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A record scrimmage crowd of 11,021 is on hand to greet the Blazers at the Rose Garden They came to see Greg Oden on Friday, the first chance to witness why so much of a fuss has been made over...
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There's a lot of Rust on Greg
Blazersedge — ... he looked a lot like Clifford Ray. He’s just not ready yet. He’s walking on eggshells — tentative in just about everything he does. Not explosive, either. It’s going to take time for him to find himself and to get comfortable with everything. It’s going to happen for him, but everyone is going to have to be patient. He’s not in top shape yet and needs to play enough to forget his injury and just let it all hang out. Here's some more Quick with quotes from GO and Nate. I'm already seeing you ...

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BallerBlogger.com — ... Jason Quick of The Oregonian:  “Fernandez didn’t disappoint. He was the flashiest and perhaps the sharpest player on the night. He made his first three three-pointers and finished with 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting, including 4 of 9 from three-point range. But what many will remember most is the Spaniard’s passing. He executed what McMillan called a “freaky” pass — a 180-degree, wrap-around pass to Travis Outlaw on a fast break that had everybody looking at the video screen to see it again. Later, he threw a long fast-break bounce pass between ...

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blazersedge.com 10/5/2008 — Aside from the huge crowd last night, which was headline-worthy (congrats to you if you were there! It's amazing what a difference there is in excitement when the lower bowl is 11,000 real fans rather than, say, 5,000 real fans and 6,000 people ...
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blog.ingamenow.com 10/8/2008 — Over a year in the making but center Greg Oden has finally played basketball as a Portland Trailblazer. A Rose Garden crowd of over 19,000 gave the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft a standing ovation. Then big No. 52 gave the fans a dunk just two minutes into the game...
Blazers' Oden OK after rolling ankle in practiceSI.com - NBA 10/1/2008
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McMillan: Oden's Ankle OK After Rolling It In PracticeNBA.com: News 10/1/2008
Portland center Greg Oden is OK after rolling his right ankle during the first day of training camp.
Oden OK after rolling ankle at practiceFOXSports.com News for NBA 10/1/2008
Portland center Greg Oden is OK after rolling his right ankle during the first day of training camp. "He's fine," Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said Wednesday. "Everybody, he's fine. He's OK." Oden, who missed all of his rookie season because of ...
Greg Oden rolls ankle as Blazers begin practiceThe Seattle Times: Sports 10/1/2008
Portland center Greg Oden is OK after rolling his right ankle during the first day of training camp. "He's fine," Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said Wednesday. "Everybody, he's fine. He's OK."
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Finally, with the imminent debut of Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazer fans are giddy with expectation. Understandable, considering the top draft pick of 2007 was moth-balled that entire season due to micro-fracture knee surgery. Still, the young ...