Defense And Depth Top List Of Portland Trail Blazers' Priorities
Two key areas are in need of revamping if the Portland Trail Blazers want improve upon last season’s lackluster 33 win performance.
Portland must improve their depth ... everywhere. The Blazers had the least used bench in the association, featuring a group that played a little over 13 minutes per game and shot an abhorrent .39% from the field. The Blazers have a starting...
The Future Of LaMarcus Aldridge
According to Yahoo! Sports, the Cleveland Cavaliers recently offered a combination of young players and draft picks to the Blazers for LaMarcus Aldridge. Obviously, a deal like this makes sense from the Cavs’ perspective, as Aldridge and Kyrie Irving playing together would make Cleveland one of the most intriguing teams in the league. If you believe the rumors and are willing...
Portland’s Trail to Success Begins With Depth
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As the Portland Trail Blazers head into the offseason on a 13-game losing streak, this summer is one of great importance. There were however quite a few bright spots in an otherwise dismal 2012-13 campaign. Damian Lillard earned unanimous rookie of the year honors, Lamarcus Aldridge was yet again named an all-star, and young talent was given the...
NBA mock draft: part 1
The 2013 NBA draft is fast approaching but we still have plenty of time to speculate about who's going where and what trades might take place. Here's my take on it. Check back for the second half of my first mock draft.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers - They will try to move down but the Kings value DeMarcus Cousins more than they value Noel and the Cavs aren't willing...
NBA Tattoo Power Rankings: Portland Trail Blazers Edition
Basketball is the sport that shows the most skin, and thank god for it. Since the mid-90s, player tattoos have become one of the most enjoyable things about the NBA, along with microphones catching swearing during free throws and Norris Cole’s hair. Since power rankings are all the rage these days and the Blazers have enough collective ink to write a new Game of Thrones novel...
It’s Time The Portland Trail Blazers Get This Right
June 4th, 2000, an ill-fated day in Portland Trail Blazers history and the last day you as a fan watched them play a playoff game beyond the first round.
That’s right, it’s been nearly 13 years since the Blazers were outscored 31-13 in the fourth quarter, shot just 22% from the field, and squandered a 15-point lead in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to a Los Angeles...
The national media predicts the Portland Trail Blazers draft…
Mock drafts galore
The 2013 NBA offseason is going to be a big one for the Portland Trail Blazers. With money to spend, free agency will be a hot topic around PDX, but with the draft lottery up first, the focus is on rookie prospects and which player will best fit come June.
In today’s day and age of social media and the ever-expanding blogosphere, everybody and their mother has...
The Portland Trail Blazers didn't have a bad season, but it wasn't that great ei...
The Portland Trail Blazers didn't have a bad season, but it wasn't that great either.
Tips Portland should follow if they want to make 2014 Playoffs
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NWSB Insider and Portland Trail Blazers' blogger Jason Hartzog gives five tips to the Portland Trail Blazers that, if followed, will lead them to the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Aside from building off of the...
Tips Portland should follow if they want to make 2014 Playoffs
The Road Map
The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t have a bad season, but it wasn’t that great either.
Here are my exclusive top-5 tips for the Portland Trail Blazers making the 2014 NBA Playoffs, enjoy.
Have Nikola Pekovic sign an offer sheet worth top dollar to force the Minnesota Timberwolves to pay him. Like they did with Nicolas Batum last off-season? Yes. Just like that...
Why Portland Should Not Trade LaMarcus Aldridge
I have seen questions lately from fans asking if the Portland Trail Blazers should trade all-star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. Well, I’m here to tell you that they shouldn’t.
Aldridge is a current all-star that has spent his whole career here. This is a guy who wants to be here. He has built a name for himself … here!
The Blazers have also found him a perfect sidekick...
Oregon Sports News Roundtable: Portland Trail Blazers Offseason
The Portland Trail Blazers tripped, crawled, and skidded their way to a 33-46 record to close out the 2012-13 campaign, losing twice as many games as they won since the all-star break. While wholesale changes may or may not be necessary, the Blazers' efforts and lack of success this season absolutely raised some eyebrows around the league, and assuredly in the Rose City, where...
Report: SMU's Larry Brown on Nets' coaching list
DALLAS, Texas Larry Brown has always been known as a traveling man. The SMU basketball coach could be leaving again, according to at least one report.
Brown, who has been at SMU just one season, was on a short list of candidates to be the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, an anonymous source told ESPN's Chris Broussard.
The other candidates, according to Broussard's tweet...
Portland Trailblazers: Regular Season Review and Awards
Portland Trailblazers: Regular Season Review and Awards
By Mike Elworth: Publisher and Owner at Hoopstuff
Record: 33-49- 11th in West- 21st in NBA
Review: The Portland Trailblazers somehow stayed in the playoff race until the last month of the season, until they for whatever reason, lost their final 13 straight games. They did this despite having one of the worst benches in recent...
Cavs want LeBron James and LaMarcus Aldridge
By now you have probably heard the news, the Cleveland Cavaliers have hired Mike Brown as their head coach again, after letting him go three years ago. Good for him, I do not think he is either a great coach or the abysmal failture that he was painted as during his depature from the Los Angeles Lakers.
In addition to his report on that hiring, Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski...
Cavs want LeBron James and LaMarcus Aldridge
By now you have probably heard the news, the Cleveland Cavaliers have hired Mike Brown as their head coach again, after letting him go three years ago. Good for him, I do not think he is either a great coach or the abysmal failture that he was painted as during his depature from the Los Angeles Lakers.
In addition to his report on that hiring, Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski...
NBA Rumor: Cavaliers discussed trade with Portland for LaMarus Aldridge
The Cleveland Cavaliers recently entertained trade discussions with the Portaland Trailblazers that would net the wine and gold All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge.
In a column aimed to chastise Cleveland for something being perpetuated by the media, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowksi reports that the Cavs and Blazers discussed swapping quality for youth and upside.
“Privately...
Cavaliers Interested In Trading For LaMarcus Aldridge
The Cavaliers have held internal discussions of pursuing a trade with the Blazers for LaMarcus Aldridge.
Start of Free Agency: Where Does Portland Go From Here?
Despite an end to the season that saw the Portland Trail Blazers seemingly lose the will to go on, the season was not a loss. The team performed above expectations for most of the year, and Damian Lillard showed an ability to dominate on offense in just his first year in the league. Between Lillard, Wesley Matthews, Nic Batum and LaMarcus Aldridge, the team has a strong core...
Looking Ahead: A Wish List For Next Year’s Portland Trail Blazers
A 13-game losing streak leaves a foul stench in the nostrils of Portland fans heading into the offseason. But if you’ve been through Tillamook and enjoyed their ice cream or cheddar cheese, you realize that sometimes a nasty odor is a necessary step in producing bigger and better things.
The memory of the season-ending slide will fade away from the memory of Blazer fans as...
Grading the Trail Blazers: LaMarcus Aldridge
With the 2012-2013 season now in the books, it's now time to review how each of the Trail Blazers did this year. The first in this series will be the team's All Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge: Statistical ReviewAldridge had another solid season, averaging 21.1 points, as well as career-highs in both rebounding (9.1) and assists (2.6). While his field goal percentage...
Portland Trailblazers: 12 Striaght Losses, But Their Rookies Are Looking Excellent
The Portland Trailblazers have now lost 12 straight games and while they once had slim hopes at the playoffs, they simply fell off a cliff in the final month. All Star LaMarcus Aldridge, Wes Matthews and Nicolas Batum have all missed games during the losing streak, which has been a factor, but they have simply played poor basketball. Despite the losses, there have been some positives...
Rockets blow out Portland 116-98 in PDX
Houston Routs the Trail Blazers Friday night
The Houston Rockets are the top-scoring team in the NBA. Friday night at the Rose Garden, they showed why. With James Harden leading the way, the Rockets blew out Portland 116-98 for their fourth straight victory. Harden went for 33 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Houston remained in seventh place in the Western Conference...
State of the PDX Rookies
In another game played without All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge, the Blazers were over-matched by the Memphis Grizzlies. Nicolas Batum also sat out with an arm injury. Memphis was simply too big, too aggressive, and just flat out better than Portland.
How the Portland Trail Blazers rookies faired last night
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NWSB Insider and Rip City hoops blogger Jason Hartzog...
Blazers Gameday News
Blazers Gameday News
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LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) and @[31451881841:274:Nicolas Batum] (arm) will not play tonight against the Grizzlies. Meyers Leonard and @[104124909639913:274:Victor Claver] will start in their place | http://bit.ly/14ELGRl
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STAT-urday: Damian Lillard among rookies
Damian Lillard is the presumptive Rookie of the Year this year after he has put in a strong 19.1 points per game and 6.5 assists per game for the Blazers. His efficiency and shooting could certainly use improvement, but the guy is only 21 years old and has lots of room for growth.
Paired alongside LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland has climbed back into the Playoff race quite unexpectedly...
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