my.nba.com - 7/27/2009
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LAS VEGAS -- After Saturday's Showcase, I ranked the top 10 players from this week's camp, starting with Kevin Durant. Since neither the game nor the practices were televised, and many of you want to know the skinny on your favorite guys, here are my thoughts on the other 10. In general, nobody ...
trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com - 7/27/2009
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Click here to watch video of the scrimmage
After two days of practice, Greg Oden wrapped up...
his stint at the USA Basketball mini-camp with a 10 rebound, seven-point performance in the Blue vs. White scrimmage at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday ...
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What Oden Did At Mini-Camp
lebasketbawl.com - 7/29/2009
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lebasketbawl.com —
New York Vinnie has been saying for years
what the big problem is this great Nation of...
ours! There just is not enough Frickin Common Sense ! If people just thought things through we would not have even half of the world’s problems that we have today! That is why from time to time your ...
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Oden Is On His Way To Being A Bust!
blazersedge.com - 7/23/2009
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Marc Spears , formerly of the Boston Globe
and now of Yahoo! Sports , delivers a very,...
very nice profile of Greg Oden. Go read it right now . The bombshell... To rebuild his confidence, Oden began visiting a sports psychologist. "A little shrink," he joked. ... The psychologist ...
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Greg Oden Visited A Sports Psychologist
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Full Court Press
Blazersedge —
... Duncan), but if healthy, Oden could be just the type of dominating shot blocker the U.S. team needs behind Dwight Howard. Oden wouldn't have to play big minutes (Howard's athleticism makes him ideal for international play), but he would be a frightening sight camped out in the lane.
John Schuhmann of NBA.com leaves Oden off his top 10 list. Totally understandable; had to save a spot for Kyle Korver. He then went on to blog this...
Greg Oden, C, Portland Showcase stats: 7 ...
Catching up on Oden, Miller
Blazers Blog —
... Rarely was he goaded into leaving his feet on pump fakes or hesitation moves. His lateral quickness and foot speed seem to be better now than anytime after the microfracture surgery. He's not winning any footraces out there, but he's doing a fine job of getting up and down the court. He's moving his feet really well, doing an excellent job of staying in front of his man. On one series in particular, Lopez threw a bevy of baseline moves at Oden, but he never took the bait. NBA.com's John Schuhmann: Oden defended the rim and rebounded better than any other big, but he showed ...
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thelakersnation.com 7/31/2009 — Big Bynum getting some love.
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My Candidates: Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum
This one is tough given that oft-injured Bynum may never develop into the type of big man many of us suspect he can be and Oden is ...
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blog.oregonlive.com 7/24/2009 — Forget the draft. Forget free agency. In many respects, this is the summer of Oden. Reports earlier this summer have Greg Oden working his tail off in Ohio, getting his game and his mind right, in preparations for this season....
Top 5 Breakout NBA Stars For Next Season
dimemag.com 7/27/2009 — I have feeling that the upcoming NBA season is going to be one for the books.
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2009 USA Basketball Showcase Results
slamonline.com 7/28/2009 — by Ryne Nelson
So you’re probably wondering… What was this USA Basketball Showcase? Well, it was a scrimmage featuring most of the America’s future stars. But there’s a bit more to it than that, actually.
Nineteen ...
Many Called, Few Will Be Chosen For Team USA
sportingnews.com 7/27/2009 — LAS VEGAS -- USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo was honest. Not many of the 20 players who were on the floor in Saturday's USA Basketball showcase--the culmination of a four-day minicamp featuring some of the NBA's best young talent--will crack ...
Oden Looking "Spry" - Durant Showered with Praise
blazeoflove.com 7/24/2009 —
Greg Oden and Kevin Durant were named in the same article today and not once did anyone mention the fact that they were from the same draft or try compare them in any sense. It's great that the media has finally moved on from that same ol' argument, but this article also proves once ...
US camp not same for Oden, Durant (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/24/2009
Kevin Durant was invited to practice with USA Basketball two years ago and nearly made the U.S. team. Greg Oden called in sick. That's been the way it's gone since they were chosen with the top two picks in the 2007 draft: Durant on the fast track to ...
