Greg Oden looking to make yet another comeback

[Hey Yo]

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"Greg Oden has been working out at Ohio State and Buckeyes coach Thad Matta told reporters on Wednesday the former center could make another run at an NBA comeback.

Speaking in Portland before Ohio State's opening-round NCAA tournament game vs. VCU on Thursday, Matta said Oden has been doing "high-level training" with Ohio State coaches for the past six months.

"Quite honestly, I haven't seen Greg look this good since when he played for us back in the day at Ohio State," Matta said. '"His attitude is off the charts. He went through a lot. You look at Greg's life, how difficult things have been. I know that he is a kid that never wanted to let people down. The injuries, you know, none of us can prevent those. I know there's part of him that wishes that stuff couldn't have happened. I still swear he was going to be one of the greatest to ever play in the NBA just from the year I was with him."

Matta said Oden weights about 280 pounds, slightly above his last listed NBA playing weight of 273 pounds

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/03/18/greg-oden-comeback-ohio-state-thad-matta

[JohnMax]

Lebron senior wants a job

[warriorfan]

When you hear "Greg Oden" you think of.


Bust
Kevin Durant
Injuries
Dick Pics



What a legacy

[Hey Yo]

Lebron senior wants a job
He has one, playing for the Cavs. 10yr old LeBron jr is getting recruited.

JohnTMZ with the troll post fail.

[Hey Yo]

When you hear "Greg Oden" you think of.


Bust
Kevin Durant
Injuries
Dick Pics



What a legacy
you forgot, alcoholic

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/09/sports/la-sp-sn-greg-oden-alcoholic-20120509

[jzek]

Just let it go, Greg. :facepalm There are other things in life besides basketball.

[ImKobe]

Just let it go, Greg. :facepalm There are other things in life besides basketball.

brotha's just trying to get another mil or two before he quits for good.

[RoseCity07]

I think Portland should sign him. Would be fun. He wouldn't have to give us much. If he got hurt who cares. Sign him for the rest of the year and use him in the playoffs.

[Thunderfan86]

Didn't he beat up some chick?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Hopefully ends up in Phoenix so he has a chance.

[Derka]

Enough, Greg. Go get a job.

[JohnMax]

Didn't he beat up some chick?

Gloria James

[Demitri98]

Go to Phoenix and let the voodoo doctors work their magic on your knees Greg

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

every year..he hasnt looked this good since college or high school.

[wally_world]

Will be back before DRose

[SpecialQue]

Will be back before DRose

This is probably the only instance where I would say "no, he won't."

[bobopenguin]

someone pls tell Greg to sit down before he hurts his knee

[coin24]

He wasn't that bad for the heat, injury wise.. Didn't really get a chance to play much

[aj1987]

He wasn't that bad for the heat, injury wise.. Didn't really get a chance to play much
Because of his injuries. :facepalm

His knees swelled up constantly. That's why he played 5-10 garbage minutes most of the time. He pretty much fouled every other play play as well. Dude is done and should just give up.

[coin24]

Because of his injuries. :facepalm

His knees swelled up constantly. That's why he played 5-10 garbage minutes most of the time. He pretty much fouled every other play play as well. Dude is done and should just give up.

Ok interesting.. Didn't know about the constant swelling.
I don't think he should quit though, if there's something left in the tank he should give it a go..
Get on it Mitch can't hurt for the minimum, if he's done just cut him..:cheers:

[Nash]

he wasn't actually that bad with miami, spo just had no time to integrate him into the rotation for some reason.

[hawkfan]

The Hawks should give him a 10 day contract.

[tomtucker]

Gloria James

no, that was the one he knocked up

[Thunderfan86]

Gloria James
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Thunderfan86]

no, that was the one he knocked up
http://i.imgur.com/vqCOG.gif

[bdreason]

Just let it go, Greg. :facepalm There are other things in life besides basketball.


If he loves basketball, I don't see any reason why he shouldn't work towards returning to the court until he's in his mid-30's.

[FKAri]

Just let it go, Greg. :facepalm There are other things in life besides basketball.

And do what? Become an accountant?

[Crimsonrain777]

And do what? Become an accountant?

he doesnt have to do anything, he's rich.

[julizaver]

Because of his injuries. :facepalm

His knees swelled up constantly. That's why he played 5-10 garbage minutes most of the time. He pretty much fouled every other play play as well. Dude is done and should just give up.

I have followed his return closely as it was interesting for me to see if he could do it. It's true about the swelling and that was one of the reason to played much less minutes.

But in my opinion his stay with HEAT made a lot of good to him. They monitoring him closely, he trained a lot and remained relatively healthy. Due to his injury history and after effects (swelling) he would never reach his pre-draft level (or his second year where he was not so bad). Training at very high level is not the same as play for real at NBA level.
I predict that he would attempt another comeback and could fare better than his HEAT stint. Some 10-15 minutes 5 ppg 5 rpg without playing back-to-back games.

[Brokenbeat]

Gloria James

:applause: :roll:

[BlakFrankWhite]

The joel embiid before joel embiid.

[John Tesh]

I don't expect anything from him, so if he plays a single minute, that is a plus.