Oden hopes to return this season

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  1. KingSpeed

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    Sure but he couldn't stay on the floor because he couldn't defend without fouling. He had games with 4 points and 2 or 3 rebounds. Hardly dominant no matter what the advanced stats say. Yes, he had a couple good weeks before he went down but so what? Lots of players are capAble of a couple good weeks. Learn the game, then post.
     
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    I want Oden to go to another team. I want us to punish him everytime we play him. Then after the game; local fans get him pissed drunk and play playstation with him.
     
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    Well, him not playing in 394 games seems to be a bigger "look at his stats" argument here.
     
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    You are being ridiculous, Eric. You mention a "couple good weeks", but refuse to acknowledge that his CAREER PER is off the charts. Not just a couple of weeks worth

    As for why he didn't play more, you need look no further than Ass Clown. Oden easily could have averaged 30 minutes a game, but Nate refused to play him more
     
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    WIN
     
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    I'm not saying he's not injury prone, or risky at best. I am saying when on the floor he was an absolute difference maker
     
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    Well yeah and that was why we drafted him. But the pick was a bust because it doesn't matter. He will never be healthy enough to make any difference.
     
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    easily averaged? There was this little problem called "fouls" that stopped him from playing games.
     
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    Oden averaged 6 fouls PER 36 minutes his last year playing, so by my math he could have easily averaged 30 minutes per game without fouling out
     
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    you show me any player who put up decent #'s while averaging 5 fouls per game and I'll retract my statement.
     
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    Greg Oden had the best rebounding rate in the league, he was a good shot blocker, and he abused many players down low. If he had stayed healthy, he would have been an all-star center.
     
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    I can show you great players that fouled a hell of a lot more than Greg did in their rookie season....or first 82 games. He would have gotten better at it
     
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    One of the Portland radio guys called Oden-to-Miami a year before his last injury.

    Shocking.
     
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    If that's true, how come his team lost at 24 Hour Fitness?
     
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    You guys realize that those stats are prior to, what, two knee surgeries? What makes you think he will have even close to the same athleticism?
     
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    Foul trouble, obviously
     
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    Booze, boats, and boobs. How could anyone not expect Oden to want to play in Miami?
     
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    Heat and glass don't mix.
     
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    that explains Oden's cawk.
     
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    Yeah but think of all the NY retirees wanting to borrow his cane.
     
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