Rip City Revival

by Rasheed Malek When Jason Quick of the Oregonian talks about the Blazers, he is anything but — for the lack of a better word — quick. He spares no detail. In this interview, Quick breaks down last season as well as what to  expect this season from the Blazers. He dives into ‘hot-button’ issues like Greg Oden and whether he’s ready to live up to expectations, Brandon Roy and his ascent into superstardom, LaMarcus Aldridge and maximizing his potential and how the Blazers shed the ‘Jail Blazers’ image and brought back fun to Rip City. SLAM: Give us a general wrap-up of last season for the Blazers. Jason Quick: Coming into the season, I think everyone’s expectations/hopes were for the Blazers to make the Playoffs. They not only made the Playoffs, they did it emphatically, winning 54 games and tying Denver for the division title. No one expected that many wins or to contend for the division title. And considering they did all that with...