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There’s an interesting discussion going on in the comments of the Greg Oden thread just a couple of posts below.   Knickfan, who was lamenting people’s snap judgments of Oden in particular and of other things in general, seems to have struck a chord.   I know it has with ...
He's back....!!
He's back....!!
asternwarning.com — Greg Oden is back for the Blazers and thankfully this time, the pressure is off the big... man. Coming off the bench versus the Miami Heat, Oden played only 16 minutes, allowing him to re-acclimatise himself with competitive basketball without the anxiety that came with his initial game ... (more) He's back....!!
Greg Oden Hype Train
Greg Oden Hype Train
bustabucket.com — America needs to relax and enjoy Greg Oden. Last week he was a bust, and undoubtedly this... week he will be Portland's savior again. (more) Greg Oden Hype Train
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Super Dave Blazer of BlazersEdge with a must-read about the life of a sports fan. He eventually makes a good point about Greg Oden about all of this: "1978 was the year that the Blazers started 40-8 and then Walton hurt his foot and basically went down for the year. I didn't understand it. I mean, I understood the foot thing&even as a kid I knew what happened when people were hurt. But we had other centers, right? And Lucas was still there and Gross and Twardzik and everybody else. It wasn't that bad. We'd still win the championship. It would ...

NBA Essentials: Mo(u)rning in Detroit
FanHouse — ... Tim Kawakami. How Baron Davis and Robert Rowell screwed up two franchises. 4. Ball Don't Lie. Do NBA players/owners downsize on the eccentricity during a financial crisis? 5. Blog Maverick. Things Mark Cuban hates, in order: 1) To lose. 2) To lose. 3) The English language. 6. Blazer's Edge. A look at how one bad basketball moment can affect you for decades. NBA Essentials: ...

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Empty the Bench — ... - Star Tribune - Forget putting Randy Wittman on the hot seat–just fire the guy already. - Brownie Troop 666 - A successful day of surfcasting for Mr. Mickey Melchiando. - HOOPSWORLD - Thoughts on the Pistons’ 106-95 drubbing of the LA Lakers Friday night. - You Got Dunked On - Alright, we admit it: we’re absolute suckers for a Gerald Green dunk. - Blazer’s Edge - Three decades and counting for the Portland Trail Blazers and ...

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