Should Oden play tonight, and if so how much?

[tlongII]

Personally I'm sick of the team babying him. He needs the work and I think he knows that. There is always a risk of injury every time you step on the court, but the important thing now is to have him feel as comfortable as possible for playing the demanding NBA schedule. I think we should give him 25 mins of burn tonight at least. After all, he has 4 or 5 days after tonight before the regular season starts.

 

[PapaG]

I'm interested to see if he can go 48 minutes at elevation.

Ready, set, go!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Play as much as possible.


If he gets hurt I'll delete this post

 

[PapaG]

Play as much as possible.


If he gets hurt I'll delete this post

Oh no!

Saved for the fun of it.

 

[BLAZERS4LIFE]

Play him 30 minutes. Look, it's the last preseason game, he needs to play two full back to back games. He has 4 days off before the next game, this is the best chance to get him ready to play back to back games.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Hell no! I want him to play at least 1 regular season NBA minute, lol. I really wouldn't play him tonight. No real need he isnt going to get anything out of tonight that will make that much of a difference for him. I would give all the guys on the end of the bench lots of PT especially considering the opponent. Show them nothing!

 

[THE HCP]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Professional Fan]

Play him 25 minutes. He's improving at a fast rate. Give him as much NBA experience as possible before the opener. He's clearly learning quickly. And progressively getting in better shape. Benching him tonight only holds him down.

 

[Nikolokolus]

How much should he play tonight? As much as it takes for him to bend Kosto Koufos and Mehmet Okur in half like so many toothpicks. But realistically I guess I'd like to see our starters get just enough PT to work up a sweat, get into an offensive rhythm and then take a seat, and let the battle between Batum and Travis ensue, along with establishing pecking order between Shav Randolph and Ike Diogu.

 

[THE HCP]

Let him chill in the hotel and watch the game on TV. I don't want him getting hurt!

 

[mgb]

I'd play him at least 20 mins. Let him get a couple dunks.

 

[Bob Dobalina]

Play him 20 minutes. He needs the workout. Chubby.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

let the man play.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Oden should play, he's been making strides every game and just needs to get some more burn.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I would play him 10-20 minutes . . . just to see how the knee reacts in back to back game situations. But definitely don't push it.