[kflo]

he'll be top 3 at his position next year.

[bballlife]

Howard, Yao, Bynum, Kaman?

[kflo]

Originally Posted by bballlife

Howard, Yao, Bynum, Kaman?

i forgot about bynum - it should be close between the 2 of them.

[GOD]

I think by the end of his rookie season, Oden will be better than Bynum.

[Schilly]

I see people say he will be a bust, but I personally haven't seen anything in his game to indicate that he won't at least be a bubble all star for his career.

[1 Penny]

it will be a bit before he is 100%.

He's young, he's got the next 5 years to prove his worth.. and thats ample time :-)


Technically, he can rest for the next 2 years so his knees are completely healed, even by then without the strain of 3-4 games a week + training... his knees and the cartiledge between the joints will harden enough to be the same as his other knees, factor in that he will be eating healthy amounts of protein, calcium and even gym trainers to keep him fit... he can come back with a body like Dwight and fresh knees and still be better than 90% of the centers in the league.. and he'll only be 23 years old... damn.

[NewAgeBaller]

Originally Posted by andalusian

I think that Oden has a chance to be ROY on a 12/10/2 line if the Blazers are clearly in the playoffs next year, since people know that he is a defensive presence.

true.. Unless like I said someone scores 20+ a game on good FG%.

10 boards a game is very good for a rookie though.