Dear Seattle,I really do feel bad for out neighboring fans up north for having the PooperSonics oops I mean SuperSonics stolen from you. So I am going to take it upon myself to introduce you to your NEW Northwest franchise "The Portland Trail Blazers". Now don't worry these guys are easy to love.   more...

The Blazers signed the young Spanish Star and fans in Rip City couldn't be more excited for the season to start. By the end of season 2 Manu Ginobili was scoring almost 13 pts a game and was a major player for the Spurs. The following year he was up to 16 points a game.Will Rudy adapt to the NBA as   more...
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The Portland Trail Blazers reached an agreement to sign Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez, it was announced today by general manager Kevin Pritchard. "I am so excited about joining the Trail Blazers and the NBA," said Fernandez. "The whole staff did a tremendous job making me feel like a very important   more...
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The Portland Trail Blazers reached an agreement to sign Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez, it was announced today by general manager Kevin Pritchard. "I am so excited about joining the Trail Blazers and the NBA," said Fernandez. "The whole staff did a tremendous job making me feel like a very important   more...
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Stop crying L.A. fans, the Lakers have a better chance than any team to come back and win the title next year.Sorry Kobe. Maybe next year.Despite embarrassing themselves to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, life isn't over for the Los Angeles Kobe Bryant and Friends. L.A. is a year early   more...
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XM Satellite Radio can now say that they have the SEC covered...completely. The satcaster, who is already "the official satellite radio provider of the Southeastern Conference (SEC)", today announced that the University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Florida, and Vanderbilt University   more...
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Thursday night's rumors that Spaniard Rudy Fernandez has decided to join the Trail Blazers became reality overnight when the standout shooting guard announced his intentions during a press conference in Badalona, Spain.
Original Story: http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazers....

No, it's not true. But in ten years, this is the type of basketball headline we may be seeing in the sports section.On Saturday, we went over the reasons why the global basketball industry will be decentralizing away from the NBA and how a bigger role will be shifted towards Europe. More   more...
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The North East corner of the United States is always relevant. Even when the NY Knicks aren't relevant, they are relevant because of their irrelevance. Beantown has risen to an epic level with Football and Baseball teams dominating their sports over the last half decade, and if the NBA Season   more...
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This year has had it highs and its lows. We all expected lows, but these guys proved us wrong. Right now we are in a low point, but that does not mean we cannot go without a fight. Lets not play for the lottery, lets not play for business, lets play for the love of this game, and the only thing   more...
Original Story: http://www.boomshakalaka.org/2008/03/11/....

The chief international scout for the Portland Trail Blazers, Jason Filippi, says that 2007 first-round pick Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández could easily be a starter for the Blazers next year. Filippi believes that Rudy could have the same impact on the league as Manu Ginóbili. He also thinks that he   more...
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I asked a question the other day that essentially boiled down to: Who should the Blazer's draft when they defy the odds and win the draft lottery again this spring? Jay Kay everyone, I know they won't pick #1 again, but apparently, a lot of people think the pick should be traded for a veteran   more...
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I don't get what the big deal is. Brandon made the All Star team and Baron didn't. But if you compare the two, Brandon's stats may look very slightly less impressive than Baron's. This is because Brandon is not a selfish player. He gives up the stats and does the little things that make the people   more...

The Portland Trail Blazers won their league-high 10th straight game, a 99-96 win in the Rose Garden over the division rival Denver Nuggets.
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As a break to all the trade news, we present you with the next installment of RookieWatch 07-08, with picks #21-25 of the 2007 NBA Draft. Don't forget to check out the fantasy analysis of first round picks #1-20 here: #1-5 | #6-10 | #11-15 | #16-20.
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