Oden is not automatically the #1 choice next week....remember it was Portand who bypassed an athletic smaller Michael Jordan for the larger more sure thing named Sam Bowie.
I'm not saying they should pass on Oden but, Durant is clearly the most talented 19 yr old basketball player to ever come along at this age.
Guys like Garnett and McGrady who have never won and are in that same size skill level as Durant , basically swingmen who can do everything but win the big one by themselves won't help.
It's hard to imagine Durant being better but he's clearly further along at this age the those two, he did things the Big 8/12 had never seen before.
Greg Oden admitted he was out of breath after his workout Wednesday for the Blazers. By no means was the 7-foot draft prospect coasting in on his reputation.
"Really, I'm trying to sell them on me, not the other way around," the forward from Ohio State said after a vigorous solo workout.
Yes Oden is the easier choice, but will he be the right choice or another Sam Bowie:think2:
I'm not saying they should pass on Oden but, Durant is clearly the most talented 19 yr old basketball player to ever come along at this age.
Guys like Garnett and McGrady who have never won and are in that same size skill level as Durant , basically swingmen who can do everything but win the big one by themselves won't help.
It's hard to imagine Durant being better but he's clearly further along at this age the those two, he did things the Big 8/12 had never seen before.
Greg Oden admitted he was out of breath after his workout Wednesday for the Blazers. By no means was the 7-foot draft prospect coasting in on his reputation.
"Really, I'm trying to sell them on me, not the other way around," the forward from Ohio State said after a vigorous solo workout.
Yes Oden is the easier choice, but will he be the right choice or another Sam Bowie:think2: