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Originally Posted by Jayman  Oh well, life goes on. This guy hasn't even played in an NBA game yet, so I don't know why people are so up in arms about it. Hasn't proven anything to us as of yet. We will see what he can do next season. |
That's not the point. The reason why this really blows is that thousands of fans, myself included, were really, really, really looking forward to seeing this kid take the next step. Now we have to wait another year, possibly longer -- and if his knees turn out to be shot already, the NBA loses one of its most exciting stories.
This isn't Bowie-Jordan either -- virtually every smart basketball fan knew Oden had to be the pick. This is just shitty, shitty luck for the Blazers.