13 years ago today...

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    13 years ago today the Blazers drafted 49 year old Greg Oden. only 3 years to go until he can get social security!
     
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    And 36 years and change since the Blazers drafted Sam Bowie instead of Michael Jordan.

    If we’re celebrating draft misery, we ought to get that one in there.
     
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    Looks like we had some guards back then who excelled at dishing off to a big man. Didn't really see much of note from Oden.
     
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    Don't forget trading down for Martell Webster instead of taking Chris Paul!
     
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    I can honestly say.....one of the most fun things I've been a part of as not just a Blazer empolyee, but a fan! I just didn't believe what I was seeing! UNREAL!

     
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    This looks like a math teacher trying to explain the difference between base10 and base8.
     
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    Man! seems like yesterday. I was like that crowd at my home in Denver. Then came all the workouts, and i had Oden tinted glasses on. Remember some guys on the Blazer Forum were totally on the Durant bandwagon. But all i could see was this dominating, incredibly talented center. Survey says "X"
     
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    I remember seeing the interview after Durant had his workout, and I could see the "Eye of the Tiger", driven and focused, in him. Whenever I saw Oden interviewed I didn't see that but his size was impressive.
    I was hands down Oden selection but I had a feeling Durant was the real deal...
     
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    Everybody but Houston, Orlando and LA were taking Greg first. #BlazersCurse
     
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    Pritchard said all 29 said they’d take Oden. Why didn’t Houston want him?
     
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    Everyone involved in that debacle have either moved on or passed on. At some point is somebody going to tell the real story of what happened?
     
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    I'll never forget the lunchtime rally at the Square the next day - everyone wasn't just excited, we were planning on a dynasty. What an epic disaster.
     

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