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Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:20 am EDT

It's official: Greg Oden fever is completely out of control

By J.E. Skeets

The rash has gotten so bad, that even Raps fans are writing Oden love letters. A few excerpts: "By all accounts, I'm a pretty average dude. I have a job, live in an apartment, have a few friends (very few) and sometimes girls talk to me. [...] Completely average, except for one thing; I have an unhealthy obsession with a top-heavy 82-year-old, seven foot man from Indiana. I'm looking at you Greg Oden. My obsession with Oden goes so far that I actually caught myself looking for jobs in Portland just so I could be closer to the Trail Blazers and follow Oden's career; and I'm a Raptors fan. [...] The guy is just genuine, real, damn good at ball and just makes me smile — makes me smile so much that I can't close my mouth for hours — no, really, it's quite painful." What about you, do you suffer from chronic Odenitis?

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  1. Dr. Jay
    1. Posted by Dr. Jay Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    Greg Oden (not to mention Roy, Aldridge, the Spanish duo, etc). have all made me proud to be a Blazer fan once again. I love that fact that I am from Portland, and I love our team!
  2. the REAL Headless Chicken
    2. Posted by the REAL Headless Chicken Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    Yeah, Odenitis mentale obsessiva difficilis in my case...
  3. I am Muscle Horse
    3. Posted by I am Muscle Horse Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:02 pm EDT

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    Yeah, I'm firmly on the Oden bandwagon. Not only is he a genuine athletic freak, he's also got an awesome personality, and seems like a genuinely nice kid (even if he is older than my grandfather).
    If this guy's career gets derailed by injuries, or he turns out to be less than a superstar, I'll be seriously bummed out. I just want to see him succeed.
    Oh, and I'm not even a Blazers fan.
  4. Ryan
    4. Posted by Ryan Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:22 pm EDT

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    You should be in Oregon these days to see what true Odenitis looks like. It's unreal. Not to mention that we have 2 other rookies who could compete for R.O.Y. this year.
  5. Kevin
    5. Posted by Kevin Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    That solemn beard sold me. You sure old boy's not from Philly?
  6. raceface2737
    6. Posted by raceface2737 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:25 pm EDT

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    This guy should make his own version of Eminem's "Stan" but call it "Greg"
  7. MichaelS
    7. Posted by MichaelS Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    I want to see him dunk on fools every night!
  8. tupark82
    8. Posted by tupark82 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    wat the hell
  9. julesk1503
    9. Posted by julesk1503 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT

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    Oden is the truth and I got to witness it firsthand the other night at a preseason game when my Blazers lost to Golden State. Oden has put on lots of upper body strength and looks durable and tough. He often just flat out-muscled the Warriors for rebounds and dunks. He looks like a combo of a young Zo and Bill Russell. With Oden, Roy, and Aldridge starting and Rudy coming off the bench (who also looked awesome), I am smelling a playoff run this year and a championship next year... believe it! Rip City 4 life
  10. Charles M
    10. Posted by Charles M Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    The dude needs to lay off the Growth Hormone for a bit....other than that, i enjoy watching him
  11. Pogan
    11. Posted by Pogan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    roy to oden for years to cum!
  12. dan
    12. Posted by dan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    I cant wait to see him beat the crap out of the lakers on opening night!
  13. Joe101
    13. Posted by Joe101 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT

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    question is - in 10 years will he look 150.
  14. jaateecompy
    14. Posted by jaateecompy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    Whats really scary is the fact that the last time the Blazers drafted a injured center with the number 1 pick was Sam Bowie,Need I say more.To see that deja vu happen again with Durant would be the worst nightmere ever for us in Blazersville .
  15. Rydog S
    15. Posted by Rydog S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    Oden is the real deal. The scary thing is that I think Jerryd bayless is going to be a superstar too - I think in three years that they will just send the whole Portland Trailblazers team to the all star game. I am a Laker superfan and they scare me. The Rockets scare me too - they have so much depth - look for Carl Landry to be a star on that team. This is going to be a fun year - good luck everybody!
  16. doughboi
    16. Posted by doughboi Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    he's great but what bandwagon he still has a lot to prove. I'm not going to critic him but the preseason is never ever! a reflection of the regular season but him and beasly who scored 21 and rose 10 points 5 assist are the three front runners for ROY.
  17. doughboi
    17. Posted by doughboi Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    number 12 dan we will see about that Lakers 08-09 Western Conference Champs! I didn't say champions because if they win the toughest division twice (unstoppable)
  18. lonmabon
    18. Posted by lonmabon Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:56 pm EDT

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    Problem with the Lakers is their superstar is a rapist scumbag. No amount of talent makes up for being a lowlife.
  19. David
    19. Posted by David Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    can you say overexposure? already. 3 preseason games in. i'm from portland. i'm a huge blazer fan. have been for 18 years. and yeah, oden is great for the team, great for the city, blah blah blah gay oden sex blah blah blah. even oden is sick of all the love. watch his pre & post game interviews with the media. or listen to them. nate mcmillan is tired of talking about oden. the whole team is tired of talking about oden. oden is tired of talking about oden. look at his face when hes photographed with most fans (kids being the exception) the guy and the city need a break from the oden love fest in my opinion. just let him play. maybe show some love again a little later after he works on his free throw shooting, offense, defense, energy, & wins us some games that count in the standings. blah blah blah gay oden sex blah blah blah.
  20. David
    20. Posted by David Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    in 19 minutes, shavlik randolph was 9 of 9 and had 19 and 10 tonight against atlanta. he was the difference in getting the win. greg had..11 and 5 tonight, with 4 turnovers and 4 fouls. how about some love for shavlik? I'll start it off. shavlik fever. shavlik, portland loves you. you're the only randolph we've ever loved....skeets maybe you can show some of that good old fashioned jones lovin' for shavlik too.
  21. bennyoc1
    21. Posted by bennyoc1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    He has no low post moves whatsoever.. All he does is dunk. Can someone say OVERRATED!!!
  22. kevinlo
    22. Posted by kevinlo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    He does have low post moves and is impossible to stop from posting. down low. The man is a beast -- he is like a better passing, better free throw shooting young Shaq when he first came into the league. He will create nothing but space for the rest of this talented team and when they get it together they will be frightening. Oden , Rudy, Bayless, Roy, LA and a deep, talented and exciting bench will rock the house for years to come in Portland. My season tickets are better than gold!
  23. franckie
    23. Posted by franckie Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    yes....at last portland will be a playoff team now and maybe just maybe we can shock the world......lets go blazers...
  24. David
    24. Posted by David Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    the problem here is, blazer fans are so hungry for success after years of embarrassment and failure, that they are ready to believe anything. and will believe anything(see: darius miles, sebastian telfair, and zach randolph being the cornerstone pieces of a contender). oregonians believe (thanks to the overhyping job done by the local media) that oden is better than a young shaq and in some cases locally, people believe oden is already better than shaq was in his prime. oden isn't even young shaq yet(do you even remember shaqs first season? 23.4ppg, 13.9rpg, 3.5bpg, 1.9apg). he's not shaq at all. please stop with those comparisons. they both can push, shove, then dunk. and they both suck at the free throw line. there's the only similarities thus far.
  25. David
    25. Posted by David Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    the problem here is that blazer fans are so hungry for success after years of failure and embarassment, that they are ready to believe anything & will believe anything (see: darius miles, sebastian telfair, & zach randolph being the cornerstone pieces of a contender) oregonians believe (thanks to the overhyping job done by the local media) that oden is better than a young shaq, & in some cases locally, that oden is already better than shaq was in his prime. oden isn't a young shaq (do you even remember shaq's first season in orlando?- 23.4ppg, 13.9rpg, 3.5bpg, 1.9apg). oden isn't shaq at all. so please stop with those comparisons. they both can push, shove, then dunk. & they both suck at the free throw line. there are the only similarities thus far.

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