The Greg Oden Watch "OFFICIAL" Thread...

Greg Oden is a horrible person

 

I mean, what was he doing playing basketball with Nate Bishop at 24 Fitness en he was supposed to be rehabbing?

 

Well in Gregs defense everyone does or says things they regret and people also grow up. Then again some people never really grow up.

 

He will dominate and we won't look foolish. He never took us seriously and we had no chance keeping him.

 

Greg Oden appears to be leaning toward the Miami Heat or New Orleans Pelicans, according to a source.

Oden is also being pursued by the San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks.

Oden has looked lean and agile in the workouts, according to multiple eyewitnesses that spoke with ESPN's Marc Stein.

Oden hasn't played since December of 2009.

 

I thought Oden's meniscus was fine, were those ever injured? The three microfractures were articular cartiledge on the end of the bone which microfracture can fix. Busted kneecap was a bone that can fully heal. So in theory he may be able to make a full recovery, as opposed to an injury like Roy where all the menisucus was damaged and removed leaving him with bone on bone.

 

So he'll be like Bill Walton, Brandon Roy, and Sam Bowie, and go on to multiple MVPs after leaving Portland because of injuries?

 

How is that for certain? Dude was a lush. He was seen out all over town while 'rehabbing'. He was seen in Indy with a table full of drinks in front of him summer of 2011. The photo was even posted on this board.

 

Nash got traded. Dirk stopped drinking.

 

Link? He was out partying the entire time he was "rehabbing" in Portland. The guy was an immature doofball in Portland, and the excuse-making for him by some of you, while not a surprise, does make me laugh. The guy weighed 280 lbs., rarely could play, and people are shocked that his knee-cap shattered?

 

It means "go with God", loosely. I'm not sure why maxiep would post it. Is he being paid to rehabilitate Oden's image? Oden was a bust here, and he didn't care enough to try and stop drinking to get himself back on the court. Now, he needs a paycheck, and I'm sure some team will be dumb enough to give the guy the vet minimum next year.

 

You can't regenerate cartilage. Oden, if he plays, will need microfracture again someday. He's looking for a paycheck, and a team signing him had better have his knees checked out thoroughly, because if they don't, I can see Oden suing them someday for 'allowing' him to play.

 

I could be wrong, but I thought he had partial meniscus removal with his 1st surgery where they also did MF, as well as his fractured patella. Does anyone else know? If I'm wrong, thanks to Draco for giving me the head's up and anyone else who answers for educating me.

 

Is there a link between drinking and weakened knee cartilage and patella bones?

 

MF creates scar tissue which can replicate the role of cartilage. Draco is correct in the effect, while not quite accurate technically. I think his meaning was clear enough.

 

No. But there's certainly a link between drinking and bad judgment, poor work ethic, and depression.

 

The scar tissue degenerates, though. We went over this when Oden had his first micro-fracture surgery. The scar tissue provides a 'cushion', but it's not a replacement permanently, and eventually the scar tissue breaks down.

 

Maybe. Can you prove that drinking helps rehabilitate knees, and keeps off weight? Oden himself even said he drank too much. Am I the only one who remembers this interview? Why would Oden bring it up if he didn't think of it as yet another excuse?

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id...-overall-pick-greg-oden-injury-plagued-career

It's not like Oden stopped drinking after that, either? He's a Good Time Charlie who didn't take his injuries seriously, IMO. He'll be 26 years-old in January, and can't possibly be the athletic freak he was before all of his injuries, unless he is some sort of medical miracle.

 

What were the accounts that he rehabbed poorly? By all accounts, he was pretty dedicated. As for what he did after work, drinking is legal. It's certainly better than what many other players did when they weren't playing or at practice.

If I were Oden, I'd be horribly depressed. He was a young Midwestern kid stuck in the PNW with the weight of a franchise's expectations on his shoulders. His body betrayed him and he really was never part of this team. Rehab is lonely, and Portland is much different than Indianapolis or Columbus.

Once you make a little bit of money, it ceases to buy you happiness after a certain point.

I'm not making excuses for him, as I think he owed this franchise a bit more loyalty than he showed us, but I'm not putting the blame on him personally. I think his body just wasn't built for the NBA. I hope he gets back to being the funloving kid he was when he entered the league rather than the brooding hulk he became.

 

Mkay. Did anyone state otherwise? Not all MFs are successful. Sometimes the bone just doesn't generate enough scar tissue. It should be a fix that can sustain a decade of play, however. It just wasn't the case with Oden.