Greg Oden has been under the knife a lot (so much so that if he had a TV special to proclaim his plan to play in Miami, it would've been titled, "The Incision"), but this time he dissected himself. In an interview with Grantland, the number one overall pick in 2007 granted, "I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history." However, he did not follow that up by saying, "It's just Kwame, myself and I."
Somewhere, fellow Blazers bust Sam Bowie - who at this point, Oden would have to kneel before (if he's even capable of it) - is nodding his head in agreement with that assessment. Both big men are picked on for where they were picked, but even more for who was picked after them: Jordan and Durant, respectively. It turned out the chosen ones were not the ones chosen first.
Oden, who's missed more time than an unwound watch, is aware that both his body and body of work are deficient."It's frustrating that my body can't do what my mind wants it to do sometimes," the center conceded. Toddlers everywhere empathize with you, Greg.
We tip our (knee)cap to Oden for taking a complete and critical look at himself, something not enough scouts did. To be fair, Oden did bust (there's that word again) his behind rehabbing for years to return to the league. If this winds up being his last season, Oden is still assured a place in history. At the very least, he'll be the answer to a tibia, er, trivia question.
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