Greg Oden – Blazer Kiddy Corp part I
October 11, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Greg Oden, Portland Trailblazers
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Greg Oden
Last year the Portland fans went crazy when the team drafted Greg Oden from Ohio State.
Greg had led the Ohio State basketball team to the NCAA finals and dominated everyone along the way. He is the best big man to hit the NBA in a long time. He has the size and the beginnings of having the moves.
Will Greg be the new Shaquille O’Neal? That is a tough bill to live up to for anyone. We do know Greg will provide the big man presence the Trail Blazers need in the box.
Limited to 20 minutes in each game by coach Nate McMillan, Oden averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds, shooting .526 from the field. Of his 10 baskets, nine were dunks — six or seven of the rim-rattling, backboard-shaking variety.
Oden got few of his other attempts — jump hooks or putbacks — to fall. But he was aggressive on the offensive glass, and his presence at the defensive end meant opponents had to think before entering the paint with the ball.
Against Golden State, Oden dunked five times, more than once carrying an opposing arm or two up toward the basket.
“When he grabs on to that ball and pumps it up to the basket, you have two choices — get out of the way or foul him,” Portland assistant coach Dean Demopoulos said. “And a lot of the time, he’ll make the shot. Wherever he is, there’s going to be something physical happening.”
Greg Oden is a tower of power that will make the Blazers a good team for years!
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