Oden Solid Centerpiece or BUST?

You may have used every fiber of your being to convince yourself that it is not possible for Greg Oden to be the next Sam Bowie. Yet, deep down every true Blazers fan is having that voice of concern. Every game that Oden sat at the end of the Blazers bench was just one more game that he looked like a more famous version of Bowie. In five years will we be looking at the possible players we could have taken.

Will be dreaming of MJ, Ewing, Barkely and all of the greats we passed on before. I doubt it. Oden simply works too hard to fail. With a surrounding cast that would be in the mix for the playoffs without Oden it shouldn't be difficult for this touted big man to succeed.

The Blazers have handled Oden like a new born and nursed him a long for almost two years now. Oden is finally on the court doing drills with the team and is looking like a dominant big man that many have had visions of. Portland is a great city for basketball, and Oden is bringing the hype back to Rip City