Weekend Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Casey Holdahl of Blazers.com: “I don’t know the exact reasoning, but guys seem dead set on getting paid at Oden’s expense. Maybe it’s a way to spice up what can seem like a long and relatively meaningless preseason. Maybe in these tough economic times even the high-end wage earners among us are hard up for some quick cash. Whatever the motivation, G.O. wants you to know he doesn’t mind being the object of the bounty. In fact, he takes it as a compliment. ‘It’s kind of flattering,’ says Oden. ‘People respect my defense enough that they’re ...
NBA Essentials: Final 'Dunked On' Verdict
FanHouse —
... 1. Trail Blazers Center Court. It takes a big man to admit you got dunked on. Greg Oden, today (and, err, every day) you are a big man. Oden tells Casey Holdahl: "I've had this argument a lot. When you're in the vicinity; if you're in the picture, you got dunked on." ...
The Hoop Doctors Daily Dimes: 10/27
The Hoop Doctors —
... Prescribed NBA reading from all over the world wide web
Oden says he’s going to dunk on a few cats…he doesn’t mind bounty’s
Greg Oden doesn’t mind a good bounty
So what was it Isiah? You or your daughter with the OD?
fPolice Chief Blasts Isiah for Cover UP
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The “Real NBA” behind the ...
Monday linkage: ESPN power rankings, patience & Rudy's quick transition
Blazers Blog —
... 2006, Batum led France to win the European Junior Championship - which was "very prestigious and competitive" - and was voted MVP. Needless to say, all eyes were on Batum. "The summer after he stared, I said this guy has huge potential - first round potential perhaps - maybe lottery potential. Our staff was well educated on him. From then on he was a priority guy in our scouting," Filippi continued. Looks like Casey Holdahl spoke with Greg Oden after yesterday's practice about the so-called ...
The 10-man rotation, starring Oden's final 'dunked on' verdict
Ball Don't Lie —
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: TBCC. According to GO, Martin's bounty jam qualifies as being "dunked on." I sit corrected. Fuming. PF: Dr. Saturday. LeBron stopped by the College Game Day set this weekend for the Penn State-Ohio State game. He was attacked by an army of tiny Kirk Herbstreits. ...
Worthy of Your Attention
SLAM Online —
... Portland @ L.A. Lakers: Hard to top this one for sheer drama on Opening Night. Greg “Dunk Bounty” Oden and Andrew Bynum will kick off their inevitable rivalry at Staples Center tonight, while Greg’s teammates measure themselves against the best of the West. ...
Greg Oden vs. Andrew Bynum - Round 1
Empty the Bench —
... So yeah, expectations are pretty high for the first-overall pick from th 2007 NBA Draft. At his age we don’t expect to see much offensive wizardry, that will take some time and polish. There’s no reason he can’t be a high-level defensive presence and rebounder this season though, particularly once he gets comfortable on that reconstructed knee. In fact, guys are already putting a bounty out to anyone who can dunk on the big fella and he’s up to the challenge. ...
