Shocker: Dog Mode Has An Old Man’s Back
Portland boundVarious media outlets are reporting on the medical evaluations of top prospects for the NBA draft and the big talk centers around reports of some minor health issues with projected top pick Greg Oden.
Keeping with tradition, pro scouts, this time with the NBA, are looking for chinks in the armor of the top dog(s). The NFL had Vince Young’s Wonderlic results to kick around and now the NBA chatterati are abuzz with feigned concern over Oden’s still not 100% wrist and a bulging disk in his back. For good measure, there’s even word that one of his legs is shorter than the other one. Chad Ford is practically bouncing off walls over at the WWL with speculation that Oden’s health issues may even have Portland looking more seriously at Kevin Durant ($) with the first pick.
I don’t know. Kevin Durant is a fine player and will probably make a great pro, but I’m sticking with the guy that dominated against one of the better college basketball teams of the past 25 years. Short leg and all.
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Since the top 2 picks are set in stone, Chad has to write about something to justify his salary.
TLB - June 21st, 2007 at 8:40 am - #
I think the fans in Portland might Blaze down the city if they do not draft Oden and not that good kind of blaze that usually happens in the Northwest. After his workout and media session yesterday, they have increased their crush on the old dog. He seems to be getting more and more comfortable with the media, then again, we were not allowed to see that side of him this year.
Corey - June 21st, 2007 at 9:15 am - #
Uh oh, could Portland make another Sam Bowie-type pick?
frosty - June 21st, 2007 at 1:58 pm - #
By the way, did you see Oden is playing God in the new movie “Evan Almighty”?
frosty - June 21st, 2007 at 2:03 pm - #
Im pretty sure all year people were talking about one of his legs being longer than the other, atleast thats all dickie v ever talked about, either way this is not new
jarrod - June 21st, 2007 at 3:20 pm - #
Right…we’ve known one leg was longer than the other but we didnt know about the bulging disc in his back.
Dr. Kevorkian - June 21st, 2007 at 3:25 pm - #
What’s up with this year’s draft?
Earlier everybody was getting on Durant for having a bad workout. ESPN reported Durant was the only prospect (out of 80) that failed to bench 185 pounds. Also, it reported that Oden outperformed Durant in drills such as the vertical leap, agility drill and three-quarter court sprint.
Let’s stop picking hairs. Both these prospects are can’t miss superstars.
You can’t go wrong with either one - congrats to Portland and Seattle
_from a fellow Buckeye Blogger down here at http://www.buckeyelane.com_
also, thanks for giving me a link on your page
Kiefaber - June 22nd, 2007 at 1:01 pm - #
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