Yardbarker: Steve Blake

Game 8 Recap: Blazers 93, Grizzlies 79

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:44:22 -0500

This was a fairly standard Blazer game, which made it a fairly odd Grizzlies game. As the final score indicates, this worked to Portland's advantage. The Blazers did exactly what they needed to do, not much more but certainly not less. They played a smart and efficient game, made relatively few mistakes, and faced the Grizzlies down mano-a-mano. In the end Memphis' weaknesses told more than Portland's. End of story. The Blazers evi...

The Pre-Funk: Blazers at Grizzlies 11/10

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:24:00 -0500

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest. We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect. Party Attendees... If Nate McMillan really wants to use this new lineup to get the Blazers to run, then a match-up with tonight's opponent couldn't have come at a better time. The Memphis Grizzlies are allowing an astounding 120 points per game all while mustering up a 5 ...

Game 7 Recap: Blazers 116, Timberwolves 93

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:52:15 -0500

More photos » by Don Ryan - AP Yeah, this is going to be two. And keep your hands off of my threads. Browse more photos » I didn't get to watch the game until late. Apologies for the tardiness of the game recap. Smashing good show for Portland tonight, with emphasis on the smash. But that's exactly what the Blazers needed to do to Minnesota. The ‘Wolves weren't fielding...

New Lineup Downs Spurs

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:23:00 -0500

A new wrinkle against an old nemesis did the trick.It wasn't a masterpiece, by any means, but the Trail Blazers were able to put together a wire-to-wire victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at the Rose Garden, winning 96-84.The Blazers, who won last season's series against the Spurs 3-1, blew out to a 15-point first-quarter lead, thanks to a new starting lineup. The upped that lead to 17 in the third quarter, and then held on as the Spurs charged back. After San Antonio ...

Blazers get lift from Roy, Blake to beat Spurs

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:36:00 -0500

Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.

The Dontonio Wingcast Episode 012

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:27:57 -0500

Basketball Prospectus's Kevin Pelton and I are back with another episode of The Dontonio Wingcast, the first since of the 2009-2010 regular season. On this full-length episode (53 minutes), Kevin and I go pretty much unscripted... In Segment 1, we look at the Blazers season to date. Nice nights from Martell Webster and Steve Blake, Rudy's struggles, the late-game rotation questions, a look back at Sunday night's game and whispers about the Blazers from around the leag...

Charting Greg Oden's Touches

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:26:46 -0500

More photos » by Don Ryan - AP Greg Oden got more touches on Media Day than he did during the season opener. Browse more photos » There's been a bunch of talk today about Greg Oden's offense, or lack thereof, in last night's game against the Houston Rockets. My first inclination was to credit Chuck Hayes, who is known for doing a great job of playng bigger than his size, getting under b...

Poll: What To Do At The One?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:52:19 -0500

The Oregonian's Joe Freeman wrote what many were starting to suspect, Nate McMillan is leaning towards sticking to his guns and beginning the regular season with Steve Blake as his starting point guard. It's a question we've asked before but now we have had 8 exhibition seasons worth of games to watch boxscores and columns to read to inform the discussion. Who will it be: Miller or Blake or a combination (or other)? Thoughts? Please vote and discuss. -- Ben...

Yo Pritchard! Don’t Mess With The Chemistry And Trade Steve Blake!

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:48:07 -0500

The one thing that really gets under New York Vinnie’s skin and makes my blood boil watching an NBA game is when a team has run a great offensive set and then makes that “One Pass Too Many” and ends up turning over the ball! All too often you will see a player not take [...]

Steve Blake: The Forgotten Man…

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:22:58 -0500

Thinking Out Loud post of the day: This mini-post was inspired by a back-and-forth I read on twitter yesterday between @bustabucket and @pdxtrailblazers (sparked by @gavindawson). It seems as if a lot of the PG talk of late has been all about Andre Miller. We’re guilty here at the RCP as well, I mean I’m still [...]

Nate McMillan: "Steve Blake is our Starting Point Guard"

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:38:05 -0500

Today on Wheels at Work, Nate McMillan tried to kill me. Vote in the poll and discuss in the comments. -- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com) Poll Nate McMillan on 95.5 The Game this afternoon: "Right now, Steve Blake is our starting point guard." It's true. Steve Blake will start. Forget what Nate says now, Andre Miller will start. Nate is just saying that as a professional courtesy to Blake. Nate is just saying t...

Miller, Blake and Bayless: How Will This Sort Out?

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:49:13 -0500

If today's reports are true, the Blazers now have something of a log jam at the point guard position. Andre Miller is a durable, reliable, high-minute player, Steve Blake has succeeded in both starting and backup roles, and Jerryd Bayless played relatively few minutes as a rookie backup last year and is itching to see increased playing time. Can the Blazers keep all three? Would they want to? Would all three guys be cool with that? Keep in mind: Andre ...

Road Trip

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:40:30 -0500

We are on a week long east coast road trip, as of now we are 3-0. We play Boston tomorrow and Toronto on sunday. Those are two really good teams, they will be really tough to win and being at there place. The road trip has been good so far besides basketball they are some really good cities that we have been too. In Detroit i got to see my mom so that was good. Then in New York i just like it, me and Steve Blake went out to dinner and i got to see some of the places that were on this weeks episode of Gossip Girl. Washington i have some of my best memories there. Now im in Boston which has alot of stuff to do. Well we play tomorrow so hope we can keep this good road trip going.