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Greg Oden CAN score, so he should score!
dwightjaynes.com - 10/26/2009
Greg Oden CAN score, so he should score!
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I never have liked it when a coach sentenced a guy to being a one-way player. That’s not exactly what Nate McMillan is doing to Greg Oden h ere , but he’s seemingly leaning that way: “I want Greg to establish us on the defensive end of the floor,” McMillan said. “I don’t want him concerned so ...
Media Row Report: Blazers 96, Rockets 87
blazersedge.com - 30 days ago
Media Row Report: Blazers 96, Rockets 87
— blazersedge.com — More photos » by Don Ryan - AP Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, right, runs with... a basketball glued to his hand while Travis Outlaw, left, sets a screen on Houston Rockets guard Trevor Ariza during ... (more) Media Row Report: Blazers 96, Rockets 87

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Media Row Report: Blazers 97, Jazz 108
blazersedge.com - 10/21/2009
Media Row Report: Blazers 97, Jazz 108
— blazersedge.com — More photos » by Rick Bowmer - AP Utah Jazz's Deron Williams does literally whatever he feels... like against the Portland Trail Blazers' Andre Miller during their NBA preseason basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 20, ... (more) Media Row Report: Blazers 97, Jazz 108

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Guarding Greg Oden
beyondthebeat.net - 30 days ago
Guarding Greg Oden
— beyondthebeat.net — With 14.6 seconds left in the game, Greg Oden walked towards the Blazers’ bench with his finger... in the air and a grin on his face. “I got one,” Oden told the coaching staff and his teammates. It almost didn’t happen. A good two hours prior ... (more) Guarding Greg Oden

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Blazersedge — ... gets better and as I continue to grow, we could be a pretty dynamic threesome."  One facet that remains a work in progress is one that could develop into one of the Blazers' biggest weapons down the road: the high-low game between Aldridge and Oden. The two revealed a hint of high-low ability in spurts late last season and the Blazers have been working on it regularly in practice throughout the preseason.      Dwight Jaynes on Greg Oden. More than half the teams in the NBA do not ...

Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — By Henry Abbott The trouble in Houston would seem to be that Chuck Hayes is starting for Yao Ming. But Daryl Morey points out that the hidden issue is not that Hayes will be on the floor with the starters ... but that it's not yet clear who will play Hayes' old minutes off the bench. Mark Madsen on taking a D-League coaching job: "I just signed a one year contract to be an assistant coach with the Utah Flash, located in Orem Utah ... and I'm excited to start coaching! One week ago I went to a Timberwolves game and it was surreal to be up in the stands watching my old teammates and friends, Al Jefferson, Kevin ...

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