there's nothing wrong with a big stud playing some rec league ball it's completely cool
Unless of course this big stud is being hailed as the franchise for the next 10 to 15 years, and being counted upon by an entire city and state to bring their only professional sports team back to the playoffs and into the national spotlight, and after being the No. 1 pick in the draft and all the time into rehab that has gone on the past six months.
Course there's nothing wrong. That's why it's a story.
Basketballforum.com is getting a ton of free publicity off this. They should give me a free lifetime membership imo. It's the least they could do. :biggrin:
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Nate's (the coach) quotes are buggin me. The trainer knows more about Greg's situation than Nate, and he said it's being made into too big of a deal.
Unless you're reading a different article to me, I believe it was Oden who said it's "being made into too big of a deal" -
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Athletic trainer Jay Jensen, who supervises Oden's rehabilitation, said he also talked to Oden. He said Oden felt like a little event was being made into a big deal.
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"The next timeout we just simplified everything. Wrote down the play. I said, ‘Get the **** out of Dwyane’s way.’"
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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Colin Cowherd just read part of the original post on his show. He said it was the first time in the history of message boards that something useful came out of them.
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.
Yeah, you were the one rational poster in this thread outside of NateBishop. Cowherd just talked about this thread, and he sure is right about the anonymous insults. I wonder if any of those who mocked you will budge from their unwise stance.
__________________ ...it's largely an anonymous bunch. After the 21-year-old Webster torched the Jazz for 24 third-quarter points on Jan. 5, Utah reserve Matt Harpring observed, "It was tough when what's-his-face got hot."
Good sign for the Blazers that GO is nearly ready to go (I'm so punny). I don't know that I would have played with him, it would be like an 8 year old playing against a high schooler.
i dont know if it was so bad. just because nate says so doesnt mean its wrong. i wonder what else he isnt allowed to do....
have sex? (or maybe he just isnt allowed to have really freaky sex?)
play with his dog?
go dancing?
indian leg wrestling?
amusement parks?
use stairs?
eat candy?
maybe he should just hang out at strip clubs, and be safe(actually, lap dances are probably off limits too.)
i can see where it might have been a lapse of good judgement, considering all the unknown variables, but to publicly admonish him... it seems like a good "no comment" would have been fine to the press. they could have talked with him privately. i just feel bad for the kid.
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