Oden wants the damn ball

[MARIS61]

"They (my teammates) were getting me the ball in a good spot to score."

That's what was different.

ANYBODY can just get him the ball.

 

[oldmangrouch]

In the immortal words of Oscar Robertson to Jerry Lucas: "if you want the ball, get it off the backboard."

 

[MARIS61]

Okay, I'm going back and forth too much between the OT board and here.

I thought the thread title said OBAMA wants the damn ball!

 

[rocketeer]

I hope Oden becomes a 20/10 player. At this point of his development, however, it's only when he is physically dominant over the opposing player that he is a plus on offense, both in the post and in the scenario you describe.

how many guys in the league is oden not physically dominant over?

the reality is that oden needs to be getting a lot of touches on the offensive end. and like someone else said, that doesn't mean that the idea is for him to get a shot every time down the court. just passing him the ball in the post forces the opposing defense to react and open up a lot of other options for the offense.

 

[whatsmyname]

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that's how you get the ball

 

[Ed O]

the reality is that oden needs to be getting a lot of touches on the offensive end. and like someone else said, that doesn't mean that the idea is for him to get a shot every time down the court. just passing him the ball in the post forces the opposing defense to react and open up a lot of other options for the offense.

Agreed 100%. He draws doubles, and his passing has been very very good.

I find it weird that he's struggled much more with basic things (not traveling RIGHT at the basket, getting his dunks blocked, even his free throw shooting) than he has with more difficult aspects of the game like reading doubles and kicking it out or establishing good position on the post.

Hopefully those "easy" things will come to him... when they do he's going to be a total beast.

Ed O.

 

[Ed O]

that's how you get the ball

"Throw the fucking ball!"

Great audio work, guys!

Ed O.

 

[MARIS61]

one of these days when we are woopin some teams ass i want to see either joel or greg take a damn 3.... just to see it done

This is how a REAL center shoots the 3:

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[TehChad]

Hahah, Sabonis ftw. He's such a badass Also lol @ Stacey Augmon grasping his head when he let it go, as if there was any doubt!

that's how you get the ball

...except he didn't get the ball. ;p

 

[DaRizzle]

This is how a REAL center shoots the 3:

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