Rick’s picks week 18: The weekly Portland Trail Blazers’ all-stars
Top Blazers
After slowly watching their record dip well below the .500 mark, the Portland Trail Blazers finally started getting back to some winning basketball.
Even though the previous week saw a split (a loss to Denver, then a win against Minnesota), one aspect of Portland’s game is incredibly different; that change lies with the play of the Blazer bench.
Putting up league worst...
Slow And Steady: Is Meyers Leonard Ready To Play Some Ball?
The Portland Trail Blazers might have literally hit the jackpot in the lottery this year. Landing Damian Lillard with the number six overall selection in this year’s lottery section of the NBA Draft couldn’t have worked out better for all parties involved. Lillard went to a team that desperately needed a point guard, and that’s probably an understatement. Without him, the Trail...
Portland Trail Blazers deserve ‘A’ at 2013 trade deadline
Silent but deadly
The Portland Trail Blazers have been known to make a splash at the NBA trade deadline. In 2010, they acquired Marcus Camby, in 2011, they complete a lopsided trade for Gerald Wallace and in 2012, they started from scratch, ridding themselves of Wallace, Camby, Greg Oden and then-head coach Nate McMillan.
This time around, the team stayed relatively quiet, yet...
Ranking The Best And Worst Trade Deadline Moves By The Portland Trail Blazers
Landing backup point guard Eric Maynor just before yesterday’s trade deadline was a good move for the Portland Trail Blazers. They got rid of a trade exception and the rights to Georgios Printezis and were also forced to waive Ronnie Price.
In return, they get a proven point guard who can play quality minutes to spell Damian Lillard or even play alongside him. Compared to Price...
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves prediction and preview
On the road again
The Portland Trail Blazers just wrapped up a home-and-home series with the Utah Jazz, which means it’s time to pack their bags and head on out for a seven-game road trip.
Matchup: Portland Trail Blazers (24-23) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (18-26)
Venue: Target Center
Time: 5:00 PM PT
Date: Monday, Feb. 4, 2013
Game one of the trip puts the team in Minnesota to take...
NBA admits wrong calls in 2 games
The NBA has acknowledged a pair of costly incorrect calls from the final seconds of recent games.
The league says video replay showed that Denver's Andre Iguodala reached in and fouled Indiana's Paul George with the score tied at 101 and 2.2 seconds left Sunday. Iguodala was credited with a steal and the Nuggets won the game.
The league also says a charging foul called...
NBA acknowledges incorrect calls in 2 recent games
The NBA has acknowledged a pair of costly incorrect calls from the final seconds of recent games.
The league says video replay showed that Denver's Andre Iguodala reached in and fouled Indiana's Paul George with the score tied at 101 and 2.2 seconds left Sunday. Iguodala was credited with a steal and the Nuggets won the game.
The league also says a charging foul called...
Mavs called for rare technical foul vs. Portland
With six seconds remaining in the second quarter Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers took the court for what both teams figured would be the final play of the half.
Mavericks point guard Darren Collison, with his team leading 59-44, took the inbounds pass up the court and began driving to the basket when he was bumped by Portland guard Ronnie Price.
Whistles...
Rick’s Picks Week 10: The weekly Portland Trail Blazers’ all-stars
Top Blazers
Now that the holiday season is finally over, and I’ve had my fill of eggnog, ham and more eggnog, Rick’s Picks makes a triumphant return to recognize the weeks’ best Portland Trail Blazers performances.
Since I’ve been gone, the Blazers have been making a mad dash up the standings in the Western Conference.
Led by Rookie of the Year front runner Damian Lillard...
Portland Trail Blazers Road Trip Comes To An End
It’s over. This road trip did not go well for the Portland Trail Blazers. They finished 2-5 on the road trip and now have an overall record of 8-11 – and they needed three total overtimes to get those two wins. Now the Blazers will try to get back on track as they return to Rip City for a six game home stand.
As it sits right now, the Blazers are a lottery team. I don’t...
Blazers nab huge 102-94 win over Bulls
Shooters come alive for Portland
The Headline: L.A. puts up a double-double, and Portland uses a rain of shots to sink the Rose-less Bulls 102-94.
Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers
When: 9:00 ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Rose Garden (Portland)
Officials: Rodney Mott, Pat Fraher, Kevin Cutler
Attendance: 20,242
Love ‘em
1. Great outside shooting
Once again, Blazer...
Trail Blazers 102, Bulls 94
Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum scored 21 points apiece and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 102-94 on Sunday night for their first-three-game winning streak since opening last season with a trio of victories.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points and 13 rebounds as all of Portland's starters were in double figures.
After trailing by as many as 15 in the third...
Versus Clippers Portland puts up good fight but inevitably fall 103-90
Clippers vs Blazers: NBA love ‘em & hate ‘em breakdown
The Headline: Led by former Blazer Jamal Crawford, L.A. tops Portland 103-90 in this back-and-forth contest.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers
When: 10:30 ET, Thursday, November 8, 2012
Where: Rose Garden (Portland)
Officials: Tom Washington, Mark Lindsay, Eric Lewis
Attendance: 20,425
Love ‘em
1. Nicholas...
Blazers vs. Mavericks: NBA love ‘em & hate ‘em breakdown
Blazers demolished in Dallas
The Headline: The Blazers can’t do anything to stop O.J. Mayo, as they fall to the Mavs 114-91.
Portland Trail Blazers 91, Dallas Mavericks 114
When: 8:30 ET, Monday, November 5, 2012
Where: American Airlines Center (Dallas)
Officials: Joe Crawford, Kane Fitzgerald, Marat Kogut
Attendance: 19,521
Love ‘em
1. L.A. and Wes keep it going
The starters...
Portland Trail Blazers: New additions strengths and weaknesses
What do the new guys bring to the table?
This summer has seen the Portland Trail Blazers bring on a number of new faces who will join the team for the 2012-13 NBA season.
The team’s roster has six new names on it since June’s NBA draft.
Here’s a look at what each new player will bring to the team next year:
Sasha Pavlovic
Sasha Pavlovic is the most recent addition to the Trail...
Ronnie Price To Sign With Blazers
Ronnie Price spent the 11-12 season with the Suns.
Suns notebook: Don't expect an instant fix
Suns fans have suffered through three lottery seasons in the last four years waiting for the team to have the cap space to sign a free agent to replace the departed Amar'e Stoudemire.
But in his state-of-the-team address at the end of the season, director of operations Lon Babby made it clear that the Suns are in no rush to exercise their new flexibility. That means the team...
Decisions loom for Suns in 'Summer of Steve'
PHOENIX -- Now that "We Want Steve" Night has provided a goosebump moment, the Phoenix Suns must handle the potentially tricky "What Steve Wants" period.
We're looking at close to three months of speculation and negotiation that will decide the short- and long-range futures of the Suns franchise and its dime-dropping, ticket-moving face.
With Nash issuing...
Suns' Ronnie Price's starting role not a new gig
Notes: Ronnie Price has held a starting job before coming to Phoenix -- just not often.
Avery Bradley Takes Advantage of a Rare Opportunity
He chased Steve Nash down to the baseline and still made it back in time to force a Ronnie Price airball. He pressured Steve Nash in the half court, pickpocketed him, and took it coast-to-coast. He must be Rajon Rondo right? Turns out it was Avery Bradley who made the big plays at the point [...]
Court Report: Channing Frye, please report to the bench
Alvin Gentry adjusted his starting five on Wednesday - replacing Channing Frye and Jared Dudley with Markieff Morris and Ronnie Price - in what he described as an effort to get more scoring out of his team's second unit. Morris only last six minutes because of stomach flu but his two-way play to this point of the season means this move clearly can stick. While this should...
Pre-Game Report: Phoenix Suns at New York Knicks
Starting Lineup
PG Steve Nash
SG Jared Dudley
SF Grant Hill
PF Channing Frye
C Marcin Gortat
Key Reserves: Robin Lopez, Shannon Brown, Ronnie Price
The Phoenix Suns come into town tonight in what seems like a winnable game for the Knicks, but after dropping three straight nothing will come easy for the Knicks. It does help knowing the Suns are on a five game slide. However, both...
Phoenix Suns Give-and-Go with PG Ronnie Price
Each week, The Republic spotlights a member of the Suns for a series of questions. This week it's point guard Ronnie Price.
Nets beat Phoenix Suns, 110-103, snapping six-game losing streak
View full sizeChristian Petersen/Getty ImagesThe Nets' Deron Williams shoots over the Phoenix Suns' Ronnie Price tonight. PHOENIX — Deron Williams saw the opportunity, and he went for it — hard. Coming off a day off and playing a Phoenix Suns...
We Reminisce: Ronnie Price Destroys Carlos Boozer
In last night’s Suns/Bucks blowout game, the Phoenix announcers spent a chunk of gametime talking about Ronnie Price‘s hops after he took off on a layup from well outside the lane and then caught an alley-oop a few minutes later. The discussion led to them discussing this hellacious dunk that Price put on Carlos Boozer [...]
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