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Blazer preseason thoughts

This is a really good look at the Blazers preseason happenings so far. Here is a tidbit about Greg.

"Five things I liked:

1. Greg Oden in general-

Yeah, his conditioning clearly isn't up to snuff and his offensive game is basically dunks and short hooks. However, A) he's finally on the freaking court in a Blazers uniform and B) his per-40 averages of 21.2 points and 12.1 rebounds are quite impressive. He forces opponents to double when he catches it down low which opens up everyone else, especially Aldridge. His defense is a little less than I expected at this point, but his offensive production and rebounding are better than I thought they would be. Once he gets his body conditioned and can play closer to 30-35 minutes (which is what I expect he will average in the regular season) he should be a double-double machine night in and night out."

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Nice find, usmcr3049

I pretty much agreed with this fan’s analysis, and it was well-written. Plus there was the great anecdote about KP coming to the aid of the freezing fans.

"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla

by hurryup09 on Oct 16, 2008 6:28 PM PDT   0 recs

I didn't know KP could go up any further in my book

but that story is just plain awesome. KP is awesome.

"It was halfway through the fourth quarter of an exhibition game, a 30 point blowout, and I absolutely did not want it to end. Time: move slower so this moment stretches.

Dunk Parade.

Forever."

-Ben

"...our second unit is probably going to be a little better than your second unit…and by "probably going to be a little better than" I mean "is going to crush like a dump truck running over an empty beer can""

"YOU MOVE NOW! GREG DUNK BIG!"

-Dave

by Magnum on Oct 16, 2008 7:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Still just preseason stats, but I couldn't resist

Player A: 9.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1 apg, 31.6% FG, 25% 3pt, .75 spg, 1 bpg, 24.5 mpg

Player B: 8.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 53.8% FG, 50% 3pt, 1 spg, 1.75 bpg, 20.3 mpg

Batum vs Outlaw

"It was halfway through the fourth quarter of an exhibition game, a 30 point blowout, and I absolutely did not want it to end. Time: move slower so this moment stretches.

Dunk Parade.

Forever."

-Ben

"...our second unit is probably going to be a little better than your second unit…and by "probably going to be a little better than" I mean "is going to crush like a dump truck running over an empty beer can""

"YOU MOVE NOW! GREG DUNK BIG!"

-Dave

by Magnum on Oct 16, 2008 7:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Thanks Man!

Enjoyed this very much.

The Oden Era, Day 476

by Heymoe on Oct 16, 2008 9:47 PM PDT   0 recs

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