No Oden cameo at Summer League

by Bedhead on Jul 13, 2008 11:13 PM PDT

Per Marc Stein guesting on TrueHoop:

Meanwhile ...

The Portland Trail Blazers play their first summer-league game Monday night against Washington, but Blazers front-office chief Kevin Pritchard has squelched any notion that Greg Oden might make a cameo in one or two of the Blazers' five games.

When we checked on Saturday night just to make sure, Pritchard said that Oden is far enough along in his recovery from September microfracture surgery on his right knee to return to the Cox Pavilion. That's the same building where we last saw Oden in uniform for two games last summer before he underwent a tonsillectomy, but the Blazers see no need or upside to hurry him back onto the floor.

And who can argue?

As much as we'd all enjoy a big-name cameo -- with this July's rookie contingent in Vegas lacking the buzz factor Oden and Kevin Durant generated in 2007 and now without Gordon it's not as if Oden needs a big summer to secure a spot in the Blazers' rotation. You can safely assume Oden is up there with Mayo on the list of favorites to win the 2008-09 NBA Rookie of the Year award, which Oden is eligible to win after sitting out his entire first season with the injury.

"We like him, Pritchard said with a smile.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-33-46/Hamstring-Pull-Sidelines-Gordon.html

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"We like him"

Awesome KP.

by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 13, 2008 11:25 PM PDT reply actions

That is an understatement if I ever heard one...

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jul 13, 2008 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Apparently many people like this Greg Oden character

Like the people who made this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYgnGMMD2I&feature=related

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 13, 2008 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh and KP is comedian

After the NBA lottery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99POVJfglY

by Dheepan on Jul 13, 2008 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Dheepan

Has this video been posted before? That is historic. Must at least fanshot this.

by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 13, 2008 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I would..

But no one reads the fanshots, so I’m sure it would get more attention here. I’ve never seen it either, but it was posted over a year ago on youtube.

by Dheepan on Jul 14, 2008 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions

I check 'em every day. That is great stuff, Dheepan. KP is CHARISMA personified.

I’ll bet he could gut the team and still come out smelling like a Rose Garden. Oh cheese. The guy is scary. I’ve been too long in the stupid corporate world. KP is better than that. Yes, KP is better than that.

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

by annthefan on Jul 14, 2008 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought you were going to stop the self-commenting...

All joking aside, that’s some awesome footage, even if people aren’t looking at the fanshots that much, it should get its turn on there.

by Blindsteepler on Jul 14, 2008 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Looks like KP gets his shirts

At the same store Simon Cowell shops.

I remember this video from last summer, but I liked watching it again. Who doesn’t love KP? There’s a reason media, players, fans, and even enemies love KP, and it ain’t ‘cuz we’re all homers. He’s just awesome.

Oden has no reason to play summer league. If he does well, he’s ‘sposed to. If he doesn’t (and chances are, since no big men do well, he might not), it brings negative attention to something that really doesn’t matter. Aside from the fouls, I thought Oden was pretty impressive last summer and I ain’t worried.

Plus, this way it can be the Payless/Batooom/Herring Breath show! They can run and be free, instead of throwing the ball into the post all day. True, it’s what they’ll do in a real game, but I don’t mind letting them run around and build their confidence up against scrubs. They can learn how to throw the ball into the post a few minutes before the first game, or at halftime of that game. No hurry!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 14, 2008 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions

I remember it too

I think KP has shed some pounds since then. I wonder if he’s going to do a Slim Fast commercial.

You know I still love you. Hugs.

by tominhawaii on Jul 14, 2008 6:02 AM PDT up reply actions

laaaaaaame

low quality. didnt show the ohio state/tennessee shove

by PippenAintEasy on Jul 13, 2008 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Hahahhahhaha!!

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

by annthefan on Jul 14, 2008 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions

Does everyone know...

...that today’s game (Monday) is LIVE on NBATV?

Plus the Coincast channel if any of you actually have it.

You can watch it online, but on TV is always better of course. I set it to DVR, and the game is live at 5PM West Coast time, 8pm East coast. EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH AND STOP BEING JERKS ABOUT IT.

Game is on TV, how can you not watch?

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 14, 2008 3:19 AM PDT reply actions

I'm adjusting my schedule to watch this series. I'll only miss one game. I can't wait!

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

by annthefan on Jul 14, 2008 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I am sad I took the bus downtown today it will take an hour to get home

and Im hemoragging money every month to Coincast so I dont have DVR. Basically Im screwed out of the entire game…

:-( Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 14, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Nuh uh uh!

It replays at 10pm, I believe, both on NBAtv and the Coincast Blazers channel.

If you’re getting ravaged economically by Coincast, I’m assuming you got the Blazers channel, and thus you can watch at 10pm (provided you are home).

How much is DVR for Coincast, monthly? It’s only like 6 bucks (maybe 5?) with DirecTV. CostCo was selling the DVR DirecTV boxes for 80 bucks last year, so no monthly rental charges for the DVR receiver either.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 14, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions

they charge monthly something astronomical like +20 bones after the "free" trial

yes I do subscribe 2 coincast. So I will have to stay up past my bed time and watch it @ 10! good lookin out

:-) Sophia

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 14, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Upon further investigation

EVERY Summer League game of ours is on NBATV! Huzzah!

Each game is on live, as well, except for the Thursday game, which is on a tape delay at 11pm (2am East coast). Strange time for the tape delay to show, but who the hell am I to complain? Every game is on actual TV, I can’t nitpick like a jerk.

Here’s the schedule of Blazer games:
MON 5pm (against the Bullets)
TUES 7pm (against the Kings)
WED no game (against no one)
THURS 7pm (against T’Wolves), but not Live. Airs on NBATV at 11pm Pacific time
FRI no game (what’s even the point of following Summer League on days we don’t play?)
SAT 7pm (against the Suns). If you’re watching online, the feed starts at 7:30pm, a half hour late.
SUN 5pm (against the Hornies). Again, the online feed starts a half hour later, 5:30pm.

All games are LIVE on NBATV and the Blazers TV channel, except Thursday (maybe that one is live on the Blazer channel? I dunno, what do I look like, a TV Guide? Well, I don’t look like a TV Guide, pal).

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 14, 2008 3:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

the question is...

will they blackout the local games on NBATV? I’m pretty sure they did this last year – and the NBA even went as far as blacking out the online feeds too. What a way to build your fanbase David…

With any luck, they won’t repeat that mistake. But I’m not counting on it and I’ll get my black market internet feed ready to go just in case.

Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.

by douglast on Jul 14, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions

good plan Davis has no soul

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

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 14, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

DirecTV

they took away my NBAtv. MF’ers….......

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 14, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions

I got DirecTV

Why they take away your NBATV? I had league pass and NBATV is still working… I hope I didn’t jinx anythang of course.

You gotta have one of those sports packages that have a billion channels I’d never watch for more than I’m willing to spend on channels I’d never watch to get NBATV without league pass, and I dunno any other way to get NBATV.

I’m sorry if they bein’ jerks…

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 14, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions

I cancelled my DirecTV

When they wouldn’t refund my $ 50.00 deposit on NBA League
Pass. Coincast blacked many of us out and DirecTV robbed me.
What a pair ! The funny part is they keep sending solicitation offers
to “Come Back” after I ripped them on the phone.
Excerpts: “I hope you are getting this on tape
because I will NEVER, EVER subscribe to your service again. I will
also badmouth you all over town and perhaps paint up a sandwich
board sign and parade up and down the streets !”

It's GO time !

by walkoff41 on Jul 14, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions