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i heard they took him away. what happened?
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i heard they took him away. what happened?
BuckeyeBooks
If It Ain't Broke, Don't BREAK It!
Per the announcers, may have hurt his ankle and was getting X-Rays taken.
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BuckeyeBooks
If It Ain't Broke, Don't BREAK It!
Saw that too Schwab, doesn't look too good. Young dude that size with a bummed ankle under a bad knee could be a serious problem. The replay of the injury didn't look good , and it's a damn shame. Greg Oden is what the "face" of the NBA should look like, the kid just loves to play, plus he loved it here. In a world where OSU graduates made the same $$ as NBA players, Greg would still be here. He left here because he had to. I just hope the kid gets a break and is able to get back on the floor real soon, cuzz something in my head is telling me that this could put him out for a few months, if not more.
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
After a long wait, Oden's debut comes to a hobbling halt
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian
Oden came down on his foot awkwardly, leading to his early departure.
LOS ANGELES -- At this point you have to wonder what Greg Oden did to deserve this, whether he racked up bad karma points like frequent flier miles in a previous life, or if he shattered a mirror by throwing a black cat into it on Friday the 13th.
Only 2 1/2 minutes into his NBA debut -- which was delayed for a year by knee surgery in 2007 -- the Portland Trail Blazers center suffered what the team called a sprain in his right foot. He played on it for the rest of the first half in the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, but when the third quarter began Oden was back in the trainer's room, preparing for an X-ray.
Sixteen months of waiting ? for less than 13 minutes of play.
The X-ray was inconclusive; Oden will have an MRI exam back in Portland Wednesday.
Trail Blazers fans already have their own diagnosis: Worst Case Scenario. They drafted a They-Don't-Make-Em-Like-That-Anymore big man, only to find out he can't play.
To paraphrase Indiana Jones: A foot ? why did it have to be a foot? So here we go, Bill Walton all over again. Only without the part about winning a championship first. You can't assume he'll play more when he can't play much in the first place.
Oden, sitting glumly on the trainer's table, his right foot strapped into a walking boot, didn't believe he's any more vulnerable to injury than anyone else.
"It happens," Oden said. "You're out there, you're playing, you're battling. It happens."
But get injured often enough, and you're not playing or battling too much anymore. And that's been the story with Oden so far. A one-year college career restricted to 32 games by a wrist injury. A rookie campaign wiped out by microfracture surgery on his right knee. And now a professional stat line that reads like this: 12:51 of playing time, five rebounds, two fouls, one blocked shot, 0-for-4 from the field, 0-for-2 from the line.
That's right, one year and four months from the day he was drafted, he has yet to score his first NBA point.
Oden said he landed on Derek Fisher's foot while going after a rebound. If only it were that simple. Players land on other players' feet all the time and usually it's nothing worse than a sprained ankle.
The problem is, Fisher didn't recall it that way.
"I don't remember a 7-footer on my foot," Fisher said.
If a 7-footer landed on him, even if he only felt the weight of half of his 285 pounds, that would be something Fisher would remember. For a long time.
Replays indicate that Oden landed with the weight on the front of his foot, then perhaps his heel hit the top of Fisher's foot, then Oden's foot twisted to the right, after Fisher had moved away.
That makes it a little more ominous. So is the fact that initial X-rays were inconclusive.
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Entire article: ESPN - J.A. Adande: Greg Oden's delayed start comes to a quick halt
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian
Oden came down on his foot awkwardly, leading to his early departure.
LOS ANGELES -- At this point you have to wonder what Greg Oden did to deserve this, whether he racked up bad karma points like frequent flier miles in a previous life, or if he shattered a mirror by throwing a black cat into it on Friday the 13th.
Only 2 1/2 minutes into his NBA debut -- which was delayed for a year by knee surgery in 2007 -- the Portland Trail Blazers center suffered what the team called a sprain in his right foot. He played on it for the rest of the first half in the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, but when the third quarter began Oden was back in the trainer's room, preparing for an X-ray.
Sixteen months of waiting ? for less than 13 minutes of play.
The X-ray was inconclusive; Oden will have an MRI exam back in Portland Wednesday.
Trail Blazers fans already have their own diagnosis: Worst Case Scenario. They drafted a They-Don't-Make-Em-Like-That-Anymore big man, only to find out he can't play.
To paraphrase Indiana Jones: A foot ? why did it have to be a foot? So here we go, Bill Walton all over again. Only without the part about winning a championship first. You can't assume he'll play more when he can't play much in the first place.
Oden, sitting glumly on the trainer's table, his right foot strapped into a walking boot, didn't believe he's any more vulnerable to injury than anyone else.
"It happens," Oden said. "You're out there, you're playing, you're battling. It happens."
But get injured often enough, and you're not playing or battling too much anymore. And that's been the story with Oden so far. A one-year college career restricted to 32 games by a wrist injury. A rookie campaign wiped out by microfracture surgery on his right knee. And now a professional stat line that reads like this: 12:51 of playing time, five rebounds, two fouls, one blocked shot, 0-for-4 from the field, 0-for-2 from the line.
That's right, one year and four months from the day he was drafted, he has yet to score his first NBA point.
Oden said he landed on Derek Fisher's foot while going after a rebound. If only it were that simple. Players land on other players' feet all the time and usually it's nothing worse than a sprained ankle.
The problem is, Fisher didn't recall it that way.
"I don't remember a 7-footer on my foot," Fisher said.
If a 7-footer landed on him, even if he only felt the weight of half of his 285 pounds, that would be something Fisher would remember. For a long time.
Replays indicate that Oden landed with the weight on the front of his foot, then perhaps his heel hit the top of Fisher's foot, then Oden's foot twisted to the right, after Fisher had moved away.
That makes it a little more ominous. So is the fact that initial X-rays were inconclusive.
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Entire article: ESPN - J.A. Adande: Greg Oden's delayed start comes to a quick halt
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Trail Blazers | Mature rookie Greg Oden takes center stage for Portland
Kobe Bryant collected 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists Tuesday night, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 96-76 season-opening victory...
By The Associated Press and McClatchy Newspapers
KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / AP
Portland's Greg Oden, center, is fouled as he is defended by Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, right, Tuesday in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 96-76.
LOS ANGELES ? Kobe Bryant collected 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists Tuesday night, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 96-76 season-opening victory over the Portland Trail Blazers ? and spoiling rookie center Greg Oden's debut, which was cut short by another injury.
Bryant orchestrated a balanced offense for the Lakers, who also played tenacious defense.
Pau Gasol had all of his 15 points in the first half as Los Angeles moved in front to stay. Trevor Ariza added 11 points and Andrew Bynum, back after sitting out the last part of last season with a knee injury, had eight points and three rebounds.
Oden's first league game didn't last long; the 20-year-old center from Ohio State left the game late in the first half with an injured right foot after taking four shots and going scoreless. He had five rebounds, blocked one shot and picked up two fouls while playing 12:51.
X-rays were negative and the injury was diagnosed as a sprain. Oden is to have an MRI today.
Oden, taken by Portland with the first pick in the 2007 draft, missed all of last season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee.
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Oden, Blazers stung by injury, high expectations
Posted: October 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Greg Oden was standing on the floor of Staples Center, blanketed with sweat, his arms glistening, his shirt soaked through. He was breathing heavily. He nodded sharply, quietly, a normally garrulous guy with too many things on his mind to chat.
This was an hour before the beginning of Portland's Greg Oden Era, something Oden had been looking forward to for 504 days. That's how long it had been since he had last played in a game that mattered, when his Ohio State Buckeyes were upended by Florida in the 2007 NCAA national championship game. Oden was the No. 1 pick of the draft that year, injured his knee, had microfracture surgery and had gone a year-and-a-half without playing a meaningful game. That was all about to change here on opening night against the Lakers, and he sure looked ready.
"I was pretty pumped, yeah," Oden said. "I thought I was ready." He wasn't. He was nervous. He was tentative. It showed in his performance. Oden drew some oohs early in the first quarter when he rejected an Andrew Bynum layup attempt. But then things started going badly. He blew a layup, leaving it short. He short-armed a turnaround. He threw up an awkward, off-balance fling. He got into foul trouble. The Blazers wound up losing, 97-76.
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BuckeyeTillIDie
The North Remembers
Out 2-4 weeks with a foot sprain. Nothing too serious, thank God.
ESPN - Portland Trail Blazers' Greg Oden has sprained foot, will sit 2-4 weeks
ESPN - Portland Trail Blazers' Greg Oden has sprained foot, will sit 2-4 weeks
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That's good to hear, I'd hate for him to be seriously injured. I love this kid. He's everything you'd want on your team, he's a hell of a talent, humble, funny, and a fierce competitor.
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Is Greg Oden the Next Ralph Sampson?
NBA fans around the world have waited for Greg Oden to make his professional debut with the Portland Trail Blazers. Tuesday night, Oden took the court for the first time in his NBA career, and you have to think that the fans were disappointed...
by Dumont Walker (Scribe)
NBA fans around the world have waited for Greg Oden to make his professional debut with the Portland Trail Blazers. Tuesday night, Oden took the court for the first time in his NBA career, and you have to think that the fans were disappointed.
Granted his stats were not impressive: 0-for-4 from the field, two rebounds, one blocked shot, and one turnover. However, what Trail Blazer fans have to be disappointed about is that Greg Oden injured himself during the season opener. That's right, Oden got hurt again. This time he hurt his foot after playing just over 12 minutes. At this time, it is unclear as to how severe the injury to Oden's foot is.
However, if you are the Portland Trail Blazers, you have to be concerned about the overall health and longevity of their one time No. 1 pick. Oden only played one year of college basketball at Ohio State. That season was cut short when Oden sat for the first half of the year with a wrist injury. Even upon returning to the court, he was limited in what he could do. Oden missed his original rookie season in the NBA after undergoing micro-fracture surgery to repair an injured knee. And now he has another injury.
Even if it is a minor injury, this has to serve as proof that Greg Oden is a brittle player and his NBA career could be cut short due to a rash of injuries. If I was part of the Trailblazers management, I would be concerned that they just drafted the next Ralph Sampson.
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
A "friend" of mine said last Friday night that Greg was going to be injured all thru his NBA career and I laughed at the guy that showed them to get real. Then Wednesday morning I got an e-mail and I don't like to eat my words too much so please Greg stay healthy and become an All-Star.
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