(Slightly OT): If Oden signs for minimum w/Heat...

I would love to find out where you heard that. Greg is as down to earth and nice as anybody I've ever met....... let alone an NBA player! Cool and very chill!

 

The thread title is laughable.

Oden is the last person in the world who should think, "Now that I've arrived, now that I've achieved all I want in basketball, now that I have all the money I'll ever want, there's only one thing left to top off my superlative career so my grandchildren will have nothing to question about my life...I'LL PLAY FOR THE MINIMUM AND GET ME A RING."

 

Do the voices in his head count as an inside source?

 

The adoring fans.

 

It's incredibly far-fetched. The only way the Heat would be interested in him in 2012 is if he (at least mostly) plays through the 2011-12 season. No team is going to be interested in a guy who's missed essentially three straight seasons and four of his first five.

And if he does play through the next season, he's going to be extremely desirable to teams. There's no way, at age 24, he's going to sign an MLE deal just to be a role-player on a presumptive title-caliber team with three stars. That's what someone who's either old and wants to win one before they retire or someone with no other options does. The Blazers will likely offer him a large deal if he has a healthy, strong season and I doubt they'd be the only team.

 

There is a way, though. That's if he does it. I don't think it's at all likely, but considering this thread was for some reason about the veterans' minimum, my hypothetical scenario makes more sense than Oden signing for the minimum to play in Miami, which I do think is 'far-fetched', or even 'never going to happen'.

 

I wasn't saying there was no way for it to be possible in a universe of near-infinite possibilities. I was saying that there is no way, IMO, that he does it.

I took "it's not that far-fetched" as you saying it was within the reasonable range of likelihoods. But since in this post you say you don't think it's at all likely, I guess that's not what you meant. So we (largely) agree.

 

1st... I don't want Greg Oden gone, I think he owes Ptown some great basketball, I know I'm not alone there!!!
2nd.. Greg has gotten quite a reputation in Ptown and the club scene, ask around. It's not hard to find out. There's only a handful of hot spots in this town and Greg has gotten drunk and been quoted saying "CLASSY" things in most of them.
3rd... Portland has had bad Mojo with Greg... I think he knows this too.. he hears the national analysts saying he should start over elsewhere and begin a new! I haven't heard Greg say a word in six months like... I owe Portland some great basketball and can't wait to live up to my #1 pick. These fans are great and I want to stay a Blazer! Have you?
4th... Greg didn't even clap for his teamates in the playoffs.. was there and watched it... Does that seem like a guy who's bought into stickin around long term?

My hope is that Greg will give back to Portland all the heart the fans have shown him over his hobbled career. Do I think that will happen? Guess we'll know soon enough.


As for you..Yenniedn... It seems that the only reason you comment on my post is to attack me personally! Once again not one piece of basketball insight has been shown by you. Shocker! Get a hobby sport, you're starting to look like a stalker!

 

Details!

 

Hey Ape, your fantastic posts ARE my hobby. In fact, Sport, they are my life! And that's because they are always so very well thought out, always backed by irrefutable facts, well written and never the result of any irrational emotions!

Hmmm, the iPad doesn't do green text so I'm not sure if you could tell that I was fibbing up there. Take it as a compliment that your posts almost always force a reply out of me b/c you're own of those "fans" that seldomly ever posts but you can bet that when you do, it's going to be some irrational bitching and moaning based on halfcocked ramblings that typically end with excessive exclamation marks. When was the last time you posted something (anything at all) positive about this team that you're supposed to be a fan of?

In this fine example, you throw out some baseless claim about how Oden's the devil off-camera while you've got thehispanicthatcausespanic saying the opposite. Now should I take the word of a guy who actually sees Greg all season long and actually talks/ hangs out with him or just believe the Ape because he's got his ears to the ground and "heard" that Oden's a two faced TV character? Hate to borrow a line from the PapaG/MediocreMan routine but howsabout a link, eh?

If your claim ever gets proven to be true, I'll be the first to sincerely apologize to you publicly. But until then, it looks a lot like more senseless exclamation marks from you.

 

Could just be Oden can't handle his liquor or is an angry drunk?
I'd seriously pay to hear Oden say this: "Do you know who I AM? IM THE TRIPOD BITCH!"

 

Chris Broussard suck off LeBrick and get it over with! The whole comment makes no sense. Seriously how do you even post something so stupid and have a job with ESPN? Oden is not gonna sign a league minimum contract so he can gift wrap a ring to LeBrick. Good god this man is just dumb

 

He does hate Portland. He will play for the Bulls. Can't really blaim him. Needs a change and needs to stay healthy. Portland needs a nhl or mlb team badly.

 

The article doesn't say that, though.