What do you expect when Oden comes back?

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What do you expect when Oden comes back next year?

  1. Nothing special - Maybe 8 pts, 8 rebs, a couple of blocks

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  2. He'll eventually dominate - 15 pts, 10 rebs, 3 blocks

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  3. Weak sauce - 4 pts, 4 bds

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  4. He'll get hurt again and finally retire for good before he does much

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    59.0%
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  1. Stevenson

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    What do you think Greg will average next year, no matter what team he chooses?
     
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    A taller Brandon Roy
     
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    He'll be getting drunk at the bars in a new city.
     
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    I don't know if those numbers are "nothing special," given that there are only about 25 guys in the league getting 8+ rpg, and there are less than 10 guys getting a "couple of blocks" per game.
     
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    Yep, that line could have been enough to get us to WCF's at some point(except for our other injury issues).
     
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    I think he'll come back, look decent, and then get injured again. It's really only a matter of time.
     
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    exactly, there are all of 4 players getting 8/8 with 2 blocks, duncan, dho, hibbert, and noah

    that said, if he doesnt get injured and can still move laterally he will put that up give or take
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I hope for his sake that he can stay healthy and put up 8/8/2, but if history is any indicator he's got a tough road to hoe.
     
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    if he starts the season with a team next year, he will have been off the floor for over 1400 days straight...wowsa

    i like to go to his bbref page sometimes and drool over his stats in 09/10 (although he never made it to 10) and kick myself in the nuts

    as a 22 year old

    11.1/8.5/2.3 blocks in 23.9 mpg

    trb% of 21.9, block% of 7.7, ws/48 of .214!

    :(
     
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    As was said, 8/8/2 isn't nothing special, esp for him but 15/10/3 isn't dominating either. For examples of dominating, look up David Robinson, Akeem, and Shaq. They dominated. There are no dominant centers in the league right now. Heat don't even have a center and they're champs!
     
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    I have to hand it to the guy for at least trying to come back. I have had doubts that he has the strength of will to do the conditioning/rehab work.

    I mean, since presumably he doesn't need the $, maybe he's coming back because he really wants to play and loves the game.
     
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    he'll be the top defensive center in the league within a few months. he's basically what we need to get to a legit playoff team. blah!
     
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    Just sign him ourselves if he an pass an examination - he owes it to Portland to return a Blazer if he is truly able to play and can prove so by working out in front of brass and medical staff....
     
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    Greg Oden will never return to the scene of the crime. Not ever.
     
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    I voted eventually dominate because I hope he does.
     
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    When I read the title to this thread I thought you meant what do I expect to happen when Oden comes back to the Rose Garden next season. My first thought was that I expect his knees to explode the moment he steps on the court. Kind of like ceramic jars stuffed with fire crackers on the 4th of July.
     
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    Who's the moron who got rid of Oden?
     
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    I was thinking the same thing. I would kill for us to have a center to be that "Nothing Special"
     
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    WAIT so a team picked him up? Which team? When is he supposed to come back?
     
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