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Oden to miss rookie season?
September 13, 2007 - 2:07 pm
Yahoo! - Greg Oden, the Portland Trail Blazers ' No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, will miss the 2007-2008 season after knee surgery on Thursday, two league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Oden, the 7-footer out of Ohio State, underwent exploratory surgery on his right knee on Thursday in Vancouver. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, but Oden, one of the most celebrated young players in years, will be lost for the season. The Blazers are expected to make an announcement shortly |
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09-13-2007, 01:20 PM
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Yup, just saw this posted on TrueHoop.
That sucks.
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09-13-2007, 01:25 PM
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This might put them more than a year behind in terms of really getting it all together chemistry wise, and seeing what pieces they need for the season after this.
That sucks for them.
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Great, now the Blazers are in position to have the number 1 pick in back to back drafts.
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09-13-2007, 03:05 PM
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Damn.
I had a funny feeling about this... This is catastrophic for Oden, disastrous for Portland and bad for the NBA Last edited by Jack.Kerr; 09-13-2007 at 03:09 PM. |
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09-13-2007, 03:10 PM
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should'a went with Durant. this guys body looks like he's 40...if this is any indication early on.....
i would have went with Durant too, though. |
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09-13-2007, 04:16 PM
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http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Oden....html?rss=true
An exploratory arthroscopic surgery performed on Greg Oden today revealed cartilage damage to the Portland Trail Blazers rookie’s right knee. Oden is likely to miss the 2007-08 NBA season. "Greg had an arthroscopy and a micro fracture surgery today," said team physician Dr. Don Roberts, who performed the surgery. "He was found to have articular cartilage damage in his right knee. The area of injury was not large and we were able to treat it with micro fracture, which stimulates the growth of cartilage. There are things about this that are positive for Greg. First of all he is young. The area where the damage was is small and the rest of his knee looked normal. All those are good signs for a complete recovery from micro fracture surgery." Oden is expected to be on crutches for up to eight weeks. Recovery time from micro fracture surgery varies from person to person, but generally takes between six and 12 months for full recovery. "Certainly this is a setback, but our future is still incredibly bright," said Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard. "Is it disappointing? Yes. However, this is a great core of talent and players of strong character and will continue to be." Oden, the #1 pick in June’s NBA Draft, averaged 15.7 points and 9.6 rebounds for Ohio State last season, leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA national championship game as a freshman. "We know this discouraging news for all of our fans, however, the people of Portland are very enthusiastic and compassionate about their Trail Blazers and I know they will stand behind Greg and the team during his recovery," said Trail Blazers President Larry Miller. "We believe our fans and sponsors are going to continue to support us because they know we’re headed in the right direction." |
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09-13-2007, 04:27 PM
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Wow...
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09-13-2007, 05:03 PM
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The year of Danny Ainge?
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09-13-2007, 05:33 PM
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This is one of the reasons why I would have gone with Durant. Oden is never healthy. I feel for the guy and for Portland.
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09-13-2007, 06:16 PM
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Anyone want to give a reason why Portland shouldn't tank their season now? You get a player you expect to be the cornerstone of your franchise for years and you haven't even seen him play totally healthy and won't see him play an NBA game for another year. Also sucks that we won't be seeing the Portland vs Seatle games we wanted to see.... now those games will be as boring as they always were.
Hmm... I wonder who the rookie of the year will be now.... |
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09-13-2007, 06:55 PM
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This is one of the sadder sports stories I've heard in a while. I was really excited to watch Oden dominate for the next decade. He seems like a great young kid, and I really hope he has a full recovery.
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This makes me really sad. Let's hope he can recover as well as Amare did.
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09-13-2007, 07:15 PM
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wow...just wow
that is awful. I'd be trading the guy though if he's already injury prone. I'd tank the season if I were portland too. I bet they will..
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I didn't say a f'ing thing about knowing he was going to need the micro surgery only that I didn't like his injury prone issues. It's not something I made up as his history with injuries is well known.
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That means Portland is going to get the #1 pick again?
What a deal Hello San Antonio Spurs =]
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What a deal.
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09-14-2007, 01:52 PM
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Merry Christmas!
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"I still go through it in my head," Nowitzki said. "One of my last nights in Germany [last month], I was trying to go to sleep, but I couldn't. I was thinking about the free throw I missed [late in Game 3], about different situations that happened in that series. I'll never forget it. It's going to stay in my mind until we win it all." |
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Merry Christmas Kevin Durant.
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"I still go through it in my head," Nowitzki said. "One of my last nights in Germany [last month], I was trying to go to sleep, but I couldn't. I was thinking about the free throw I missed [late in Game 3], about different situations that happened in that series. I'll never forget it. It's going to stay in my mind until we win it all." |
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09-14-2007, 03:32 PM
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Happy Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant.
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"I still go through it in my head," Nowitzki said. "One of my last nights in Germany [last month], I was trying to go to sleep, but I couldn't. I was thinking about the free throw I missed [late in Game 3], about different situations that happened in that series. I'll never forget it. It's going to stay in my mind until we win it all." |
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09-14-2007, 03:34 PM
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I feel sorry for Greg Oden.
and I can't believe lightning might strike twice for that organization.
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09-14-2007, 09:20 PM
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Poor top 10 cornerstone of an NBA franchise player ;(
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09-15-2007, 09:19 AM
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I am a huge durant fan, but I hope Oden eventually does become an unstoppable force at center now just cause I feel sorry for the kid
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09-17-2007, 01:34 PM
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Is Oden really that injury-prone? His only major injury before this one that I know of is the ligament in his wrist. I don't really think one injury should have been enough to deter the Blazers from taking Oden. I do think they should have drafted Durant though, and I even go to Ohio State.
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09-17-2007, 01:42 PM
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after thinking about it.. if I were the blazers I would tank the season.
Think about it. Rookie of the year Brandon Roy, Oden coming in fully rested and recovered, a top 3 pick probably, and the rest of the team (esp aldridge) is really really young. Next year wasn't going to be a competitive year anyway.. this could make them Elite in 2-3 years. |
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Bad news for all couch potatoes:
Oden Hurt Knee Getting Off Couch? September 17, 2007 - 12:10 pm Oregonian - The Blazers still aren't sure how or when Greg Oden injured his right knee. On his blog, Oden mentioned that he first felt pain getting off his couch two weeks ago. Pritchard said Oden played pickup basketball with teammates Sept. 5, then did a full running workout on a track the next day. That's when the team noticed swelling. "The honest truth is that we don't know," Pritchard said. "It could have happened when he was playing basketball, it could have happened when he was running the track . . . we just don't know." Link Yes, the couch is a very dangerous place to be . . .
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hate to see this for 2 reasons 1 because i hate to see anyone get hurt and 2 because now everyone will blame him being a bust on this. I really do hope he fully recovers.
and btw this doesnt give durant the roy. It was already his.
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