup. then they go to two separate restaurants and eat alone.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Yup. then they go to two separate restaurants and eat alone.

Jerryd Bayless does not eat - his fuel is the souls of other players.

 

[KingSpeed]

That's great to hear. They're our PG-C combo of the future.

 

[KingSpeed]

Jerryd Bayless does not eat - his fuel is the souls of other players.

lol

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Jerryd Bayless does not eat - his fuel is the souls of other players.

i hear he goes to sweet tomatoes and just eats lettuce and mushrooms. that's it.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

i hear he goes to sweet tomatoes and just eats lettuce and mushrooms. that's it.

I threw up a little with this information. Mostly because I find mushrooms disgusting.

 

[Ed O]

I hope that this isn't actually an accurate reflection of what Roy needs from Oden to integrate him into the team:

Roy said he likes Oden and that when he is around Oden, the center puts a smile on his face. At the same time, he said Oden needs to "open up more" and "become more social" with his teammates.

They're professionals. They're not school chums or fraternity brothers.

Ed O.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I hope that this isn't actually an accurate reflection of what Roy needs from Oden to integrate him into the team:

They're professionals. They're not school chums or fraternity brothers.

Ed O.

Yeah, but they're all young guys barely old enough to be out of college (if that) and they aren't robots.

The trouble is all of these guys are still trying to fit and find out what they are in this league (yes even Brandon). This is one of the reasons you see so few teams assembled through the draft and kept together; it's tough for lots of guys to reach their full individual potential simultaneously.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Bayless is a robot.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Bayless is a robot.

good point.

 

[hasoos]

I hope that this isn't actually an accurate reflection of what Roy needs from Oden to integrate him into the team:



They're professionals. They're not school chums or fraternity brothers.

Ed O.

No, because then they would be fucking sheep.

 

[Ed O]

No, because then they would be fucking sheep.

Haha.

Ed O.

 

[Kaydow]

Has anybody else noticed a change in Oden's attitude since the Canzano article a few weeks ago questioning his will/desire? He seems real flippant. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. It might be good. He's obviously tired of hearing/reading about his poor play, questionable desire, recluse personality, and that he's injury prone. A lot of "I can't do anything right" kind of stuff he sputtering out recently. Almost criticizing our City ("it's like High School) I'm cool with it if he comes back with a chip on his shoulder that motivates him. I'm also worried all this criticism is alienating him. Geez, I can't pull myself away from Greg Oden News - it's like a soap opera.

The team is playing great w/o him. God forbid Joel goes down though. Then we're screwed.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Has anybody else noticed a change in Oden's attitude since the Canzano article a few weeks ago questioning his will/desire? He seems real flippity. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. It might be good. He's obviously tired of hearing/reading about his poor play, questionable desire, recluse personality, and that he's injury prone. A lot of "I can't do anything right" kind of stuff he sputtering out recently. Almost criticizing our City ("it's like High School) I'm cool with it if he comes back with a chip on his shoulder that motivates him. I'm also worried all this criticism is alienating him. Geez, I can't pull myself away from Greg Oden News - it's like a soap opera.

The team is playing great w/o him. God forbid Joel goes down though. Then we're screwed.

I'm not sure what 'flippity' means, but if it's close to 'chippy' and 'pissy' then I take that as a positive development; mad=good, sad=bad.

 

[Minstrel]

Hopefully, Oden has stopped caring what people think of him and just focuses on working as hard as he can, enjoying himself when he's off the clock and letting the chips fall where they may.

Well, "chips" may have been the wrong choice of words...