Rookie Retrospective: Greg Oden

[ABM]

Decent analysis from DraftExpress.

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Rookie-Retrospective-Greg-Oden-3110/

 

[Minstrel]

Pretty fair appraisal.

Essentially, if he recovers 100% from the microfracture surgery and learns to play aggressively without fouling, I have no doubts that he'll be a star center,

 

[Nikolokolus]

That was pretty much spot on. In some ways the knee limiting his normal freakish athleticism for awhile might not be all bad; it forces him to develop solid technique and fundamentals that will serve him well when his body and explosiveness finally catches up to its pre-surgery levels.

 

[Toko]

How long are you gonna use the "recovery from the microfiber surgery" card?

Are you still gonna use it in 3 years when oden is still just a 15/10 guy, and not the "one in a life time center"?

 

[Nikolokolus]

How long are you gonna use the "recovery from the microfiber surgery" card?

Are you still gonna use it in 3 years when oden is still just a 15/10 guy, and not the "one in a life time center"?

Microfiber's are nice, but I'm still pretty much a traditional gore-tex guy, though I do admit to loving my micro-fiber anorak when I ski.

 

[Miksaid]

How long are you gonna use the "recovery from the microfiber surgery" card?

Are you still gonna use it in 3 years when oden is still just a 15/10 guy, and not the "one in a life time center"?

Typically we'll use it for as long as "microfracture surgery" takes to recover from: 12 months. That should be sufficient time for Oden to use that excuse.

I sense that you aren't a patient person.

 

[anonymous gambler]

Good article- thanks!