Greg Oden wants to play more next season

[moiso]

I guess rim protector is a good term, but it is kinda annoying how it exploded into our vocabulary.

Directly from NBAStats.com

Rim protection is defined as the defender being within five feet of the basket and within five feet of the offensive player attempting the shot.

It has been beaten to death a bit, but without hand checking in the league and perimeter players being allowed to enter the paint at will it seems, it has become a very valuable role.

Thats a pretty bad definition, isn't it?  I mean, Phil Pressey could always stand within 5 feet of the rim and within 5 feet of the people taking the shots... That would make him the top rim protector in the league based on that definition.  He doesn't even have to defend.  Just pay attention to the 5 feet rule.

[BleedGreen1989]

I guess rim protector is a good term, but it is kinda annoying how it exploded into our vocabulary.

Directly from NBAStats.com

Rim protection is defined as the defender being within five feet of the basket and within five feet of the offensive player attempting the shot.

It has been beaten to death a bit, but without hand checking in the league and perimeter players being allowed to enter the paint at will it seems, it has become a very valuable role.

Thats a pretty bad definition, isn't it?  I mean, Phil Pressey could always stand within 5 feet of the rim and within 5 feet of the people taking the shots... That would make him the top rim protector in the league based on that definition.  He doesn't even have to defend.  Just pay attention to the 5 feet rule.

I think anybody can do it and every player has a "Rim Protecting %".

The thing that separates the elite from the terrible are judged by the opposition FG% in that situation.

For instance, in the 2014 playoffs, Omer Asik had a 40% clip compared to a David Lee who had a ghastly 68%.

[Beat LA]

I wouldnt want him. we're not contenders. we need to horde young talent with our 15 roster spots. Thats why danny is looking at all these guys who wont go drafted to find some young diamonds in the rough.

I understand, but Oden is still young talent.  He just turned 26 in January, I believe.  That's hardly old.

He's not old, but his knees are ancient.

If you had to choose, who had worse knees - Ewing or Oden?  Or poor Leon Powe    It's probably between the last 2.  Patrick's knees never allowed him to be the athletic freak that he was at Georgetown, but at least he was able to stay on the court for the most part until his later years.  Let's fill out an SAT analogy - Greg Oden is to knees as Bill Walton is to feet, and everything else.  Sigh.  Maybe it's a Portland thing.  What might have been for both of them.   

[LilRip]

Greg Oden may want to play more but he just seems so unreliable. Absolutely I'd sign him on the cheap, but again, likely as a bench warmer or a 3rd center. I think a team would be crazy to sign him and expect him to be either a starter or the first big off the bench.

[Vox_Populi]

I still can't believe Oden is only 26.

[gpap]

I wouldnt want him. we're not contenders. we need to horde young talent with our 15 roster spots. Thats why danny is looking at all these guys who wont go drafted to find some young diamonds in the rough.

Who said we are not going to be contenders next season? I must've missed the memo.

[hwangjini_1]

I wouldnt want him. we're not contenders. we need to horde young talent with our 15 roster spots. Thats why danny is looking at all these guys who wont go drafted to find some young diamonds in the rough.

Who said we are not going to be contenders next season? I must've missed the memo.

you did. danny sent it out last year. it was titled: "i'm trading pierce and KG."

[gpap]

I wouldnt want him. we're not contenders. we need to horde young talent with our 15 roster spots. Thats why danny is looking at all these guys who wont go drafted to find some young diamonds in the rough.

Who said we are not going to be contenders next season? I must've missed the memo.

you did. danny sent it out last year. it was titled: "i'm trading pierce and KG."

But that was last season. Celts got their draft picks out of the deal. Maybe this is another rebuilding year but maybe it's not. We won't know for sure til we see what types of moves the team makes.

[indeedproceed]

I wouldnt want him. we're not contenders. we need to horde young talent with our 15 roster spots. Thats why danny is looking at all these guys who wont go drafted to find some young diamonds in the rough.

Who said we are not going to be contenders next season? I must've missed the memo.

you did. danny sent it out last year. it was titled: "i'm trading pierce and KG."

But that was last season. Celts got their draft picks out of the deal. Maybe this is another rebuilding year but maybe it's not. We won't know for sure til we see what types of moves the team makes.

Agree. I don't think there is a scenario (sorry, I don't think we'll be lucky or good enough to land all of Love, Asik, and Melo, and that's what it would take) where we are true contenders, but I do think that we could easily be a top 3 or 4 team in the East with the right moves.

[bmac934]

I would love to give GO up to a million depending on what others offer.  I thought the same last year, he has way to much upside to have a million or less not be worth it.  Regardless of whether he starts, comes off the bench, plays 5-25 minutes a game we sorely need a big man.  As a rebuilding team this is something we should jump all over.  As well as noone is going to offer him over a 1 year contract so theres not too much of a liability.

[Nef-Oracle]

He still have the talent to play it's just his body who's weak. He should loose some pounds then i think it'll be okay. I'll take him in a heartbeat.

[Beat LA]

I still can't believe Oden is only 26.

I can't believe Lebron won't be 30 until December.  At least, that's what they say 

[Redz]

I guess I'd take the over on him getting more than the 212 minutes he logged this season.  But you'd have to give me odds 

[JBcat]

Of we could sign him to one of those multi year non guaranteed deals like we give to Pressey and Johnson I would be all over that. Or even a Bogan's type deal.