When YardBarker underwent a major overhaul in April, one feature they added was blogs by pro athletes, or soon-to-be pro athletes, as the case may be. Tonight, I was over there posting a tease to my piece on Bud Selig’s persecution of Jason Giambi when I came across a blog written by none other than Greg Oden.
Oden may look like he’s forty, but he really is just a kid. His blog is a good read, it’s about what it’s like to be out on his own, among the wolves. You get the feeling that he’s really going to miss Ohio State, and there may even be a slight tinge of regret for leaving early.
Reading his words makes me think Portland is really going to get something special when they draft Oden (unless they f up and take Durant or trade the pick). A lot of guys with his potential, and hype, would really be full of themselves, you don’t get that impression at all from Oden.
Make sure you check out his post on the recruiting visit he had at Nike headquarters. It reminds me of Johnny Be Good.
Oden's blog is pretty cool, almost better than ours (LOL)
about Papaloukas (see previous post about the picks): he's perhaps the best european player, among the ones that still play in Europe I mean
not sure whether and how he could be successful in the NBA, getting there at 30 y/o
he would have troubles especially on defense I think.
Offensively he's very nice, a Jasikevicius with less shooting skills but more passing and driving ability
maybe a nice back up for 15-20 MPG in a good/very good team (say: Dallas, Detroit etc)
Ricky
Sorry about the rough start in the NBA but like life things happen and there is never a good time for an unfortunate event. There is always a positive side to any downside. In your case you can take this opportunity to optimize your body by providing it the nutrition it needs to help prevent these types of injuries. As you recover I hope you seize the opportunity to work with your doctors, nutritional experts, and naturalist to become stronger and more valuable to your organization. I work with lots of young athlete’s diet and strength training to help prevent injury. We use a holistic approach to keep our athletes performing at an optimal level. This is just a bump in the road, move forward by coming back stronger than ever. Fuel your body with the right diet and you'll thank yourself as well have a very long NBA career.
Robert
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