Greg Oden cleared at "end of summer" for basketball activities

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So it seems maybe we might have a Oden next season. I'm crossing my fingers!

 

Who was speaking there, magnifier?

 

Nate

http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/5/18/2178405/canzano-nate-mcmillan-interview

 

If he can't start doing floor stuff until the end of the summer, and given his history of being a fairly slow healer, then that tells me he might be ready to play in an actual NBA game sometime in December ... taking into account the lockout of course. This also assumes that he doesn't suffer any more setbacks.

Yeesh.

 

Q.O. ... no play ... UFA

I'd be shocked if this doesn't happen.

 

Ditto

 

This is the only thing GO could do that would make me think he is classless and hope he doesn't succeed wherever he goes.

 

If he does this it tells me two things. He's a brilliant business man (or is receiving brilliant business advice) and he wants to get the fuck out.

 

Scardy cats

I fully expect Oden to be starting 2012, and full form for the playoff's! After all thats all I care about. Look at Udonis Haslem comin back, Beastin! Well worth the wait. If we had G Oden this year we would be in Dallas' place right now

 

And I'm sure there are robot housekeepers and flying cars in this parallel universe you reside in. As for the rest of us living in this universe there are other "realities" facing Greg and this team.

 

For sake of argument, let's assume Oden is 100% healthy by the end of 2011.

He won't have played basketball in TWO years. The odds of him being able to shake off all that rust and contribute is almost nil.

 

Shush you.

 

I think Oden sitting out another year will lower his value. If he comes back and shows any sign of dominate defensive play for a sustained period, he is looking at a max contract.

The fact he risk injury by playing is something that most clubs already know and should expect. If he gets hurt again, what does it do but cement in what everyone already thinks. He plays most of a season without getting hurt, he can write his own ticket.

If I'm his agent I tell him to go have a kick ass year.

 

Plus, he still hasn't shown that he can consistently produce in this league. His rookie year was pretty much a mess. Early last season, he could still hardly ever stay in the game longer than 3 minutes without picking up 2 quick fouls. He was JUST starting to figure it out before he broke his patella. He had the great game against Chicago and the 20 rebounds against Miami, but we have no idea if he was going to do that consistently or just revert back to being a non-factor.

 

There's going to be a lockout so who cares

 

Greg was never a "non-factor".

Back to OP. If end of the Summer he's going to be cleared for basketball activity, why are some of you saying he won't be ready to play until December? He obviously won't be cleared for basketball activity if the patella hasn't healed. But if it is, do really think he'd need 4 or 5 months more to get out on the floor?

 

Not sure if he'll 'need' it, just being generous and giving him some time to get back into the Groove, after all this is the NBA. We've come this far without him, No point in rushing him back.

 

This is exactly what's going to happen.

 

Pretty much a non factor this night. Couldn't stay on the floor. Only grabbed two rebounds. No blocks. 33% shooting. And a loss.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200902060OKC.html