basketballprospectus.com - 12/2/2008
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The Blazers` rookie is coming around after a slow start, becoming a dominant force on the boards and a strong finisher. There are, however, issues he`ll need to address to reach his full potential.
thegoodpoint.com - 12/4/2008
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thegoodpoint.com —
Dear Greg Oden's Neck Beard, It hasn't been
two weeks since the day you hung thick and
proud under the Herculean jaw of northwestern hope, but your absence in the time herein has left an uncomfortable void in many a man's life. As an admittedly judgmental basketball fan myself, I was never quite...
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An Open Letter to Greg Oden's Neck Beard
blazeoflove.com - 12/1/2008
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The first full month is behind us and
things look pretty good at this point wouldn't you
say? Possibly the toughest opening schedule in the history of the NBA posed no threat to the heart and work ethic of these young stud-muffins (Did I just say “stud-muffins”?). With that ridiculous comment...
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November Report Card - Portland Trail Blazers
bustabucket.com - 12/3/2008
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus: “Right now, Oden is spending too much time thinking and not reacting, and that is death for even an NBA player so phenomenally talented. One good example is running the high pick-and-roll. At times, most notably during his 22-point outburst at Golden State, Oden has been impossible to defend at the rim. When he hesitates, that advantage is lost, so Oden must continue ‘rolling hard,’ as he put it after a recent game. It is also obvious that Oden is not athletically at 100 percent following his knee surgery, which is ...
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Now it’s the Greg Oden Phone
dwightjaynes.com 10/23/2008 — Sorry if it seems like it’s the Oden Chronicles around here, but you gotta go where the news is. And the latest is that Oden has his own signature telephone coming out… with some of the money going to his favorite charity. Ricky Davis of the Clippers ...
Tuesday Practice Report
blazersedge.com 11/25/2008 — Whole lot of commotion over at the practice facility today; everyone and his grandmother was there today. Practice opened at about noon with word that much of the morning was spent in a film session. I'm sure there was a looooot of film ...
Oden's Next Step
blazersedge.com 11/14/2008 — If you recall a couple weeks ago, following Greg Oden's foot sprain, I wrote that his goal in the coming weeks would be critical and direct: not letting the injury set him back in his conditioning, especially avoiding extra weight ...
Greg Oden Arrived?
myespn.go.com 11/19/2008 — There you go, America. Greg Oden -- the man who was projected as a top overall draft pick since he was a junior in high school -- has arrived . Took just 12 shots, but managed 22 points and 10 rebounds. It's in all kinds of stories as his coming ...
Regarding Greg Oden...
blog.oregonlive.com 12/12/2008 — OK. Let me say a few things about my comments on Greg Oden that aired on The Fan last week. First off, I listened to them and was, quite frankly, embarrassed. I didn't intend to come across so abrasive, but...
The Internets are alive: Oden out 2-to-4 weeks
sports.yahoo.com 10/30/2008 — After missing all of last season because of knee surgery, unlucky Blazers center Greg Oden injured his foot in his first regular-season NBA game and will be sidelined two to four weeks . The team said Wednesday that MRI and computerized axial ...
Oden: Midway Through His Rookie Year
ripcityproject.com 1/21/2009 — This may strike you as hypocritical given our habitual dismissal of the weekly Greg Oden stories coming out of national media outlets, but with the Trail Blazers exactly halfway through the 2008-09 season, a fair enough amount of time has passed ...
Greg Oden back in action
trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — Besides the timing of shoot around, the other news out of Orlando yesterday was Greg Oden's return to the practice court. Oden had been rehabbing with a variety of off-court exercise coupled with some light on-court shooting, but yesterday Oden ran, ...
Greg is Alive
blazersedge.com 11/7/2008 — Before we get to a recap of today's practice, how filthy are Brandon's new shoes...
The stitching on the top says "B Roy" and the design on the inside is a 7, Brandon's jersey number. Nike hit another one out of the park. ...
