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03-26-2008, 11:55 PM
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Greg Oden pickup game
I've got some exciting... and somewhat disturbing news.
I just got home from the 24 hour fitness in Tualatin where I played in a pickup game with Greg Oden. He played two games, and obviously he dominated.
The good news, Greg looks great. He had at least 8-10 dunks. A couple of them were coast to coast, one was a putback, and the rest were all low post two handers. He also blocked a number of shots. Basically he looks like the Greg of old.
Honestly, I was a little concerned when his friends convinced him to play. Images of Greg hurting himself in a meaningless pickup game swirled through my head, but I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't thrilled to play with him.
Anyway, just thought you guys would like to hear about it.
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03-26-2008, 11:58 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
It seems like he should either be practicing with the Blazers or not playing at all.
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03-26-2008, 11:58 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
Wow. Are you serious? That's crazy. Cool to know that he's playing but yes, I don't want him to hurt himself in a random pick up game.
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03-26-2008, 11:59 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
How'd you meet Greg?
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03-26-2008, 11:59 PM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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It seems like he should either be practicing with the Blazers or not playing at all.
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Agreed.
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03-27-2008, 12:00 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
He practices a lot with the Blazers.
I remember reading somewhere on the Blazers website in which Martell said Greg always practices with the team, but only one of the practices got out to the public.
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03-27-2008, 12:04 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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How'd you meet Greg?
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I was on the court waiting to get in and he walked into the gym.
I agree that he probably shouldn't be taking these kinds of risks, but I wasn't going to speak up and tell him that it wasn't a good idea.
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03-27-2008, 12:25 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
I hope this is a joke!
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03-27-2008, 12:32 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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I just got home from the 24 hour fitness in Tualatin where I played in a pickup game with Greg Oden.
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Were you on his side, or the opposition?
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03-27-2008, 12:45 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
"Are you sure about this? I do this for a livin', son." - Anecdotes in the Life and Times of Greg Oden
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03-27-2008, 01:01 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Were you on his side, or the opposition?
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His side 
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03-27-2008, 04:07 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
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Did you touch the ball?
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03-27-2008, 06:47 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
If this was anyone but you Nate I would call BS on this, which makes me feel ill about him playing. I mean I love that he is out there, but what the hell is he thinking? And what the hell were you thinking by not telling him to sit his *** down? Then again, the surgery is probably all but healed now, and playing a pick up game is probably not that big of a deal. I would imagine he wasn't going at full G.O. speed
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03-27-2008, 07:13 AM
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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
A full-speed pickup game is probably 1/3 speed tops for a pro. Knowing this, he's been cleared for half-speed practices for at least an hour. These games last about 20 minutes each, and he played 2, so we have 2 games at 1/3 speed.
It's not like he was playing with 6'5" - 6'10" guys. It was at a 24-Hour Fitness. In Tualatin.
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