Greg Oden

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian Forward Josh Smith (6-foot-9) had 16 rebounds. Center Al Horford (6-10) had 10 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (6-11) had nine rebounds. Meanwhile, Blazers centers -- usually the anchor of the team's vaunted rebounding -- mustered just seven rebounds from 7-foot Greg Oden and three from 7-foot-...

By Dashiell Bennett This photo doesn't really have anything to do with anything, but it makes a nice palate cleanser to start your day, I think. Come on, it's Greg Oden in a bunny suit. That's .... cute? How did Spike Jonze make a movie about furry overgrown children and forget to cast the least child-like man-child ev...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian View full sizeThe Associated PressThe Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy (left) runs into Minnesota Timberwolves' defender Sasha Pavlovic in the first quarter Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS -- Greg Oden has shown a lot in this early season for the Trail Blazers....

By halfmanhalfdog Do pay attention to the Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams.  I am from Utah and I get to watch this premier point guard play every game, and I wish the rest of the country could too.  The Jazz are not a glamorous team like Lakers, Celtics, or Cavs, but they have one of the best point guards in the g...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian On Tuesday, Oden was the difference for the Blazers as they jumpstarted a five-game trip with a 93-79 rout of Memphis that ran the Blazers winning streak to three. Portland (5-3) has now beaten Memphis (1-7) eight consecutive times, and Tuesday's victory had moments from nearly every Bla...

By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian View full sizeBruce Ely/The OregonianBlazers guard Brandon Roy is looking to make his third consecutive Western Conference All-Star team.The NBA on Tuesday released its ballot for the 59th All-Star game and it includes four Trail Blazers.

By Ben. Brian T. Smith on the lineup... Brian T. Smith on Rudy's uncertain role in the new lineup... Mike Barrett on last night's game... Joe Freeman with Andre Miller's play-calling duties... Jason Quick with the Blazers pushing the tempo... The Blazers can, and will, get better at running. 

By noreply@blogger.com (David Stefanini) After a very long off season, basketball is finally back. Does anyone other than me care? Probably not, but I'm still going to throw out a few predictions: Dwayne Wade is going to win the MVP. Blake Griffin is not good. Just like Greg Oden he will be a complete bust. The Oklahoma City Thunder will m...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian Bruce Ely, The OregonianGreg Oden had nine rebounds against Denver, but he remembers the two missed free throws.Greg Oden was only halfway through the agony of defeat when he missed two potential game-winning free throws with 4.6 seconds left Thursday night, essentially sealing the Tra...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian View full sizeBruce Ely/The OregonianGreg Oden waves to fans following the Blazers' 96-87 season-opening win over Houston at the Rose Garden on Tuesday night. Cover your eyes Trail Blazers fans, opening night was not pretty: A whopping 26 turnovers. Greg Oden scoreless until the final m...

By Ben. As I wrote last night, Blazers coaches and management are surely tickled to death by Oden's 12 rebounds and 5 blocks despite his lack of offense and turnover troubles.  Certainly, working Oden into the flow on offense will be a gradual process.  But let's put it this way: if last night is any i...

By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian View full sizeAssociated PressPortland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden looks on from the bench during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Coach Nate McMillan was eager to make on...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian Greg Oden started swatting shots, igniting the fast-break. I think we know we gotta get better before the regular season, but I think tonight was a good step," said point guard Steve Blake, who was one of several Blazers who struggled offensively.

By Ben. Tomorrow night's starters: Miller, Roy, Webster, Aldridge, Oden.   Brandon Roy and Greg Oden I'm looking forward to these next games, man, just to play hard and try to build a rhythm for the regular season.  Pritchard on Udoka vs. Collins

By Ben. Barrett defused an awkward situation efficiently but neither he nor anyone else not named Kevin Pritchard is capable of preventing that kind of fan outburst from happening again.  Pritchard appeared calm and loose before the game but couldn't have missed hearing the shouts. Greg Oden

By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian White Team Martell Webster (9 points, 1 rebound) Travis Outlaw (15 points, 7 rebounds) Greg Oden (12 points, 12 rebounds) Rudy Fernandez (4 points, 9 assists) Andre Miller (12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) Ime Udoka (11 points, 2 rebounds) Juwan Howard (4 points, 4 assists)

By Ben. The second video shows Greg Oden working with Assistant Coaches Bill Bayno and Maurice Lucas going through some drill work after practice.  For a big, higher quality version click here. Poll How Does Greg Oden look? Great Good Average Below Average   1751 votes | Results

By Dave But then along comes that silver-tongued devil Joe Freeman with this story on Greg Oden.  Oh Joe, why do you tempt me so?  I wasn't going to do this.  My resolve was strong.  But that piece...that lovely piece.  It could have been photocopied straight from the "100 Things We Want to Hear About Greg O...

By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian Bruce Ely, The OregonianGreg Oden talks with the media during Portland Trail Blazers media day at the Rose Garden. After two injury-plagued, inconsistent and head-scratching NBA seasons, Greg Oden appears to be a changed man. And it took only a few short minutes of chatting with the Trail...

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By Ben. Nate on whether the physical play helped Greg: "Yeah. Whatever it is. I like what I saw. O'Neal is very physical. That hard foul he had on Greg - Greg just walked to the free throw line. It didn't even faze him. That is the mental part of the game. We've got to be able to play through a hard foul. OK, I'll get...

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By Drew Barton Any time he has an opportunity, Greg Oden should feel free to attempt that. It has a pretty good chance of going in. The final box score tells you all you need to know. In the picture above, Roy had 50 points. For those who don't follow Portland, his jersey number is seven.

By Dave If you haven't been following the Portland Trail Blazers, it's time to stop calling yourself a basketball fan. As Jason Quick wrote in a story for the Oregonian, "The Trail Blazers have become the pick- your-poison team of the NBA, with a variety of weapons at their disposal to tease oppone...

By Dave “30 years and counting and you can’t wait two months to let Oden stretch his legs and get his bearings before you declare him a bust?”  Or… “30 years and counting and you can’t wait one season to actually see Rudy play before you insist he’s the Ultimate Answer right now?”  Or…

By Nate Jones Filed under: Trail Blazers, NBA Last NightWith all the attention given to the return of Greg Oden this season, you might have thought the rest of the Blazers were chopped liver. Did people forget that Brandon Roy was an All-Star last season, or that LaMarcus Aldridge is a budding Rasheed Wa...

By Ben. Coach said Travis will start at the 3 tomorrow night. Right before I was about to leave, a crafty veteran journalist pulled my ear to a bit of a surprise: Greg Oden was hiding out in the training room and was about to do a short Q and A.  Oblivious me was all set to walk out and miss that entirely.

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: Greg Oden with knees (rehab), Rudy Fernandez (draft), Jerryd Bayless (draft-trade combo), Nicolas Batum (draft-trade combo), Ike Diogu (trade), Luke Jackson (free agent), Shavlik Randolph (free agent), approximately 50,000 bandwagon fans

By Dave Communication is an underrated skill.  Mostly we think of the inspirational locker room speech.  I’m not sure that matters much.  What does matter is calling out reads on defense, being aware of all five players on offense, and being able to negotiate through rough spots.  Sometimes the Bla...

By dberri That optimism is derived from the following additions: Greg Oden, the top pick in the 2007 draft is now healthyRudy Fernandez, the 24th pick in the 2007 draft, is joining the Blazers after playing last season in Spain.Jerryd Bayless was drafted with the 11th pick in the 2008 draft

By jasonquick@news.oregonian.com At the beginning of camp, I guessed Oden would average 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks a game. Today, I would say 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. All that being said, I will stick to my prediction: Oden will make the All-Star team this season and be Rookie of the Year. THE BIGGEST DEVE...

By joelodom@news.oregonian.com Greg Oden and Rudy Fernandez wow the Rose Garden crowd in their debutsBruce Ely/The OregonianIn his first NBA action -- even if it was an exhibition game -- the Blazers' Greg Oden finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks, including this rejection of Spencer Hawes. Portland be...

By Ben. Oden was underwhelming. He finished with 5 points, 2 rebounds and one impressive block: a rejection of an Ike Diogu dunk attempt early in the game. The first offensive series of the game, Oden attempt a lean-in jump hook in the lane. It missed and he wildly went for the rebound, bobbling it out o...

By Dave By now you have all heard about Brandon Roy’s surgery scheduled for Thursday.  The Blazers’ press release says an MRI identified a torn meniscus.  If you have read the thread below this one, covering the first few hours after the news was released, you’ll notice a tendency to take this news i...

By jasonquick@news.oregonian.com All thanks to Greg Oden. The setting for this tale is Hawaii, shortly after the Blazers season ended in April. Much of the Blazers basketball staff and Oden were awarded a retreat of sorts to the island by owner Paul Allen to help break up the monotony of Oden's rehabilitation workouts.

By Dave 1.  How healthy will Greg Oden be and how will that affect his progress? 5.  Will the backcourt defense be good enough to keep Oden out of foul trouble? 6.  How will Travis Outlaw and Martell Webster develop, if at all? 8.  Can the Blazers get some easy buckets and top 100 per game?

By joefreeman@news.oregonian.com Although the Trail Blazers resumed predraft workouts on Sunday, things were relatively quiet at the team's practice facility in Tualatin. Four second-round draft hopefuls with vastly different backgrounds were in town, including a former teammate of Greg Oden (Jamar Butler), a prol...

By Dave Oden will also eventually affect our running game positively.  As we’ve said for the better part of a year now, Lamarcus and Travis are going to be able to fly more when Greg is rebounding.  He’s going to make the opponent take longer shots more often, leading to long rebounds and breaks.  His p...

Mike Conley (Grizzlies) – B; Since returning form injury his playing time and productivity have increased.  If he continues to better his outside shooting percentage, he could be an All-Star point guard in the next several years. Acie Law, IV (Hawks) – C-; No tmuch playing time and an injur...

By Sam Rubenstein I asked if he was disappointed that the Durant-Oden showdown blew up, and he talked around it, saying their concern is for the player not the game. Stephen A. is doing a sit-down interview with Durant though. Greg, that could have been you. Norby did say “It’s unfortunate.” Be careful Greg.

By Houston Portland Trail Blazers Offseason Additions: Steve Blake (FA), Rudy Fernandez* (draft), Channing Frye (trade), Taurean Green (draft), James Jones (trade), Petteri Koponen* (draft), Josh McRoberts (draft), Greg Oden (draft)

By Faris Tanyos By the way, I didn’t make a big deal about Oden. The Blazers themselves did; and it blew up in their face. The website comparing Oden to Durant, the big parade in downtown Portland that attracted over 5,000 people. Both those things went overboard. And if you don’t think that’s not a sign that Por...

Top draft pick Greg Oden needs to have his tonsils removed and is expected to miss the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers summer league games.

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The Portland Trail Blazers got Greg Oden and felt like they won a championship. The SuperSonics settled for Kevin Durant, thrilling fans disappointed by the trade of AllStar Ray Allen.

Brandnew Trail Blazers center Greg Oden quickly got a feel for life in Portland it rained.

With a basketball in his hands and a baby blue suit covering his 7foot frame, Greg Oden exited a midtown hotel ballroom Wednesday just before Kevin Durant arrived.

Kevin Durant worked out with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, two days after Greg Oden, as both players show their talents to the team with the top draft pick.

Odens father told a newspaper the 7footer is turning pro, while the man who hopes to be Odens agent, Mike Conley Sr., said Saturday night the decision hasnt been made.