Remember the impassioned debate over whether Greg Oden or Kevin Durant should have been the top pick in the draft? Since then, Durant has ascended into the firmament of the NBA’s elite, while Oden has been mired in mediocrity, largely due to to his inability to stay on the court. Last year Oden averaged a foul every 5.5 minutes, en route to a disappointing (relative to the outsized expectations) season. This year? Oden is once again racking up the fouls at a prodigious rate of one every 5.8 minutes.
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↵This has led one Blazers fan to start a “Free Oden” YouTube channel, compiling a greatest hits collection of dubious calls against the franchise’s would-be star. But really, NBA refs wouldn’t go on a deliberate campaign to sabotage a highly touted young player’s career...what’s that? Let’s roll the tape:
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↵On second thought, maybe this is the new NBA CONSPIRACY THEORY: the league office wants Portland fans to despise their franchise for passing on once-in-a-generation wingmen in favor of big men with injury issues. You are a wily one, David Stern.
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