Oden, a 7-footer from Ohio State, was found to have torn cartilage during exploratory surgery on his right knee and was operated on by team doctor Don Roberts in Vancouver, Wash. Most microfracture surgeries require eight months to a year for recovery.So I guess Buckeye fans can stop mourning the lost NCAA championship that the Oden-led sophomores might have won had he and others stayed. It's also good for Oden that this was discovered now while he's getting paid and not while he was in school. This is the come out early argument in a nutshell cause you never know when you're draft status might slip.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Oden Will Miss His Rookie Season
Greg Oden will not play in the upcoming NBA season:
Friday, June 15, 2007
Cavs 82 Spurs 83
How much more painful would it have been if the Cavaliers had won the game just to extend their misery? Let's just put it behind us shall we?
Now the question is, who can the Cavs add for next year's rematch?
Now the question is, who can the Cavs add for next year's rematch?
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Cavs 72 Spurs 75
The Cavs played harder, but not better and certainly not well enough be anything more than competitive at home against San Antonio. LeBron will be the goat as he gave the ball to Varejao who inexplicably tried to be the hero and missed. They needed to be better in every phase of the game and it just didn't happen. Even the big fourth quarter eluded them. This series is ovvvvver.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Cavaliers 92 Spurs 103
I hate to admit it, but King Kaufman is absolutely right this time. The Cavs should not have benched LeBron in the first quarter. King thinks this vindicates his assessment from the NCAA tournament, but I'm of the opinion that fouls and clock management are completely different in the NBA than they are in College.
As much of a laugher as the game was, the Cavs outscored San Antone 30-14 in the 4th quarter negating most of the enormous half time lead the Spurs had built. More importantly, after he returned in the 2nd quarter, James only had one foul for the remainder of the game, so foul trouble was never an issue. If Cleveland had let him play in the first and managed to keep the score close (instead of falling behind 28-17), it would have been a real ball game.
The real problem for the Cavs was the surprisingly poor play of big man Ilgauskas, the soccer-mad shenanigans of Varejao who seemed to spend most of his time flopping to the ground (and finished with 8 points and four personal fouls for his efforts), and the inability of Gibson to get going with his outside shooting (though he finished with a respectable 15 points).
Now the Cavs must win all 3 in Cleveland starting Tuesday night. They needed to do that anyway, so they should just stay the course and learn from their mistakes the way they did against Detroit. This thing isn't over yet, but it really will be if they lose at home.
As much of a laugher as the game was, the Cavs outscored San Antone 30-14 in the 4th quarter negating most of the enormous half time lead the Spurs had built. More importantly, after he returned in the 2nd quarter, James only had one foul for the remainder of the game, so foul trouble was never an issue. If Cleveland had let him play in the first and managed to keep the score close (instead of falling behind 28-17), it would have been a real ball game.
The real problem for the Cavs was the surprisingly poor play of big man Ilgauskas, the soccer-mad shenanigans of Varejao who seemed to spend most of his time flopping to the ground (and finished with 8 points and four personal fouls for his efforts), and the inability of Gibson to get going with his outside shooting (though he finished with a respectable 15 points).
Now the Cavs must win all 3 in Cleveland starting Tuesday night. They needed to do that anyway, so they should just stay the course and learn from their mistakes the way they did against Detroit. This thing isn't over yet, but it really will be if they lose at home.
Friday, June 01, 2007
King James
I've spent many, many years being an NBA nay-sayer, but last night's game between LeBron James and the Detroit Pistons was the best individual performance I've seen since the glory days of Michael Jordan and the best overall game since the days of Magic and Bird. Just for entertainment value, you can't beat the double overtime. It's what they used to call a barn-burner.
A lot of the coverage talks about the fact that he scored 29 of the last 30 points for his team including 25 in a row. That's pretty amazing in and of itself. But what amazed me about that run run is that it seemed like every time James had to score it was do or die. With every possession it was like he was reliving the end of Game One and mindful of not repeating mistakes. And so he would make the clutch play to tie, to take the lead, or just to stay alive. Not just once, but for 29 out of 30 points.
The difference between James and Jordan, since everyone will want to make the comparison, is that Michael always made it look easy, effortless. Sometimes it was actually kind of boring. You never had the sense that he would miss or that he could miss. It was more of a performance than a competition, and the only sign that he was working was the way his tongue would stick out the side of his mouth when he concentrated. He was the very definition of "playing in the zone". And he and the Bulls would win, again and again.
With LeBron, it looks hard. Really hard. You can see him gutting it out, spending every last drop of energy just to find his spot and hopefully get a shot off. And sometimes he misses. Sometimes he heaves up a great godawful air ball. But mostly he gets the job done, somehow, someway. Drive and dunk.
For fans of the Cavaliers, this game and this performance confirmed to everyone that LeBron is indeed the greatest player in the NBA. It's no longer about hype and sort of a minor miracle when you consider how young he is. But you have to wonder how he'll hold up. When will he go cold? Can he, like Jordan, win again and again? Can he find the zone?
A lot of the coverage talks about the fact that he scored 29 of the last 30 points for his team including 25 in a row. That's pretty amazing in and of itself. But what amazed me about that run run is that it seemed like every time James had to score it was do or die. With every possession it was like he was reliving the end of Game One and mindful of not repeating mistakes. And so he would make the clutch play to tie, to take the lead, or just to stay alive. Not just once, but for 29 out of 30 points.
The difference between James and Jordan, since everyone will want to make the comparison, is that Michael always made it look easy, effortless. Sometimes it was actually kind of boring. You never had the sense that he would miss or that he could miss. It was more of a performance than a competition, and the only sign that he was working was the way his tongue would stick out the side of his mouth when he concentrated. He was the very definition of "playing in the zone". And he and the Bulls would win, again and again.
With LeBron, it looks hard. Really hard. You can see him gutting it out, spending every last drop of energy just to find his spot and hopefully get a shot off. And sometimes he misses. Sometimes he heaves up a great godawful air ball. But mostly he gets the job done, somehow, someway. Drive and dunk.
For fans of the Cavaliers, this game and this performance confirmed to everyone that LeBron is indeed the greatest player in the NBA. It's no longer about hype and sort of a minor miracle when you consider how young he is. But you have to wonder how he'll hold up. When will he go cold? Can he, like Jordan, win again and again? Can he find the zone?
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