Multi-million Dollar Question

[jwp91]

Talking heads seem to think that Oden ***fixed- honest mistake...I live off a road like the other*** will likely outplay Roy tonight. While Oden is more athletic than Roy and may show more athletic potential for the NBA, I am not convinced that Oden will outplay Roy tonight.

I was shocked to learn that Oden had never played a center taller than he was. Here we have a player in this surprising position against a player who was trained by Alonzo, Dikembe and Ewing. This is a huge mismatch from a experience perspective.

Here is my question: Can Roy do what he did to Aaron Gray in the BE Final and affect Oden's draft status?

I say it could happen. I think the Roy/Oden match-up is 50/50. With a 20% chance that Roy schools him....and a 20% chance that Oden abuses Roy.

This will be a multi-million dollar impacting game for Roy and Oden.

[HoyaLawya]

;D Who is this "Ogden" of whom you speak? ;D

Does he have much name recognition in the world of collegiate or professional basketball?

Tallest player some guy named "Oden" has been matched up against is reportedly 6'10" Brian Butch.

[williambraskyiii]

dude spell his name right - this is as bad as people calling big roy hibbard.

Jonathan Ogden?

[PopeJohn2]

As freshman, oden is much better than hibbert was. But hibbert has 2 more valuable years on oden. I was watching tape of oden. He gets most of his points on putbacks over much smaller competition. I don't think he has the skilz to handle our size by himself. Osu is a very small team outside oden and 6-9 220 hunter. Oden also has not shown much in the way of post moves like roy. Roy can actually smoothly dribble drive to the bucket a la ewing.

I expect oden to be a prescence defensively, but offensively I think he will look human. Roy could school him but I don't think there's much chance oden will school roy unless oden has been holding back all year. But I love odens stoic exterior. Should be a great matchup to watch!