Oden can hardly be blamed for Ohio State's perimeter shots not falling. As a general rule of thumb, I think it's unfair to evaluate a player's talent on the basis of team success. There are so many other variables that play into whether a team wins a game. There have been a plethora of top athletes in every sport who were individually spectacular, who on a different team would have won numerous championships. I don't fault a player for not having had the good fortune to be on the right team at the right time, with the right coaching staff. Ted Williams is still a top tier Hall of Fame baseball player even though he never won a World Series Championship. Charles Barkley is still one of the greatest power forwards in basketball history even though he never won an NBA title.
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