Never Underestimate the Heart of a Champion. Yao has a Champion's heart. What does Oden have? Oden: Excellent physical skills, but honestly, he reminds me of Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard is also an excellent physical specimen. Much more atheletic than Yao, but when the two face off, who wins? Yao.
im sorry but Oden is heaps better than Dwight Howard defensively also. Dwight is known for his tremendous altheticism and strength. Oden is known for his tremendous altheticism as well as his amazing defensive presence. i'd say Oden is better than Dwight offensively right now too. there's a big difference between Oden and Dwight.
Curry had a great year last year, actually the second half of last year. he started off slow but finished strong, much like Yao did two years ago. He averaged 19 and 7 and will only get better. Both are good offensively but not great defensively.
You are a Oden Only Fan. OOF. Look, to say that Oden is more athletic than Yao, fine. But that doesn't mean Oden > Yao. To say Oden is more athletic than Howard, you're insane. Howard is as atheletic of a center as you will find in the NBA. To say that Oden is better defensively is insanity. Let Oden play NBA first before making such comments. I think Oden is very similiar to Howard. Today, Yao is a better center than Howard. Therefore, Yao will also be better than Oden. Oden is not superman. He doesn't have x-ray vision or fly. He is a gifted athelete but so is Howard. Yet Yao is better than Howard today.
howard is better than oden right now...yao is better than both...and by working with cd he will be even better next year.
I didn't say Oden had more altheticism than Dwight. I said they are both tremendously althetic. Dwight has more hops than Oden but Oden is more agile and has faster lateral movement. No, it's not insane to say Oden is better defensively than Dwight, because it's true. Right now Oden would be a dominant defensive presence in the league, much like Mutumbo in his early years (although he was great last year too). Dwight is still very raw. Anyone can tell you he doesnt have the defensive presence as Oden.
No i am not an "OOF", but you are a YOF. Last time i checked, a player with a Champion's heart doesn't fade away in the first round of the playoffs. Oden on the otherhand led his team to a national title appearance while posting his best numbers of the season. I'm not a Yao hater. I just keep it reals.
It's insane because Oden has yet to play a second in the NBA. I don't care what he did in highschool. or college. You're INSANE to keep harping on this issue. Howard is way better tahn Oden right now because he's actually played in the NBA. Yao is way better than both right now. You're insane to compare any rookie to a rising star like HOward or Yao. Insane. STop your insanity.
The way you are pimping Oden is embarrassing. Just stop it please. And you are not keeping it "real". How can you even boast that you are keeping it real when you have automatically hailed Oden as a superior defender and equal to Mutombo when he's yet to play in the NBA. You are not keeping it "real". You are nuts, and you need to seriously calm down.
I'm not "pimping" Oden, and how is it embarassing? The only embarassing thing is your blind Yao fanboyism, and how you said Oden is only as good as Dwight Howard.
Again, Yao is better OFFENSIVELY than Oden and Dwight that's no question, but Oden is better DEFENSIVELY than both right now. Dwight has the edge in rebounding to both of them though.
whats the point of this thread... Its Ridiculous when ODEN hasnt played a lick of basketball.... and u want to compare Oden to Yao? Come on now dude....
I said that Oden is similar to Dwight Howard. His potential is around Howard's level. Right now, Dwight is way more superior than Oden. And you are embarrassing yourself right now. YOu call ME blind? haha. Look at yourself. Oh wait, you can't.
Yao is better offensively and defensively than Oden right now. You think Yao has no defensive presence? He changes shots due to his size. To compare Oden with Yao is just ridiculous. Just stop it. This is one of the dumbest threads I've seen in some time.
ROTFLMAO!!! Sure, Oden is better than Yao and Dwight. Heck, Oden will knock Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan and Kareem Abdul Jabbar off their perches. Oden is a once in every 100 years center.
yao is the most dominant post player in the game when he's healthy. he was nearly unstoppable post all-star break last year up until he broke his leg this year. oden is a boatload of potential. there is no comparison right now. portland fan will be out of their mind ecstatic if oden reaches the level of dominance that yao has.
yao will crap in oden's face. this thread is ridiculous; oden is not near the player yao ming is. yao put up 25/10 against the nba. oden hasn't even put numbres that are better than that against college players. MAYBE down the line, oden may develop (though i doubt he will ever be that GREAT) but for now this is a joke. durant against t-mac is a better comparision even.
