NBA / Nov 12, 2008 / 9:46 pm
Grading Greg Oden’s “Debut”
G.O.Technically this isn’t Greg Oden‘s debut. But given that he only got to play for five minutes the first time he took the floor, this has been the first real chance to watch G.O.
He had a monster block in the early-going and had a pretty nice dunk too. But he’s also looked tentative at times, getting blocked by Michael Beasley. Nate McMillan said that he wanted to get Oden 15-20 minutes of burn tonight, but he’s only seen 9 minutes thus far, in which he’s posted 2 points, 2 rebounds and a block. Still not much to go off of.
What do you think of Oden thus far?
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November 12th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
control says:
Greatest center in NBA history.
Oh wait, I’m not a Portland fan…
Even Greg Oden’s mom couldn’t make a judgment on him yet.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Nike Executives says:
We are dying for you to have a monster game. Hope our investments worth it. Good thing we also signed up KD.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
QuEsT??? says:
yooo rudy fernandez is super good, he could be a legit number one option, i would take him over iggy any day
November 12th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
specialguydurrrrr! says:
Big guy’s gotta take it slow. Thank god he didn’t fall down. He was definately affecting shots, but definately looked unsure of himself too. He’s gonna get better, a lot better.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
BEdger says:
looked tentative, still out of shape, post game needs a ton of work, had a couple of nice blocks, very mediocre start, but even with all of that said….. does show flashes of the potential that made him the #1 overall pick
November 13th, 2008 at 1:04 am
nick says:
he is just real nervous still. he needs to adjust to the speed of the game. give him time.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Kevin says:
Better than Dalembert’s line
November 13th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Mikey says:
Greg Oden looked really slow out there. It almost seemed like he was over his head out there.
Hopefully he can get things together and turn into a solid NBA center.
Speaking of recent draft picks, here’s a couple of guys that I have been surprised at how well they have played:
Adam Morrison and Yi Jianlian
Yeah, they aren’t superstars, but they have each had some decent games. They are exceeding my low expectations of them (not saying much).
November 13th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Big Shot BOB says:
What about Rudy Fernandez is this guy good or what. You heard it here first by the end of the year this guy will be in the ROY conversation. He’s like the new Manu Ginobili and has the potential to be even better. And that’s saying alot since I always put Manu in the conversation as the best foreign player to ever play in the league. I’d even go as far as saying Manu is the 3 best shooting gaurd in the league.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:55 am
Borgs says:
Rudy is the man. I saw the minute & a half-long preseason highlights vs. the Kings on youtube and immediately went to the free agent list in my fantasy comp to pick him up. That’s how impressed I was. Undeniable talent.