Ruh Roh!

[Ed O]

Even if having his salary on the payroll prevents you from making the team better?

Yes.

Ed O.

 

[Minstrel]

Even if having his salary on the payroll prevents you from making the team better?

It depends on how much better the team could be without him. In the current environment, it wouldn't make much difference, since the Blazers will be over the cap with or without him. In a hard cap environment, it would be a more material issue...but then, you have to weigh the chances that extra cap space would land a player that could lead the team to title contention.

Ultimately, I think Oden is worth the risk...if he does recover, he makes the team a legitimate title contender. I think that is better odds than finding a franchise player starting next off-season.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i think it is a calculated risk, that i would be willing to take. he STILL imo has the chance to be a top 5 mvp type player, gotta do what you can to keep those kind of guys on your team, and let the chips fall where they may

 

[PapaG]

I'd rather have his overpriced and shredded knees retire as a Blazer than risk seeing him explode for another team...

Ed O.

I read this as "I'd rather have his overpriced knees shredded as a Blazer than risk seeing them explode for another team."

I had to read it three times to get it correct.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

lol, pretty much the only way i would be slightly satisfied, is if oden signs with someone else for max, THEN shreds his knees...no, that would still suck

 

[Ed O]

I read this as "I'd rather have his overpriced knees shredded as a Blazer than risk seeing them explode for another team."

I had to read it three times to get it correct.

Hehe. I re-read my post and was confused, too. Thanks for persevering

Ed O.

 

[BBert]

Ultimately, I think Oden is worth the risk...if he does recover, he makes the team a legitimate title contender. I think that is better odds than finding a franchise player starting next off-season.

You said a mouth full. The Blazers odds of getting another shot at a player of Oden's caliber in the next decade are approximately zero. Even if someone thinks Oden's chances of success from here out are only 20 percent, you have to go with the better odds. Personally, I think Greg's chances are much better than 50 percent. Walton led the Blazers to a championship in one of his very few good years, and even then he was injured part of the season, iirc. If we lose Greg before his story is written, I will be supremely disappointed.