1 is the Loneliest & Unluckiest Number: Greg Oden meets Blake Griffin

Greg Oden

College: Ohio State
Drafted: 2007 - 1st round (1st pick) by the Portland Trail Blazers
Position: Center
Height: 7'0
Weight: 270 lbs
Season ending injuries since draft: 2

• September 14, 2007- Oden had microfracture surgery on his ailing right knee. He missed the entire season.

• Although picked first overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden was classified as a rookie for the 2008–09 season ecause of the knee injury.

• February 13, 2009- he injured his left knee in a game against the Golden State Warriors, by bumping knees with opponent Corey Maggette, and missed three weeks due to a fractured knee cap.

• December 5, 2009- Oden injured his left knee in the first quarter and was taken off the court on a stretcher. He underwent surgery for a fractured left patella and will miss the rest of the season. This injury marks the second time Oden has missed major playing time due to injury.

Blake Griffin
College: Oklahoma
Drafted: 2009 - 1st round (1st pick) by the Los Angles Clippers
Position: Forward
Height: 6'10
Weight: 251 lbs
Season ending injuries since draft: 1

• January 14,2008- Griffin suffered a sprained Medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee five minutes into the Sooners game against the Kansas Jayhawks.

• Less than two months after injuring his left knee, he injured his right knee against Texas A&M. The injury this time was torn cartilage, and he had arthroscopic surgery, March 2, 2008.
• October 25, 2009- suffered a stress fracture in his left knee against the New Orleans Hornets, putting off his NBA debut for several weeks.

• January 13, 2010- after tests revealed that Griffin's knee was not recovering properly, it was reported that Griffin would require another surgery to repair the fracture, and will be out for the season.

When does "there is always next year" become redundant?
Griffin & Oden's future --On The Run or already Done?

On The Run Memory (4 Years After "81")

January 22, 2006
Toronto Raptors 104 vs. Los Angles Lakers 122

On The Run Performance
Kobe Bryant
Minutes: 41:56
Points: 81 (28-of-46)
Rebounds: 6
Assist: 2
Steal: 3
Blocks: 1

NBA Rookie Of The Year: Brandon Jennings vs. Tyreke Evans

Who will separate himself from the pack of rookies?


Brandon Jennings 2009-10 Statistics (through 33 games)
(Points/Game): 18.5
(Assist/Game): 6.0
(Rebounds/Game): 3.8
(Steals/Game): 1.0
(Turnovers/Game): 2.8

vs.

Tyreke Evans 2009-10 Statistics (through 32 games)
(Points/Game): 20.7
(Assist/Game): 5.0
(Rebounds/Game): 5.1
(Steals/Game): 1.5
(Turnovers/Game): 3.0

The Dream Team vs. The Redeem Team

1992 USA Olympic Men's Basketball (The Dream Team)



Charles Barkley
Larry Bird
Clyde Drexler
Patrick Ewing
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Christian Laettner
Karl Malone
Chris Mullin
Scottie Pippen
David Robinson
John Stockton

1992 USA RESULTS (8-0): Gold Medal

USA	116	Angola	48
USA	103	Croatia	70
USA	111	Germany	68
USA	127	Brazil	83
USA	122	Spain	81
USA	115	Puerto Rico	77
USA	127	Lithuania	76
USA	117	Croatia	85

vs.

2008 USA Olympic Men's Basketball (The Redeem Team)

Carmelo Anthony
Carlos Boozer
Chris Bosh
Kobe Bryant
Dwight Howard
LeBron James
Jason Kidd
Chris Paul
Tayshaun Prince
Michael Redd
Dwyane Wade
Deron Williams

2008 USA RESULTS (8-0): Gold Medal

USA	101	China	70
USA	97	Angola	76
USA	92	Greece	69
USA	119	Spain	82
USA	106	Germany	57
USA	116	Australia	85
USA	101	Argentina	81
USA	118	Spain	107