Hornets 87, Blazers 82 : Oden Gets Comfortable
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Maybe you saw it, maybe you didn't. Tonight something happened. Reminiscent of the Incredible Hulk or some other super hero who begins to find his powers, Greg began to find his. In only about 24 minutes, Greg managed to not only record his first ever double-double, but he added 4 blocks and an intangible presence that I'm sure made a few Hornets players think, "uh oh." I can't even tell you how excited I was to see Greg with that drop step baseline dunk or the ridiculous goal tend block late in the game. I think tomorrow we will see more of the ...
Greg Oden : How you like me now??
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No, the title isn't a direct quote from Greg Oden, but that's what I hope he is thinking after having his proper coming out party in the NBA versus the New Orleans Hornets last night. Being the humble soul that he is, Oden will likely be most disappointed that the Blazers didn't get the win over the Hornets, but he did have some personally satisfying performances in his 11 point, 11 rebound, 4 block night. Once again coming off the bench, the big guy logged only 24 minutes to achieve his double-double and is clearly getting into the swing of things a bit more.
Here are two highlights of the game, showing his ability at both ends of the ...
The Greg Oden Hype Train
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It may not happen immediately Monday morning. It just might take a few days. But sooner, rather than later, the nation is going to take a look at Greg Oden’s stats this past weekend and do a complete 180 on their Greg-Oden-is-Sam-Bowie-type of comments. I'm quite certain that tomorrow, the ‘Greg Oden hype train’ will depart once again, chugging up the hill with familiar sounds of “G.O. is the ‘savior’…”, “the Trailblazers are contenders…”, until it picks up speed with even more rhetoric associated with the 2007 draft's #1 pick. The first point of discussion regards the willingness of some to prematurely cast aside the career of Oden, ...
Ballin’: Shaq’s Hard Foul; Oden’s Big Weekend
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Detroit 86, Phoenix 104: First, view the foul that got Shaq ejected. Now, his quote: “The law of physics states that a body in motion stays in motion. And if you have two objects that meet in the air, the smaller object is going to fall much harder at the same rate of speed it was going. I’ve never been the type of player to take anyone out. I was going for the ball.” Phoenix shot .569 from the field, and .571 from the foul line.
Miami 96, Toronto 107: Seven players scored in double figures, led by Bosh’s 27, and the Raptors dominated the glass (52-35) to win at ...
