Greg Oden – the man child sits and watches
October 3, 2007 by James Edwards
Filed under Denver Nuggets, Greg Oden, Injuries, Jason Kidd, NBA Basketball, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trailblazers
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Greg Oden was supposed to turn the Portland franchise around. Instead he finds himself sitting at home for the upcoming season.
He was with his mother at home when he found out how serious it was.
“I kinda looked at my mom and said, ‘I’m out for the season? You kidding me?’ ” he said.
Oden will be on crutches for six more weeks. Full recovery likely will take six to 12 months. He has started swimming, and a machine gently bends his knee for six hours a day. source
Next year, if Greg is fully recovered from micro fracture surgery, you will see the true power that he displayed at Ohio State.
But for now he sits.
He had spoken to Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin, who have had micro fracture surgery and they warned him not to rush back.
Oden averaged 15.7 points and 9.6 rebounds last season as a freshman at Ohio State, despite being hampered by a wrist injury. He led the Buckeyes to the national championship game, scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the loss to Florida.
Greg, as usual, is trying to keep a level head and concentrate on getting ready for next year.
The NBA will have to wait as well.
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Unfortunately I’ve seen the power of Oden as he tormented Big Ten teams, including my beloved Wolverines, while he was at Ohio State. If this kid can stay healthy (big question mark), he’ll be a very good NBA player.
And he did all that with about 2 basic moves. Wait until he learns all kinds of low post moves.