Greg Oden's Knee Ready For Training Camp, Hi-Top Still Needs Rehab
by Tom Lewis on Jul 19, 2010 4:15 PM EDT
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PrintFormer Lawrence North legend and current Portland Trail Blazer, Greg Oden was in the house on Saturday night for the Indiana Black Expo/Reggie Wayne charity basketball game at Conseco Fieldhouse.
ISN's Ken Sothman snuck in an interview with Oden in which he downplayed his high school dominance at the Fieldhouse where he was part of three straight state titles. Oden also affirmed the fact that his knee is healing as planned and that he expects to be ready for training camp. This isn't news, but I'm sure Portland fans can't verify that point enough this summer.
Actually, while I'm hopeful that Oden can play for many years to come and find NBA success, nothing Oden said was newsworthy. It's what he didn't say that drew me to this interview. That scraggly hi-top fade, well, hi-top anyway, demands attention and at least a little fade by training camp. The current look reminds me of Moses Scurry in Richard The Fixer's hot tub. Hopefully G.O. can add a half inch-to-inch of extra growth to that 'do by the start of the season, tighten it up and he'll be ready to roll.
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That's our Greg!
Seriously, I hope we (blazer fans) can get a few healthy seasons out of this guy. Unlike many draft busts that are lazy and not talented, Greg works hard and was playing like a beast last season before he went down (again). Casual fans of the NBA were just starting to notice that Greg was #2 in Blocks, #1 or #2 in FG %, and was throwing up 15-20 point games left and right before we lost him for the season.
The talent is there, hopefully his body does not betray him any more than it already has. He is Portland’s only chance for a title at this point. A game changing big man is the only thing that will keep teams competetive against the likes of Miami and LA for years to come
Hi fans it Brandon Roy.
And ME.....LaMarcus Aldridge
I'll be honest...
I hope he fails for Portland and comes to Indy. Get a little home cooking going and turns us into contenders, or something like a faux contender.
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