touching on the fact the NJ has no player that can handle Oden! If Oden goes into tonights game and demands the ball, NJ will be in trouble. If Oden is going, LA will pick um apart from 10 feet! I think this game has a hell of alot more to do with Oden. Dump it in and let ODEN get evil! This could really be a statement game for ODEN!!!
I wouldn't call Lopez a "force" in the middle, but he's long and he's been having a pretty decent year ... unfortunately I don't think it really matters who Greg is matched up with since our bigs (especially Greg) are going to get murdered by VC and Harris and be in a lot of foul trouble early, because none of our guards are particularly good perimeter defenders. Hell, maybe Nate will go with a trapping defense using LaMarcus and a point on Harris, or he'll put Nicolas on him, but frankly I see this being a terrible game in terms of matchups.
im sure lopez will be motivated to show he is odens equal, hopefully oden can prove him wrong and dominate.
The other night Lopez threw down like 30 ane 12 or something crazy like that. Don't get overconfident.
Well I've see him undefendable when he's in deep! Shaq is the same! You're right Oden makes his free throws.... ha
Did I miss Shaq learning how to stroke the three or something? I'd say that Odens game at this time is almost the same as Shaqs. I think in time Oden will be more dangerous as he can use both hands and of course.....make free throws. Shaq does have the market covered on power dunks and getting the foul though!
Shaq's moves in the post were so much more fluid than Greg's post game is right now ... granted he was given a lot of leeway with that big elbow of his, but his footwork was miles ahead of Greg.
This would require a player to actually get the ball to Oden while he's in position, which is highly unlikely at this point. Steve did a pretty good job of it against Chicago, so I'm not sure if this is going to be possible with him out.
