C Greg Oden (Portland Trailblazers)

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I doubt he probably would get a chance to actually talk to him (but who knows) but I can't think of a better person for Greg to talk to about his future than David Robinson.

[Buckskin86]

Going to school: Greg Oden
Saturday, March 24, 2007 8:05 AM

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/disp...1_DG667JD.html

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

ToledoBlade

A deadpan comedian; Foes don't find trying to stop Oden funny

BLADE SPORTS WRITER


SAN ANTONIO - Greg Oden's name shows up a lot of places, and most of the time, the seven-foot Ohio State freshman heads a list of one.

Best big man to come along in a decade: Greg Oden.

Best shot blocker in college basketball: Greg Oden.

Most dominant player on the floor: Greg Oden.

Best all-around player in the college game: Greg Oden, or Texas freshman Kevin Durant.

Best player left in the NCAA tournament: Greg Oden.

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Link

Oden ignores struggles

Buckeyes big man just wants to win

By Stephen Hawkins

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO ? Greg Oden scored less and was hounded by foul trouble again. Then he needed as many stitches as he had rebounds to close up a nasty cut on his chin.
Still, Ohio State?s 7-foot, 270-pound freshman was feeling better, not frustrated Friday ? even though he rubbed his forehead and mostly stared down at his feet on the interview podium a day after Ohio State withstood another close call and moved within a victory of the Final Four.
?I think I did a pretty decent job. It was more about effort and not about me scoring,? Oden said. ?It was about me being out and running the floor and creating things for my teammates. It was the effort that I felt I had a pretty decent game.?

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CPD

Foul days for Bucks' big man


Saturday, March 24, 2007 Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter
San Antonio -- So far, Greg Oden hasn't heard a college official utter the words that helped drive Shaquille O'Neal out of LSU to the NBA 15 years ago when he complained about a foul that wasn't called.
"Be quiet, you're 7-foot."
Oden and his Ohio State coaches have felt that way much of the season though. They spent the Big Ten schedule wondering why opponents weren't called for beating on Oden, Buckeyes coach Thad Matta on Friday confirming the Oden strategy Xavier coach Sean Miller told him opponents employ -- "Foul him, they won't call them all."

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

DDN

MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT
Oden shows off his wit, wisdom



By Mark Gokavi
Staff Writer

Saturday, March 24, 2007

SAN ANTONIO ? Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but always insightful, Ohio State's Greg Oden showed the national media a personality big enough to match his 7-foot, 280-pound frame.
Some highlights of his 30-minute Q&A session Friday:
? About life in the dorm with his fellow freshmen ? "My mom's not there. It's kind of dirty. We take out the trash like every five weeks. No, we've got David Lighty, he's pretty clean. So that's nice. Daequan (Cook) has (a George Foreman grill). Everybody uses it."
? Asked what he'd like to buy ? "Movies." Asked to clarify what he'd buy if he had a bunch of money: "Best Buy ... and use it like a toy store.

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• On why he would have gone to college even if the NBA draft rule didn't exist — "I don't feel I was ready to go right after high school. I've just got to keep on improving my game. I feel I've got a lot of work to still do. Offensively, being able to score.

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Bucknuts TV: Inside Greg Oden's World......by Steve Helwagen.

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Originally Posted by OSUBasketballJunkie

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Bucknuts TV: Inside Greg Oden's World......by Steve Helwagen.

Bucknuts TV video content is not free.

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Scout.com (Free)

Oden Dominates Battle of Big Men....by Jeff Goodman.

[OSU_Buckguy]

south region first team. congrats, greg.

[OSU_Buckguy]

okay... this isn't exactly oden's best look.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Commentary
Oden's play leaves Tigers' Dorsey with little to say

Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:48 AM
By bob hunter



SAN ANTONIO -- Jamar Butler laughed when asked what he thought when he heard that Memphis big man Joey Dorsey had called Greg Oden "a lot overrated" Friday.

"Honestly? Idiot," said Butler, an Ohio State junior guard.
Idiot. Yeah, that would seem to cover it. On the eve of the NCAA South Regional final, what's the over-under on the IQ of a player who tries to get under the skin of an opponent who has twice his talent, especially one who has seemed a little down because of two below-average games?
Isn't there a chapter in the players' handbook somewhere about letting sleeping superstars lie?

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Link

You oughtn't mess with Oden

Ohio State and UCLA first to advance to the Final Four


01:14 AM CDT on Sunday, March 25, 2007



SAN ANTONIO ? Joey Dorsey, a player only college basketball aficionados would know, made a name for himself the other day.
He became the first person in recorded history to call out Greg Oden, the 7-0 center who will probably be the first player selected in this summer's NBA draft.
You can't make this stuff up.
Dorsey called Oden overrated. Basically called him a bum on the court. Said he was Goliath, and Oden was the little man. Clearly, Dorsey skipped Sunday school the day they discussed who won the battle between David and Goliath.
Final line: Oden scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting, nine rebounds and a block in 24 foul-plagued minutes; Dorsey had four fouls, three rebounds and failed to score.
Final score: Ohio State 92, Memphis 76.
"I was just trying to get myself fired up before a big game," Dorsey said. "Greg knew what I was doing."
So you still think he's overrated?
"I didn't know he had offense like that," Dorsey said. "He's a lot bigger than I thought, and he did a good job of moving me in the paint when he posted up."

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Originally Posted by OSUBasketballJunkie

Link

Great article. I highly recommend it.

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