If the team comes out and says Oden is out for the season 3 or 4 weeks ago, might that kill morale in the Blazer locker room? Instead, you just keep saying “7-10 days” to keep morale up…like in war. If the troops think extra guns and soldiers are coming, they’ll be more willing to dig in and fight to the last man. If they know they’re screwed though, they won’t fight with the same intensity.

Might this be a strategic plan by the powers that be, or is it just the simple fact that Oden’s knee is hard to figure out? Hmmmm…..

he will just be slow to get back fully into the swing of things

The only bright spot is that Laker fans can’t make a peep about Greg’s injury.

That whole “I really want to believe you Greg” line was so offensive to say to a man. Canzano was implying that Greg is either dishonest, lazy or both. If he would have said that in 1909 Canzano would have gotten pounded. I wish he could realize that Canzano and his stories don’t matter, but it would probably have bothered me if I were Greg.

I have the terrible feeling that Oden is the next Ryan Leaf. He might not come back after his rookie deal is over.

I love Greg, but I love the team more, and Oden has become a permanent wet blanket.

is really depressing. I feel bad for the guy. I wish I could find a way to cheer him up. I’ve been through a lot of things similar to that. Actually it was my knees too. I wanted to get back into my sport (ballet actually) but your just stuck with nothing to do. When you take away something that is such a huge part of someone’s life like that its hard to find things to replace it in the meantime.

KEEP YOUR CHIN UP GREGORY WAYNE!

After two seasons, Oden is a bust. Hopefully that’s not the case a decade from now. But at this point, fatty is right and Oden is a bust so far. I hate it when overweighty, I mean fatty is right. It kills me to think we should have drafted Durant. I just want to punch myself in the face when I think of that possiblity.

It’s the nature of the position.

His family needs to move here to support him asap. He’s obviously not clicking with the guys on the team either. This is so the opposite of what 5,000 people celebrated in Pioneer Square for.

…To do a leave Greg Oden alone video.

It seems like the BLazers are the ones listening too much to the media report that he doesn’t have heart rather than listening to GO that his knee is really painful.

Patience is a virtue…and everyone from the organization to the media and to the fans should go get some.

Get ‘em when you are ready GO. He had 16 double doubles this year I think and flashes of domination. I know he had a couple injuries but give him some time. He carried our Buckeyes (yes, i’m a homer and went to grad school there), to the NCAA Finals with one wrist. You have a least one fan that doesn’t doubt how big a heart you have for the game!!!

Take it easy. We won’t be winning a championship this year. Everyone please calm down, take off your Zbo jersey and give the 21 yr old a little longer leash.

Wayne Oden.

lol.

Oden was stung by the mounting criticism. A national radio talk show called him a “lemon” and a “bust.” He thought a local columnist questioned his desire to return.

I like how he straight calls out the national talk show guy, but calls into question Gregs’ understanding of what a local media personality did. That’s interesting.

i hoped i was wrong but my gut told me different.

“The Blazers admit they misplayed the injury, announcing Oden’s status was day-to-day, when in fact, team doctors and trainers knew from the start they were dealing with a potential long-term injury.”

Dave?

Anybody who would question Greg Oden’s heart/willingness to play hurt needs to remember that he played his collegiate season with ONE HAND. The local media here is a joke – Quick, Canzano, the MSP guys, all of them saw that Cowherd went national and they figure their best shot to make it big is by being one of the guys who ran the #1 pick out of town. Pathetic. Greg Oden is a good person, and as a basketball player (like Ignacio said above me) he has shown the ability to be a dominant center in the NBA. I wish the team had handled this situation better, because, unfortunately, it seems like it’s put one more group on the list of people in this city Greg doesn’t feel he can trust. Hang in there Greg, it will get better, and remember the bad times when all these clowns hating you now want a piece of the good things to come. #52

It is one of those statements regarding sports that has been proven right time and time again.

It is how K*be went from an alleged rapist and horrible teammate to a great teammate and family man. If winning can make that possible then believe me, Oden comes out and has a great year next year a lot of this will be forgotten. That is why all this talk about bust, injury prone, and heart is so stupid. One good season and this is all forgotten

After all of the injuries and criticism I think Oden will come back in a Season or two with avengance and be a force to be reckoned with. If you piss off a Big guy and he has the right motivation he can be very dangerous.

Why can’t the guy be left alone? What good does it possibly do to ponder his love for the game? What good does it to to continually question him as a bust or not? Honestly, please someone tell me what good comes from this. And please don’t tell me it’s the media’s job, because last I checked, unless you work for Star magazine, your job is not to make people’s lives miserable. Maybe when Greg starts harboring dog fights, trafficking drugs, assaulting his coaching staff/team, sexually assaulting citizens, or spitting in the faces of fans like countless other pro athletes do and are forgiven for overnight, the life-ruining can commence.

This is the begginning of the end. Say goodbye to Oden when his rookie contract is up… why would you want to play for a city that doesn’t support you through the difficult times? Ptown fans make me sick.

Cmon the playoff race is in progress. Who cares about Greg Oden? Wake me up when he can contribute.

Nuggets forward Nene has played and smiled through right knee pain in recent weeks, but his bone bruise is still far from healed.

“It’s sore,” Nene said. “It’s going to take a while.”

He missed two games in February because of the injury, and has seen a slight decrease in his production as of late.

“It’s a lot of games in so short days,” Nene said of the team’s nine games in 15 days. “After (this back-to-back), we get a couple of days to rest. It’s going to make all of the players’ bodies feel good.”

A bone bruise is not a bone chip. But I wouldn’t be surprised if that was held against Greg by some media pundit.