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03-28-2008, 10:59 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by alext42083
No one is bashing the guy or controlling his every step. It's just what you said, a simple lapse of good judgment. The team has invested millions of dollars in him and is relying on him for the next 10 to 15 years. You bet they're going to be worried if he goes play basketball without their knowing against scrub players where some don't even know their right foot from their left foot and fall over themselves.
And in this age of information, a 'no comment' would be ridiculous in this situation with the whole story already out there. It's just a simple slap on the wrist, nothing more.
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rediculous? to say that as a team they have no comment publicly on oden playing pick up games? likre they couldnt have handled it in house? to say something like "yeah we heard about that, and we had a talk" would be a little better than calling him stupid in the media. the only reason it is in the news AT ALL, is that nate mc made such a big deal about it. you really think oden playing a pick up game would be on espn's front page? and if so, that there would be backlash from it? nate mc has created this controversy imo.
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03-28-2008, 11:13 AM
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#137 (permalink)
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by drexlersdad
rediculous? to say that as a team they have no comment publicly on oden playing pick up games? likre they couldnt have handled it in house? to say something like "yeah we heard about that, and we had a talk" would be a little better than calling him stupid in the media. the only reason it is in the news AT ALL, is that nate mc made such a big deal about it. you really think oden playing a pick up game would be on espn's front page? and if so, that there would be backlash from it? nate mc has created this controversy imo.
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Nate didn't make that big of a deal out of it IMO. And no one called Greg stupid. Nate called the decision stupid, but not Greg. The point is no one wants to see Oden injured again, especially with the team not knowing he went to play ball. The first time he got injured is already a mystery.
This is not two Blazers smoking weed in a yellow Hummer driving down 1-5 from a game. This is not a Blazer carrying a gun in a pillow case through airport security and telling them it's their girlfriend's. Those are 'no comment' situations.
But this is a guy just playing a pickup game when he shouldn't.
There's no controversy at all. If this is the worst thing that happens this season, it's 1000x better than the Jail Blazer days. No one's going to start piling on Oden or booing him or asking him to be traded for his poor judgement.
It's over and done with. Blazer fans are just talking about it since the season is practically over and it's something new that's not stupid trade rumors or the constant Jarrett Jack bashing.
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03-28-2008, 11:17 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
BTW, this is quickly going to become the second most viewed thread in history on this forum, nearing 9,000 views.
But a long way to go to get to mediocre man's thread about the "deal coming soon..." that reached 34,772. I think it could happen.
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03-28-2008, 11:26 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by alext42083
BTW, this is quickly going to become the second most viewed thread in history on this forum, nearing 9,000 views.
But a long way to go to get to mediocre man's thread about the "deal coming soon..." that reached 34,772. I think it could happen.
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Maybe the Blazers will trade for NateBishop3 to be Greg's controlled pickup game buddy - and the two can be merged!
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03-28-2008, 12:05 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Maybe the Blazers will trade for NateBishop3 to be Greg's controlled pickup game buddy - and the two can be merged!
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I'm hearing from a source that the Blazers have hired Nate Bishop to do a radio show, called, the "I look like Nikita Morgonuv tribute show" to come on KXL after the other "hired only so he'd shut up about the Blazers" show is over with, Bald Face Truth.
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03-28-2008, 12:09 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
It's stuff like this that gives Portland a bad rap among NBA players. They cant fart without it being a story. I'm not faulting Nate for posting this, I'm sure he had no ill intentions, but this type of stuff doesnt happen in other cities. These guys dont want to live under a microscope. Would you? Now we are going to get all sorts of threads saying stuff like "I saw -player- at -local bar- having a beer", with the person thinking they may get some sort of "fame" out of "breaking the story".
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03-28-2008, 12:11 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
no worries alex, just arguing a lil, i agree it is a non issue. just funny to see on espn and real gm that "blazers officials are unhappy with oden" lol gimme a break.
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03-28-2008, 12:12 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by B_&_B
It's stuff like this that gives Portland a bad rap among NBA players. They cant fart without it being a story. I'm not faulting Nate for posting this, I'm sure he had no ill intentions, but this type of stuff doesnt happen in other cities. These guys dont want to live under a microscope. Would you? Now we are going to get all sorts of threads saying stuff like "I saw -player- at -local bar- having a beer", with the person thinking they may get some sort of "fame" out of "breaking the story".
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wait..who'd you see at a bar having a beer!!?!?!?
SPILL IT MAN!!! 
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03-28-2008, 12:15 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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It's stuff like this that gives Portland a bad rap among NBA players. They cant fart without it being a story. I'm not faulting Nate for posting this, I'm sure he had no ill intentions, but this type of stuff doesnt happen in other cities. These guys dont want to live under a microscope. Would you? Now we are going to get all sorts of threads saying stuff like "I saw -player- at -local bar- having a beer", with the person thinking they may get some sort of "fame" out of "breaking the story".
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couldn't agree more.
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03-28-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by alext42083
Nate didn't make that big of a deal out of it IMO. And no one called Greg stupid. Nate called the decision stupid, but not Greg. The point is no one wants to see Oden injured again, especially with the team not knowing he went to play ball. The first time he got injured is already a mystery.
This is not two Blazers smoking weed in a yellow Hummer driving down 1-5 from a game. This is not a Blazer carrying a gun in a pillow case through airport security and telling them it's their girlfriend's. Those are 'no comment' situations.
But this is a guy just playing a pickup game when he shouldn't.
There's no controversy at all. If this is the worst thing that happens this season, it's 1000x better than the Jail Blazer days. No one's going to start piling on Oden or booing him or asking him to be traded for his poor judgement.
It's over and done with. Blazer fans are just talking about it since the season is practically over and it's something new that's not stupid trade rumors or the constant Jarrett Jack bashing.
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Which reminds me.....JACK SUCKS.
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03-28-2008, 12:25 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by B_&_B
It's stuff like this that gives Portland a bad rap among NBA players. They cant fart without it being a story. I'm not faulting Nate for posting this, I'm sure he had no ill intentions, but this type of stuff doesnt happen in other cities.
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If the Knicks had drafted him, and this happened in NYC, it would be in a big graphic on the front page of ESPN.com.
If this happened to Yao Ming, it would be a (inter)national story.
Don't fool yourself. We have a major game-changing #1 draft pick, and he did something newsworthy. No matter what city drafted him, this was going to be news. Probably less than if he'd been in a bigger city. This is par for the territory for having a possible future superstar.
Hey, I'll take that trade-off.
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03-28-2008, 12:25 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Originally Posted by Talkhard
So much for all the "geniuses" on this board. I got blasted for expressing my concerns about this, and now the Blazers are saying basically the same thing I was. Oden's rehab has to take place in a "controlled" environment. Duh.
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Yes Rush we understand that you know all that is right.
Congrats though Nate that had to be awesome to play against him, and I agree we should order you a lifetime membership.
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03-28-2008, 12:29 PM
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