Dog Mode, Yo.Jason Quick, the Trail Blazers beat writer for The Oregonian, conducted an interview with future Blazer Greg Oden last week. The interview (direct link to MP3) featured many great soundbites, including the disclosure that Oden asked Matta to red-shirt him when he was first injured. However, nothing topped Oden's response when asked if there's anything he wanted to say to the fans in Portland:
"I'm going to be in Portland on the 19th. I'm probably going to go up and get something to eat. Don't be afraid to say 'hi' cause I'm gonna be going in there.. I'm gonna be able to meet people and see how the people are in Portland, so don't be afraid to say 'hi', just uh.. if I'm eating, you might not want to come over there, cause that's when I get in my dog mode and if you come over there you might walk back missing a limb."
Oden is rapidly ascending the list of all-time favorite Buckeyes. It's just a shame that fans only got to experience one year of him.
Blazer's Edge has a full transcript of the chat.
Comments
thats some great stuff, greg had such a great personality just from the times i saw him around campus. he stopped eating lunch one day to sign basketballs for a bunch of school kids who were on a field trip to campus.
What a great interview!! It is too bad we here in Columbus did not get this side of Greg Oden too much last year. I believed he was banned from the media for quite some time, because all they wanted to talk about was the NBA draft and his wrist. I wish we could have got some of these sound bytes, especially during those brutal Big10 games. I know I will be an avid reader of the local Portland paper next year. Oden reminds me of a young Shaq, with his abilitites to talk with the press.
Yeah, Oden appears to be a real class act. Following in the footsteps of Russell - Robinson - Duncan. Doubt he'll be heard from much in the police blotter.