Illgauskas anounces his retirement and the money quote is as follows: "Ilgauskas was on the brink of forced retirement 11 years ago after five foot surgeries had mentally drained him. But he vowed to give it one more chance after a radical reconstructive surgery. As a result, he was able to reach two NBA Finals and two All-Star Games and retire after 13 seasons." Five foot surgeries over 3 seasons. Sure he played 91 games in those 3 seasons while Oden's netted 82 games over 4. But yet, Big-Z still went on to play 9 more years. Could Greg do that? Sure eh could, but he could also go the path of Darius. In my opinion, I don't see Greg as the kind of person who is just doing it for the money. I think he really wants to play. Therefore I'd bet dollars to donuts that Greg eventually has a long successful career. I hope this topic hasn't been broached before. /end{sarcasm}