Oden done for year - Page 4

Moozh · #31 09-13-2007, 04:20 PM

As a Portland fan, this hurts so much. But one thing that makes it ok is that we now have a team we can root for, regardless of wins and losses. I'll be watching this year for sure, regardless of how well they do.

johnnylovescandy · #32 09-13-2007, 04:25 PM

I empathize for Oden, but I'm way more astounded that Portland even has fans. I truly did not know...

Franchise 60 · #33 09-13-2007, 04:44 PM

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Um, i'm from the east coast and even I know that Portland is a great basketball city.

Who do you like?

goofball · #34 09-13-2007, 04:48 PM

I hate you all. The entire organization that is the NBA was created specifically to torture me.

kidcolin · #35 09-13-2007, 04:52 PM

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They were just hibernating during the Jailblazers era. They've got some of the best fans in the league.

Also, big wow wow wow about this news. I'm not even a Blazers fan and this has taken the wind out of my sails. I am very high on this kid.

The good news is that even though it's microfracture surgery, it sounds like it's not a very big one. Plus, he's still just 18-19 and the Blazers aren't in a position to want to rush this kid back for short term gains. I really hope he makes an Amare-like recovery from this.

SuperUberBob · #36 09-13-2007, 04:55 PM

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How would that be unfair? I don't think it's anything against his work ethic etc. It's just simply saying he was drafted very high and the team didn't get anything out of him.

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At the risk of derailing the topic, I'll answer this question.

We'll never know how good Ki-Jana Carter could have been. For all we know, he could have been a solid, consistent running back along the lines of Curtis Martin. But we never knew because he was never the same player after he tore his ACL. It wasn't his fault that he didn't reach his full potential. He wasn't a bad player. He just got really unlucky.

Ryan Leaf, on the other hand, was a hack. He had a strong throwing arm but had a ten-cent head. Lawrence Phillips had talent, but no discipline. Those are busts.

Back on topic, Oden's situation seems remarkably similar to the early stages of Sam Bowie's career. Oden was supposed to be the next incredible center: one that may even have the potential to surpass the likes of Tim Duncan, Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon. But if this trend continues, he could be in for a short, injury-plagued career.

jogsxyz · #37 09-13-2007, 05:00 PM

Knee surgery. Why is Oden out for a year?

In 1983 Joan Benoit had knee surgery. 17 days later,
Joan ran the marathon in 2:31 to win the US Olympic
trials.

Miamipuck · #38 09-13-2007, 05:06 PM

They said he had cartilage problems. How is he out for the year? Unless of course the media screwed that report up which would not be too unusual.

Did they replace all the cartilage or was there ACL/MCL damage too?

Case Closed · #39 09-13-2007, 05:09 PM

This does sound like a blessing in disguise if you can pull back to back number one picks and make sure this kid is healthy for next year.

I am sure oden feels like [censored] though.

kidcolin · #40 09-13-2007, 05:13 PM

he's having microfracture knee surgery. It's a known career wrecker. Even if he's "ready" in 6-8 months, there's absolutely no reason to rush it.