Greg Oden's season over before it starts

ESPN is reporting that Oden "went in for an exploratory procedure on his right knee and ended up having microfracture surgery, which means he will sit out the season."

Oden's knees were described in an earlier pre-draft MRI as "pristine." Make no mistake, this is one quality kid who appeared to have single-handedly turned around the franchise even before preseason camp. Hopefully he'll have a good rehab and come back next year ready to dominate.