Oden's got as much pressure as Barack Obama. I guess the difference between You and all the other Haters out there is you got no faith. If you really had hope for the kid you would quit nit picking his Rough start to his career and support him. rise WITH us.
I have told this story many times but I'm going to tell it one more time. I had season rickets to the Blazers Bill Walton's rookie year and was a big fan of Walton from his college days at UCLA. Walton was struggling really bad his first year especially the first half and a few other season ticket holders in front of me were always yelling to take Walton out and that he is a bust. This went on for quite a few games and finally I just snapped and told them that if we are ever going to be good and have a chance at winning a championship they need to get behind Walton. I also told them he is just a rookie and is going to be great in the future. I did notice after that they didn't yell as much to take Walton out and after we started winning and Walton started playing really good they were his biggest fans. I'm saying the same thing with Oden....if we are going to be really good and have a chance at winning a championship get behind Oden.
I'm with you, tortimer. Oden's presence on the floor really isn't going to kick in for a while as he transitions into a much tougher NBA game after coming off of major surgery. For those who are giving up on him this early in the game, I'm curious to know how they'd feel if we were to trade him for someone like Brook Lopez. He's having a pretty good rookie season, but I doubt he'll ever lead a team to a championship.
I'll regret it?? I love the Blazers. I want Oden to do well. If Oden plays well, I will be CELEBRATING it, not regretting it.
