Oden Talk on TBJ

by Ben Golliver on Mar 24, 2009 1:49 PM PDT

This morning's episode of The Basketball Jones featured a discussion of last night's game along with some heavy compliments for Greg Oden.

Here's a picture of Tas Melas scaring the jeepers out of JE Skeets by doing his Greg Oden Post-Dunk Celebration impersonation.

Surely that whetted your appetite. Go check the podcast out now. Oden talk starts about 5 minutes in.

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

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This should be a P.S. in a fanpost

Oh wait, it is :)

Yes, the Jones is starting to really like the Blazers since they don’t have much to like about the Raptors these days. And it sounded like they especially liked the atmosphere of a close game.

by Norsktroll on Mar 24, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions

they loved us

since we made their liveblog a success! usually they get 5-10 ppl, the blazer one had 70 lol.

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by lanepete on Mar 24, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

The commentary was fairly benign but I have to agree that Oden had a hop to his step last night that hasn’t been seen this season. His dunk via an Outlaw feed reminded me somewhat of the summer league dunk against Dallas. When I first saw that dunk on NBA TV I pulled an Andy Sandberg

by PtownJake on Mar 24, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

thanks for the link

look how skinny and quick he was! Nice to see glimpses of that again

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by Honka Playboy on Mar 24, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Skeets and Melas

are pretty great. I’ve got basketball Jones in my google reader and they are pretty great most mornings.

From the back of Travis Outlaw's Franz card: Travis leads the team in monstrous thunder dunks, wins awards for post game interviews, and often gets extra points for degree of difficulty.

From the back of Greg Oden's Franz card: Nickname: Jaws. Has an insatiable desire to tear rims apart while cruising the open court, and was once interested in using head-gear for his profession.

by TheOdenator on Mar 24, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

I think Tas Melas is the cute one!

by tominhawaii on Mar 24, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions

he's mysterious

and somewhat aloof

"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy

by pxilpooshr on Mar 24, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Their podcast is pretty funny. I sub'd last week and have been watching them whilest at the gym.

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by prezofdeath on Mar 24, 2009 3:31 PM PDT reply actions

lol at your sig

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by Ben Golliver on Mar 24, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

He finally got it right, thanks to Broyposse.

by MiledAnimal on Mar 24, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions

it was broy7 and note the sig when i posted it ;-)

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by prezofdeath on Mar 24, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

nonclick version: Ben taught me to tweet before that twit tweeted that I'm not a true tweeting Twitterer.

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by prezofdeath on Mar 24, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I like twit better for that anyway.

Nice consonation.

by MiledAnimal on Mar 24, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I like those kids

I just did some Google because I’ve been meaning too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_Jones

basketball jones orig. 1975 animated

by tominhawaii on Mar 24, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions

If you write a positive review of them on iTunes, they'll send you a nude photo fo JE Skeets.

by tominhawaii on Mar 24, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

maybe you should start a podcast, Tom

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by prezofdeath on Mar 24, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

someone needs to start a podcast that isn't so dull...

by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 24, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

He would have sharp hips.

by Mortimer on Mar 25, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions

Just watched the episode

pretty good. I think I disagree with them calling this the “best Oden,” as I’d argue he’s had a game or two that was better, but overall, there’s no question Oden played one heckuva game.

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by prezofdeath on Mar 24, 2009 9:22 PM PDT reply actions

In their defense

Melas also said the best Oden HE had seen, and then admitted he hasn’t seen a lot.

We’ve seen Oden play better as Blazer fans who watch every game or die, and Oden has had better games statistically on national television, but that was one of the few games Oden was HAPPY (seeming) and showing attitude that he SHOULD show.

So, to the relative layman (not that they’re NBA laymen, but relative to how many Oden games WE watch, anyone else is a laymen by default) seeing Oden like that, showing emotion, being active even after missing even more games than the ankle sprain… it looks real nice.

As an Oden Homer, it made the loss more enjoyable. Any flashes of the total DOMINANCE he will make others suffer through makes me happy. We get his feet wet and he gets rolling in the playoffs, all bets are off.

Mortihomer

by Mortimer on Mar 25, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions

good point...he doesn't sit around and watch every oden move

and be like OMGosh he smiled on the bench i think!!!!

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by prezofdeath on Mar 25, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I love Skeets

But that hair? Oh the kids these days…

by ofred on Mar 24, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions

What would you call that style?

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by BR7formvp on Mar 24, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Ryan Seacrest Bed Head?

by ofred on Mar 25, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Rejoice Portland!!

Oden is NOT, NOT Sam freakin’ Bowie

by nuggz503 on Mar 24, 2009 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

That's been rejected here many times.

Fracturing and shattered tibias are quite a bit different
from microfracture surgery (not completely needed) and a
chipped kneecap. Oh, and a fractured wrist.
That sounds like a lot, but a shattered tibia is very, very serious !!
Poor Sam ! A terrible thing to happen to such a nice guy !

It's GO time !

by walkoff41 on Mar 25, 2009 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions

I've never listened to the podcast

but after that, I’ll be a faithful TBJ listener. Great entertainment.

draft dejuan blair

by Cablinasian on Mar 24, 2009 11:50 PM PDT reply actions

It's a good show

I’ve listened to it for a few years now, but sadly this season I’ve been too busy to keep up with any of the podcasts I listened to last season. It used to be only an audio podcast, so I’ve missed most everything since they went to video…

Listen to it and like it and see them quiver in fear of the emails and calls they’ll get if they talk bad about the Blazers. We go nuts!

Morty

by Mortimer on Mar 25, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions