Interesting conversations including Portland and...wait for it...wait for it.......trades.  In the mix are RLEC, Amare, LeBron, Nike, LaMarcus, Outlaw, Blake, Oden and Coach Mac.  Portland is mentioned several times early and througout the podcast but the main chunk starts at the 31:30 mark.

Simmons:  ...unless he (LeBron) is the head of a superteam (Blazers w/ LeBron) which they could potentially be.  If Oden comes through...that team is frightening.  And they have a great coach.  He's the best under-45 coach in my opinion.

Stein:  He's the best.  There's no question.  He is super under-rated.

The BS Report Podcast

Enjoy.

Honestly, I'd love to take a swing at this effin twerp.  I don't know who is more annoying, Colin Cowherd or snarky, talking heads like Tony Kornheiser.  ESPN, in my humble opinion, is continually feeding into the lame, fickle sports mentality and sports fandom that is so prevalent today.  It's starting to seem that the only opinion and editorials that I can digest nowadays come directly from the ESPN Ombudsman, Le Anne Schreiber.  She is disciplined in her viewpoints, is fair, consistent and unbiased.  But, I digress.

Let me state that my sour grapes with Herd is not homerism either. I am a fan that can take criticism for "my" team when it is constructive, precise and honest.

This is more about the snickering, condescending, salty tone of this dude.  I'm aware that it's his job to provoke, but he needs some class and precision.  He's clearly attempting to play the role of the guy-who-calls-it-like it is but his viewpoint is neither valid, valuable or original. He is curt, topical and hackneyed.  Colin Cowherd is a parrot.  The punny title of his show, "the Herd" is fitting, being that it's what he seems to follow...the herd.  Centrally, I mainly take issue with Cowherd basically laughing at Greg Oden and singling out the Blazer fans as completely delusional.

I don't buy the "first impressions" theory or the "injury prone" thing.  I can cite some recent examples.  Amare took a while to come back after surgery, he looked completely ginger and awkward in his comeback.  Andrew Bynum took several years to develop and was routinely injured.  Remember Kobe throwing him under the bus?  Look at Gilbert Arenas.  Can that guy stay healthy for a whole season?  I just don't understand the extra scrutiny Greg is under.

I'm starting to get really pissed about all the Greg Oden haterade.  It seems to be a typical case of the media building people up to tear them down.  Just watch the video: