Great Greg O. Video
by FlyingOutlaw on Aug 12, 2008 5:45 PM PDT
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KATU's sports department has posted a teriffic 2-minute video of Greg Oden's workout on their website today.
The video includes sound clips with Greg Oden, Kevin Pritchard, and Channing Frye... and includes a great two-on-two workout with Frye, Steve Blake and the Arkansas Ozarker, Steven Hill.
The video features several examples of GO's skillset, including: the power dunk, the touch dunk, the two-handed hammer, the statue-of-liberty, the spin dunk, the crossover dunk, the alley-oop slam, the pick-and-pound, the reverse dunk, the thunder slam, the tip dunk, the rim-rattler, the backboard warper, the buckeye flush and the grecian formula (no play for mr. hill). He also blocked a couple of shots.
Please enjoy it.
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ahhhhhhhh
that makes my heart smile
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Aug 12, 2008 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the link!
I like to watch Greg Oden play basketball.
Get in shape, big fella!
Mortymore
by Mortimer on Aug 12, 2008 5:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boom!
There it is. Been waiting all afternoon for that. Hard to describe how big and powerful he looks right now.
Thanks.
The Oden Era, Day 412
by Heymoe on Aug 12, 2008 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy mother of macaroni and cheese
You know what’s impressive about that video? Dude is going half speed. Seriously…he’s moving slow out there compared to what he was doing in Summer League. And he’s freakin’ throwing down dunks left and right.
"You know, I don’t really need to be in shape to do this. The knee and my conditioning make it so I can only get, like, eight inches above the rim. I barely get both forearms up there from a standstill. When I get back into shape and get more comfortable-pardon me a second…JAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!-anyway, as I get more comfortable and conditioned I should be able to throw it down from three or four feet above the rim again."
—Dave
by Dave on Aug 12, 2008 5:58 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Come on Greg, anyone can dunk on a nine-foot rim
It was a ten foot rim when I started, man.
—Dave
by Dave on Aug 12, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's truly a freak of nature
But he’ll probably average 8ppg and 8rebs, right?
OOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH PSYCH! Hahaha you got burned!
He’s not in game shape, still recovering, and he’s a monster. It only gets better from here.
The ‘nyeh nyeh’ part of me wants to post his videos on every fan-run NBA site out there. The sensible side of me will wait until we’ve actually gone over .500 and Oden is beasting fools in actual games and not just Stevie Hillbilly.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Aug 12, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't have to worry
He’ll be a freak of nature no matter who he plays. It’s just a matter of adjusting to the league and the other big players who are going to pound on him. That’ll become clear around the NBA quickly. And other fans will start muttering under their breath.
The only people I, personally, feel like rubbing it into at all are the folks who say Andrew Bynum and Oden are basically equal. No, they’re not. Sorry.
—Dave
by Dave on Aug 12, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're not at all
They’re both tall.. but you look at Greg’s coordination and skills, and I think he’s unlike any player the Blazers have ever had.
I’m especially stoked about the arm-extension and the power behind that opening two-handed hammer. His head is already higher up than other players’ heads, his hands extend higher, and he has/will soon have INCREDIBLE HOPS. We will be seeing a lot of two-handed dunks this year. Two-handed dunks bring down rims.
They’re gonna have to invent Transparent Aluminum Backboards (ala Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home)!!
by FlyingOutlaw on Aug 12, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree 100%
I just know that’ll be the belittling return comment should one post this around to our enemy’s websites. CALL ME BACK WHEN HE DUNKS ON SOMEONE WHO WILL BE ON A NBA ROSTER, and whatnot.
Bynum (if he gets healthy) will be a good NBA center. Oden will be THE NBA CENTER. The only center who matters. Bynum will help his team, but the gulf seperating the two will be as vast, deep, and dark as my soulless heart.
Ooooooh I can’t wait to go SCOREBOARD! SCOOOOOOOREBOOOOOAAAARRRDD! on Oden pwning everyone.
I think we’ll feed him the ball to aid his development and his ability to easily get great position and massive size and athleticism advantage will make him score mid-teens and soon in the 20s, but it won’t all be right away. I just think he’ll find easy, Dwight Howard style buckets early and often even without a refined game.
I love, love, love, love how GREG ODEN has somehow flown under the radar with many league-wide fans, even though he is GREG ODEN and still pretty much in the National Media’s attention-zone. They don’t realize what is coming.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Aug 12, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Not realizing
Yeah…I had this experience at Summer League. Some colleagues were sitting down press row from me and came up afterwards and said, “We’re beginning to curse you guys’ name because we can’t believe you got Jerryd Bayless.”
I said, “Yeah…we also have this guy named Oden coming in this year. I hear he’s decent. And there’s that Rudy Fernandez fellow. He’ll be new too. But you know we really still depend on Brandon Roy and Lamarcus Aldridge and their huge talents. Of course Travis Outlaw is developing nicely. Oooh…and there are a few odds and ends like Channing Frye and Martell Webster. And did I mention that we have a $13 million expiring contract to toy with between now and February. Or, failing that, there’s always the $20 million in cap space available next summer to sign a free agent or two.”
It’s like when you throw a party to hit on this pretty girl you’ve had your eye on and then Brad Pitt walks in the room and asks her to dance. Awwww…dang. There goes that plan.
—Dave
by Dave on Aug 12, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He moves at half speed?
He already looks faster in his post moves than 2004 picks Okafor (a constant double double player) and maybe even Howard (and he has a softer touch around the basket and from the free throw line). The only really big man moving faster is Amare Stoudamire, but Amare is 40lb lighter and more a PF/C. Holy moly. Greg Oden, top 5 center in his first year. Book it.
Odenied: Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2008 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
revised
Dave, doesn’t it sort of make you want to adjust your first year stats for Oden. Honestly, he is displaying the same type of moves as Shaq did his rookie year. He is HUGE, especially compared to other 6’ll”, 7’ players in practice. As you just said he is moving at 1/2 speed. I still believe that he will be able to score 12 points just from cleanup points. Who is going to guard him? Why wouldn’t the Blazers make him more of an option with his shot selection and the defenders he will face? Greg with a dunk or LaMarcus with a turnaround jumper? I understand when teams like LA, San Antonio teams that have great defenses or players physical enough to play against Greg. There just aren’t very many of those. Greg, 16-18 points, 12-13 rebounds 3 blocks.
Inallthetime
by inallthetime on Aug 12, 2008 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not really
I had the rebounds and blocks up there already. Nobody’s going to get in his way for those. As I said in the original post, the points are a matter of statistics as much as talent…meaning if he has games at the beginning of the year when he scores 8 or 10 he has to score 30 or 32 later on to get up to a 20 average, plus keep scoring 20 per game otherwise. He’ll be adjusting to a team with a lot of offensive options: Lamarcus, Roy, Outlaw, even guys like Frye, Rudy, and Bayless. You can still see in the video that his post moves aren’t quite there yet. So I still doubt he’ll destroy rookie scoring records over the course of an entire season.
—Dave
by Dave on Aug 12, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Gavin Dawson and I
do have a dinner riding on whether he scores 20 a game his rookie year or not, so I may be biased. Mmmmm…I can taste that Arby’s Horsey Sauce now.
—Dave
by Dave on Aug 12, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
20 a game?
Only way you lose that bet is if Gavin pays off Nate. Oden need shots to score. The offense isn’t gonna run through Oden with the rest of the offense options available, especially not early in the season.
If the offense ran through Oden every play, he certainly could score 20 a game. Problem for Oden playing the center position is he can’t be a chucker.
by PoliSam on Aug 12, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I started a thread on a message board saying he was going full speed. I guess I need to edit that.
Regardless, when he sheds the weight he is going to be quicker and smoother. I can’t wait until October 28th. I love this team.
by BRoyInThe4th on Aug 12, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
for 2 minutes
life was sublime.
thank you for the clip, imma watch it again now
"I love Sheed. I wish he’d write a children’s book. Maybe he’d call it - How to $&%# Cuss Like a Big Boy."
--- tominhawaii on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 12, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
check out the look in channings eyes
when talking ablut greg, thats genuine.
look how happy greg is to be playing again. he looks as happy as I am watching this video.
i’m going to go watch it again now
"I love Sheed. I wish he’d write a children’s book. Maybe he’d call it - How to $&%# Cuss Like a Big Boy."
--- tominhawaii on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 12, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree...
Channing can hardly contain his excitement! That tells me more than the video does. It is one thing to watch a couple of minutes of awesome video, it is something completely different to be a legitimate NBA player that has been practicing with him, express it the way he did. He knows exactly how good Oden is right now, and I suspect that he has a pretty good idea just how awesome Oden will be when he is finally in game shape.
My wife (she knows almost nothing about sports) was watching the video with me and she gasped “Wow, that guy is HUGE!” Says it all doen’t it?
“The Odenator” will be non-stop Dunk-a-licious! Even if they if they beef up the rim and the backboard, the main pole supporting the backboard and basket is definitely in jeopardy!
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
by LaMarvelous on Aug 12, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oooooh I know!
I’ll get a job as a backboard salespro! Wooo-hooo!! I’ll be rich I tell ya!
"I love Sheed. I wish he’d write a children’s book. Maybe he’d call it - How to $&%# Cuss Like a Big Boy."
--- tominhawaii on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 2:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I just cannot wait to see him
IN A GAME DURING THE REGULAR SEASON!!! All this waiting is driving me crazy. The guy looks huge! As excited as we are I am sure his team mates are even more excited. They wanna win, and Mr. Oden is gonna help them big time thats for sure.
by lethaldose on Aug 12, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That oop!
I’m going crazy here!!!!! Season start soon!
I am the master of my fate, I am the Captain of my soul. - Charles Wesley
by Earl on Aug 12, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum
are going to look silly in front of their home crowd. Getting dunked on by a rookie in his debut has to hurt your pride…
by Ned Ogerg on Aug 12, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
it has to be demoralizing infact, and I just kant help but think Greg allready understands his responsibility to Blazer Nation is to destroy the L*kers at all cost. I kant imagine that know bodies bothered to fill him in on how things are hear in portland.
Remember how he appologized for being hurt? He wants our love as much as we want to give it to him. This guy has never been a problem for the coaching staff so far as doing EVERYTHING thats been asked of him and more. Well, they do have to put in work holding him back. I’ll bet he secretly wants to EXPLODE against LA for a big fat dose of fan love and HELL YEAH. Greg knows that thrashin’ the lakeshow is everything we want to see. And you know what? I’ll bet thats EXACTLY what he wants to give us.
(Oden)Its nothing personal Bynum, your were just in the way, nothing personal.
(Oden to Doctor)Do ya think he’s gonna be ok?
btw forrest griffins a pimp, favorite story is how he knocked out a guy AFTER getting his arm broke.
"I love Sheed. I wish he’d write a children’s book. Maybe he’d call it - How to $&%# Cuss Like a Big Boy."
--- tominhawaii on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't shake it
I can’t shake the fear of him hurting his knee again! I know it’s not gonna happen, but he’s really going to have to keep on top of it for his whole career to make sure it doesn’t happen again. I feel so nervous watching him go full contact out there!
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by mark twain on Aug 12, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you must remember
Sam Bowie and all the off-seasons we spent waiting for him to come from from a broken leg only to have him snap it again in the first few games
"Are you going to bark all day little doggy? Or are you going to bite?" Mr Blonde
by StumptownRon on Aug 12, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty much
and the fact that our success hinges so much on Oden that it would just be devastating to have this become chronic. Not trying to be a pessimist, just get paranoid sometimes.
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by mark twain on Aug 12, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doctors are better now. procedures improved
and try and remember, he coulda played without getting the surgery for a couple of years befor crappin out. This was more preventative then anything else. his surgery was the least severe of any NBA micro-fracture performed to date. It’s gonna be ok. Think happy thoughts.
"I love Sheed. I wish he’d write a children’s book. Maybe he’d call it - How to $&%# Cuss Like a Big Boy."
--- tominhawaii on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok happy thoughts....
June…Broadway….parade….me in a tree….aaahhhh
"Are you going to bark all day little doggy? Or are you going to bite?" Mr Blonde
by StumptownRon on Aug 13, 2008 6:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a buckeye fan
who watched every game he played in college I can say this..his post-up moves are better than people think, because of his wrist injury he had to develop a left handed jump hook. I am concerned because he was in foul trouble almost every game he played, and that fear was not at all alleviated by last years summer league.
"Are you going to bark all day little doggy? Or are you going to bite?" Mr Blonde
by StumptownRon on Aug 12, 2008 10:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet
Did you see that video of the U of O scrimmage on that link? Thanks for sharing. Oden looks cool too. His face looks chubby.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2008 1:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's fat, slow and out-of-shape.
Come on Greg, get it goin’.
I remember telling him how impressed I was with a player during summer league. In Avery's unique voice, he replied, "Marc, it's summer league." I
by TwoDeep on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like he's slacking on his Oden Minutes
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
I remember telling him how impressed I was with a player during summer league. In Avery's unique voice, he replied, "Marc, it's summer league." I
by TwoDeep on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gonna be a lot of Sore Heads this year.
Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely.
“He favors dunking on your head, that’s what he favors,” Frye said after giving up his share to Oden in the workout.
(And broken bones, and pulled muscles – and tons of ice packs)
by Eben Calder on Aug 13, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious
That Frye is a funny dude. I sure hope he can be content with being LMA’s backup…
by Dave R on Aug 13, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fry can ball
So I sure hope so, couse he wouldnt have a hard time gitting another job.
"I love Sheed. I wish he’d write a children’s book. Maybe he’d call it - How to $&%# Cuss Like a Big Boy."
--- tominhawaii on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Ole' Oden, I like that guy.
"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan
by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2008 2:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, He's a swell fella.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
by annthefan on Aug 14, 2008 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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