Plus, Oden will be much better defensively than most if not all of the players that you mention. He can change a game with his defense. The offense will come with two healthy hands and some further coaching. He won't get saddled with the fouls too in the NBA with 6 fouls and a more liberal officiating style when it comes to the big guys.
Uhh..the fact that he played ONE-HANDED pretty much the whole freakin' year!Do you watch basketball at all?
wha? wrote:
rippy cripple wrote:Are you the stupidest person in the world?
The only person who could surpass your stupidness is Greg Oden if he doesn't go pro next year.
He will avg 20 points and 11 rebounds next year as a rookie.
He didn't average that this year in college. What makes you think that he will do that in the far more physical NBA? The kid looks good- don't get me wrong. Great footwork, quickness, athleticism, and a soft touch. I'm still amazed at his free throw shooting ability. He's still raw, though. No chance he averages 20 and 11 as a rookie. In a couple of seasons, yes.
Ohio State Overrated??? How did Florida prove that? Ohio State was one of the top two teams in the country and got there. I guess since they were ranked number 1 and ended up two would make them overrated... Oops the polls were off by one. Florida was supposed to win. they were the better team but that doesn't mean Ohio State was overrated.
For the Record
In any tournament play there is no guarantee that the best 2 teams play in the final game. As a matter of fact, it is highly unlikely that they would play. Anyone that lost to Florida has a claim to be the second best team in the tournament.
if you want to believe so wrote:
For the Record
In any tournament play there is no guarantee that the best 2 teams play in the final game. As a matter of fact, it is highly unlikely that they would play. Anyone that lost to Florida has a claim to be the second best team in the tournament.
Very true. Ohio State dodged a couple bullets along the way to the championship game, but I'm not sure anyone can realistically dispute that the two best teams were in that game. Ohio State was ranked #1 at the end of the season and had the best record going into that final game along with a winning streak of 22 games. Florida was the overall No. 1 seed going into the tournament and the defending champions. Clearly the two best teams in the tournament. Also, if you look at the number of future NBA players on each team, those two have the most of any other team.
Florida was better than Ohio State, but Ohio State was clearly the second best team this year.
On Greg Oden, personally I think his potential is through the roof, but as far as his play this season, I've definitely seen better play from big men in college who didn't really make it in the pros. Even last night when the announcers were saying glowing things about him, I didn't think he was doing all that great.
Financially it would be silly for him to not go to the NBA next year. I think he'll eventually be a huge star and likely a basketball Hall of Fame member. I know he was hampered this year by that hand injury, but that's one of the things that kept him from being great. He was though very very good, and as far as freshmen go, he was great.
wha? wrote:
[quote]rippy cripple wrote:
[quote]midwesta wrote:
Great footwork, quickness, athleticism, and a soft touch. I'm still amazed at his free throw shooting ability. He's still raw, though. No chance he averages 20 and 11 as a rookie. In a couple of seasons, yes.
Great footwork? Sounds like a throw away comment you heard while watching a game. His footwork is not good. That really is the thing that kept him from averaging 25 a game this year. He will need some work on that as he goes forward.
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