Oden wants to come back this season

PTI is about to do a segment on Oden, I'll post a recap once its over.

-Oden wants to play this year, and according to his agent there are 7 teams interested.
-Frontrunner/team that makes the most sense is the Heat
-PTI thinks he won't get anything more than the minimum


in short, nothing enlightening

 

Who woulda thunk that Oden would be the next Priest Lauderdale?

 

The short answer: I don't believe in miracles.

If his injuries were legit, all this talk of a comeback is just hot air. If he actually comes back and plays, I will go to my grave convinced his injuries were exagerated and he sandbagged us.

 

This is a perfect example of getting paid millions because you're 7-feet and can walk/talk at the same time.

If Eddy Curry could do it....

 

Truth.

However, there is a place for guys like them. Just look at guys like Jake Tsakalidis, Hamed Haddadi, and the slightly more talent Aaron Gray. Those guys go into the lineup in situations where the team just needs a giant who can take up space and who can pick up fouls in place of the real players in foul trouble without completely screwing with the ebb and flow of the game.

It's b.s. that those type of players keep getting jobs, but there's a definite need for those types on most rosters.

Given the centers in this free agency, I'd definitely take a flyer on Oden if I were a contender with a roster spot to give away (of course, that's considering he could get past the team doctors).

Regardless of how much Oden has lost through his injuries, weight gains, and partying, I'd still take a broken down Greg Oden at the minimum over a completely athletic, healthy, and willing Solomon Alabi, Kyrylo Fesenko, or Nazr Mohammed.

 

Count me as one that would NOT be happy if Oden suddenly found his health and became a star on another team.....in fact, I can't think of a worse ending to this story.

 

Why? It wasn't like he was faking the injuries

 

Because it would mean that the Blazers not only missed out on Kevin Durant, but they missed out on the guy they drafted. We waited for years for him to get healthy, and after finally giving up on him he becomes a star. It would mean we made a mistake of epic proportions in waiving him. I don't understand the "golly-gee good for Greg" sentiment here. Him going on to be a star somewhere else would be just as bad as the fact that we drafted him over Durant.

 

i guess im not sure why it matters?

 

Oden may, big may, be, as as said, a big body 6 fouls guy. But the Blazers gave him 5 years of chances. The chances he'll ever be a star or even a respectable starter are just about nil, and the only reason I don't say nil is that it doesn't actually violate the physical laws of the universe. But damn near.

 

Wow, that's bitter even for you.

 

if his knees heal anything like amares he will be a beast again, and why wouldnt he?

 

Don't get too worked up over the OMG, he's just doing his "thing" here on S2.

 

I hope he recovers and I wouldn't mind giving him a shot over here.