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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2011, 08:58:35 PM »

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Sign him!!!

Are we definitely going to get Dalembert? Most probably not.

We're going to get scrubs and J.O. will be our main center...playing 20 minutes a game. Can you bear to watch Big Baby play center again?

Without a legit center, this year is probably going down the drain.



Gamble!
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2011, 09:57:08 PM »

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I would sign him. I mean, the chance of him being healthy come april is better than the chance that Shaq or JO would have been healthy last year, and at least with Oden there is the possibility that he can have a bright future.
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2011, 10:17:16 PM »

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I like the gamble too.  It's a huge risk; however, what are the alternatives?  Signing someone like Dalembert would help next year, but would likely hinder our cap flexibility down the road, since I'm betting he's not taking a 1 (or even 2) year MLE deal.  

With Oden, it's a gamble, but if it pays off, we solve the center problem for this year's playoffs (with him and O'Neal) and you potentially have a building block at center for the future.  

People may say it's too big of a gamble; however, the chances of Oden regaining his potential are probably better than Dwight Howard coming to Boston.  People want some sure-fire rebuilding plan, but the fact of the matter is that it's all a crapshoot with a pretty low chance of being successful. 
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2011, 10:57:08 PM »

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Change the thread title to:

"Oden may not play ever."


Or, actually, considering the lockout possibilities, you could change it to "All NBA players may not play until January."  Sad but true.  Oden's additional recovery time might not be an issue at all for the Blazers.
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2011, 12:33:19 AM »

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vets minimum at most, possibly the Bi-annual if he's up for grabs. why not? we played without perk til january, look where he ended up :P
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2011, 02:39:15 AM »

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Quote from: Marcus13 on June 17, 2011, 01:35:49 PM
This guy is Yao on a much smaller scale

what? the dude haven't even played 20 full games, Yao at least played 5-6 seasons before being injured...

Yao contributed more to his team than Oden did
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #21 on: June 18, 2011, 05:27:47 AM »

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You should start a poll. Sign Oden and Don't Sign Oden.
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #22 on: June 18, 2011, 07:33:29 AM »

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Quote from: bfrombleacher on June 18, 2011, 05:27:47 AM
You should start a poll. Sign Oden and Don't Sign Oden.

better yet... will oden ever play again?
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Re: Oden may not play until january
« Reply #23 on: June 18, 2011, 09:04:07 AM »

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Quote from: hwangjini_1 on June 18, 2011, 07:33:29 AM
Quote from: bfrombleacher on June 18, 2011, 05:27:47 AM
You should start a poll. Sign Oden and Don't Sign Oden.

better yet... will oden ever play again?

Well, those who say sign him probably think he will play again and play well. Those who say don't are probably leaning towards not playing again.
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