Greg Oden Out For The Year...Again

[Sarah]

Quote: Originally Posted by ProtoPunch

You weren't kidding.

Man, my hairs are standing up just looking at the knee. It makes me want to faint. Even if he comes back, I wonder if this experiences will keep him from doing spectacular things like alley oop or jumping really high to block shots. I mean the jumping is nothing to fear, seems like the landing is something to be feared.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jukeman

This guy HAS to be 40 years old... Lookin like Robert Parrish.... Sucks for Oden, LoL didnt Port draft him injured?

Oden hide his injury really well during the draft. Also, if I remember correctly, there were some medical people in POR (also in the league) who express thier concern about the extent of Oden's injury but was silenced by preventing thier analysis to go public. Since it was only suspecions, nobody also dared to go public with the findings in fear of being proven wrong by Oden. It was when the miscrofracture surgery was announced that this people and informations started coming out in the open.

[Sarah]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dcXWZuTWDM

Looking at the video again, it seems like Oden dislocated his knee when he took off. So it might have been already dislocated when he was mid air. He did not land on that knee either. In fact it looks like he already knew what is happening while he is in the air. One thing is obvious though, he used only that knee to jump (somewhat in awkward position) really high and carried all that weight instead of both.

[MVP23]

Wow

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Court_vision

That's terrible. He was starting to really improve this season. His offensive rebounding has been superb...best in the NBA almost on the offensive glass. He was developing a little post game also. He could still end up being one of the great defensive centers. Really dissapointing. He seems like a really nice kid also.

He wasn't nearly one of the best at offensive rebounding. His post game is still at the kindergarten level. Still way too many non-existent games for my tastes.. especially when you're a #1 overall pick.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

He was averaging almost 9 rebounds a game.....in 24 minutes! The only player who had higher rebounds and blocks per 48 minutes is Dwight Howard. Damn shame.

I don't know how to digest that stat. Watching him play, I honestly didn't think he impacted games all that much defensively and especially offensively.

Quote: Originally Posted by Olson-for-Heisman

Bill Walton was one of the greatest college players of the 20th century and won 3 chips. Oden put up mediocre stats in one season for Ohio State and got owned by the SEC train.

Exactly. Oden's hype was as undeserving as anything I've ever seen. One of the biggest busts in sports history.

[NYCBred]

One of the biggest busts in history? How can you say that and the dude hasnt even played a full season yet. Come on now dont go overboard give the guy some more time.

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by NYCBred

One of the biggest busts in history? How can you say that and the dude hasnt even played a full season yet. Come on now dont go overboard give the guy some more time.

When you consider the hype this guy received since HS, I consider him to be a top 5 bust.

Since his first day at Ohio State you could see he was not going to be a HOFer. Yet analysts, NBA scouts, fellow message boarders, everyone thought this guy was the next coming.

Just take one look at his skill set. I don't see what the big commotion was. He has no offensive game to speak of. No post game, no short jumper. He fouls as much as any big man I've ever seen dating back to Ohio State.

He doesn't have a motor, doesn't have exceptional athleticism, and is really slow laterally and straight line.

His lone bright spots are his physical attributes.

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by ex carrabba fan

When you consider the hype this guy received since HS, I consider him to be a top 5 bust. Since his first day at Ohio State you could see he was not going to be a HOFer. Yet analysts, NBA scouts, fellow message boarders, everyone thought this guy was the next coming. Just take one look at his skill set. I don't see what the big commotion was. He has no offensive game to speak of. No post game, no short jumper. He fouls as much as any big man I've ever seen dating back to Ohio State. He doesn't have a motor, doesn't have exceptional athleticism, and is really slow laterally and straight line. His lone bright spots are his physical attributes.

C'mon man lol. His RP48 in the league only behind Dwight Howard and he has by far more blocks than anybody per 48 minutes. No one is even close. His efficiency is by far the highest in the league for somebody who plays under 25 minutes. This is also with being the 4th option on offense.

The kid was obviously developing into one of the best C's in the NBA. But this is a huge setback....he might never be the same after this.

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

C'mon man lol. His RP48 in the league only behind Dwight Howard and he has by far more blocks than anybody per 48 minutes. No one is even close. His efficiency is by far the highest in the league for somebody who plays under 25 minutes. This is also with being the 4th option on offense. The kid was obviously developing into one of the best C's in the NBA. But this is a huge setback....he might never be the same after this.

You can give me all the stats you want, his skill set is that of a role player.

Given his hype and the #1 pick = bust

He will never be a HOFer like many thought he would be.

And don't give me the "he's a 4th option" bs either. He's the 4th option for a reason

More like the 5th option I should say