Oden Gets an A+ for Effort
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... Blazers assistant coaches Bill Bayno and Kaleb Canales have “thrown everything but the kitchen sink” at Oden over the last two weeks to prepare the former #1 pick for the upcoming season. Bayno reports the workouts have been divided equally between offense and defense, with an empasis on Oden’s lateral quickness, footwork, and balance. Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune has the story: ...
Greg Oden gets an 'A-plus' in summer workouts
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... , Greg Oden spent a few weeks in June working out with Jerryd Bayless in Columbus and Phoenix. More recently, as Kerry Eggers writes today , Oden is back in Portland putting in more offseason work with former Blazer Brian Grant and assistant coach Bill Bayno, who gives Oden an A-plus. Bayno says the workouts have been divided about equally between defense and offense. "On defense, we've worked on lateral quickness, where he has to read and react and block shots," the Portland assistant says. "Greg has surprised me how quick he is laterally. This is the first time I've put ...
Points in the Paint
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... upgrade awaits. The Suns have a 26-and-under team but for Nash, Hill and Jason Richardson, 28. ‘You’ve got to move forward to the next era,’ Kerr said. ‘That is one of the reasons we’ve added the players we’ve had and added the youth.’”
On his blog, Greg Oden writes that he’s spending his summer staying up until “4 in the morning every week night” to watch back-to-back episodes of “Cold Case.” Apparently, he works out in the afternoon.
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