Greg Oden: Gametime Decision Tomorrow Night
by Ben Golliver on Mar 17, 2009 1:16 PM PDT
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Greg Oden has been upgraded to questionable for Wednesday's game at Indiana. He will be a game-time decision.
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PLAY HIM, NATE!!!!! Even if it only for 10-15 minutes! PLAY HIM!!!
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You know he wants to play bad in front of his Indiana relatives.
I’d really like to see him try to play, even if he’s only 90% right now. We don’t need him to play 30 minutes or anything. It would be nice if he could get 10 to 15 minutes off the bench to get him slowly back into shape running up and down the court. All the better if he can contribute a little bit.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
You know he wants to play bad in front of his Indiana relatives.
That could really be taken two different ways.
lol
actually it can be taken three different ways: He badly wants to play, we wants to play poorly, or he wants to play like the BAD, BAD MAN that he is.
"Travis has more hops than a bunny in a brewery. He elevates so high his seat doubles as a flotation device."
-Dave
by SabonisBonus on Mar 17, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I think he should take that a bit further. Instead of tearing off his warmups before coming in, he should just respond to Nate’s call from the bench by strolling off, wearing a leather jacket while working a toothpick in his mouth. With a sneer on his face, he then slides the jacket off and hands it to the ball boy.
Then he comes in and stares down the opposing center, making said opposing center slightly wet himself.
Oden’s line after 15 minutes: 12-13 FG, 6-7 FT, 30 pts., 15 reb., 4 ast., 1 soiled opponent.
Now THAT would be a BAD performance. :)
Yes! Yes! In the face!
by LeafHawk on Mar 17, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'd piddle
But he may need some acting classes first. Let’s see if Pritchard can hire Samuel L. Jackson as a bad-mofo coach.
by hobbyshop_hero on Mar 17, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
save him
we need to make sure hes fully healed (not sure thats actually possible). Priz has been dynomite, and Fry’s done his job giving him a rest. Save Oden for the cavs ot Sat’s game. just my twp cents.
Man standing on toilet is high on pot.
Oden needs to knock off some rust before then
He’ll still be really rusty. He’s been rusty all year.
He was so close to getting the rust knocked off when he banged knees
That was the worst part. He was light on his feet and all over the court.
Answer me this?
Was he really a tin man or a tin coated man? My self talk is that he is like a tin roof, which I believe is some sort of steel coated in tin. I had an awkward date in high school with a girl who lived in a home with a rusted tin roof.
what's on the inside?
flesh or gears?
"Travis has more hops than a bunny in a brewery. He elevates so high his seat doubles as a flotation device."
-Dave
by SabonisBonus on Mar 17, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
nice mental picture there
thanks for that
"Travis has more hops than a bunny in a brewery. He elevates so high his seat doubles as a flotation device."
-Dave
by SabonisBonus on Mar 17, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
love shaq
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Mar 17, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He was a knight
in a kingdom with a bad economy so he got the cheap gear.
"Every time Troutlaw touches the ball, I pop an anti-anxiety pill."
Could be worse. One word: Starbury
If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else probably is already.
Yes
He will play. The team has set Oden up to disappoint us so much lately that no way in heck they’ll do it again.
I see the light...
It’s dim, but I see it!
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
knee pads & goggles
as long as he has NO pain, Im in.
Hi fans it Brandon Roy.
And ME.....LaMarcus Aldridge
You do that he'll look like Walter Jones, except tall and skinny instead of short and bulky
Blazers win!
Bubble Boy Oden
Man, he’ll box out everyone. And don’t get me started about how he clogs the lane.
On a related note, could someone with PhotoShop skills please make this happen?
If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else probably is already.
Treated Rivers well
- QB rating in the NFL with Knee Braces on both :)
I was thinking roller derby gear, less the skates...
"Har-har-HARDY-har-har" Jackie Gleason - the Honeymooners
I would pay a few bucks
to see Oden in full roller derby regalia. That would be just awesome. – Elgin
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Just don't
bring him back for Cleveland where Barkley and Kenny Smith can blast him.
thats what I am scared of
Im getting sick or Barkley bashing us. We have played ok on TNT this year, but I just get the feeling that Barkley’s impressions of the Blazers are formed by the TNT games.
Playing Cleveland IN Cleveland is not going to be pretty and I will probably turn the TV off after the game just so I dont have to hear Barkley call us soft.
Hi fans it Brandon Roy.
And ME.....LaMarcus Aldridge
It is funny because
Barkley actually has some decent insight some times but he can’t seem to get over his Portland hate. What did the Blazers do to him… besides beat the Suns?
We didn't draft him either
not that we need to be talking about that on this thread.
If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else probably is already.
and
he hates Scottie Pippen, who was once a Blazer
The Round Mound was right re: Portland needing to get easy baskets vs settling for jumpers
His jumpshot comment is as accurate as it gets.
His comment about not having a guy to take shots in the clutch… not so much.
I feel for the guy
All they wanted for Barkley was Duckworth, Buck, and Kersey.
And we shockingly didn’t dismantle our team to add a guy who had never played nice with anyone not named Dr J.
Love Barkley, but holding that against us is silly.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Mar 17, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Who cares
What that jailbird thinks.
I think Charles should shut up, get drunk, and go drivng to find a Ho..........again.
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he's been-there done-that
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Those guys will blast him and the Zers no matter what!!!!
I have truly come to despise that whole crew with the exception of Ernie Johnson and that’s cause he rides the fence.
Me too. I am totally sick of Kenny and Barkley.
Ernie’s pretty cool and I like CWebb too.
Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave
Also: COMCAST SUCKS!
Does
Corey Magette play for Indiana? Just checking.
no, golden state
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by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Mar 17, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh that was
not serious, just bad flashback
I like the auto-refresh
That way I know if there’s new posts on the thread I haven’t read yet
Blazers win!
I don't
I miss too many that way. I like to hit refresh on my own.
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab.
Got that right
our luck was bound to change
?
I think maybe I’m having a total brain fart, but I have no idea what that means. Was that a transformers joke?
Optimist Prime? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Prime
by still.i.rise on Mar 17, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
better than Pessimist Prime
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Beast Wars was my favorite show growin up
Rhinox ftw epic book it!
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Mar 17, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Good question
They had some boring bots but the flashy ones were amazing. Wedges were lame, blades were cool.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Mar 17, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Did Optimus Prime get the LapBand surgery or something?
He’s not in that position because he wants to look tough. It’s just that if he tries to move those massive feet, his puny legs will snap at the knee.
Not sure how many of you watch a show called Robot Chicken, but I’m reminded of the episode where Optimus Prime gets prostate cancer every time I see him.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
by LeafHawk on Mar 17, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Robot Chicken
one of the few reasons I miss cable TV. I suppose I could find it on my computer though. – Elgin
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Does that mean
we won’t have to see Fry not rebound, not defend, and shoot 20 footers tommorrow!
don't jinx it!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
according to the team
they’re giving Channing the start over LMA… they just haven’t been happy with his production as of late.
"Travis has more hops than a bunny in a brewery. He elevates so high his seat doubles as a flotation device."
-Dave
by SabonisBonus on Mar 17, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
what was wrong with Frye last night?
he played very hard, and pretty well.
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 17, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
he's Frye
and that’s enough for some people. – Elgin
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It was oden off the bench with the knee pads
clue: what dominated the pacers inside version
took me a bit to get this one.. commas would have helped, and maybe "Clue" or "Clue the board game" would have diminished confusion
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Mar 17, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm almost of the mind that Oden should wait to come back vs. Cleveland...
but then again He needs all the help He can get to get back in shape for the postseason!
Blazers win!
The on "The Game" are still saying Saturday.
Spanish Main: The point of departure for enormous wealth in the form of gold, silver, gems, spices, hardwoods, hides, alley-oops, assists and three pointers.
I would rather see him
come back Saturday. Not sure watching Oden come back against a fairly physical Jeff Foster followed by one of the best defensive teams in the NBA is such a great idea. Milwaukee would be a nice easy come back game before heading home to the adoring Rose Garden crowd on Monday.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 17, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been out of the loop too long.
When did you go back to tominhawaii?
Patience is underrated. Fan opinons are overrated. So, yes, that means that I too am overrated.
I think he went back...
…right after Bedge night at the The Agency 8^)
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 17, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It was just a couple days ago
I had to wait until I read every comment so I could switch over and mark all the comments as read so that I didn’t miss a comment. It was really complicated and taught me the value of ignoring comments. Also, I had to reclaim the tom from an impostor.
They can't baby Oden anymore..
He was a #1 pick. He’s supposed to be an imposing physical force. He needs to get out on the court and play.
Bad call.... nobody is "Babying" Oden...
It is called an injury dude. Have you ever played sports? Coaches will ask “are you hurt or are you injured?” Hurt means it is just pain and you will play through it, injured means you have to heal, recover, rehab something. Anyone who believes that Oden has just been hurt through this time is a hater. No way a pro athlete with as much pride on the line that Oden has on the line, with his entire career on the line is going to simply sit out with a boo-boo and let coaches “baby” and thus give media pundits and irritable hand-wringer fans the fuel to call out his man-hood. Not a chance! Oden has been injured and it was worse than originally diagnosed by the doctors. Oden must be hella frusterated because all athletes want to do is get on the floor to play and prove it.
Nothing is worst than having a pile of haters continually calling your man-hood out WHILE you are actually injured.
That is like trying to pick a fight with a guy who is being wheeled around in a wheel chair covered in body casts from being run over by a truck. “C’mon dude, not that tough now are ya? What you don’t want to prove how tough you are right now?” Ridiculous.
This season’s success is “in the bag”… Portland will make playoffs with or without Oden over the last quarter of the season. Yes, we need him in the playoffs. But your frusterations as a fan make you want him “Out on the court and playing” now, when that is far from what is in the best interest of the franchise now and primarily in the long run.
Patience young padowan
by Portland Dynasty on Mar 17, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW, way to read way too far into my comment and overreact.....
First of all, I would like to let you know “dude” that I’m a huge Oden fan (I bought his freaking authentic jersey) and my confidence in him as a player has never wavered. I have never questioned his desire or manhood.
My comment was not a critique on his manhood or calling his injury fake. However, I do feel that if Greg is ready to play that the Blazers should be choosing which game to bring him back for because one might he easier than the other.
All I was saying is that the Blazers management shouldn’t baby him back into a game with a lesser opponent. I never said anyone was babying him. Look closer at Drivethelanes comment about bringing him back against an easier opponent. I replied to his comment and was basically saying that if they bring him back against a weaker opponent, even though he is ready to play, “then” they would be babying Greg.
Like you said, he’s tough, therefore he needs to play as soon as he is ready because we are in the playoff hunt and the team clearly needs him.
Yes I’ve played many sports and I still do, and I’ve played them hurt. Did I ever state that I was a tough guy? Or that I would be playing if I were him? No, you said that.
Thank Jedi master PDX Dynasty for your amazing wisdom and incredible ability to jump to conclusions and put words in peoples mouths. Your can forever remove me from your pile of Oden haters.
I’m a die hard Blazer fan. I watched every game of the Jail Blazer Era and would go to a ton of the games during the 20 win season. I watched every game like it were a playoff game. I love this team and this town and I always have and will.
A real fan
would be rocking the GOphone too. Shame on you…
by hobbyshop_hero on Mar 17, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
and a real fan would have known that its called the GO-Fon and not the GOphone.
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What makes you think that Milwaukee is going to be easy?
They’re pretty good at home, but lousy on the road.
Patience is underrated. Fan opinons are overrated. So, yes, that means that I too am overrated.
Come on Greg!
Even if it’s just for a few minutes. I’m tired of seeing Frye at center.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
I really hope Oden plays
and when he comes back to the rose garden we should all fling kneepads at him.
oh wait, one of them might hit his knees and injure it. Never mind.
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I'll be there with a twin mattess
If Oden starts going down, I’m going to run out and save the day. Oh man, I’m going to be a star!
If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else probably is already.
lol, please do.
you will be a national hero. Or at least a portland hero.
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I'm a team player. I'll take being a BEdge hero
Tell me if you see me at the game; I’ll look like this:
If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else probably is already.
what did you have to type into google to find that picture?
Pillow men?
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Nope, that would have given me a pic of this genius product
Those asians know what men want… at least men with Oedipus complexes.
If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else probably is already.
now that is funny. props.
I think that would make a good gift.
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That is an awesome pillow.
Way better then that Snuggle thing.
"Every time Troutlaw touches the ball, I pop an anti-anxiety pill."
Bring him off the bench for limited minutes!
with kneepads, please.
I swear, if I have to see Frye jack up another 3 pointer, I will throw something at my tv. or computer. or something.
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
Supposedly Yes - but with Nate flip-flopping about so many decisions - who knows for sure?
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so Oden is the backup point guard now, right?
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Mar 17, 2009 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
No, he will starting and Blake is the new backup PG..........for this game.....
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He's so awesome with the crossover dribble
he’ll break HIS OWN ANKLES. – Elgin
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12 minutes, that's all I ask
Both at Indy & Cleveland. Then unlimited minutes off the bench till next year.
Now thats what I call a playoff run. Our weak bench would do a 180 degree turn.
The Oden Era, Day 633
Yes Please make him come off the bench
If he starts, he is a confidence imparied rookie, if he comes off the bench he is one of the better back-up centers in the league. Nate – play to people’s strengths…
Agreed
Roy/LMA/Pryz have a good thing going, bring Greg in off the bench and let him feast on backup centers and all the power forwards who impersonate NBA centers
I Belive it when it happens
So many times we hear this and so many times it doesn’t happen. Glad I don’t bet on games. Vegas must be ready to remove the Blazers from the Big Board.
Joel ,Brandon, Nic, and Rudy have been playing with injuries. It is time GO stepped up.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot." - Bill Russell
Oden is coming in off the bench upon return
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/03/oden_nearing_return_which_will.html
When Oden does play, McMillan said he will come off the bench. […] "We will have to bring him along slowly because if his conditioning,‘’ McMillan said. "And we will have to monitor his playing time.’’
BRILLIANT!
lets bring him off the bench, you know like we should have been from the start! We have great chemistry with Joel starting, and I think coming off the bench will be a great way for Brittle Bones to gain some confidence and comfort with his Ogre sized body.
Golly Gee, I sure hope I didn't huwt anybody's feewings.... sniff...sniff....
GO G.O. ! You've got a calcium supplement endorsement waiting for you!
You know he wants to play in Indiana...
Would love to see GO beast the boards tomorrow night. Oden. Oden. Oden. I still believe.
Great to see him coming back
At this point, however, I’d prefer to see him off the bench for the rest of the season. He seemed to play better in that situation anyway, and Joel has been an absolute monster for the past ten games.
I like that he is able to take his fouling situation light-heartedly and not get too down on himself about it.
I actually think he is doing better in that category, its just that refs now anticipate him fouling so they blow they whistle.
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yeah...reputation fouls are hard to deal with
Unfortunately he prolly needs to take notes from Roy and start complaining more. Go out there and give them some Shaq like glares and intimidate them into not calling stuff on him.
Rooo-D!
Thanks for the link!!!!!!!!! Great Quote "I am a lot more physical than everybody else." Oden Is Beast!!!!!!!!!!
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Oden back is sweet but...
i’m a little nervous. Hope he is ready and not being rushed, injury wise.
"Every time Troutlaw touches the ball, I pop an anti-anxiety pill."
My wish.
Greg comes of the bench 12ish minutes with three intentions:
1.) Rotate effectively.
2.) Keep up with everybody full court.
3.) Earn The Best Passer award.
He is such a presence on the floor that just being there will help our team. The opposing coaches will try to “deal with him”. And even if they are successful, it will be wasted energy… he’s a decoy. I think put-backs and rebounds will come naturally to him anyway. Blocks will just get him in trouble unless he can be certain to succeed cleanly at each attempt.
I think if Greg goes out there thinking “I’ve gotta get all the rebounds” or “I’m gonna block shots tonight” or “I’m gonna dunk all over them” it will spell trouble.
Still, I think a properly rotating, running Oden (doing nothing else) will be more helpful than Frye.
And use them wisely
Don’t let them pin the fouls on the donkey. – Elgin
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Who Wouldn't Want To Play
GO won three state HS basketball titles on this court and you really want to play in front of family espeically your MOM. I bet no other TB won three straight HS titles.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot." - Bill Russell
dont know if we need
him against Pacers, but will will surely need him against the Cavs
Momma.....der go dat man
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