Greg Oden is a man among manly men

by damir on Jun 5, 2008 11:44 PM PDT Comment 54 comments

Before

After:

Didn't see this posted. Basically, holy cow look at his forearms!

OT: Finals week is kicking my ass. I need about 29 more words to fill this up so that I can post this. It's not just finals, it's the combination of freelance work along with finals. But, mmm, money. Holy crap I need 12 more words?

Gob: [arms crossed] Then there's me. The joker. The goofball. The magician.
[quickly makes a magician's gesture with his hands]
Michael: I thought you were gonna do a little fireball there.
Gob: I was. It didn't go off.

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dang

he is a beast

"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.

by JTDuck22 on Jun 6, 2008 12:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Forget the forearms look at the width of his shoulders. Cheese.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 6, 2008 12:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and his neck! he is animal

"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.

by JTDuck22 on Jun 6, 2008 12:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He has POPEYE arms

Oh lordy Mae, once he gets his quickness back and trims down some, he will be a MONSTER. I know Medina and the trainers will keep his quickness and explosiveness intact.

I’ve said it in wide-eyed optimistic homer fashion before, but maybe this year off was the best thing to ever happen to him. How else could he have been able to work out so much, and to do it RIGHT?

Great Caesar’s Ghost he is gonna be awesome. It’s like Greg Oden ate another Greg Oden and took the other Greg Oden’s muscles and wrapped them around his old muscles.

Who will be able to stop this kid, East or West? Dwight Howard is gonna look like a midget next to Oden.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jun 6, 2008 1:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree with the injury being a good thing

if it doesn’t come back to bight him later (i.e. re injur, have more knee problems)

He didn’t get caught up in hype, he’ll have a chance to come in next year as basically a sophomore in college instead of a freshman, he’ll have year of solid NBA weightlifting and training with shooting coaches….

I think he’s going to be scary.

Dwight Howarda a midget? well, maybe not, but he get R.o.Y.

Book it.

The name's Ainge, Danny Ainge. Fear our team; fear it's range.
No longer do we find making the playoffs strange.
We are the chosen, but we don't fear change.
Send us a valid trade offer, and maybe we'll make an exchange. Just don't estrange us by short changing us.

by prezofdeath on Jun 6, 2008 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dwight Howard isn't super tall

Only 6’9” without shoes, and if both he and Oden are wearing their shoes, then Oden is nearly 2 inches taller. He weighed more coming into the league, and obviously has only gotten bigger. They got the same wingspan, with Oden getting a little advantage with the standing reach because of his extra height.

We’ll see if Oden has kept his quickness and all that, but right now, he’s bigger than Dwight Howard.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jun 6, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Howard

has a short neck. Neck lenght is useless. That’s one of the reasons he plays bigger than his height.

by Falcao on Jun 6, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Intimidation factor

That extra inch of neck length would be a tiny bit more intimidating for a guard coming down the lane.

by Kelsoballa on Jun 6, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm T.J. Ford, and this thread offends me.

It’s a pain in the neck.

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on Jun 6, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ohhhhhh. QP is heartless.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 6, 2008 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fear the neck length!!

FEAR IT!

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by 92wastheyear on Jun 6, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ability to see over a defender, defendee

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Jun 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Howard's neck is too short

It makes it so he can’t even turn his head past his bulging shoulders. He has to turn his whole body to look left or right.

Thank God Oden can save his energy and time by just turning his head to look at something, enabling him to catch up on his reading and save his energy for the court!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jun 6, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe Oden would play barefooted.

Is that against league rules?
Could a player play barefooted if he wanted to?
Is the NBA’s Zola Budd a possibility?

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on Jun 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marie!!!

My Love.

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 7, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Dwight Howard

is a little person..

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jun 6, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The first photo is from high school, this is Greg one year ago

He drank his milk.

BINGO, BANGO, BONGO

by blzrfan on Jun 6, 2008 1:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Either the aspect ratio on the pic is screwed up...

or Oden is a dwarf.

by EngineerScotty on Jun 6, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what looks like the NBA logo in the

corner is really steve blake

Yesterday Kuniva tried to pull a knife on me
Cause I told him Jessica Alba's my wife to be

by TheOdenator on Jun 6, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Solid

made me laugh

by RememberRastaMonsta! on Jun 6, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't want to mess with him

and his growth is impressive but I’d hardly say he’s a man among manly men while comparing him to “Blaze”. I’m not sure what Blaze is, but manly man doesn’t come to mind.

Can’t wait to see Oden on the court tossing opponents around like the St. Helens erruption tossed the trees.

by LaughingJon on Jun 6, 2008 6:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't know, man!

That tail is quite erectile in nature…..and creepy

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on Jun 6, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Be afraid

He’s obviously training for a career in MMA, since he’d probably hurt most of the guys in the NBA with arms like that…

What’s the over/under on broken backboards on GO dunks… 2?

by Furious Styles on Jun 6, 2008 6:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I just hope he keeps some quickness.

Jason Quick said that he was bigger than Dwight Howard now. I believe it. He’s got Ben Wallace arms. I can’t wait till next year. Great picture!

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jun 6, 2008 8:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

(OT) Loved the AD reference.

My favorite Gob line is probably: “She turns illusions for money.”

by DrivetheLane on Jun 6, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and illusion

of happiness and love?

I loved that show, hence the owning of the series on soon to be extinct DVD.

"We play for one thing and one thing only, and that's championships." - The Devil Spawned

by ratbastird on Jun 6, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here ya go

No charge:

http://arresteddevelopment.msn.com/

Enjoy!

by DonkeyShins on Jun 6, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

that was awsome!!!

"A co-worker suggested liquid nitrogen, but I’m not too keen on giving the boys the deep freeze treatment." timg56 in a responce praising tominhawaiis' personal courage, and addressing an important issue of his own.

Celtics over the L*kers, lesser of the 2 evils. But not by much.

by ptwnblzr on Jun 6, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a sad day

when they cancelled AD. I too, own all 3 seasons on DVD.

Now just hope they don’t cancel It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jun 6, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Dude, he looks like he aged 10 years in one season. And a season ago he looked like a 32 year old.

At this rate, he’ll look like Grandpa Simpson in 2012.

by LMA on Jun 6, 2008 8:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

is it just me or does that livestrong bracelet

look like his circulation is being cut off?

he looks good. needed that growth. I think the time off was good. I didnt feel that way last year. BTW does any1 have a link 2 the fan post or posts im sure from when Oden went down last year?

when one is sad one must read poetry or literature that blackens the mind and fruther depresses the spirit…

Don’t ask why i’m sad. LOL

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jun 6, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you should instead

read the draft lottery thread, it really is awsome. ive seen it posted a couple of time. that will chear you up.

Celtics over the L*kers, lesser of the 2 evils. But not by much.

by ptwnblzr on Jun 6, 2008 10:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have ready that... *sigh

Thank you though

I guess Im gonna go watch Travis Outlaw on YouTube…It always makes me feel better

:)
-Sophia

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jun 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to post a link to the GO injury fanposts

But I just read my own and it depressed me. Not only because of the content, but just from the style I could tell how angry, frustrated, disoriented and shocked I had been. I read others’ and the results were the same. What a terrible feeling that was. Ugh. I recommend the Outlaw highlights.

Actually, just watch this.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jun 6, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

that was truly funny.

Celtics over the L*kers, lesser of the 2 evils. But not by much.

by ptwnblzr on Jun 6, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I noticed this too

Oden is swoll.

"The next day in practice, if you sweat, it's going to come out of your pores, regardless. If you ask any coach around the league how many times they have smelled liquor on a player . . . As long as that player is showing up on time, doing the drills and running, that's part of it. But there have been times, yeah. Yeah, you probably smelled liquor on me. But it's not like I'm at practice drunk. I'm totally focused."
-Darius Miles

by Steve Guttenberg on Jun 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep. Oden has swoll right up.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's allergic to bees

Poor guy needs to go to the hospital!!!

EEKS!

That was dumb,
Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jun 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol i laughed...

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jun 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love the socks/sandals combo….classy oden

by danevan on Jun 6, 2008 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

At least they're white tube socks

If they were dress socks, then he’d have to wear sock suspender…

by DonkeyShins on Jun 6, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy Crap.

He looks straight jacked.

Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."

by Dheepan on Jun 6, 2008 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yesssss & it counts !!!

GO is going to have a play this year where some
player is on his back and he still throws down with
AUTHORITY !
I CAN’T WAIT !!!

Now COINCAST needs to get a deal done !!

BRING BACK OUR BLAZERS TO SOUTHERN & CENTRAL
OREGON !!!

It's GO time !

by walkoff41 on Jun 6, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how

the new flop rules are going to effect odens play, like what was the look on his face when he first heard. was he excited?

Celtics over the L*kers, lesser of the 2 evils. But not by much.

by ptwnblzr on Jun 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

For some twisted reason (must be the manly men reference)

Every time I read the title of this post, I think of the old Monty Python song -
“Oh I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK…”

by Corvid on Jun 6, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

For me, "Men in Tights"

“We’re men (manly men!), we’re men in tights (tight tights!) . . . “

by roseburgian on Jun 6, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Luv ya Man

"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy

by BlueBooYay on Jun 7, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see it but its hard to beleive

bigger than dwight good god thats a monster..now lets feed him some gun powder to make the attitude just as fierce

if it can be conceived it can be achieved

by lyfefindsaway on Jun 7, 2008 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What bothers me

Is that I am scared to get excited. I think that might be why I am clinging to Rudy.

"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow talking about me

by tominhawaii on Jun 7, 2008 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually I´m doing all that Rudy fake stuff

to free Oden of all that preasure. So next year people can drink Rudy hatorade and let Oden lives in peace.

"If OJ Mayo falls to the 2nd round We should risk one of our 3 second round picks on Mayo". Mortimer.

by amlmart1 on Jun 7, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tom, you gotta hang em' out their. That's how you become great.

I'm a little confused by your tactics

by oderiferous emanations 74 on Jun 7, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oden hurt me before

I don’t know if I’m ready to love again.

"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow talking about me

by tominhawaii on Jun 8, 2008 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We need to play James Brown's Living In America when we introduce

Rudy next year. I wonder if I could talk him into wearing the same outfit Apollo Creed wore on Rocky 4. That would make me giggle like a school boy and start handing out free high fives to all.

I'm a little confused by your tactics

by oderiferous emanations 74 on Jun 7, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs