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Full Court Press
October 05, 2009 by
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To all the high school teachers reading this during your plan period, what's up! Do us a favor and go set all the library computer default homepages to Blazersedge.com. Appreciate it.
Here's my full recap from last night's Fan Fest.
Here's the...
Looking WAY Ahead
October 05, 2009 by
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While most of you were enjoying Fan Fest Jeremy from the Snowy Midwest was perusing the last month's articles on Blazersedge. Points for diligence, Jeremy. He wrote a wonderful e-mail with about 32 different questions and topics to cover but perhaps the most provocative...
Fan Fest Recap
October 05, 2009 by
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As far as free intra-squad exhibitions games go, it doesn't get much better than tonight's Fan Fest: 16,000+ fans attended, there were zero injuries, every single player scored, Greg Oden registered a double double against an elite defensive center and didn't commit a...
The Dontonio Wingcast Episode 008
October 04, 2009 by
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Basketball Prospectus's Kevin Pelton has been going crazy as he puts the finishing touches on his book. Last night, in one of his typical fits, he wondered aloud whether an efficiency rating might be of use to the producers of the Blazer Dancer tryout show. "...
Joe Freeman Is At It Again
October 04, 2009 by
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In our continuing homage to Joe Freeman this week we present the latest of his player-oriented articles, this piece on Andre Miller. As has been intimated in reports all week, Miller is not all sweetness and light, especially with the media. Freeman's write...
Blazersedge Exclusive Video: Greg Oden at Training Camp
October 03, 2009 by
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Per your 354,345 requests, I shot the following videos of Greg Oden at Training Camp this morning.
As media, we are allowed to see roughly 20-30 minutes of practice a day. Some of that time is scrimmage time, some is shooting time, some is drill work. We are...
Blazers Training Camp Day 4 Report
October 02, 2009 by
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The overriding vibe at the Practice Facility today was about settling: settling down into a long grind after an initial media blitz, and settling into heated positional battles that will likely continue into next week.
For the first time this week, Coach Nate McMillan alternated...
Jerryd Bayless's "New Jumper"
October 02, 2009 by
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People keep asking about Jerryd Bayless's progress. It's almost as if he's a lottery talent that hasn't played much and no one has any idea what he's capable of or where he's at. Oh, right.
Like I wrote yesterday, during the open...
Official Trailblazers.com Podcast
October 02, 2009 by
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Here is this week's edition of the Trailblazers.com Podcast starring Casey Holdahl of the Center Court Blog, Gavin Dawson of 95.5 The Game, and me...Dave from Blazersedge. Topics today include training camp, the player we're most excited to see, Udoka, Oden...
(Cap) Space, The Final Frontier
October 02, 2009 by
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As Ben foreshadowed in his piece below, in response to a training camp conversation we're going to update the Blazers' salary cap status and possibilities today. This is not to infer that a trade is any more or less likely than it was yesterday. But trading...
Blazers Training Camp Day 3 Report
October 01, 2009 by
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Joel Przybilla catches a breather after a very physical training camp practice.
The team opened practice up for an entertaining full court scrimmage today. More on that below. But first a few notes.
Asked about the organization's salary cap situation...
Media Day Superlatives
October 01, 2009 by
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I understand that it's cool to hate Media Day. It's scripted, it's mechanical and it feels kind of dirty because of all the television cameras and stilted dialogue. Personally I love Media Day. But I'm the same guy that used to spend part of my game recaps...
Joe Freeman On Martell Webster
October 01, 2009 by
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Joe Freeman over at the Oregonian is tickling our homer bones again with another article on...what? It's like a funny bone, except for fans. Home-team rooters? OK, fine. I'll admit it's probably the worst phrase ever invented in the history...
Blazers Training Camp Day 2 Report
September 30, 2009 by
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The questions about different guys have been coming fast and furious. For today's practice report, let's check in on a few players I haven't yet written extensively about this week. Disclaimer: media access is limited to roughly 30 minutes.
Greg Oden
If we were...
Another New Hairstyle for Andre Miller
September 30, 2009 by
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My favorite one yet.
Full Training Camp Report and the oft-promised holdover Media Day notes up later tonight. Sorry for the delay.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
Blazers Front Page on ESPN.com
September 30, 2009 by
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I'm sure many of you have seen this by now but since much of John Hollinger's work is insider-only (including the link in our Full Court Press yesterday) and this isn't, I thought I'd post it just in case. It's a couple thousand words on Hollinger...
Blazers Training Camp Day 1 Report
September 29, 2009 by
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First Training Camp practice, first impression: wow.
For whatever reason, seeing the guys together in one place in basketball gear is a completely different animal from reading their names on a roster sheet or going through Media Day interviews one by one.
In one corner...
Andre Miller's Hair is All Over the Place
September 29, 2009 by
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Yesterday...
Today...
(picture courtesy of Casey Holdahl, Blazers.com Tweeter)
Obviously we need names for both of these hairstyles. Please help in the comments.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
Fan Review Of Blazers Flex Pricing: "It Sends an Unsettling Message"
September 29, 2009 by
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As I wrote last week, the Press Release from the Blazers announcing their new "Flexible Pricing" program was littered with enough biz-talk mumbo-jumbo to send Blazers Chief Marketing Officer Sarah Mensah into the Corporate Euphemisms Hall Of Fame on the first...
Full Court Press: Media Day Edition
September 29, 2009 by
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One day late on the Full Court Press to accommodate the rush of Media Day coverage. There's a ton of really good stuff out there. Be sure to scroll up and down the homepage. Plenty more from training camp later today.
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Dante Cunningham: From Andrews Air Force Base to the NBA
September 29, 2009 by
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I'm not sure how we missed this during the aftermath of this year's draft, but Dante Cunningham and Denver Nuggets' point guard Ty Lawson have been friends dating all the way back to their elementary school playing days on Andrews Air Force Base.
Writes Luke Winn,...
Front Page Fanpost: Betting Tickets for Kids
September 29, 2009 by
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Edit by Dave: Ben is doing most of the heavy lifting this week with his training camp reports, but in the meantime I'm promoting this post (slightly edited) to the main page. It's a creative and entertaining way to sponsor some tickets for kids. Check...
Don't Tease Us, Joe Freeman!
September 29, 2009 by
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More photos »
by Don Ryan - AP
about 8 hours ago:
Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden hams it up for the camera while posing for photos during the Blazers' NBA basketball media day in Portland, Ore., Monday, Sept...
Travis Outlaw's Tour De Force
September 28, 2009 by
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Going back through nearly two hours of tape today it's clear that one man stole the show. That man is Travis Outlaw.
I started typing up the quotable portions of Travis's interview tonight and quickly realized the entire thing was quotable. The following...
Photos: Blazers Media Day
September 28, 2009 by
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Here's a brief slideshow of images from today's Blazers Media Day. Click here to load the full size images. Be sure to check out Brandon's new shoes, Andre's interesting haircut...
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