Greg Oden is Still Rising Greg Oden set a towering example of how hard work can build on prodigious talent. His work continues. Greg Oden hated hearing his alarm clock. Four days a week, he would go to Lawrence North High School in the wee hours of the morning for workouts with some of his teammates. Some days, it was free throw shooting. Some days, footwork. Each day, a rigorous routine. He wasn't looking at his next game or next season; he was driving toward what he wants out of himself as a basketball player. "One of my goals is, I want to be good in the NBA," the 7-foot center said. "I want to be one of those guys that you've got to worry about, that fans want to go see in the NBA. "You have to work at it to be one of those guys. When I see myself, I want to be there, so I figure I need to put in the work." His high school career shows he's on the way. Oden was an overwhelming choice as The Indianapolis Star's 2006 Indiana Mr. Basketball, receiving 1771/2 of 194 votes cast -- 91.5 percent -- from coaches and media statewide. Since voting records of Mr. Basketball were first released in 1988, only Damon Bailey in 1990 received a higher percentage -- 95.3. No other winner exceeded 70 percent. More often than not, the winner received fewer than half the votes. Oden's runaway victory is hardly a surprise. He has won virtually every national award, including back-to-back Gatorade Player of the Year, a feat duplicated by only LeBron James. A four-year starter, Oden led Lawrence North to three consecutive Class 4A state titles and a 103-7 overall record, including 24-1 in the postseason. He never lost a conference game. He never lost at home. Many believe if Mr. Basketball wasn't reserved for seniors, this would be his second such honor, perhaps third. "Anybody who doesn't recognize he's the best big man of all time in Indiana high school basketball -- and if not the most dominant, certainly the most dominant at his position -- then they're not being objective or don't know the game," said Hoosier Basketball Magazine publisher Garry Donna, who has followed the state's high school basketball scene since the 1950s. "Greg Oden, George McGinnis and Oscar Robertson are the most dominant players I've seen. . . . There have been a lot of 6-10, 6-11 players, but there has never been one like Greg Oden. The thing that sets him apart is what sets Bailey and Robertson apart. They think the game. They know the game. They make others better." For More On This Story, Click Here... Other Greg Oden Headlines... Greg Oden Waved Green Flag to Start Friday's Practice Greg Oden Is Player Of The Year! 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The chronically injured Trail Blazers center will undergo a procedure to "remove debris" from his right knee.

Oh boy. The Portland Trail Blazers recently conducted a test on center Greg Oden ‘s knees, and once again they were hit with bad news. The verdict: Oden would have to undergo a “small� arthroscopic surgery, which was completed Friday and will keep him out indefinitely.

We all know it. Nobody is saying it. But it's time for management to acknowledge reality.

Trail Blazers fans react to the news of another knee surgery for Greg Oden.

The oft-injured center has his fourth knee surgery since becoming the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 - and this time it's on his right knee, which hasn't given him problems since 2007. Blazers say it's too early to say if Oden's season is over.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo an arthroscopic procedure to "remove debris" from...

Greg Oden will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery to remove debris from his right knee

# gregoden Yet another procedure on Greg Oden's 90-year-old knees, but this one has a surprise twist. More »

Greg Oden, the often-injured former No. 1 draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers, will undergo a procedure today in Colorado, the team says.

Greg Oden's injury problems have continued. The Portland Trail Blazers center, who has missed most of the team's games during his four-plus year career, will undergo another procedure on his right knee, the team announced on Friday. Via SB Nation's Blazers blog Blazers Edge : The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Friday that center Greg Oden will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right ...

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