I think Greg Oden. He is so big and bulky, sort of like Dwight Howard. Also, I think his long arms will help his case alot.
I have to go with Greg Oden. Although I have not seen him play a college game yet and you can't really compare two players that haven't both played on the same level yet (except high school), he seems pretty committed. He has worked very hard while his hand has been injured and he has added weight and gotten a lot better with his left hand. Being committed like that is really good for a freshman, I was impressed. If he plays as good as he has been hyped up to be, there is no way Noah will be better than him.
I havent seen either person play a whole lot, but I really dont need to. I know the body frame of Gred Oden and that is all that I need to know. He is a complete beast and when I have watched him play, his defense and shot blocking skills are amazing. Also, he is just so big and strong that he will be able to overpower alot of players in the NBA. Noah is a very talented player and a pretty good defender as well but he isnt bulky enough in my opinion. I dont know how you can go wrong with picking Oden.
Greg Oden will be a better player cause of his size, with his long arms he will be able to swat balls and will be a monster on the boards. But Noah isnt going to be bad either his experience will help him come right into the nba and possibly start right away, I think he will he might put up better offensive numbers then oden
This is a dumb question in my opinion. Greg Oden will be SOOO much better offensively. Joakim Noah DOES NOT have a ready for the NBA offensive game. His post game needs alot of work, and he is mainly a face to the basket guy.Greg Oden just finished hs, and already has a solid post game, he can shoot it a bit, very athletic, can get inside and score, etc..He'll be a 25+ ppg guy along with outstanding defense and rpg and bpg, whereas Joakim Noah will be a great defender, but not close to Greg on offense.That's just my 2 cents.
How many times have you seen Oden play? From what I have seen, he doesn't have that polished of an offensive game what so ever. His niche in the NBA is going to be his defensive presence. He is going to be an amazing shot blocker, and with his big body it is going to be very hard to score on him in the low block. The few times that I have seen him play, I have never seen him take a shot out of the lane. All I have seen him do are dunks, layups, and no deeper than 7 foot jumpers. Also, as of right now, Noah's offensive game is more diverse. He can step it out a little bit, and his post moves are better as well from what I have seen. Oden will score more in his prime but it has to do with his power and size...not his offensive skillset.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Greg Oden will be a better player cause of his size, with his long arms he will be able to swat balls and will be a monster on the boards.</div>what? Noah is just as tall and his arms are probably just as long. He averaged 14 points a game last season with the Gators and his quickness and leaping ability will make him a fierce, pesky rebounder. I can't really decide, I'd have to say it's a wash. Oden is going to be injured until January and watching what he does in high school is pretty much irrelevant. Those games on ESPN were a joke, he was a man among boys. I want to see him play at the college level before I can start making assumptions on his game.
The only thing I can comment on is that when you said in high school, he was "a man among boys", it is going to be the same thing for him in college. There arent that many 7 footers in college, and if there are a few, NONE of them have the build that Oden does. Not even Noah.
Obviously Greg Oden. He's the most highly acclaimed high school center to come out since Shaquille O'Neal. I like Joakim Noah but Oden's on a totally other level potential wise.
