If Greg Oden was available for backup center would you take him?

No...we already have a center made of glass.

 

Ill take him but not over Miller personally.

The more bodies the better.

 

Don't forget before his injury he was doing really well, almost averaging a double double.

The best part of getting him with Yao is both would have reduced minutes maximizing their longevity as well as Oden's penchant for getting into early foul trouble.

But I honestly think he wouldn't be available to us in any case

 

While many fans want a backup for Yao, I think you are taking it too literal. They aren't looking for another center that requires surgery every year.

 

Clutch should ban the Phrase "If Healthy" or at least come up with some sort of penalty like a kick to the groin.

 

Absolutely not. He's the opposite of low risk, high reward that Morey goes for.

He's a high risk, low reward type of player at this point. I don't foresee him as ever being a dominant center in the league, especially considering the massive injuires he's been through within his first two years.

I don't think you ever fully recover from those consecutive type of injuries.

Brad Miller? Low risk, high reward player...Adelman's offense is perfect for him, just like it was on the Kings.

 

yes... ill take the risk

i dont know why you guys are saying no.

 

Portland drafted him #1 over Durant. He hasn't had a real opportunity to start due to his injuries and the Blazers aren't going to admit their mistake until they give him a nice long chance to show what he can do. Expect him to at least play out his rookie contract before changing teams.

 

ill do it for the veterans minimum

 

My lord, will people stop with these things. Which FA we get for whatever is never simply black and white. There is a line with a zone at which you do not do and a zone where of course you would.

If you could get him really cheap without giving up much in a trade, sure you would get him. If he wants $10 million or we have to give up someone like Lowry in a trade, then you do not want him.

Please stop these silly questions.

 

hell no!! Enough of the injury plagued players. I'd rather just have some guys who can make it through a whole season. The only center that can come back in here after injuries is Zeke. Even at 75 he plays harder than anyone and he could just stay back on defense the whole game.

 

Maybe you didn't get a chance to see my response from the other thread where someone asked the same question. If you missed it, here it goes.
HHHEEEEELLLL NAAAWW!!!

 

Plus hes like 49 yrs old!!

 

Ya.... Portland is really going to let Oden go for just Hill or Patterson

He was showing signs of wait for it :::::gasp::::: dominance before he went down with that injury. I know some of you guys are laughing hard but I've watched him closely since day 1 he arrived in Portland. He looked lost the majority of his first real year and he looked sketch the first couple of games last year but he really turned it on before he got hurt again. He was starting to score easily around the hoop, he was controlling the paint, blocking shots and grabbing rebounds.

I don't think the Blazers have given up on Oden yet and I firmly believe Oden is still a part of Portland's long term plans. If an offer was to be made for him the asking price would probably be something like Battier or Ariza + Hill or Patterson + draft pick injury and all. Blazers have way too much interest vested in Oden to just let him go without getting something significant in return.

Last year truly was a shame and depressing for Oden and any Blazer fan. Here's what his stats looked like for the 21 games before he went down.

24 MPG
11 Points per game on only 7 Field goal attempts.
8.4 rebounds with 3 of them being offensive boards.
2.3 blocks per game
76% from the FT line.

He was just barely getting his feet wet.