It's a damn shame he cant' stay healthy. It's not his fault but damn! I don't buy this 'snakebitten' BS, he's injury prone to the max. *Broken Wrist *Microfracture *Sprained Ankle *Sprained Foot When he's on the court I think a lot of fans will be in constant worry that he'll land wrong or some freak injury will happen ...again and again and again. Don't step on a crack, you might break Greg's back.
Freaking guy couldn't even complete summer league because he needed his tonsils taken out. Get back in shape Greg, please. Pretty please. I want the slender Greg back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wts9V9kIKH4
24 hours ago I was thinking how crappy it would be to see Greg leave next summer. Now I'm couldn't care less.
For his sake I hope he can get healthy. I can't imagine going through what he's been though. As a Blazer fan I totally give up hope on him. You can only take so much. This is the 3rd (or 4th?) season ending injury.
The worst part is that I can't even remember the timeline for his injuries and what happened when ... OK maybe that's not the worst part?
I don't even know what "giving up on him" means, as a fan, since we take no actions (unless the action you take is to stop following the team or buying tickets). I currently don't expect him to provide any value to the Blazers, as it seems like this season is in jeopardy for him and the team probably can't commit a significant contract to a player who's played only one season's worth of games over his entire rookie contract. But I still know Oden exists and if he were to play this season and play well, that's great and perhaps Oden will be brought back. If not, that simply meets my current expectations, so no big deal.
Greg Oden is already one of the most legendary centers in the history of the NBA. They should write songs about him. Dirges, mostly.