Holy crap! I just read this on another thread and I just checked it out and it's true. He's played all 82 games in every season he's played and he started in all but 1 game. That's incredible. I look forward to us sweeping his team tonight.
He's also playing a ton minutes this year (43 minutes last night). If it takes that much playing time from Dwight to seal a win over the lowly Clipps, then I think we have a good chance to sweep them. The Magic also have pretty much the worst bench in the NBA right now because of injuries. Our 2nd unit should be that much more effective tonight.
Greg Oden hasn't been the low-post presence that some envisioned. In fact, he's been turnover-prone and is making fewer than half his shots. He hasn't always been a defensive force, either, as teams have been able to take advantage of him in transition at times, most notably Boston on Friday night. But rebound? Yes, he can do that. Oden's 22.2 rebound rate leads the entire NBA, beating even Orlando man-child Dwight Howard's. On the defensive glass, Oden's rate is a monstrous 31.0, bested only by that of the Clippers' Marcus Camby and one other player. That other player is Oden's teammate in the middle, Joel Przybilla, whose overall rebound rate is just behind Oden's and Howard's at 21.2. And so we have quite an event in the Rose Garden on Tuesday night when the Magic play the Blazers -- the league's three best rebounders, on a per-shot basis, will be in the building battling for caroms. Whomever comes out on top in that war is likely to see his team prevail in a battle among two of the best teams in the league's "Other 27" -- my new name for teams not named the Lakers, Celtics and Cavs. Can't wait for tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I new how to quote part of an article. Cut and paste is all I know!
if howard does that all season he will be toast for the playoffs if they can make with a uber tired and worn out howard.
