Will Greg Oden ever step on the court and play for The Miami Heat?

not play a single minute

- In sixth grade, Oden underwent surgery to repair his hip . Following the surgery, one leg was then longer than the other, resulting in his unusual gait which is often misstaken for a limp.

- His senior year of high school, Oden underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his wrist , an injury that kept him out until December for his freshman year of college, after which he helped push his team to the NCAA Championship Game, only to fall short.

- On September 13th, 2007, during preseason before his rookie season, he underwent microfracture surgery to repair his right knee. He would miss the entire 2007-2008 season.

- Oden managed to return from his first microfracture surgery only to have Andrew Bynum land on his foot on October 28th, 2008, injuring it . He would miss only two weeks, though.

- Then on February 13th, 2009, he bumped knees with Corey Maggette and chipped his left patella . It was the first injury sustained to his left knee and he missed three weeks due to it.

- He recovered from that and 2009-2010 was set to be his year. He was looking very much like finally the player he was supposed to be. Then on December 5th, 2009, he landed without contact on his left leg, and badly fractured his left patella . His recovery was projected to take him right up until training camp of 2010.

- After missing training camp, preseason, and the start of the regular season , and after saying he wouldn't return until he was 100% healthy but that he could still be an impact player and that he was not a bust, it was announced on November 17th, 2010 that Oden would undergo microfracture surgery on his left knee and would miss the entire 2010-2011 season.

- On February 3, 2012, Oden underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

- During the operation, further damage to the articular cartilage was discovered, and Oden underwent his third micro-fracture surgery.

Yes, Oden will play before the All-Star break of the 2013-14 season.

only because this option includes the possibility that sometime during the first quarter, his legs will fall off.

Following the surgery, one leg was then longer than the other, resulting in his unusual gait which is often misstaken for a limp.

problem

yeah i was going to include the "Yes, he will play, but he will die on the court" option but it felt cruel in its likelihood

http://static03.mediaite.com/sportsgrid/uploads/2011/12/oden.jpg

Dude will not play a single minute

Worst case is he gets injured in practise and never sees a minute of game time. Best case is he averages about 3 minutes per game over the course of the next season. I think he probably got some close scrutiny from Heat doctors before they pinned $2 million onto his shirt, so they do expect he'll see some game time. I'm betting he can make it out of training camp and comes off the bench briefly at about twenty games into the season. I know he's motivated.

I wouldn't even let him walk until the minute they want to play him, just wheel him over to the bench to check in.

he'll play, probably starting around christmastime. juwan howard found some garbage time minutes for them

http://lauriekendrick.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/broken-ball.jpg

juwan howard found some garbage time minutes for them

juwan howard got starters minutes for portland after oden's kneecap went boom, so they might want to keep the man around.

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I think ILH was off its form on this one.

No, Oden will not play a single minute for The Heat.

yesterday
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVgIsD8CYAIkJzt.jpg

some things never change

He'd be pretty stupid not to ice them.

Should just get ice packs implanted in his knees.

note hes not just icing, hes icing while watching practice

he's not even icing, thats just what his kneecaps look like now

http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/9835679/greg-oden-miami-heat-held-practice-swelling-knee

10 of us otm

"This has been three years for me, as long as it's no surgery, it's OK," said Oden, who last played in an NBA game in 2009. "This is going to be a long season, I'm going to get there."

this guy makes me so sad

My post was the most optimistic one on this thread and that was predicting he'd only average 3 minutes per game as the very best case imaginable. The question isn't if he'll contribute meaningful minutes. We all know he's cooked. He knows it, too. This is all about a kind of redemption, proving to the world he is willing to do whatever it takes to play. Yeah, it's sad, but he needs this to happen.

seems like a really nice dude. I dont begrudge him for trying. nice of the heat to let him do it on their dime, too. haha

sucks that its all caused by his legs being different lengths cause of a botched surgery in high school

that and the gigantism

and being really big

Q: Has Greg Oden scrimmaged 5-on-5 since last Monday?

Spoelstra: "There's no new updates with Greg. He's doing work every day."

Q: But has he scrimmaged 5-on-5?

Spoelstra: "There's no new update. He's getting work every day. He's making progress."

http://touch.sun-sentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77901396/

does preseason count

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix64QPX7xY8&feature=player_detailpage

proof of the existence of ghosts

ugh he's still so top heavy

cool he can still dunk

refs didn't have the heart to call him for a walk on his first play

amazing that he's just 25, in addition to literally looking 45 it's seemed like forever since he's been on the court

upper body of a 25 year old, knees of a 95 year old, face of a 55 year old

this guy makes me so sad

― lag∞n, Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:23 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

admire ur restraint, u were the guy going durants the truth in 07, oden aint shit, u could gloat now - but such gentle humanism from lag∞n... damn

this is why ilhoops is a gentle oasis in the desert of unchill haters that is ilx

lol he looked so shook blowing on his hands over and over

just thinking abt ades comment and its understandable that teams would want to take the center over the wing even tho durant was p obvs a generational talent, i mean it was the wrong decision but its understandable, but then just thinking like the blazers gave oden a check up before they drafted him, they knew one of his legs was wildly shorter than the other which is really well known to cause all sorts of injury up and down the body, and they still drafted him, that is insane

Haven't seen this much excitement about a normal dunk since a girl did it.

Will Greg Oden ever step on the court and play for The Miami Heat?

does preseason count

By the terms of the thread title, it would appear the answer is yes.

preseason def does not count and i will tell you why, everyone involved in greg getting that one min playing time admitted that he wasnt nearly game ready and it was just for fun, ie it wasnt real playing time cause it wouldnt have happened in a real game, also it doesnt count cause it wasnt a real game, might as well give him credit for scrimmages or practicing free throws

he played

how the hell are the Heat losing by 32 to Washington in the 2nd quarter

https://vine.co/v/hL2LdUXDVUm

he looks good, seriously. moving well.

hell be out for the season by the end of the 3rd, dead by tomorrow rip greg

but then he'll return as zombie-oden and pulverize hibbert in the eastern conference final.

I truly hope this isn't just some bi jackson with the white sox shit

BO Jackson, christ. Although...

the untold story

I want him to be good but at the same time f the heat so I'm cool with him sucking or maybe even like spraining a wrist or something minimal

the untold story

― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 8:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

lol

haha

still sticking with "No, Oden will not play a single minute for The Heat."

lol Spottie

http://i.minus.com/ibqRe4xwxiZ6rO.gif

Irony is that people thought that both players in that play might never step foot on the court again

his elevation wasn't outstanding, but his timing was spot on

hello

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bo7uJekCEAAdctp.jpg

i thought of this thread when he was lumbering around on the court, picking up a foul on an overexcited block and jackson and van gundy were arguing about if he was ever a good #1 pick
felt like the definition of garbage time but hey, he's wearing the hat now

So, how many minutes per game did he average in the regular season? and in the playoffs?

2013-14 Regular Season 23 gp 9.2 mpg
2013-14 Postseason 1 gp 5.0 mpg

ty. seems like a fairly light contribution for the money, but it's about 3x what the most optimistic ilhor (me) predicted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOHqTOcG658

cut today from the jiangsu dragons roster, "Oden's inability to catch on with the Dragons likely signifies the end of his professional basketball career."

best of luck, old man

uh oh

Kirk Goldsberry ‏@kirkgoldsberry 2m
LeBron/Oden pick and roll looks like a real thing

Mike Prada ‏@MikePradaSBN 2m
Man, LeBron/Oden pick and roll. He looks spry.

netw3rk ‏@netw3rk 2m
ODEN LIVESSSS

― lag∞n, Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:06 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Dean Oliver ‏@DeanO_ESPN 2m
NBA: Uh oh. Greg Oden looks like he could be another top 10 player. Not quite on same pg w/teammates yet. But he's looking good.

lol everyone calm down

― lag∞n, Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:08 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2016/02/greg_oden_cut_by_chinese_baske.html

the saddest detail:

Blazers Edge first reported the news, based on a Reddit post that cited a Chinese-language NBA message board.

he had like one good quarter when he signed with the heat for a minute

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2016/10/27/greg-oden-m-still-trying-figure-out-my-life/92845362/

'Oden is enrolled this semester at Ohio State, a 28-year-old sophomore majoring in sports industry. When asked if he'd play basketball again, he said, "I wish. It's over."'

kubler-ross does it again

wow can he not get a good gig overseas?

http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/18022504/greg-oden-says-remembered-biggest-bust-nba-history

"I'll be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history," Oden told Outside the Lines. "But I can't do nothing about that."

god I just want to hug this guy sometimes

such a mope

i wish him well on his journey of discovering what to do with the $30m he got for playing 100 basketball games, it cant be easy

i wish him well as long as he figured out his anger issues and never hurts another woman again.

fair

being roughly 7 feet tall and instantly recognizable to millions of people, and having a reputation as the sport's biggest washout, is not going to be emotionally simple to deal with, even with 30M dollars to ease the pain. as for physically assaulting a woman, that is obviously a much different issue and much less forgivable.

kinda unfair to call guys who washed out cause of injuries busts imo

true. as I said far upthread, he was willing to do massive amounts of surgery and rehab to be able to play. his body just broke down way too soon. but even being the object of pity is definitely poisonous to one's mental health.

yeah i mean ppl can be all fd up in the most privileged of situations, his while not perfect isnt so bad all things considered imho, which isnt to say hes undeserving of sympathy just that his outward circumstance doesnt look too shabby to me

it prob wld be uncomfortable to be that huge and recognizable tho

also he is lebrons dad

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18653591

"Basketball-wise... I would love to keep on playing but I think you need to be able to run up and down the floor?"

praying that Jabari Parker doesn't wind up the next Oden

ACL tears are a different beast.

Damn! I saw this revive and wondered morbidly if it was an RIP revive.

Still think he had gigantism and they covered it up

wld be p incredible if portland drafted a known giant with uneven legs

By "they" I mean oden's agents/family

Boban has to have acromegaly right

but the blazers cldve tested for it

due diligence for a guy who at 18 looked like lebrons dad and all

in the northwest we grow up with the stories of paul bunyan and do not fear gigantic men