Greg oden?

Question

ok i kno we havnt seen the kid play in a nba game but if ppl say hes gona be the next big thing is that knee gona let him? amare came baq and hes just like his old self but there have been so many players with the same injury and never been the same grant hill, c-webb, antonio mcDyess.....

so will oden live up 2 the hype?

Answer 1

Man, there's so many people who are already handing him every award. We don't know.

I'm predicting he won't live up to the hype...his knee, discomfort facing the basket, shooting mid-range, and his rough defensive play (he fouls a lot) will all be trouble for him.

However, young players develop. He could become a better shooter, face the basket, and learn how to disrupt offenses without fouling. Maybe his knee will be perfect. Maybe it won't.

I don't think he'll live up to the hype. You'll never live up to the hype if you're being compared to David Robinson or Bill Russell. For one, we've never seen Bill Russell tape...there's very little..all we know about him is the stories and clippings.

But yeah, people are expecting him the be the savior of the Blazers and be the reason they win a championship. I wouldn't put all that pressure on the kid.

Answer 2

Greg says he expects to be limited for a year or two. Calls himself 80% and ready to play. Kinda scary, comming from the big horse's mouth. He's classy and likeable, but will he be 100% ever? He didn't sound too sure...Portland is so freaking young and good, they might not need the big fella.

Answer 3

hopefully everything will be fine.

from what i've heard he's fine, but who knows?

he's had plenty of time to recover so my best guess would be yes, he will live up to the hype.

Answer 4

Oden wont be as good as people are saying he is going to be...at best he will be the next Kwame Brown.

Answer 5

well i think he will  be good but the chacnes are he might not be all that. time will tell for sure