Greg Oden - Page 2

Cavaliers2332 · 11-27-2006, 05:43 PM

Oden will win Frosh of the year because he is the best player in College Basketball. He might be a little rusty after his injury but he will teturn to dominane in no time.

Fitzgerald#11 · 12-02-2006, 06:45 PM

14pts 10reb 5blk in his 1st game

cooldude32 · 12-02-2006, 09:16 PM

Not bad for his first game.

Adam Hande · 12-03-2006, 10:37 PM

Not bad at all. I wish he could've played vs UNC, but I guess that was too big a game for him to return on. But once he gets the cast off, watch out.

sc37 · 12-05-2006, 06:54 PM

ssorta late getting here...but i'm very impressed considering he did everything with his opposite hand

DocK16 · 12-08-2006, 11:29 PM

Oden is overrated.

He may not even be the best freshman on the team.

Mike Conley, Jr. was pretty damn impressive during the UNC game.

Oden doesn't have the same offensive ability as say, Brandon Wright or Spencer Hawes.

Defensively, he's an advanced specimen, but he looks awkward on the offensive end of the court.

He'll have a strong season since he'll be a mismatch for almost every team that he faces, but there'll be freshmen that have a bigger impact on their teams, and a couple that'll simply be better. But thanks to national exposure people won't know that.

Right now, the two best freshmen in the nation appear to be Chase Budinger and Brandon Wright.

cooldude32 · 12-09-2006, 09:32 PM

Here's game 2:

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxsco...200 612090443

22 minutes
16 points (8/8 fg's, 0/3 ft's)
3 blocks
4 rebounds
1 steal
2 assists

sc37 · 12-09-2006, 11:05 PM

If you think he's only ok right now...wait till he's got two good hands. I mean the man is playing pretty well right now in the first two games in limited time and is doing it all with his left hand. Just wait till he gets the use of his natural hand back.

Adam Hande · 12-10-2006, 01:42 AM

Nice to see him back to dunking lol. I'm assuming he's slowly returning back to his right hand?

DocK16 · 12-11-2006, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sc37

If you think he's only ok right now...wait till he's got two good hands. I mean the man is playing pretty well right now in the first two games in limited time and is doing it all with his left hand. Just wait till he gets the use of his natural hand back.

Not to take anything away from a man (adolescent) that's shooting free-throws with his off hand, but Oden is a dunker. It's not as though he makes his mark facing the basket or shooting jump hooks. Dunking is a talent that can be conquered with either or both hands, so his strength isn't hindered by the hand injury by any means.

The main reason that I consider him to be overrated is not because he doesn't dominate. He seems to do just that.

I think he's overrated because he's not that skilled offensively, and won't face a respectable match up until he becomes a pro.

Defensively he may be all that, and there's no question that there's a presence about him that intimidates opponents, but it's still difficult to consider a player to be great when he's so limited offensively.

Of course, I've always considered Shaq to be grossly overrated, and again it's because he's a man among boys, with a limited bag of tricks.

It's hard for me to give full credit to any player that can't shoot jump shots or step outside, a la Timmy D.

By the way... correction on the best freshman in the nation:

Kevin Durant.

He might be the most dominant player in all of college basketball.

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11-27-2006, 05:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cavaliers2332 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 73 Points: 60.00	Oden will win Frosh of the year because he is the best player in College Basketball. He might be a little rusty after his injury but he will teturn to dominane in no time.

12-02-2006, 06:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Fitzgerald#11 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 354 Points: 345.00	14pts 10reb 5blk in his 1st game

12-02-2006, 09:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
cooldude32 Basketball Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UT Posts: 6,768 Points: 14261.35	Not bad for his first game.

12-03-2006, 10:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
Adam Hande TSB Blogger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,019 Points: 80.00	Not bad at all. I wish he could've played vs UNC, but I guess that was too big a game for him to return on. But once he gets the cast off, watch out.

12-05-2006, 06:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
sc37 Columbus Blue Jackets Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: OH-IO Posts: 2,608 Points: 3230.00	ssorta late getting here...but i'm very impressed considering he did everything with his opposite hand

12-08-2006, 11:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
DocK16 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 193 Points: 50.00	Oden is overrated. He may not even be the best freshman on the team. Mike Conley, Jr. was pretty damn impressive during the UNC game. Oden doesn't have the same offensive ability as say, Brandon Wright or Spencer Hawes. Defensively, he's an advanced specimen, but he looks awkward on the offensive end of the court. He'll have a strong season since he'll be a mismatch for almost every team that he faces, but there'll be freshmen that have a bigger impact on their teams, and a couple that'll simply be better. But thanks to national exposure people won't know that. Right now, the two best freshmen in the nation appear to be Chase Budinger and Brandon Wright.

12-09-2006, 09:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
cooldude32 Basketball Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UT Posts: 6,768 Points: 14261.35	Here's game 2: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxsco...200 612090443 22 minutes 16 points (8/8 fg's, 0/3 ft's) 3 blocks 4 rebounds 1 steal 2 assists

12-09-2006, 11:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
sc37 Columbus Blue Jackets Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: OH-IO Posts: 2,608 Points: 3230.00	If you think he's only ok right now...wait till he's got two good hands. I mean the man is playing pretty well right now in the first two games in limited time and is doing it all with his left hand. Just wait till he gets the use of his natural hand back.

12-10-2006, 01:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
Adam Hande TSB Blogger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,019 Points: 80.00	Nice to see him back to dunking lol. I'm assuming he's slowly returning back to his right hand?