The best part about tonight's game (Greg Oden!)

[Nikolokolus]

OK, we lost to the Cavs which kind of sucked (but damn it was competitive), but how about our boy GO? not the rebounds, not the trips to the line, but the hard fouls and the willingness to give a little shoulder pop to Lebron; no backing down, kind of a mean streak and just hard nosed basketball with no 'stupid' chippy little fouls.

If this is going to be the new Greg, where he just doesn't give a damn then let me just say, "Bravo, more please."

 

[Blazer4life]

Greg Oden tonight

Sure he didn't play much, but honestly I like what I saw. Just look at the numbers. ONCE he puts it all together he is going to be special. Look at his numbers.

Time FG FT 3P OR R A B S TO F Total Points
G. Oden 12:15 1-4 5-8 0-0 +5 4 9 0 1 0 0 5 7


If you told me that I would be averaging over a half a point a minute, almost a rebound a minute and contribute a block. He actually could be a force for us in the playoffs defensively this year, and offensively in the future (actually the numbers show he is pretty efficient offensively now). And while Joel has been a savior this year, look at how many free throws Oden took in 12 minutes. Teams do fear him and he draws fouls putting us in the bonus sooner. Thoughts?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

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Agreed. However, you can't look past the rebounding numbers he's put up in such short spurts of time, either. I really believe that he'll be able to stay out of foul trouble one day, and when it happens, watch out!

 

[Blazer4life]

Re: The best part about tonight's game

OK, we lost to the Cavs which kind of sucked (but damn it was competitive), but how about our boy GO? not the rebounds, not the trips to the line, but the hard fouls and the willingness to give a little shoulder pop to Lebron; no backing down, kind of a mean streak and just hard nosed basketball with no 'stupid' chippy little fouls.

If this is going to be the new Greg, where just doesn't give a damn then let me just say, "Bravo, more please."

Funny you posted this. I was working on an Oden post about tonight at the same time. If the mods want to merge the two thats fine. Again, I liked what I saw from him. Hes coming along for sure.

 

[Darkwebs]

Re: The best part about tonight's game

Oden's rebounding since his recent return has been phenomonal. 16 rebounds in 24 minutes of play. Sick stat! That is off the charts!!

 

[Minstrel]

Re: Greg Oden tonight

If not for fouls, his numbers would look fantastic. If he were playing starter minutes, he'd be the easy ROY.

The fouls are his fault, but a correctable one. I'm quite confident that he's going to be a tremendous force in a year or two.

 

[Shooter]

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Oden actually looked pretty good tonight. He was grabbing every rebound in sight while he was in there, and he seemed a little quicker than usual. I feel pretty good about this game, even though we lost. We went to overtime against maybe the best team in the league without two of our starters. That's nothing to sneeze at.

 

[tlongII]

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Greg is definitely the physical presence that this team needs. I thought Nate should have put him in with about 2 minutes to go to keep LeBron from getting inside so easy. I'm still not sure why Nate didn't?

 

[Shooter]

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I'm quite confident that he's going to be a tremendous force in a year or two.

Agreed . . . if he can stay healthy.

 

[Wheels]

Re: Greg Oden tonight

Other things that dont show up in stats.. that hard foul on Lebron instead of giving up an easy 2 he made him work for it.. and Lebron made only one. So Oden made sure we had a chance to win in OT . without him we lose in regulation

 

[B-Roy]

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Oden was the best part of the game.

 

[Wheels]

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Exactly! I was just making a post about this too. Thats what impressed me most about him!

 

[mgb]

Re: Greg Oden tonight

I kept hoping Nate would put him back in. Especially in OT. What the heck, let him foul out. What's he saving him for? He doesn't get to roll it over to the next game.

 

[maxiep]

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It's great to see GO contributing. He's going to be a monster in this league.

 

[Sinobas]

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We also probably pissed off some Laker fans by blowing the game. I'm sure many of them were rooting for us in the end.

 

[maxiep]

I wrote in another thread that I want Oden viewed like a headhunting safety in the NFL, like the late Sean Taylor. When you come down the middle against him, you know you're going to pay a price.

 

[Pinwheel1]

There were a lot of good things about this game. This was a playoff type game, (Not pretty by any means but a mental and physical war) Great experience for the guys.

But I am most pleased with the defense the last 3 games. All on the road. Think about some of the adjustments that have been made. Mo Williams and TJ Ford both went off us agaist us in the first game and we shut them down in the last two days. How about Travis playing 47 minutes, with most of that against the best player and most physical player in the world. He looked fatigued at the end (as did Roy) but they both battled hard all night.

We need Rudy (or Martel) to help with the offense. But overall I am very happy tonight.

 

[Tortimer]

Ths is exactly what I was thinking when Oden was playing. I love his new attitude since coming back. I guess he must be getting feed up with being the nice guy and frustrated with the injuries and he is not going to put up with anything. I even liked how he was complaining about some of the fouls but love him not backing down from Lebron. He does seem to be rebounding at a great rate for as little PT as he is getting plus not playing for so long.

 

[gatorpops]

There were two dives down the lane that Greg made tonight that he got the benefit of a close call. I the past those would have been called fouls. When a player is aggressive he will get some of those calls.

 

[PapaG]

I loved what I saw from Oden tonight. He knows that he can dominate the paint as he develops.

 

[julius]

I like how he was able to play 2 straight games and not show any (as of yet) ill-effects from it.

Also, the Cavs winning keeps them a game ahead of the Lakers in the race for HCA.

I did notice that Greg didn't have as much lift under him as before the injury. Hopefully that comes back soon. He couldn't get up for a few of his dunk attempts that I hope will be there when he's hitting his stride next season.

 

[BengalDuck]

Please wear knee pads.

That Anderson Varajoa (okay, I have no idea how to spell his name) knee-to-knee SCARED me.

 

[cloudydays]

I loved Roy's game tonight as well.

He looked every bit as good of a player as LeBron out there.

 

[oldguy]

I liked him bumping James, too. Greg said he'd been watching and learning from Joel, and that hard foul and shoulder bump on James had Joel written all over it.

You go, Greg. Don't take no prisoners!

Yo, BengalDuck. Love your sig. It ought to be good for about 10 years.

 

[Deebag]

Honestly, I'm in total disagreement about the little shove he gave LeBron if it was indeed intentional. It's not like he was provoked or anything, so I saw it as kind of a villain move that Lamar Odom would do. I wouldn't say classless, but definitely not necessary. And damn, look at how LeBron played after the bump. You know LeBron gets motivated easily.

Other than that, a very solid game. I don't see why Nate kept him out the rest of the ball game. Our odds would've definitely been better if he was playing PF and guarding the middle while LeBron was making those plays inside the paint.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

In the past two games, Oden has had our highest +/- score. Strangely, Przybilla has been a minus both times. Doesn't mean Joel is playing badly (I watched and he was tremendous) but Oden is certainly having a positive impact.

(Oh, and Durant continues to notch up high minuses. And not just because he plays big minutes on a crappy team - Green and Westbrook play equivalent minutes with lower minuses. Oh, and check out this quote from Sam Amico after watching Greg last night:

Finally, I love watching Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, another throwback whose high-scoring ways and overall smoothness remind me of George Gervin. Durant was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in 2007, one spot behind Oden. Anyway, I think Oden will be a more dominant force in the long run. And that's based on what I saw in 12 minutes when Oden was out of shape. I can't wait to see the guy totally healthy and neither should you.

.)

 

[Pinwheel1]

Honestly, I'm in total disagreement about the little shove he gave LeBron if it was indeed intentional. It's not like he was provoked or anything, so I saw it as kind of a villain move that Lamar Odom would do. I wouldn't say classless, but definitely not necessary. And damn, look at how LeBron played after the bump. You know LeBron gets motivated easily.

I didn't see it that way. I saw it as two guys being in the same spot and neither one willing to be the one that gives in and steps to the side. LeBron saw him coming and refused to budge even though as the offensive player who was looking to receive the ball, you don't you usually want to be close to the defensive player? The offensive player usually trys to step away form the defense not welcome it. Greg was moving straight up the court. A court that King James rules.

 

[Shooter]

I loved Roy's game tonight as well.

He looked every bit as good of a player as LeBron out there.

Um, no, he didn't. I love Roy, and he's a great player, but James is definitely better. He got a triple double without even breaking a sweat in the first half. He looks like a man among boys most of the time.

 

[blue32]

Um, no, he didn't. I love Roy, and he's a great player, but James is definitely better. He got a triple double without even breaking a sweat in the first half. He looks like a man among boys most of the time.

IDK about that. Roy has more of a supporting cast that can score unlike LBJ. That's not to say Williams and Frankenstein can't score, but they really defer to Bron more often then not.


Bron is the best, but you take out some scoring and other shit from our other guys, and I betcha Roy has a double double, or triple double as well.

It's all subjective I guess in these opinions, but I know he broke a sweat that's for sure....hell Roy almost won the game w/that last shot..

 

[illmatic99]

IDK about that. Roy has more of a supporting cast that can score unlike LBJ. That's not to say Williams and Frankenstein can't score, but they really defer to Bron more often then not.


Bron is the best, but you take out some scoring and other shit from our other guys, and I betcha Roy has a double double, or triple double as well.

It's all subjective I guess in these opinions, but I know he broke a sweat that's for sure....hell Roy almost won the game w/that last shot..

And it's not as if Roy was going all out in the first half either. It looked to me like Roy and Bron Bron were both coasting until the second half. The difference was that James got help from his teammates in OT so the Blazers couldn't double him, while Roy's supporting cast was hitting the side of the backboard on open J's (literally, ) after Roy broke down their double and triple teams.