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"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader: Blazers Get Defensive, Down the Thunder 83-74
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A good sign amidst an ugly victory: "Oden sounds off...and his newfound intensity could be a big boost!" http://bit.ly/alihw 11/2/2009 |
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Interesting from The Oregonian about Greg Oden's on-court demeanor last night. Is this the beginning of a new Oden? http://bit.ly/alihw 11/2/2009 |
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RT @pdxtrailblazers: More gold from @jwquick "Oden sounds off" http://bit.ly/alihw 11/2/2009 |
Blazers Get Defensive, Down the Thunder 83-74
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader —
... Jason Quick from The Oregonian reported an interesting twist tonight. He wrote about Greg's vocal leadership and call for accountability. Then he said: ...
First Cup: Monday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Jason Quick of The Oregonian: "Nobody is ready to declare Greg Oden a leader yet. Not after one game. But what transpired here Sunday could be the start of the season's most important development. It could be when Greg Oden came out of his shell. When he became a little nasty. Very much intimidating. And an immensely powerful force on this team. It was so startling, so different, that Roy and Travis Outlaw were taking turns imitating Oden's deep growls at teammates during the game. 'TRAV! KEEP PLAYING! COME ON!' Outlaw said, mustering all the baritone he could from ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Jason Quick of The Oregonian: “Less than 12 hours after the Blazers’ defense had been sliced and diced for 111 points in Houston, leading some players to question the effort of the team, coach Nate McMillan talked to the Blazers about a simple concept: family. ‘Would you allow your brother to continue to do something he shouldn’t be doing? Or would you say something to him?’ McMillan remembers telling his team. ‘And that’s what it is all about. They are brothers out there, this is a family, and if we are not playing defense or you are not ...
The Afterparty: Blazers/Rockets/Thunder Game 3 and 4
Blaze of Love —
... could not return when the night before Blake found a way to. Roy went off in Houston, then couldn't buy a bucket in OKC. Travis Outlaw remains the worst player on this team. Dre Miller is struggling, really struggling. Martell Webster got torched and then was fortunate to find the coldest Kevin Durant in history. Rudy Fernandez has been non-existent. And now back home to take on the wildcard Hawks!
A vocal Oden is a great sign. [Jason Quick]
Good to grab an early road win. [Mike Barrett] ...
Full Court Press
Blazersedge —
... yet recovered nicely over the weekend. Oden has been the other consistently good player for the team, another fact that's been obvious over the games. Roy has been middling at +1/-1 through the first three, which is probably a product of time played and the closeness of those games, though he picked up a big + with the rest of the starting unit last night. Blake has been good, but did almost all of his positive last night.
Jason Quick on a more vocal Greg Oden...
Oden ended up with 12 points, 10 ...
Oden Slowly Emerging from His Cocoon
SLAM Online —
... According to the media in Portland, Greg Oden is turning into something of a leader: “As a matter of fact, there was nothing gentle about Oden on Sunday. With a voice that was as loud, forceful and stern as ever before, and with animated body language that has rarely, if ever, been seen from him in a Blazers uniform, Oden on Sunday barked, ordered and inspired his teammates. ‘There was once in Toronto last year … but it was not like this,’ Brandon Roy emphatically said. ‘Tonight, he was more vocal than ever. It was great. It was step ...
