Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Greg Oden Weighs In as BEAST


The results are in on Predraft Camp in Orlando. The NBA released them last night, making draft brothers from different mothers Greg Oden and Kevin Durant suddenly look as different as vince and johnny drama for our 1st pick drafters the Portland Trailblazers. Durant is still a monster (though it is kinda funny how he was the only guy who couldn't bench the 185 lbs at camp. I mean really though? I can rep that a few times and I haven't lifted for 5 years--guys probably won't realize that being flimsy is bogging them down defensively until they get knocked on their ass by Baron Davis' screen. the Sonics are gonna need Arnold and Bas Ruten to run his defensive workout program), and not downgrading any of the next top 15 prospects, but if there was any doubt whether or not Oden should be selected first this may have ended it--check out his comparative numbers from camp:

Wing Span
Greg Oden: 7'4"
Kevin Durant: 7'4"

Standing reach
Greg Oden: 9'4"
Kevin Durant: 9'2"

Standing & Running jump
Greg Oden: 32" and 33"
Kevin Durant: 26" and 32"

Step Vertical
Greg Oden: 32″
Corey Brewer: 30.5″
Brandon Wright: 30.5″

Max Vertical:
Greg Oden: 34″
Kevin Durant: 33″
Julian Wright: 33 1/2″

Lane Agility:
Greg Oden: 11.67 seconds
Corey Brewer: 11.69 seconds
Brandon Wright: 11.76 seconds
Joakim Noah: 11.79 seconds
Kevin Durant: 12.33 seconds

3/4 Court Sprint:
Aaron Brooks: 3.22 seconds
Greg Oden: 3.27 seconds (almost as fast as Aaron Brooks?? WAT?!)
Kevin Durant 3.45 seconds
Joakim Noah: 3.47 seconds
Brandon Wright: 3.31 seconds
Julian Wright: 3.36 seconds

You should probably notice the 257-lb, seven-footer's speed. With that said, he also has a body-fat percentage of 7.5 %; most big men in the draft and the league range between 11 and 13%.
So maybe the debate about the top pick going to Oden or Durant was NEVER A DEBATE AT ALL and just some story ESPN cooked up to keep it's presses hot and promote the game (even if it is pretty damn preposterous that ANY of these to guys should be expected to prove their game at camp at all). Or maybe by some practical godly joke Oden becomes this generation's Darko and Durant the next LeBron. Either way, numbers don't lie. Athletically, the dude is a beast and I can't wait to watch his NBA game. Said a random observer on the internet of Oden's freakish numbers released on the web, "these numbers are as close to porn as I could ever hope to encounter surfing the internet at work." Hm I guess that's one way of putting it?

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