My God he is huge! He was always a massive individual but that video of him has him looking Shaq huge with less gut. I cant wait to see Greg in action this season.
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Buckskin86
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Published: August 07, 2008
Greg Oden ready for season
Little fans: Greg Oden autographs a basketball for five-year-old Rocco Roshel and his three-year-old brother Marcus Thursday night. The boys are the sons of Dr. John Roshel of Terre Haute.
Bob Poynter / The Tribune-Star
No. 1 NBA pick returns to former hometown for charity golf tourney
By David Hughes
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE The bond between childhood friends Travis Smith and Greg Oden remains strong 18 months after Smith?s tragic death.
Oden, a former Terre Haute resident and No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 National Basketball Association draft, returned to town Thursday to attend a cookout promoting the second annual ?Travis Smith Memorial Golf Classic Hosted by Greg Oden? today at the Country Club of Terre Haute.
Smith, a former standout golfer at Terre Haute South Vigo High School and a Ball State University freshman at the time, was killed in an auto accident in Muncie on Jan. 27, 2007. He was 19.
Jimmy Smith, Travis? father and executive director of the Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club, said proceeds from today?s private event will go to the Boys & Girls Club, with a percentage of that going toward the Travis Smith Memorial Fund.
?It?s just a good thing that Jimmy puts on,? Oden told the Tribune-Star. ?I?m glad I can be a part of it. I?ll help any way possible. I always come back here. I just love being around the Smiths and their family. Anything I can do to come back and help, I?m here for them.?
?Greg trusted Travis to talk to him about anything,? reflected Jimmy Smith, who said he and Oden talk on the phone about once a week. ?If Travis were still alive, I think Greg would still come back and do a golf outing? But I think it?s more special to him doing it in Travis? memory.?
Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com - Greg Oden ‘ready for season’
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Just another example of how great a person Greg Oden really is. I'm very proud that he played at OSU even if it was for just the 1 season.
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OregonBuckeye
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OT but since Frye was mentioned I have to give a shout-out for his blog. It's pretty entertaining and frequently updated.
Channing Frye Blog | Portland Trail Blazer’s #44 | Portland, Oregon
Channing Frye Blog | Portland Trail Blazer’s #44 | Portland, Oregon
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Buckskin86
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Oden And The Internet: A Brief Interview With Greg Oden
We're proud to announce a Hardwood Paroxysm exclusive. Thanks to our very supportive relationship with Yardbarker, we landed a brief interview with the Big Chill himself, Greg Oden. He was kind enough to agree to trade emails with us about his return to action, blogging, and how he likes the nickname that we gave him. It's a brief interview, no doubt because he was so busy with getting ready to destroy the entire NBA and grasp its power in his gigantic hand. You can read Greg's blog exclusively at Yardbarker.
No seriously, he actually answered these things, we're not making them up. This time.
HP: First off, how's the knee? What percentage would you say you're back to? How much would you say you're "back to normal"?
GO: The knee is feeling great. And let me say, I?m not giving out percentages. I?m not sure if I?m back to where I was because my weight is different from when I started. I?m heavier now so we?ll see. I?m still working on it, as I haven?t played in a year.
HP: Do you feel like that with the year off you were forced to take with injury, there's even more pressure on you to perform in what will essentially be your rookie season? How do you approach that kind of a challenge?
GO: I feel like I?m going into my rookie season. Because of the experience I received traveling, I feel I?ll be able to handle the pressure better.
HP: The Trailblazers were a good team even before they drafted you. Since then they've added a ton of talent, including Jerryd Bayless and Rudy Fernandez. With that kind of talent, you guys are primed for not only a good season, but a likely playoff run. Have you and your teammates discussed goals for the upcoming season, and if so, what are they?
GO: There hasn?t been any discussion yet because I haven?t seen a bunch of my teammates. They have yet to return to Portland from their summer break.
HP: Who have you built the best relationship with on the Blazers? Who do you hang out the most with?
GO: Well, last season I had the closest relationship with Josh McRoberts, but he got traded. An then after Josh, it was Taurean Green, but he got traded also (laughs). But it?s cool because I get along with all my teammates.
Hardwood Paroxysm: Oden And The Internet: A Brief Interview With Greg Oden
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naptownbuck
Da Truth :)
McMillan: Oden Is On Pace
RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: McMillan: Oden Is On Pace
RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: McMillan: Oden Is On Pace
Blazers' Coach Nate McMillan said in a brief interview with the media on Thursday that center Greg Oden is where the team wants him to be, according to Oregonian.
"He's on pace, as far as where we wanted him to be. Our doctors and (athletic trainer Jay Jensen), they've been working very closely with him all summer long. We've had a plan, from the time he came out of surgery last year, until this point," McMillan said. "He's on pace to be ready for training camp and that was the main focus, to have him ready, healthy to go in October. As far as I know, everything is on schedule."
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