I don’ think I was part of that particular discussion, but had I been I would have told you that you were crazy. I never thought Oden would be worthy of a #1 overall pick, but I did think he'd be a consistent 12ppg/11rpg/2bpg guy, while I thought Hibbert was a beneficiary of playing at a school known for producing Morning, Mutombo, Ewing, etc. I didn't like Hibbert’s game in college and thought he'd bust out; however, he proved me wrong.
When he played Oden wasn't that bad 9ppg/7rpg, but the guy never played. Injuries have robbed him of a promising career. I have to believe Portland will never pass on a young stud perimeter player over a bigman ever again. It will be interesting to see what happens in the offseason, because he'll be a RFA and he's still very young (22), so I'm sure he'll be given every opportunity to succeed.
When he played Oden wasn't that bad 9ppg/7rpg, but the guy never played. Injuries have robbed him of a promising career. I have to believe Portland will never pass on a young stud perimeter player over a bigman ever again. It will be interesting to see what happens in the offseason, because he'll be a RFA and he's still very young (22), so I'm sure he'll be given every opportunity to succeed.
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