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- What should the Blazers do with Greg Oden? Offer a future contract? How much? Let him go?
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Sign him for the minimum amount possible, for two years.
I really want to go to the Blazers game!! I have never been to a NBA game! I would definitely let Greg Oden go!! Maybe trade him…
I think they’ve already put so much money into him that they ought to keep him and offer him a future contract that matches any other offer.
Dump him and move on.
the Blazers should let go of Oden. Though no fault of his own, he is snakebit here in Portland. let him go and begin rebuilding around L.A.
Let him go and cut their losses. I was very hopeful for him, but too many injuries and it isn’t getting any better.
Oden is a great guy, but he needs to go. Some of us still remember the nightmare that Bowie led us into. He still has a great future, but I don’t think Portland is the place for it.
you keep Greg Oden! He can come back & be great for the Blazers! would love to go to the Blazer Game!!
We need to cut him loose.
Bring back Sabonis. Period.
I hope Greg Oden sticks around but it would probably be best for everyone if he found another team. PDX could score some much more stable and reliable players.
Wait and see who offers how much for him. I’ll probably decide we should match the offer but, damn, the guy sure seems brittle.
Poor guy needs to chill! Let him free!
Give him another two years, at the max, but if something comes up in a trade proposal so they can pick up someone with more durability, the Blazers should give it heavy consideration.
He’s a glass giant. Looks good, but way too fragile. Let him go.
Basketball is business. Greg, it isn’t personal – it’s a personnel decision. As much as Portlanders will miss the lovable big guy, not renewing his contract is probably the wisest decision.
Greg Oden is a force of nature. His body has betrayed him yet, by and by, he is a good citizen, great for our community, has a very positive attitude (despite having valid reason to be bitter) and always work. Hard to rehab from his injuries. I still believe he has a solid future in this league, and deeply desire it to be here in Portland. He’ll be back, stronger than ever. Resign Greg Oden.
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Trade Greg while he still has trade value! Unfortunately he seems to be injury prone! I will LOVE,LOVE,LOVE to win tickets for fridays game! Thank You So Very Much!!!
Ask him to play for free.
I’m a fresh Blazers fan and can’t answer that question. After I go to the game I’ll let you know! Thanks!
Let him go! He’s bad luck to the Blazers. Much too injury prone. His performance has been disappointing, so let’s invest in a new player.
We should let him go and try to pick up someone else to do his job.
Offer a small contract, and if he can get a better deal elsewhere then let him go. If not, keep him around and hope he has better days ahead. I don’t see Portland going very far if he’s eating up money and not producing, but he is a good guy. Keep the good guy around for morale, but spend the money on a healthy player.
It’s time to let him go. This coming from someone born and raised in Ohio. I hope I win! :)
Make the qualifying offer to keep him as a restricted free agent. Match any reasonable contract offer he gets from another team, thereby keeping him on the team for a low dollar figure. Low risk, potentially high reward.
A Blazer game this weekend would be perfect! Let him go..had his great moment..time to move on and concentrate on their future! Go Blazers!
Let him play but with minimum contract and salary. You never know he could come back up. Haven’t been to a game yet this season..this weekend is great!
let him go. just let him go.
It is time to let him go, unfortunetly. He was fun to watch play the little he did though.
The Blazers should keep Oden for now; he’s under contract until July, I believe, after which he’ll become a free agent. My guess is that he won’t get many great contract offers on the open market and that the Blazers will be then able to resign him for a considerably lower amount. They should offer him a 1- or 2-year contract at that time, depending on the latest prognosis for his return by as many medical experts as can be summoned.
Pick me!
As much as I want to say that Oden is bringing a lot of bad juju to Portland, you have to think that the constant comparisons to K. Durant and the endless mocking (even if it’s funny) about his fragile body (see onion article: http://www.theonion.com/articles/careless-blazers-goofing-around-with-basketball-sh,18448/) have probably built up some serious aggression for when he does finally *hopefully* hit the court next season. Whether it’s with Portland or another team, he’s going to feel like he really wants to prove he has something other than fragile knees. I say give him one more contract.
He’s a great player…but only when he’s healthy enough to play! Sad to say, but let him go go go….
What should we do with him? I love me some blazers bit seriously this is a bit rediculous at how injured he is and I feel like he is a deda weight at this point. Trade him and get us a new player. Maybe someone that needs some training but at least is healthy!! Would so love to go see my beloved blazers kick some butt tomorrow.
I’d say an incentive based contract with a cheap base for a salary.
Well he is apparently rather proud of his junk. Get him a contract with Vivid and take 10% off the top to finally get a return on the investment. I want to go cause I love my b boys and that cool floating car that drops taco coupons!
keep him keep him keep him!
Let him go!
I gotta say about Greg Oden – I’m torn between cutting ties and starting fresh but I know he is young and has a lot more time left. Also if he gets picked up by another team and starts performing well I know I’d kick myself. I would probably have to say the better choice would be to keep him and sign him to a small contract. Like 3 million for the next 2 years and see how he performs then cut him if he’s not living up to our expectations.
let him get better and see what he can do..sign a minimum contract. if he can get thru this, i think he will do some shop wrecKin!
Try to trade him for another player while you continue to dream about what it would have been like if you’d just have chosen Kevin Durant..
perhaps the blazers need someone to wear a mascot costume– a quick google search informs me that this is the “one and only blazer cat,” which obviously has a lot of room for improvement. blazer jellyfish? the blazer eggplant?–anyway, i hear that dancing around in a foam head is easier on the knees than basketball.
As long as he is putting in the effort to rehab his injury and get prepared mentally and physically, he deserves to get a chance to show his ability on the court and we can cahlk it up to bad luck. If he isn’t there is no reason to reason to keep him or anyone else to want him for that matter. Besides, we are getting used to seeing the guys battle through all the injuries and succeed, it’s great to see some of the unsung players get a chance.
Realize he may not be the future of the team like they had planned on and go forward from there. If they can keep him, great, but they need someone else in the arsenal. I think in a big way it dampens the morale of the team knowing they COULD be great, and indeed, have not achieved that.
•What should the Blazers do with Greg Oden? Offer a future contract? How much? Let him go?
The Blazers should offer Oden a side contract as a mascot! When he is benched for one of his billions of injuries, that frail body of his could be out struttin the court gettin the crowd wild; and when he is in good health, we could put him in to dominate for a few minutes before the next injury.
Greg would make a great mascot because he is a testament to the human spirit to persevere, and the tenacity to continue one’s love against all odds.
Give him the chance, Rise with Greg ©. Rise with us ©
Keep Greg Oden! I would love to see him actually get a chance to build some chemistry on the court with his fellow teammates. In my mind it’s a totally awesome combination — Oden, Roy, Batum, Aldridge and Matthews (or Johnson or Miller, I can’t decide). One of these days… Anyway. I’m just glad we’re getting Joel back for now. :)
I’m pretty bummed he played with an injury on game that didn’t matter much. I feel like he’s been pretty irresponsible. Cut our losses and start rebuilding.
I would LOVE to see The Blazers beat the Hornets! It would be a late Turkey Day present!
Some potential options for utilizing poor, useless, Greggy O include:
1. The newest member of the stunt team
2. Blaze’s sidekick. I’m thinking costume W/tights and a mask at the very least
3. Refreshment server for the dedicated/poor fans up in the 300 section!
4. Community educator on the consequences of sexting
5. Give him the boot (don’t renew his contract) and let him rehabilitate on some other team’s bench
Let him go. We are paying him a ridiculous amount of money to sit and take pictures of himself. Grow up, Oden. Let him go.
Keep him and sign him to a season long adult movie contract. Haven’t you seen his head shot?
I like Greg Oden, but I think it is probably best at this point to cut our losses – good luck to you, buddy, I hope you don’t come back to burn us!
Wait, WHAT?!!!???
Did you consider letting Oden go?
We love Oden!!!!!
Let him go. His commercials are getting old and the most we can expect from him is another naked picture of himself on the internet….
Let the poor kid go. He is too much of a liability. We can’t afford risking having him sit out and more.
I’m sorry to say we might just have to release him back into the wild. With our luck, his career will then take off.
as much as it hurts to say, they gotta let him go. Let him take his time to rehabilitate while portland gets their roster together. If he can get his knee back to full health, he can try to workout for the team or for other teams, but I’m so doubtful that he can come back fully healthy
Keep him, although give him the minimun. his trade value is too low right now and when he’s healthy he is a force to be reconned with!
Let him go. He’s just going to be one of those players who’s always injured… It’s sad, but I think his body just wasn’t made for this kind of work.
I just moved here and my boyfriend insists that this is an offical “welcome” to ptown.. so, I must go.
As for Oden, I haven’t the foggiest. I say keep him. That way I can see the team in all it’s stump town glory-ness. But doc his pay. Those boys make way too much!
I would loveto be able to take my son to see a Blazers game.
I know it’s almost five p.m. but I’m still throwing this out there for the tickets. Greg Oden needs to give his money back. He wasted too much already and now needs to man up and hand the money back to Paul Allen so it can be better used for the Blazers. This is why contracts should be performance-based. A thousands bucks for every blocked shot!
Let him go
I think he is still young and we should keep him…the minute we let him go, he will get healthy and suddenly bloom…and be on another team…KEEP ODEN!
If a viable trade comes up that they need the money for, drop the kid. Hopefully not breaking his legs when they do. But if he can get on his feet, the kid has a strong game, and has been allowed to mature in his vision of the field.
Just wait and see for now. No need to rush a decision, let’s how his recovery is going in a few months. Go Blazers!