Back to the topic at hand: Great article and I agree on all points. I'd 100 times over rather have him waving around that weapon as opposed to the whole Arenas debacle.
I agree with the article as well. The moment I heard about the entire Oden mess, I was thinking it was a non-issue, and it seems that during the apology Greg was taking it more seriously than anyone else. But I think as Blazer fans we just don't want the image of the organization or any of it's players to be negative, after enduring the JailBlazer era.
Is that you in your Avatar? If so, I wouldn't be going up to the big tough convict and punching him in the mouth. You would be giving him head without all those shiny white teeth.
While I think he was incredibly embarrassed, I think he had to come across the way he did (solemn, apologetic) even if he didn't want to. If he had been aloof and laughing the Portland media would have completely crucified him. Probably even more so than if he hadn't apologized at all. I honestly feel bad for our players because of the way they are placed under a microscope.
Repped. This take is exactly right and explains why I haven't looked at either GO's photos or the Erin Andrews video.
It's a sports message board forum. If you're taking anyone here SERIOUSLY, you're missing the whole point of the board.
If that's you in your avatar, it looks like you weren't even born until after the so-called "jailblazers era", which a minority of fans were overly manipulated by the media to get their panties in a bundle over.
Given HCP's example of freshman and the first football practice, I was under the impression we were just throwing around stupid metaphor's. I wasn't aware that it was going to be taken so seriously. It wasn't literal, no reason to get up in arms. Back on topic, to MrSelfDestruct I agree completely, he made the right move, acting the way he did. Covering his own backside, so the situation didn't get any worse, he didn't give the media or anyone else any room to over-exaggerate like they tend to do. (e.g. Brandon Roy and "The Star-Spangled Banner") It's sad that the squeaky clean image the organization has been striving for, puts the team under that microscope you're talking about. But that's just the way it is.
Well rookie, I actually have been the tough guy in prison and you have a very purty mouth so I would step very cautiously son.
Great article..I'm just glad ppl like Canzano haven't made a bigger deal out of it than they already have.
Well you're no Minstrel (true MVP), but the rookie with his picture and you with your third person are like a clash of the tween-titans.
I'm too old to get up in arms......and why are metaphors stupid? Sounds like you are stereotyping metaphors. If you have been around metaphors for as long as I have, you will find that there are quite a few intelligent metaphors.
Ya, I don't see anything wrong with what Oden did. It was a bit naive, but that's not a crime. He just trusted the wrong person.
