Dear Greg Oden, This Is Sam Bowie

Dear Greg, Hi, Mr. Oden, sir. Can I call you Greg? I feel like the "sir" is appropriate. You look a couple of decades older than me... Oh yeah, this is Sam Bowie by the way. Yeah, I thought you would remember me. Most people do, though not in the way I'd like them to. I mean, come on, it wasn't my fault they picked me over that MJ guy. We all knew Akeem was going to go first. And you had to choose between me, a guy who averaged 28 and 18 through high school and was an All-American in college, or some thin guy with hops? Sure, he made that big shot over Georgetown. But still, how many decent 7'3" guys come along that often? Anyways, look Greg, I know how you feel. I know what you've done. You were huge in high school. You actually had a personality to go along with those intimidating skills and NBA-ready body. You had Mike Conley as a best friend. You guys ruled together. You racked up the individual awards - Parade High School Player of the Year two years in a row - and ... (link)