Greg Oden

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I went to the T-Wolves/Trailblazers game last Friday. No Oden. Not surprised.

(For the record, think about how good the Blazers would be right now with Durant.)
 

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That'll learn him to be one and done in college! Wait. He's getting paid. Nevermind.
 

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I said when he was drafted that he'd be the biggest bust and so far that is true. He has the size necessary and a lot of skill, but it's the kind of skill that can dominate in college, not necessary Shaq-esque at the NBA level.

With a game that is all about running, slashing and up-temp.... Oden just isn't fast enough or able to play enough minutes to be a dominate center in today's game.

All the critics still say he has the potential to be far better than Durant for the long-term, I just don't agree at all.
 

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I said when he was drafted that he'd be the biggest bust and so far that is true. He has the size necessary and a lot of skill, but it's the kind of skill that can dominate in college, not necessary Shaq-esque at the NBA level.

With a game that is all about running, slashing and up-temp.... Oden just isn't fast enough or able to play enough minutes to be a dominate center in today's game.

All the critics still say he has the potential to be far better than Durant for the long-term, I just don't agree at all.


They have to say that to cover themselves for the opinions they shared, don't they?

For Cardinal & Gold (multi-quote failed me): Maybe you should stop turning around.:wideeyed:
 

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So anyway, Greg Oden would put on a white tie and tails and walk his cobra through the park on a leash. He named the cobra Beverly, and he taught it how to fetch and dial a phone. But then one day it bit the maid. So with tears in his eyes, Greg Oden had to shoot the maid.
 

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Did I ever tell you about the time Greg Oden and I went horseback riding, but there weren't any horses around? Anyway, Oden throws a saddle on my back and rides me around Wyoming for three days. Well, wouldn't ya know it, my stamina increased with each day, and I develop tremendous leg muscles. So anyway, Oden decides to enter me into the Breeders Cup under the name Turkish Delight. And I'm running in second place, and I'm running, and I break my ankle. So anyway, they're about to shoot me. Then someone from the crowd yells out, God bless him, Don't shoot him, hes a human.
 

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I said when he was drafted that he'd be the biggest bust and so far that is true. He has the size necessary and a lot of skill, but it's the kind of skill that can dominate in college, not necessary Shaq-esque at the NBA level.

With a game that is all about running, slashing and up-temp.... Oden just isn't fast enough or able to play enough minutes to be a dominate center in today's game.

All the critics still say he has the potential to be far better than Durant for the long-term, I just don't agree at all.

You could be right, but in spite of his looks, he is still very young - barely 21. With that physique, he could still become a force for years to come (assuming he can stay healthy).
 

cycopath25

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Grant Hill? Nice Brasky quotes there.


Did I ever tell you about the time Greg Oden forced me to wear a woman's bikini? Well anyway, Oden tears off my clothes and forces me to wear this skimpy bikini. For the next three months I had to conduct my business wearing only a woman's bathing suit. I would cry from shame and question my manhood daily, but Ill be d*m*ed if at the end of the quarter my sales hadn't tripled.
 

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Grant Hill has more mileage left in his auto tank than Greg as left in his lawn mower tank.