382 Results for greg oden

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...against a set defense. Every team in the NBA could do that once in a while. Greg Oden had trouble with that kneecap a while ago. Professional players in Europe don't have nice...

Blog | December 14, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the best young rebounders in NBA history, are in the Honorable Mention category because of injuries: "Greg Oden, Blazers: Oden's game was really starting to get going and he was starting to generate...

Blog | December 10, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Tim Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell: "When the Spurs inaugurated their summer of spending, a popular justification was the need to pr...

Blog | December 09, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Stay the course, Kevin Pritchard, unless somebody lays a no-brainer at your feet. Even without Greg Oden, Portland still has more talent than all but a handful of teams in the Western Conference...

Blog | December 08, 2009

To a grieving acquaintance

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...lost the bet. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers lost something more significant in Saturday night's game -- Greg Oden to a season-ending injury. As a writer who covers the Houston Rockets, Jason Friedman is...

Blog | December 07, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kyle Neddenriep and Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star: "Greg Oden's high school coach, Jack Keefer, said he had planned on attending Wednesday's game at...

Blog | December 07, 2009

Sherman Alexie on loss, and Greg Oden

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...some point, somebody will hit on the right perspective, to shine a little light on this Greg Oden story. More than anything, I just feel like that young man has had to deal with...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Where to now for Portland?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...season-ending injury. As it was with Bill Walton and Sam Bowie, so it goes with Greg Oden. The Blazers' big man suffered his second season-ending knee injury in three pro seasons, fracturing...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Late Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Philadunkia: "WOW. That's our initial reaction to the Allen Iverson press conference here in Philadelphia late yesterday afternoo...

Blog | December 04, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "If the 76ers sign Allen Iverson, they might as well skip ahead a few moves and make him coach and general...

Blog | December 01, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...if that team doesn't win, Brandon Roy won't get fired, you will." Why does Greg Oden get his feet so high when he dunks? I know, it's pretty emphatic and fun...

Blog | November 24, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...

Blog | November 24, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Y...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part two

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the things that the kids usually went through all the process, O.J. [Mayo], Kevin [Garnett], Greg [Oden], Kobe [Bryant] ... they went from the camp to the Big-Time Tournament and all that. The...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott We'll be hearing about the happy marriage between Stephen Jackson and the Bobcats, and I'll be remembering when Stephen Jackson wa...

Blog | November 17, 2009