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the article mentions upper body over and over. personal the most impressive thing to me on oden is his solid fundamental footwork. is it perfect, no. but very very advanced for a kid his age. only to get better with more work and time. the ball thing, is it low yes. but i think some of it has to do with his postioning within his body. his elbow postioning is inconsitant, sometimes to high sometimes to low to hold a powerful grip.
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jimotis....you make some very valid points about his offensive game. I would have to agree that his feet is what sticks out at me at first, he has nimble and quick feet. It is rare to find a player of his size with good to great footwork at this early stage in his career. I have seen just three of his games this year and he does have a tendacy to bring the ball down when in the post, but believe me by the time next season rolls around, that will not be an issue. Oden is such a hard worker and team player, he will always be looking for a way to improve.
In HS its been hard for him to establish consistent low post moves due to being double and tripled team or facing a box and 1. He has the strength and size down low to overpower opponents but he also has the body control to go around them and has a nice baby hook and can consistently hit jumpshots from about 7-10 feet out when needed.