Post by jhb on Feb 25, 2021 11:39:08 GMT -5
Greg Oden
C
7'0"
250
19
Ohio State
Oden is one of the truly unique center prospects that only comes along so very often. He possesses a TMBSL-ready body and moves very fluidly for a guy his size. He runs the court well and so far has a fairly well-rounded game. He is an exceptional leaper for a man of his size and he uses that to emphatically embarrass opponents both when dunking on them and swatting their shots into the third row.
Offensively, he's a bit behind the developmental curve in terms of pure skill as he's been able to use his size and athleticism to thoroughly dominate his competition to this point in his career. His footwork in the post is a bit mechanical and he has a very limited arsenal of post moves; he'll need to work to further develop that. Fortunately, he does have a soft touch and with some work on a few post moves and counters he should be able to continue that paint domination at the next level. He has soft hands and receives the ball well in the post and then shows strong hands once he's in possession as he's rarely separated from the basketball. He is generally the last stop for the ball on a possession once he gets it as he usually goes through double teams rather than passing out of them. Oden isn't much of a jump shooter and his shot mechanics are tough with hands as big as his (about a 60% FT shooter in college), but he likely won't need to be much of a jump shooter if he can develop his post game. Defensively, Oden is much further along at this point in his development. He is a true rim protector and an excellent rebounder who gets to the ball even when out of position.
Scouts rave about Oden's mental make-up, as he's an extremely humble guy who has remained hungry and hard-working despite having huge physical advantages over all opponents to this point in his career. The only thing holding him back at this point from reaching his enormous ceiling is some concerns from medical staff about his legs as one is slightly longer than the other and may lead to some injury issues down the road with the repetitive stress of a TMBSL season.