Getting Oden On The Cheap

JordanL · Post #1 » by **JordanL** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:36 pm

Hey, so I am in a H2H league, and after Greg rolled his ankle last night, I began thinking to myself that it might be an opportunity.

Here's my roster:

Steve Nash, Pho PG
Brandon Roy, Por SG
Paul Pierce, Bos SG, SF
Pau Gasol, LAL PF, C
Yao Ming, Hou C
Raymond Felton, Cha PG
Andres Nocioni, Chi SF, PF
Al Horford, Atl PF, C
Tony Parker, SA PG
Kevin Love, Min PF
Peja Stojakovic, Nor SF
Raja Bell, Pho SG
Marc Gasol, Mem C

Now I've already set a waiver to drop Nocioni and add Rudy Fernandez. The guy in our league who drafted Oden could really use consistency, and he's not gonna get that from Oden, at least early. But tracking the media reports here, I get the distinct impression that this is an injury that won't last, and so I was considering proposing a Marc Gasol or Kevin Love for Greg Oden trade while he's injured.

Yea? Nea?

nyk2423 · Post #2 » by **nyk2423** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:44 pm

I would def make both of those trades(if I was you) but the name alone would make the other guy not make the trade.Also,reports from POR are saying its nothing too serious, so i doubt he trades him soooo early especially after playing a great team like the Lakers

JahReid · Post #3 » by **JahReid** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:45 pm

Who does he have for PG? You might be able to get him for Tony Parker.

JordanL · Post #4 » by **JordanL** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:52 pm

JahReid wrote:Who does he have for PG? You might be able to get him for Tony Parker.

This is his roster:

Baron Davis, LAC PG DTD
Dwyane Wade, Mia SG
Tayshaun Prince, Det SF
Chris Bosh, Tor PF, C
Tracy McGrady, Hou SG, SF DTD
Richard Jefferson, Mil SF
Jameer Nelson, Orl PG
Stephon Marbury, NY PG
Luol Deng, Chi SF DTD
Greg Oden, Por C DTD
Manu Ginobili*, SA SG O
Emeka Okafor, Cha PF, C
Joakim Noah, Chi PF, C

Death Knight · Post #5 » by **Death Knight** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:53 pm

Marc Gasol is a potential 10/10/1 blk guy who shoots good free throws as well, like most international bigs. I don't know why people are sleeping on him. Are people afraid of Darko "freakin" Milicic??? Please!!! Kevin Love has endurance issues, so I don't see too much in him anyways. Thus, I'd probably offer Kevin Love first before I try Marc Gasol.

To me, I think Oden is going to be plagued with injuries all year/career long. Even if this ankle injury isn't serious, you can bet that another injury of some sort will come later.

This could be a steal or it could blow up in your face.

fudgie · Post #6 » by **fudgie** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:11 pm

Oden just got waived in one of my leagues and I could use another C. Just waiting to see how serious the injury is before I pick him up.

Death Knight · Post #7 » by **Death Knight** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:16 am

Confirmed, Oden to miss 4-6 weeks.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/player ... BA&id=1357

EDIT: Hmmm......according to NBA.com, he is out 2-4 weeks. Which one is right?

http://www.nba.com/2008/news/10/29/oden ... index.html

JordanL · Post #8 » by **JordanL** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:17 am

So... you think the trade will go down now?

fudgie · Post #9 » by **fudgie** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:44 am

I'm going to hold out until right before he comes back before I pick him up, hopefully nobody beats me to it but somebody probably will since the league has an injured reserve spot and I've already got Ginobilli stashed away there.

Mr Awesome · Post #10 » by **Mr Awesome** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:38 pm

I'd stay away from Oden unless he's a free agent. He has a lot of potential, but he's really young, really raw, and he appears to be injury prone (though it's a little early to tell for sure). You're not going to get any kind of consistency from him. He'll have a few solid games, but for the time being he's nothing more then hype.

BTW, trading Tony Parker for Greg Oden is insane.