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Former Ohio State center Greg Oden is not a bust

Posted by Branson Wright, Plain Dealer Reporter November 20, 2008 11:22AM

APGreg Oden had his breakout game against Golden State on Tuesday.
This is to all of those critics who claimed that Greg Oden was going to be a bust or the next Sam Bowie. Oden missed his rookie season (2007-08) due to a knee injury. And he went down with a foot injury minutes into his debut last month.
So when Oden returned from his injury against Miami on Nov. 12, he scored only three points and had two rebounds in 16 minutes.

Suddenly, those critics became louder. But Oden picked up the pace and he had his most impressive game on Tuesday against Golden State. His 22 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks were not enough for the victory, but it was the beginning of what Oden will become in this league.
He picked up where he left off on Wednesday night with 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in only 17 minutes in a blowout victory over Chicago.