Ten years from now will we consider Joel Embiid's NBA career to be closer to Greg Oden's or Olajuwon's?
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Correct.
Oden didn't have any problems at OSU.
Embiid is off to a worse start than him. Royce White might play in more NBA games than Embiid.
The signs all point to him being closer to Sam Bowie than anyone. Has a history of injuries, but the talent is there. When healthy, he will be a very productive player, but will injuries be what kills his career? For his sake, I hope he has a successful career and injuries don't nag him for the rest of his life.
I have a hard time calling someone injury prone when they have only dealt with two injuries. For all we know, the bad back may have caused the fracture in his foot.
Also, Oden most certainly did have injury problems before the NBA. He had surgery on his right wrist in high school and was even forced to shoot free throws left handed during the second half of his freshman year at OSU because of re-occurring issues.
Also, Oden most certainly did have injury problems before the NBA. He had surgery on his right wrist in high school and was even forced to shoot free throws left handed during the second half of his freshman year at OSU because of re-occurring issues.
The biggest problem i see is he's got talent, but his game was raw and needed polishing. How much are these injuries setting back his development?
They both could be caused by shoes that aren't right for him for that matter. Could be a simple fix. Or could be indicative of something else. I think I recall reading an SI article about 7+ footers and the unique health problems they face. People just aren't intended to be that big.
http://images.si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1187806/1/index.htm
Shoes that aren't right for him? At the greatest college basketball program in the history of mankind, blasphemy. Where is two coach anyway did he finally get the boot?
I'd say more like Yao Ming. They both suffered the same foot injury only Yao's ended his career.
I'd like to have some faith in the kid, as he has shown some great ability, but back and foot problems on a 7 footer before he's played a second in the NBA? That's scary. For every 7 footer who has had a productive career there is one who has had injuries force him out of the league...
Wow, Cory Johnson is a name I've not heard in a long time. I had forgotten all about him.