Greg Oden is making his NBA debut tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers. His hype is ridiculous. The "rookie" has every NBA fans attention on opening night. He also has other NBA players paying attention as well...
Kevin Martin won $1,000 last week from Mikki Moore for being the first to dunk on Oden. The next night, the Clippers' Ricky Davis offered $500 to several of his teammates if they could put one down on Oden -- this wass for pre-season games.
It is well into the second quarter and he has 4 rebounds and 0 points, but he is noticeably limping while running up and down the floor. It appears that Oden has not fully healed from his microfracture surgery.
I'm not saying that he is going to miss any time or that he won't improve throughout the season. But I am implying that Oden has an injury and it should be monitored. I believe that Oden is injury prone. During his one year at Ohio State, Oden had to shoot free throws with his off-hand (left) because he had to have surgery on his shooting hand (right).
I am under the assumption that because of Oden's hype, his stock has risen more than most NBA stocks since they were IPO'd. If those people feel that his limp, given his history, is a reason enough to hold off hope that he is going to out-earn his $150 price, then they may sell off. I am shorting.
On the other hand, Rudy Fernandez looks great. The other Blazer "rookie" has 9 points with 1:21 left before halftime.
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