Rooting against Oden...

Broy is and allways be the face of this franchise. Oden is Roys Shaq, and will be huge, maybee loved more by some, but it is and will be Roy that ushers us to the promise land.

This is Blazer’s Edge, not Roy’s Edge. Anything that is good for the team is what matters.

and just trying to provoke a response. So I’l lbite. If your end rusult is truly to have Roy be glorified then it must be done through ‘team” success. League MVP’s are doled out off of team success too.

What we have seen is that  team success will bring  everyone accolades just like when the Pistons had 4 players on the All Star team a couple of years back.

Would you rather have Roy be the MVP of the Finals or the MVP of the regular season?

Then I would seriously have to question just how true your commitment to Roy is in the first place. Say no to harlotry.

If Brandon Roy continues to have a all star career Oden being the greatest big man of all time couldn’t take away from that in my opinion. Ken Griffey Jr was also my favorite player until he sold out and went to the Reds. Man that was a disappointment.

TEAM means multiple players. I like Batum but only in the context of what he adds to the team.
KP is putting together a great team. That means a balance of compatible talents that collectively win games.

If you want to root for a single player, pick one that is hogging almost half of a teams Cap money. If you want to enjoy basketball, embrace all of the Blazers. Collectively, they are what basketball should be about.

Oden most certainly has the physique, the talent and the personality to become much more known and ultimately liked throughout Portland, Oregon, the USA, the world (OT thought, funny that the world is the only thing not written with a capital letter in this line).

He could very well be the next Walton/Ewing/Robinson/Shaq/pick your favorite big man of his time until all is said and done. Roy will be mentioned often, make the All-Star team, maybe win MVP titles, but far more “outsiders” will know about Oden. Friends and people in my family who never watched an NBA game know that Shaq is a famous basketball player, but couldn’t even tell Kobe Bryant from some Hollywood actor or rap star and have never heard the names of some hugely important role players.

By rooting against Oden you are blaspheming everything that Roy represents. Roy is truly one of the most dedicated teammates you will find in the NBA. Kobe/Shaq comparisons may be warranted, but they are still unsettling. Although Oden may be Shaq-like, Roy is no Kobe. Kobe thrives on his massive ego to propel himself, whereas Roy tries to make his team better by making the right play everytime.

...dude’s a huskies fan! This all makes a little more sense now!

poor Bill Walton, dead before his time.

And the poor girl, dumped for a man, an unattainable (though not wanted in that way) man.

Manzell, you must be one Halberstam was concerned about, the obsessive superfan.

If your obsession was for anything other than a Blazer I would say “get a life”, but I can only say “right on!”

dont fret…oden can not be oden without brandon setting him up and clearing out his man to give oden room to work..without no roy there is no superstar oden…if he ever gets on the court

That’s what I would give this post. We need a “disapprove” button.

like really for real?

Your love of Brandon warrants an “Excellent!!!” (including air guitar riff)

However, your comment about Oden rates a “Bogus.”