The Greg Oden Watch "OFFICIAL" Thread...

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I think this time he plays through the pain, CTC baby
 
What were the rumored trade offers for his rights? I remember Duncan and melo I think...
 
Mediocre Man said:
I am so unhappy about this.

Oden will probably come back and destroy the league, making us the laughing stock........AGAIN
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MM, my impression is that GO wanted a new start, that there were too many bad memories here and he never clicked with Portland, Oregon culture. We weren't going to be able to keep him, so cutting him was just acknowledging a reality.

The fucker I blame the most is Bobby Medina. Who the hell has a player GAIN weight after knee surgery? He should never have been allowed to get over 250-255. Instead, we tried to turn him into Shaq.
 
A healthy Oden would have been worth any of the players mentioned, especially assuming a healthy Roy and LA (which was our mindset at the time). It was just bad luck, bad medical advice and shitty trainers. At least we've finally rectified the medical and training issue.

I lived through Walton crumbling in 77-78 (arguably the most dominant Blazer team in franchise history, followed closely by 90-91), and this version of the Frail Blazers stings even more. At least that group won a championship; the Roy/GO/LA version never got started.
 
Where Oden is concerned, the only watching I want to do is to watch him burned at the stake.

We know the broken patella was a legit, basketball related injury. It is also NOT a career ending injury. The 2 subsequent MF surgeries had nothing to do with basketball, as Oden hadn't been anywhere near a court when these phantom injuries just magically appeared.

Bull Dada!

Something caused those injuries, and if it wasn't playing basketball, what was it? A brawl in a strip club? A DUI accident that was hushed up? Call me a grumpy old man....but the fact that Oden and the team would never offer any explanation for what was going on smacks of a guilty conscience.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I am so unhappy about this.

Oden will probably come back and destroy the league, making us the laughing stock........AGAIN
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You know that Oden's #1 game next season is against the Blazers in the Rose Garden in front of all the Blazers fans. That game will be something else and possibly bigger than Roy's return to the Rose Garden.
 
I hope he doesn't end up in Miami or Los Angeles. Anywhere else, and I'll be rooting for him to become the beast I still believe he can be.
 
Burning at the stake is a tad extreme.
 
You have to put the whole Oden experience in the "Shit Happens" category.

Of course, shit happens frequently when the Blazers have the number one pick.

And, shit ALWAYS happens when the Blazers pick a center with the number one pick.

Just sayin'.
 
e_blazer said:
You have to put the whole Oden experience in the "Shit Happens" category.

Of course, shit happens frequently when the Blazers have the number one pick.

And, shit ALWAYS happens when the Blazers pick a center with the number one pick.

Just sayin'.
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bowie was number 2 :sherlock:
 
oldmangrouch said:
Where Oden is concerned, the only watching I want to do is to watch him burned at the stake.

We know the broken patella was a legit, basketball related injury. It is also NOT a career ending injury. The 2 subsequent MF surgeries had nothing to do with basketball, as Oden hadn't been anywhere near a court when these phantom injuries just magically appeared.

Bull Dada!

Something caused those injuries, and if it wasn't playing basketball, what was it? A brawl in a strip club? A DUI accident that was hushed up? Call me a grumpy old man....but the fact that Oden and the team would never offer any explanation for what was going on smacks of a guilty conscience.
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This is more "crazy old man" than "grumpy old man."
 
e_blazer said:
Walton was number 1 and so was LaRue Martin.

I guess shit can also dribble down to the number 2 pick for the Blazers if a center is involved.
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Walton got us our only Title, and recorded our best record for the first 60 games in a season. Absolutely our best pick ever with no reservations at all.
 
MARIS61 said:
Walton got us our only Title, and recorded our best record for the first 60 games in a season. Absolutely our best pick ever with no reservations at all.
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Up until that 61st game of the post-championship year...no doubt about it. The broken foot and his exit from the Blazers were a case of delayed Shit Happens.
 
Draco said:
Oden was a beast in college. He had his way with Noah and Horford in the title game, who've both become exceptional NBA big men. Oden would've won the title if he had the teammates those Gators had. People forget how quick and athletic Oden was, he measured as fast as PG's in the agility drills which centers just never do. It obviously didn't work out with the Blazers but it was never a question of Oden's talent, only his health. Oden was an elite basketball player in college and one of the best prospects to enter the NBA.

Obviously the safe bet is to say Oden won't amount to much in the NBA, but if I were another team I'd love to get the chance of signing him. You just never see opportunities to acquire big men with that kind of talent. Players with hardly any basketball skill such as DeAndre Jordan and Javalee McGee get 8 figures in the NBA. Those guys are never going to be a main piece helping a team get the title. Oden probably won't either, but he has the talent to put it all together for one brief season like Walton did.
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My point is that it was only ONE YEAR of college. Not even a full year. And then only 82 games in the NBA. He doesn't have much experience playing basketball. Healthy or not, he won't be very good.
 
Is there something symbolic about the fact that I am reading this thread while listening to Mozart's Requiem?
 
For what the Kings will likely offer Oden, I bet pretty much everyone on this board would go to Sacramento.
 
maxiep said:
For what the Kings will likely offer Oden, I bet pretty much everyone on this board would go to Sacramento.
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I just think it would be a really poor choice if he is serious about basketball. If he only cares about money and partying then I could see it.
 
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