The Oden Factor . . .

[jlprk]

We should have a poll--
"How many more microfracture surgeries till you decide to dump Oden?"

0 - get rid of him now
1 - everyone deserves a second try, so he still has one more big one to go, and I'll still want him.
2 - If he needs two more, I'll still want him. Three strikes, though, he's gone.
4 - I just checked my hand and it tells me to do things in units of 5. Fifth one, he walks.
5 - My hand must be different from yours. It says to wait 5 more, then on the sixth he goes.
6 - You guys got something against your other hand? You aren't real Blazer fans if you don't stay on your toes and think with all your digits.
7 - This is my lucky number whenever I sit on the curb and roll dice with hobos. I win when I roll 7 maybe because that is the rule.
8 - The best year of my life. I always go with 8.
9 - Oden deserves no more lives than a cat. Isn't that right, Pussy? Come on! Come here! Awww...
10 - My toe bunions are tingling and telling me that Oden deserves 1 microfracture per year.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Until he dies on the operating table......and thats only if we can't find a good taxidermist!

 

[Rhal]

Its not like Oden is 28, the guy is still 23. We are rolling the dice on him and pretty much betting that he will be the center of the future for us, because well we have no other real options there. Dominate bigs win championships and it would be hard to stop a duo of LMA/Oden with a supporting cast of fringe allstars (wallace/Felton) and great defenders in Mathews/Batum(Oh were did your defense go last year you frenchman!) so the thought has me salivating because there is no way we can get anyone in the realistically next few years that will have anything close to an impact as Oden.
Oden your our only real chance to get to contend for a title(even though its all speculative tell he gets on the floor) so strap on titanium knee braces and get your ass on the court!