And I guess I might as well share mine—LEAVE HIM ALONE!
Seriously, I don’t understand the media. Greg Oden is a kid, a 20-year-old coming off a very serious operation on his knee, an injury which is hard to recover from, I might add.
Penny Hardaway, Jamal Mashburn, Zach Randolph, Chris Webber—recognize any of these names? No, how about Amare Stoudemire? You know what these guys have in common they all had micro-fracture surgery, and basically none of them recovered AT ALL.
Think about this—Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was the point guard for the Orlando Magic team that went to the 1995 NBA Finals. Remember that team, with Shaq in his youth and Penny playing out of body the whole season, giving us glimpses of one hell of a bright future?
21 points, seven assists, five rebounds, a game—that was his line that season. Then in 1997, he had a serious knee injury—one very ...
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Portland Blazers thrash Chicago Bulls -- (wrap-up including video)
asternwarning.com 11/20/2008 — Greg Oden's home debut for the Blazers was a success. 116-74 was the final result, but the game was over not long into the first quarter. The home crowd loved having their prized centre in the Rose Garden finally and the game turned into one big party, with the Chicago Bulls the ugly girl sitting in
Whoa Blazers! A Hammering of the Bulls. 116-74
blazeoflove.com 11/20/2008 —
What a showing tonight from the Portland Trail Blazers! During the opening minutes of the first quarter, this thing was basically decided. So much for that big match-up between rookies Greg Oden and Derrick Rose, as Rose decided either ...
Bulls 74, Blazers 116 Recap
ripcityproject.com 11/20/2008 — Lets start this off with a disclaimer: the Chicago Bulls played little resembling anything like defense. What they put on the floor wasn't even a distant cousin of defense. It wouldn't have even passed as an answer in a 7 Degrees of Hoops Defense ...
The Word from Father Abbott
blazersedge.com 11/20/2008 — While you're basking in the post-game glow of that riotous smashing you can take time to consider the words of Henry Abbott from TrueHoop .
If you've missed the discourse in the last 24 hours, Henry wrote a piece on the readiness and effect of Greg ...
Greg Oden's Worst Enemy —
Bleacher Report - NBA 11/20/2008
Mortality hurts. The hits keep coming for Greg Oden. First it was the knee. Then it was the foot. Now doubters have dubbed him the next Bill Walton , which will only be true to the extent that it’s unfair. Youth is a state of mind. Health, ...
Will Shaq Return to the Lakers in 2010? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 11/20/2008
It came into the news the other day that Shaquille O'Neal didn't entirely reject the idea of playing for the Lakers when he becomes a free agent in 2010.
Although Shaq did later dismiss the notion, how great would that be? Just imagine it...or ...
