Thursday, September 13, 2007
Injury Prone?
It looks like Greg Oden is going to be out for the year. I couldn't help but notice that at nearly every point in his short post high school career he has had some sort of health problem. From the wrist, to the teeth, and now the knee. Maybe he really is an old man and his body is breaking down...but seriously, the Blazers have to be a little worried here. I want Oden to be successful, he seems like a really great kid, but so far in his career he hasn't had a chance to scratch the surface of his potential. Think of what he would have done to the competition in college with his good hand...I wish I didn't have to wonder what he would have done to the players in the NBA with two good knees. Oden was the next great big man, and he definitely still might be, but if he never reaches his potential everyone will wonder "what if" and that is a shitty thing to think about.
There are some positive things though. For one, Oden is more of a power player that doesn't rely on his quickness as much as someone such as Amare, and we saw this past summer and the last NBA season that Amare really hasn't lost anything. Let's just hope this is the last injury at the beginning of a great career.
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I remember seeing that picture somewhere before. It's awesome.
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