Originally Published: September 13, 2007

Oden injury will cost Blazers a playoff shot

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Obviously, losing Greg Oden hurts the Blazers this year. But the question is, how much?

If we make some assumptions about how well he might have played, and how well his teammates might have played, it quickly becomes apparent what a big deal this is.

Had Oden been in the lineup this season, the Blazers were a borderline playoff team. In fact, I would have picked them to be the West's No. 8 seed.

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ODEN SURGERY

Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, will miss the 2007-08 season after undergoing knee surgery.

News

• Oden talks about his post-surgery rehab
• Oden's first season lost to knee surgery

Commentary

• Katz: Oden driven to get in paint
• Stein: Bowie feels Oden's pain
• Simmons blog: Blazers don't deserve Bowie 2.0
• Adande: More misfortune in Portland
• Ford: Silver linings for Oden, Blazers, NBA Insider
• Hollinger: Injury costs Blazers playoff shot Insider
• Vandeweghe: Go slow with Oden, Portland
• TrueHoop: Grieving with Oden
• TrueHoop: Worst case scenario
• Fantasy spin: Who does it impact
• Vitale: Injury blow for Portland's Oden
• Broussard blog: Don't count Oden out yet Insider

Audio

• Bill Walton on Oden's situation
• Blazers' Pritchard: Oden was still right pick Insider
• Ric Bucher reacts to injury
• Agent: He will be back

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• Vote: What does Oden's future hold

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