Greg Oden's fed up

These days, when Greg Oden seeks solace, he usually heads to a restaurant and looks for a table with a view and a seat for only himself. He finds it relaxing, he says, just looking out the window and eating. During these moments, usually right after Trail Blazers practice, he can escape the pressures of being himself. It is a time when no one is analyzing his rookie season with the Blazers. When no one has an opinion of how he should carry himself. And most gratifying, it's a time when no one asks about his injuries, including the latest -- a chipped left kneecap that has caused him to miss 10 games and counting. "I can just eat, relax and be by myself," Oden says. Truth be told, he would rather scream, because he is fed up with it all. Fed up with the injuries, which prevent him from playing the game he insists he loves. Fed up with the media, which have portrayed him as injury-prone and a bust. And to a degree, he is fed up with himself and his performance on the court this season. In Greg Oden's world, everything, and everyone, is seemingly against him. "It's like, dang, can I ever do anything right?" Oden says.