Greg Oden

By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian After successful surgery, Oden officially ruled out for rest of season. Trail Blazers center Greg Oden underwent successful surgery Saturday on his left patella and, as expected, will officially miss the rest of the season, according to a release from the team. Joe Freeman

By Ben. Here is video of Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard addressing the injury after the game. Blazers Owner Paul Allen's Reaction to Oden Injury Did you talk to Greg? Joe Freeman quotes Blazers Owner Paul Allen... Best wishes to Greg.    

By Ben. Joe Freeman with a look at Greg Oden's increasing role... Hollinger: Blazers tumble to 13thStein: Blazers fall to 11thSchuhmann: Blazers fall to 10thParker: Blazers fall to 7th -- Ben Golliver | (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com) | Twitter

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 Ben. Joe Freeman on the victory in OKC... One thing is for sure: Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are perpetually connected. Jason Quick on a more vocal Greg Oden... Jason Quick on how Oden dealt with missing two free throws late in the Denver game... Joe Freeman also tackles the point guard struggles...

By Ben. Jason Quick on Andre Miller. Joe Freeman on Greg Oden. Dwight Jaynes on Greg Oden. CNNSI's Mark Montieth on Greg Oden. Will this season's Blazers be better? How can anyone trust David Stern? NBA.com's first Power Rankings of the year have the Blazers at #6.

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 timbreault@news.oregonian.com And the Blazers' All-Star didn't disappoint. If LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden weren't snaring defensive rebounds, Roy was swiping steals and blocking shots (he also had two blocks). Joe Freeman: 503-294-5183; joefreeman@news.oregonian.com