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Wow! I didn't know it had been that long! Congrats Greg!Oden, the first Ohio State All-American since Jim Jackson in 1992
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Wow! I didn't know it had been that long! Congrats Greg!Oden, the first Ohio State All-American since Jim Jackson in 1992
Zurp;795173; said:Congratulations to him.
Not to sound like Mr. Negative, but I just don't see it. Maybe, with all his hype, I was unfairly expecting more of him. But I don't see him dominating any games for any lengthy stretch. He can't stay on the floor for any length, either.
Granted, a 7-foot guy is going to be carrying around some weight, and for him to run up and down the court for 5 minutes, is much more to ask then for someone who's only 6-feet tall. And for someone who was supposed to be the #1 draft pick in the NBA last year (if it weren't for the one-year rule), I don't see him dominating the way I would have thought.
But I don't want to take anything away from him. I'm definitely more of a football fan than a basketball fan, so I won't argue with anyone (regardless of whether he calls himself an "expert") about whether he should go to the NBA, or whatever.
Again, congratulations to Oden. I'd love to see him at Ohio State for some more years.
Oden and the mailbag
By Bill Simmons
Page 2
The Greg Oden-Kevin Durant battle took a turn at the end of the OSU-Tennessee game Thursday night, with the Vols trailing by one in the waning seconds and Ramar Smith driving for the game-winning bank shot. For a split second, it looked like Smith might get off an easy 4-footer that had a chance, only Oden was already flying over to contest the shot ... and he jumped ... and he kept going up ... and up ... and then he had both hands raised ... and it seemed like he was 12 feet in the air ... and then he swallowed up the shot with both hands and swatted it out of bounds before nearly breaking his neck falling over Mike Conley on his way down. Game over. Then Oden broke into his Robert Parish routine and that was that. I don't even think he pumped a fist. We might as well start calling him "The Chief" now and get it over with...
NBA general managers see how he covers ground with his length and quickness, gets the big rebounds and controls the paint like an Old Master.
Maybe, in projections at the next level, it makes up for 15.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, and (his only really impressive stat) 3.5 blocks per game. But first-team All-American this year?
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Matta told freshman center Greg Oden on Monday that the 7-footer was named an All-American. "Somebody just told me as I walked down the stairs, you were named a first-team All-American. Congratulations,' " Matta said he told Oden. "And he goes, 'Huh.' That's Greg."
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Dryden;796969; said:I am about ready to ask for a moratorium on all news posts that reference the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Just reading Livingston's sour cynicism is making me old and bitter.
Greg Oden, freshman center
On being selected as an All-American
"It is a great honor. I didn't even know I was being considered. I'm proud to be recognized, but my teammates deserve a lot of credit too. I wouldn't have made it without them."
On facing fellow seven-footer Roy Hibbert
"It's going to be a big challenge. He's a great player. We are similar players. We both play really strong and block a lot of shots. It's going to be difficult for sure."
John R. Wooden Award Announces The 2006-07 All-America Team
Top Five Players Will Come to Los Angeles for Award Ceremony; Wooden Award Winner Will Be Announced on April 7
Greg Oden is one of five finalists for the Wooden Award Player of the Year.
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zincfinger;795052; said:I don't think there's much doubt about that. Not much difference between Oden now and Robinson as a Sr.