Lawrence: Oden's future is a slam dunk

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Ballin’: Midwest Mystery … Pacers Surprise Lakers
Published 12/3/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Portland 104, New York 97: Greg Oden was ineffective (1-for-5, two points, seven boards in 19 minutes) and missed two dunks, but it didn’t matter because Brandon Roy went for 23 and Rudy Fernandez added 18 as the Blazers owned the fourth quarter and won their fourth in a row. Duhon continues to compile stunning stats: 23 points, 13 assists. ...

New York media weighs in on Greg Oden
Published 12/3/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... This season, Oden has split time with Joel Przybilla. Oden has averaged 8.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, always remaining his introverted self regardless of his playing time. On Tuesday, he had 2 points and 7 rebounds in just over 19 minutes. "I'm still developing, still learning," Oden mumbled from the top of his 7-foot frame after the Blazers' 104-97 victory over the Knicks. "I don't want to do anything too crazy. I just want to make the right play." Mitch Lawrence of the Daily News likes Oden's future: Oden is expected to be much, much more than that, and if he stays healthy, ...

Greg Oden Didn’t Miss Any Dunks Last Night
Published 12/4/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
Yes, I know this pic is from his OSU days. Wanna make something of it? A little bit was made about Greg Oden missing two dunks in Madison Square Garden the other night (H/t to TBL). To his credit, the author didn’t try to extrapolate that out into “Oden’s a bust” territory. In fact, he went the opposite direction, saying Oden’s future looks downright slam dunk-ish. Because, however, something was made of Oden’s missed slams, I’m happy to report there was no carryover against ...

Couple of Links
Published 12/5/2008 by Dave at Blazer's Edge
... In case you missed it in BustaBucket's Fanshot yesterday, Mitch Lawrence wrote a column about Greg Oden's future prospects, and they're pretty good.  You can read it here. ...