Oden, Outlaw pass conditioning test

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    I think it'll be tough, just because of the minutes crunch. I still would like (and am holding out a little hope) that Travis can be smarter on the court when it comes to situational basketball (when to foul, when to drive, when not to zone out of the play, never shooting off-balance 22' jumpers with a hand in his face and 15 on the shot clock :) ). If his mind's right with his conditioning and the other work he's putting in, maybe the coaches can keep dropping knowledge on him until he gets it. Over 6 years, though, is a long time to not pick up things.
     
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    In his media-day interview video Travis claims he worked hard last year as well, but came to camp with a throat infection. Hard to complain about him flunking the test when he was sick, imho.
     
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    Summary here.
     
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    I'm impress by Oden's time! Same as Aldrige. He's got to be much faster than last year.
     
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    Aldridge was always fast - but Oden was supposed to be based on his pre-draft measurements. It is good to see that he regained his speed. When you consider that Oden who is much bigger than LMA was only 4 seconds slower then him for 20 back and forth runs - that's pretty stout.

    This league is in for a rude awakening...
     
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    Plus he's white in the NBA, he's lots of ground to make up. Just sayin.

    P.S. Mike Rice needs to stop with the whole "Blakey" thing. Leave that nickname for his wife to use!
     
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    My hats off to Outlaw for passing. I have ripped him the last several years for not showing up to camp in shape, and he has finally done so.

    As for Blake, as soon as Miller was brought in I bet he was pissed off. What better way to focus it than to get himself into premo shape so he can compete.
     
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    it says incomplete for batum and fernandez for the test whats with that?
     
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    Given a pass to let them rest from Euroball
     
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    Oden's number is VERY encouraging!
     
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    Oden's pre-draft measurements on athleticism-based drills, as I recall, were about the same as Aldridge's...despite being quite a bit larger. Oden is an athletic freak and if he regains all of that athleticism for this season, it's going to go a long way toward preventing the fouls that plagued him last year. I'm sure he was trying to make plays that his instincts told him he could make but his body failed him due to his recovering from injury. If his body's abilities match his instincts again, he'll be less awkward and foul-prone.

    And that's just benefits from regaining his athleticism and explosiveness. Any improvement from development and experience is on top of that.
     
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    They had the same plus time, 18, for their position so wouldn't that mean Oden was only 1 second slower than Aldridge?

    Edit: Looking at it since they run four of them he would be four secs slower.
     
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    It's like everyone from the national media forgot that he had major knee surgery, and that it takes time to fully recover from.
     
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    So let me get this straight: the time requirements for guards, forwards, and centers are 61, 64, and 65 seconds respectively. So Greg Oden had +18, or 47 seconds. So that means that he was faster than Ime Udoka (49), Martell Webster (50), Jerryd Bayless (56), Brandon Roy (58), and Travis Outlaw (62)?!

    If I'm understanding that right, then holy shit, that's pretty damn scary. I mean, he easily eclipsed the required mark for the GUARDS, let alone the forwards and his required center position mark. That. Is. Impressive.
     
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    I want to see the Oden from (^^^) again this season. Check out those ridiculous stats!
     
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    So, the absolute scores were....

    Steve Blake +24 : 61- 24 =37
    LaMarcus Aldridge +18:64-18=46
    Dante Cunningham +18:64-18=46
    Greg Oden +18 : 65-18= 47
    Martell Webster +14: 61-14=47
    Ime Udoka +15: 64-15=49
    Juwan Howard +10:64-10=54
    Joel Przybilla +10:65-10=55
    Jerryd Bayless +5:61-5=56
    Brandon Roy +3:61-3=58
    Travis Outlaw +2:64-2=62
    Jarron Collins +5:65-5=60
    Quinton Hosley -2:??
    Donell Taylor -6:??
    Andre Miller -8:61+8=69
    Batum/Fernandez - were not asked to do drills.

    if I did that right. Blake CRUSHED the field.
     
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    That seems way too fast for GO, or maybe Roy and bayless and outlaw are that slow:dunno:
     
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    The target times are for only one set but the deltas are for all four sets combined.

    Code:
    Player Name	Pos	Target	x 4	Delta	Time
Steve Blake	G	61	244	24	220
LaMarc Aldridge	F	64	256	18	238
D Cunningham	F	64	256	18	238
Jerryd Bayless	G	61	244	5	239
Ime Udoka	F	64	256	15	241
Brandon Roy	G	61	244	3	241
Greg Oden	C	65	260	18	242
Martell Webster	F	64	256	14	242
Juwan Howard	F	64	256	10	246
Joel Przybilla	C	65	260	10	250
Andre Miller	G	61	244	-8	252
Travis Outlaw	F	64	256	2	254
Jarron Collins	C	65	260	5	255
     
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