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Blog Season Preview

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:33:14 -0500

More photos » by Rick Bowmer - AP Hey there, I'm balling again. That's why Ben uses me for literally every post that needs a picture. Call me Giggles Oden. Browse more photos » Every year, Blazersedge participates in a national network of blog season previews. This year is no exception. For regular readers, there's not going to be a ton of new stuff in this preview, although I do ma...

Blaze of Glory - 10/13/09

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:31:00 -0500

The Blaze of Glory is your almost-daily link list of Blazer blog ridiculousness and other random Blazers info. If you ever want your Blazer blog featured, make sure to drop us a line unless your name is Dwight Jaynes. (Kidding!) Brandon Roy still thinking about Team USA. [NBA.com] Barrett shares his opinion on live streaming KGW games. [Mike Barrett] LaMarcus needs to start dominating on defense. [Columbian] Andre Miller as a top tier backup point guard. [D...

Kevin Garnett Dunks On Raef Lafrentz

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:09:00 -0500

Inside the Cuban/Nellie Relationship

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:45:53 -0500

The legal transcripts in the battle between the owner and his former coach are amazing: “Asked about that negotiation, Cuban testified that he had lost some trust in Nelson’s judgment, ‘not necessarily in his coaching ability, but in his ability as a general manager.’ Pressed for an example, Cuban cited the February 2002 seven-player trade in which Dallas sent power forward Juwan Howard to Denver and received Raef LaFrentz. Cuban said he agreed to the trade because Nel...

Answering a Simple Question

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:17:47 -0500

The Hedo Turkoglu thing has such momentum right now that I'm not even going to try to fight it. We said what we had to say on the subject a couple days ago. I'll let the sidebar posts and the approximately one billion media references speak for themselves. Enjoy the whirlwind! However I did want to get in a couple simple posts. The Rasheed Wallace one is right below this. This one covers a question that's been asked multiple times over the last c...

Shaquille O'Neal said no to a trade with the Trail Blazers

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:38:00 -0500

Ian Thomson of Sports Illustrated is reporting that Shaquille O'Neal nixed a potential trade involving Raef LaFrentz's expiring contract that would have sent him to Portland before last season's trading deadline back in February....

Mike Brown Wins Coach of the Year - McMillan Not Even Mentioned

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:46:54 -0500

Mike Brown is a worthy recipient of the NBA's Coach of the Year Award as he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the best record in the league and one of the best home court records in history. Just a couple of years ago, you couldn't fend off the rumors that he should be fired because he wasn't using LeBron correctly or getting enough out of his team or he was too focused on defense or...the list goes on. So congrats to MB! Where I do have a problem, is Nate McMillan n...

Could Jefferson be the One?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:06:29 -0500

From Adrian Wojnarowski's trade deadline blog, there's this: The Milwaukee Bucks have told teams they

Vince Carter to the Blazers?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:39:59 -0500

The Rockets and Spurs are known suitors for Vince Carter's services, but apparently the Blazers have entered the Sources say the Blazers and Nets have discussed a deal that would send Carter to Portland for Raef LaFrentz and his expiring contract along with Travis Outlaw and Sergio ...

How About Some Reasons to Keep LaFrentz's Contract?

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:26:41 -0500

Great work on this list by Wendell Maxey over at Hoops World. He pokes around some reasons for Portland to keep LaFrentz for now rather than deal for locker room killers like Amare Stoudemire. Here are the two that I was excited to see: 3. No More "Filler"

Fire up the Aldridge for Amare Talk Again?

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:19:57 -0500

CBSSports.com is now reporting that the Blazers have offered Aldridge, Bayless and the expiring contract of Raef Lafrentz for Amare Stoudemire. A piece from the CBS article: The Portland Trail Blazers have made a strong play for Amare Stoudemire, discussing a package that includes LaMarcus ...

LaFrentz Will Have Surgery On Shoulder At End Of Month

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:43:51 -0500

File this one under "what was he thinking?" The "Associated Press" reported that Portland Trail Blazers veteran cent Raef LaFrentz will have an arthroscopic procedure performed on his right shoulder. LaFrentz has a torn labrum, which he suffered in a game against Seattle on February 22. The surgery will be conducted at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic [...]

New International Precedents

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:51:42 -0500

With the recent news of Chris Kaman aligning himself with the German National Team, The BearDown started thinking...What? In case you don't feel like following the link I'll sum it up. The 7 foot Clipper Center who's Great Grandparents were German has received German citizenship and will be playing with the German team this summer in Beijing. This leads me to wonder, what type of precedent does this set. Will we see other NBA-ers....