Oden still a rookie in second season.

by RipCity on Sep 4, 2008 5:51 PM PDT

Oden still a rookie in second season. This is a little article on Greg Oden. I didnt see anybody post it so i will. its written by Brian Mahoney. Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers Go Blazers

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Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE

by CroRupt on Sep 4, 2008 6:06 PM PDT reply actions

Sixth

I’ll stop now

by ggassen85 on Sep 4, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions

that was just selfish

now I have to settle for 7th. Are you happy?

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Sep 4, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

oh quit it you ninnies

Winning is everything.

by MT Suit on Sep 4, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions

To be fair...

It was just one ninny.

Jerry Sloan is a complete and total smeg head.

by GustyJ on Sep 4, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions

and Rookie of the year!

….goes to OJ mayo. sorry oden, the shots and opportunities are just there for mayo. I would still take oden any day.

by danevan on Sep 4, 2008 10:41 PM PDT reply actions

If we win 50 games

And make the playoffs, and Oden is “only” averaging 10/10/2, and Mayo is scoring 20 ppg on 40% shooting, Oden wins.

The popular group-thought of the day will be that the award should go to the player who makes his TEAM better, not just has the best numbers. Everyone will say Oden made this up n’ coming team a bonafide playoff team and the future is so bright they must cover their eyes to prevent retina damage.

Since Oden is super-duper-hyped and already internationally famous, he’ll get the attention needed to win the award even if he has Al Horford type numbers. He’s going to be watched closely, as will our team’s progress.

And when we do good, he’ll get a lot of the credit, and the voters will vote accordingly, no matter how much Mayo or Beasley score.

That’s my bold daring prediction and I guarantee it be true (though I say Oden will be a better scorer than most think, and 15/10/2 plus some monstertastic games along the way and nightly highlight reel materials to make jeans tight worldwide makes for easy ROY award gettin’)

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Sep 5, 2008 4:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Same might be true for Beasley if Miami gets back in the playoffs

From a 15 W team to say a 40 to 45 W team would look at least as impressive as the Blazers adding 10 wins, even if Beasley is just the #3 scorer behind Wade and Marion and the second best rebounder.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 5, 2008 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Ummm...

Beasley is not going to be that great. And even a healthy Wade can’t do that much improvement. They only will get into the playoffs because the East is weak. But I still doubt they will get there this season. No way are they going from 15 wins to 40+.

"I eat polar bears and babies"
~Sophia 08/25/08

by twiggs on Sep 5, 2008 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Miami will prolly get into the playoffs

But everyone will say it is because of a finally-healthy Wade, even if Beasley puts up 20/10. Wade is amazing when healthy.

It COULD happen, but as long as Wade is on the court, he’ll get the credit— so if he gets hurt and Beasley doesn’t get strangled by Riley and leads them to the playoffs, even the 8th seed, maybe he gets the credit.

I think us getting playoff-good and Oden getting the credit for it is much higher than Wade NOT getting the credit for a good Miami team. ‘Sides, whatever win improvement they get is false anyways, since that wasn’t an ‘earned’ 15 wins. A 30 game turnaround for them isn’t a TRUE 30 game improvement; it’s just them not tanking and Wade being back.

The pundits, dumb and surface-dwelling they may be, can sniff that out I’d think.

But who knows!

(Me, I do. ODEN WINS ROY)

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Sep 5, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions

hmm

If no one else will, I claim 8th.

by Bedhead on Sep 4, 2008 11:48 PM PDT reply actions

9th!

They will make the playoff’s. We Will win IT ALL. Greg Oden will put out a Duet’s album with Channing Frye. Those are my predictions. With a voice like that, put it to use.

"It's how you play the Ga-ame..." - Greg Oden with Justin Timeberlake at the Espy's

by BlazermaniacAndy on Sep 5, 2008 8:36 AM PDT reply actions

Finally, someone making sense.

I shoot layups like they're jumpers.

by MiledAnimal on Sep 5, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Grooming

This is not totally about numbers its still a popularity contest for any and all awards in the NBA, Oden is the rookie of the year barring a major injury he will also be a first year all-star. Too many supposed experts have him as the next big thing if he is knocking double , doubles on a consistant basis he is lock for all of the above.

I was on a bunch of different boards today and people bring Oden up constantly its wierd like he is already established as the next great center. He hasnt played one minute of pro baLL but is allready a cant miss prospect.

by Dragonage on Sep 5, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions

People are reading the articles

that say how strong and healthy he looks and feels, but I’ll bet the real reason is that Channing’s remark about how Greg “favors dunking on your head, that’s what he favors” has caught fire and swept through the blogosphere.

Anyway, they’re not wrong about him!

I shoot layups like they're jumpers.

by MiledAnimal on Sep 8, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions