1. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    Oden should add some size though...


    He should, as long as he stays healthy....did you see that story a few weeks ago where he was playing a pickup game at a local gym while the team was on the road?!?
  2. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Here in the United States, we have a national soccer league (MLS), but no one pays attention to it really, and I think it's kind of a joke to the rest of the world. They got a lot of publicity when David Beckham came here to LA, but....I still don't know anyone who has gone to a game. Shame, really...


    I am not a fan of soccer, but I watch the world cups and you people are not one of the greatest to say the least. Maybe because there are not much people into soccer, so you don't make new good players.
  3. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    He should, as long as he stays healthy....did you see that story a few weeks ago where he was playing a pickup game at a local gym while the team was on the road?!?


    Yeah, I read about that. I think he needs to mature a little, and become a better decision maker.
  4. Originally posted by thechicken[..]

    I am not a fan of soccer, but I watch the world cups and you people are not one of the greatest to say the least. Maybe because there are not much people into soccer, so you don't make new good players.


    I think that's a valid argument. There are youth leagues, but no kid says they want to grow up and be a soccer player. It's basketball here in the US.
  5. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    It's basketball here in the US.


    And that's mainly because of the money.
  6. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    Yeah, I read about that. I think he needs to mature a little, and become a better decision maker.


    Why even put yourself in that situation? I don't get it. you're right, he does need to mature a bit. I mean, if he gets hurt again, the whole city will turn him. (remember Sam Bowie?)
  7. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    And that's mainly because of the money.


    Yup
  8. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Why even put yourself in that situation? I don't get it. you're right, he does need to mature a bit. I mean, if he gets hurt again, the whole city will turn him. (remember Sam Bowie?)


    Haha, how could I forget Sam Bowie. I can't believe they passed up Michael Jordan, for him!
  9. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    Haha, how could I forget Sam Bowie. I can't believe they passed up Michael Jordan, for him!


    Not that it's a valid excuse, but you've got to remember that they just drafted Clyde Drexler the year before and had him playing the SG....but still....it's Michael Freakin' Jordan!
  10. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Not that it's a valid excuse, but you've got to remember that they just drafted Clyde Drexler the year before and had him playing the SG....but still....it's Michael Freakin' Jordan!


    True...I actually was a blazers fan for a few years. Back when they had Pippen, Rasheed, Sabonis (he was a bust as well, lol), etc.
  11. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    True...I actually was a blazers fan for a few years. Back when they had Pippen, Rasheed, Sybonis (he was a bust as well, lol), etc.


    Those were the years when I actually interned and worked for the team.

    And the big problem with Sabonis was that his Lithuanian team retained the rights to him for all his prime years. By the time he finally got out of that contract and came to the US, he was over the hill.