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If Greg Oden was in this years draft...

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:14 am
by farzi
If Oden was available in this years draft, coming off of injury and everything, would he still be the number one overall pick?

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:25 am
by 5DOM
even after the injury, hes too much talent and size to pass up

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:52 am
by Blame Rasho
5DOM wrote:even after the injury, hes too much talent and size to pass up


I agree...

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:01 am
by crzy
Oden would go 1st in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:16 am
by bigballa3jj
umm
yes

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:17 am
by Mateen Cleaves
he would have went first, and he probably would have been better. But the question to you is, is this after 2 years in college or saying this was his first season? After 2 season he probably would be even better then he is now from playing a full season with both hands instead of one like last year.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 7:35 am
by farzi
That's kind of what I thought.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 7:52 am
by SlickWilly8
You just can't teach size, add to the top of that Oden's size and athleticism. There's no way you could pass him up, if your a GM

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 9:36 am
by KobeFarmarEra
Bynum > Oden

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 1:46 pm
by stevenger
yes He will. Because he is big man. I talk ıf he is not injured.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 2:49 pm
by A.J.
Oden without question

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:26 pm
by CB4MiamiHeat
Why do people keep putting Rose as an elite prospect?...As a prospect hes not with Durant/Oden last season, or on Beasleys level.

Ive seen him play all season, i think hes with the Bayless/Mayo/Gordon group.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:45 pm
by duppyy
Give me dwight instead :P

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:37 pm
by farzi
KobeFarmarEra wrote:Bynum > Oden


I know you're trolling for a response (which is admiral because I do it in Laker threads), but there was already a Bynum v Oden comparison thread which Oden won with over 60% of the vote. Just wait til he can play and confirm that.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:46 pm
by TheKingOfVa360
Rose is not up there with Oden or Beasley. I would probably take Mayo over him if I needed a scorer. Hell Rose can't even make free throws but he still be a top 5 pick.


With that said I would take Oden no question.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 6:00 pm
by jefe
Hmmm, after sitting out his entire sophomore year of college? I have trouble saying unequivocally he'd still be #1. The only really comparison is Kenyon Martin, but he was injured in the CUSA conference tournament.

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 7:20 pm
by farzi
jefe wrote:Hmmm, after sitting out his entire sophomore year of college? I have trouble saying unequivocally he'd still be #1. The only really comparison is Kenyon Martin, but he was injured in the CUSA conference tournament.


Kmart wasn't as physically gifted as Oden was before both injuries though. Oden actually had a faster 40 time than Durant at the pre draft workouts iirc

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 7:34 pm
by jefe
farzi wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Kmart wasn't as physically gifted as Oden was before both injuries though. Oden actually had a faster 40 time than Durant at the pre draft workouts iirc

Well, the Kmart comparison is helpful if you're saying Oden would still go #1; because Kmart still went #1 despite suffering a major injury in his conference tournament. However, Kmart was #1 in a horrible draft class...

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 10:57 pm
by farzi
Would you consider this years or last years draft classes stronger?

Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 11:26 pm
by farzi
YounG GunneR wrote:Give me dwight instead :P


I'm really looking forward to that matchup in a few years as both enter their primes