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Hope he can stay healthy and do well. He has had issues awhile but can be a beast inside.

If healthy it's his for the taking. I'm not sold on Beasleys predicted 18/10/2 season.

I think it will be tough for him to get ROY. Unless he can put up many points then he has a chance. But the team has to many firepower and he might just be a supporting cast this year. In order for Portland to win they have to keep it in a team concept and get everybody involve. OJ Mayo, Derrick Rose, and Beastley might have something to say to that. Their team are in dire need of a leader and scorer.

ROY is a stretch at this point. If Oden can be a contributing factor to the Blazers, he will have done all that is expected of him.

If he stays healthy I can see him, Mayo, and Beasley having an awesome Rookie of the Year race.

I would concentrate on nothing more than gaining weight and improving your footwork.......Clumsy big men who are thin will get eaten alive in the NBA-

This isn't ollege or HS where your height alone will get you by

You think your gonna win rookie of the year over Beasley u must have gotten slapped silly 2 decieve yourself!

AJINCA FOR THE BOBCATS

JGB are you serious greg oden was 280 pounds after spending time in the weight room last year and the blazers front office told him to lay off the weights because he was too big. you don't know what you are talking about

here is your link for proof
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3115030

I don't think you should be eligible for rookie of the year just because you missed a season due to injury. Technically speaking the guy is in the 2nd year of his NBA contract.

Jgb, you must not who Oden is or else you have him mistaken for some one else, oden has had a NBA ready body since high school, much like Lebron. you might be right about his footwork, every big man needs to work on his footwork, unless your name is Tim Duncan, but he's more of a power forward than a true center. The race for ROY comes down to Beasley, Rose, Mayo, and Oden. The front runner for me is Rose, who will have the ball in his hand 90 percent of the time.

You want it!!! Go get it big man!!!

Oden is not going to win ROY because he's not expected to shoulder the offense, other than a few pick and roll dunks and garbage points.

His value will be interior defense and rebounds, something Portland was weak at last year.

That said, Oden has a better chance to win DPOY than ROY.

Oden has been chomping at the bit for a whole year now to show all those doubters that he's the real deal and not a bust. Had he played last season, he'd already have this award. The Sonics should have taken Oden.

"Jgb, you must not who Oden is or else you have him mistaken for some one else, "

No...I know who he is. The guy returning from microfracture sx,
the guy who played hurt at OSU, the guy that looks like he is 57.

- I'm NOT saying he will be a bust.....just that basically EVERY big man
needs time to develop before they hit their NBA stride (if they develop)

I don't care how unstoppable he was vs little kids in HS or college kids.....this is the NBA. Big boy league.

JGB: Some are more ready than others. Take Shawn Kemp for example. He was raw but after one season, he was pretty much tearing it up. Oden will be ready.

He's going to play one year and then retire at 58 yrs of age ..

What's up SkyBill40?

The Sonics picked Durrant because they were not in position to pick Oden.

Actually, I am disappointed that Kevin Pritchard was not able to grab both Oden AND Durrant last year.

You know...like when he punked the Bulls and T-Wolves in getting Roy and Aldridge. LOL

Oden is not going to be a bust. There is no fear there. I see him being a OLDER looking version of Mutombo who will dominate in rebounds and blocked shots, with a few dunks thrown in there.

Hllywd will be blogging about how wrong he has been about Oden come January.

Plan A) Be Healthy, Plan B) Be Healthier, Plan C) Stay Healthy - the rest should take care of itself !!!