Making the playoffs would have been the goal if center Greg Oden would have been on the court this season. When Oden went down with a season-ending knee injury prior to the campaign, Portland was simply looking to have a respectable performance. Oden, who was selected with the first overall pick in the draft, has missed the entire 2007-08 season after undergoing right knee surgery. An exploratory arthroscopic procedure, which was done in September,

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