Greg Oden: Certified Baller

For those that don't know (?), Greg Oden is the 7-foot freshman center out of Ohio State. Basically, if Stern hadn't instituted the age limit, last year's draft would've been known as the Greg Oden Sweepstakes.

I'm not sure I'm a fan of the age limit, but I'm kind of glad to see big homie ball it up in college. It's not only that he's the biggest guy on the court, but he has a real presence out there. Everyone involved with the game, from the players to the coaches to the announcers to the fans, know where he is on the court at all times.

And it's not only that he looks like he's 45 years-old,



but he has a real gravity out there. Everything he does, matters.

Greg Oden is about something.

It seems like he could walk right off the court and read Russian novels and eat beluga caviar or something. I don't say this too often, but I think he could even pull off a top hat and/or monocle. Maybe with nice white gloves.



In other words, I expect great things.