Rant On Greg Oden Hype
Ok I know he’s supposed to be good, so good that if he declares for the 2007 draft Greg Oden will be a lock for the number one overall pick. He’s a David Robinson type player who can do it both offensively and defensively. I have no problem with that. My problem is how people seem to expect that he will indeed declare for the upcoming draft.
An article I read a few days back prompted me to rant about this once and for all. It said that the Philadelphia 76ers seem to be have no clue about what they are doing and that they might be purposely trying to lose the season so that they’ll get the number 1 pick and draft Greg Oden and all will be well. This is all conspiracy theory but assuming it’s true it will be more likely that they’ll be seriously disappointed.
The likes of the Memphis Grizzlies or Charlotte Bobcats have more chance to get the number 1 pick but right now things are looking like it will be Joakim Noah rather than Oden. Why? Because Oden just came out of high school and is currently in Ohio State and he said he plans to finish college. This means that, according to his plans, Oden won’t be in the draft until a few more years. So NBA teams, stop thinking that he’s coming for sure!
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NBA Obsessed » Oden’s Father Says His Son Will Enter Draft
Apr 14, 2007 at 5:49 pm
[...] odds that Oden wouldn’t go aren’t that high. I know I’ve written in the past that we shouldn’t be swayed by the Oden hype - that we shouldn’t assume that Oden was going for sure. In a way I still stick by that. Until [...]
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