Greg Oden!!! w/ some attached links

by BroyTheTruth on Aug 22, 2008 1:43 PM PDT

Ohio State vs. Penn State Basketball 2007 Ohio State vs. Michigan Basketball 2007 Ohio State vs. C Conn Basketball 2007 Ohio State vs. Tennessee NCAA Tournament 2007 Ohio State vs. Xavier 2007 NCAA Tournament Ohio State vs. Memphis Greg Oden practice 8-12-08 It's clear, Greg Oden is a man among boys....Him playing in the paint is like a father son game.... There's been a lot of prediction threads going around..A lot of people, it seems, have tempered expectations..Some people don't even think he's gonna average a double double his rookie season......Seems crazy, when a guy he dominated (Hortford), pretty much accomplished that feat. My expectation for Greg, is to become THE premiere center in the league..Stats are irrelevant. What I expect of him is to own the paint on both sides of the court... When it's all said and done I believe that will translate to 18ppg, 12 reb, 3 blocks, and 2 ass...Career wise, his numbers should only improve from there..I hope he shows as much effort and determination on the boards as Dwight Howard displays. ....and his offensive game is underrated. My guess is he'll have more than a few 20 and 30 point games before the season is out. We'll see...hopefully he dominates from our first opening tip. My guess is after a couple games, he'll start seeing there is nobody who can hang with him physically, then the sky is the limit..... Teams will be afraid to go the middle when he is in the game. We will own the offensive boards. Lamarcus will benefit. Brandon will benefit. I think its entirely possible for us to win 55+ games.... Enjoy the links Ohio State Vs. Minnesota Basketball 2007

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not sure why the formatting got all messed up...

anyway enjoy…

by BroyTheTruth on Aug 22, 2008 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

I've seen a few wacky formats for apparently no reason. Your's looks fine to me though.

Until I looked at the formatting guide I thought there actually was a ‘sarcasm font’ which people had referred to.

Anyway, thanks for the vids.

by Mike-Fu on Aug 22, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

HAHAHA

Sarcasm font… oh man… thanks for the laughs!!!

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Aug 22, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Did you forget the sarcasm font on that one?

I mean, nooo one is that silly.

Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!

by prezofdeath on Aug 22, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions

But think about it! If there was a font you could use to let people you know you were

being sarcastic, it would save a lot of people thinking I was a jerk.

by Mike-Fu on Aug 22, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry,

I forgot to use my sarcasm font.

Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!

by prezofdeath on Aug 22, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions

GO the Monster !

I called 55 and GO’s start towards domination.
When the NBA realizes they have to double him
on the block every time, that’s when Smooth, BRoy,
3M and the rest will take over. When teams figure
out that you can’t double GO because our shooters
are so deadly, the fun (& championships) will kick in !
P.S. – We have to stay HEALTY. Depth will help.

It's GO time !

by walkoff41 on Aug 22, 2008 2:01 PM PDT reply actions

I agree

I’ve predicted 55 wins, too.

I doubt there will be many 30 point games, though, if any. If Greg is on his way to 30, we’re probably on our way to a big win, and you can’t score when your rear end is planted on the bench while watching the human victory cigars score.

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Aug 22, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions

One of your links has 80's-era Deep Purple.

Which is possibly NSFL (Not Safe For Life).

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by QualityPie on Aug 22, 2008 2:42 PM PDT reply actions

DP

Nothing wrong with a DP link! The Man in Black plays a mean guitar. Prefer the Rainbow era with Ronnie but DP still rocks.

by raisedbed on Aug 22, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, when I posted that, I was listening to "Big Generator", by Yes. From 1985.

So it’s not like I should be talkin’ smack about the 80’s output of 70’s bands.

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by QualityPie on Aug 22, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Looking forward to Brandon ...

instead of the tough finish over defenders while getting shoved to the ground, dishing to Greg for monster dunks. Less harm to Brandon, more harm to the rim.

"These are dreams that we have." --Rudolfo Fernandez

by bfan on Aug 22, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks BroyTheTruth, never seen before.

by DarthBlazer on Aug 22, 2008 5:52 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome

this guy’s gonna dominate right out of the gate, putting fear into everyone that goes up against us.

by lethaldose on Aug 22, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions

hahahahahaha

This was the first new post in this viewing for me.
I thought I was clicking on the Luke Jackson post.

So when I saw your reply, I thought it was the driest sarcasm ever.
Heh.

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by QualityPie on Aug 23, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions

love the Oden vids!

got myself High School Phenoms DVD, and I’ve been watching a game or two a week of when Oden was in high school! Can’t wait for this season! Good stuff BROY!

by lefty6283 on Aug 22, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions

Where did you get that DVD I want to see some Roy or Oden high school vids.

by BRoyInThe4th on Aug 22, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Greg Oden insight

One thing I noticed in those videos is he is always fighting for position down low. He seems to be almost in the key every time he receives a pass. This is going to be so awesome!! We haven’t had a big man who liked the key since…I can’t even think of one in the somewhat recent history! I also noticed just how often he draws double teams without the ball. This leaves perimeter shooters wide open much like shaq did for the l#%ers back in the day. The only thing I didn’t like was that he was going to that fade away jump hook about 3\4 the time, I would like to see him develop a larger arsenal down below.

by The Natural ala Mode on Aug 23, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions

Let's hope he draws

LOTS of double-teams without the ball. We’ll bury our opponents underneath a barrage of technical foul free throws. ;)

by BlazersOrBust on Aug 23, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Magloire . . . but I completely understand why you couldn't think of him ;)

The Dude abides

by noaher on Aug 23, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

One comment about that Ohio State team

Is that they were a perimeter-oriented team that rarely ran plays for Oden. If you look at the number of plays in those highlights in which GO never touched the ball, it’s astonishing, especially for a player that was always the best player on the floor. I guess my point is that GO’s college stats are, if anything, depressed from the scoring he could do in the pros.

Travis Outlaw is an alien, but in a good way.

by Clevelander among roses on Aug 23, 2008 4:37 PM PDT reply actions