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Zach Randolph : grieving takes on many forms
Monday: Zach Randolph is granted bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his girlfriend's cousin, in Marion, Indiana.Tuesday: Randolph is seen at strip club Exotica late in the night, having a few drinks and sampling the usual offerings of the club.Friday: The Blazers' Assistant GM Kevin Pritchard...
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March 01, 2008
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Bruce Bowen reviewed by the NBA
The net has been blowing up about Bruce Bowen and his perceived dirty tactics.Bowen has been known for a long time as a guy who pushes the boundaries of fair play. Now the NBA has decided to act. Bowen's "interaction" with Steve Nash in Game 3 has been reviewed by the league. The league did not go so...
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February 10, 2008
NBA News Roundup
Bonzi Wells flees the Rockets : somewhat disturbing news that Bonzi Wells has walked out on the Rockets. The season is almost over, but despite Wells' claims that he is not good for team chemistry, surely his walking out is worse. Perhaps the more admirable thing for Bonzi to have done would have bee...
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February 06, 2008
Joel Freeland : Career stagnating
Remember Joel Freeland?Portland selected him with the 30th and final pick of the 1st Round of the 2006 NBA Draft. The athletic 6'11" F/C's game has been compared to Keon Clark by NBADraft.net. The Blazers then told him to return to Europe, add some bulk and more importantly gain valuable experience...
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January 30, 2008
Darius Miles : What comes next?
I'm interested to see what people think about the possibility of Darius Miles being back with the Blazers next season is? The team has been gelling really well this season with the array of young talent on hand. The swingman position is filled with a small group of talented players: Brandon Roy, Mart...
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January 25, 2008
Blazers pre-Summer League workouts
Summer League kicks off tonight for the Blazers vs Boston. Unfortunately no Bassy Telfair to be seen, but I don't think that is anyone's main concern. The big man Greg Oden will be out there, stuffy nose and all, and all eyes will be in his direction. The chemistry between LaMarcus Aldridge and Oden,...
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January 25, 2008
James White really can fly, no REALLY
I'm typically not one for hyping up non-Blazer players, but this kid James White can really fly. I just saw a video on youtube today of him dunking from the free-throw line, putting the ball between his legs (yeah, nothing special) and thought I'd have a look for more.White was taken by the Blazers a...
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January 25, 2008
Draft Day brings excitement as expected in Portland
Kevin Pritchard wasn't going to let this go to script. It has been an exciting draft day so far. I'm sitting here listening to the draft as we have just hit pick number 25 in the 1st round.1. Greg Oden joins us, as expected. This guy will be our anchor for a long time. I can't say anything right now ...
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January 14, 2008
KG to Boston : titletown? Don't count on it...
The Boston Globe has published varying reports today inducating that the Celtics and Timberwolves will indeed move Kevin Garnett to Boston in a multi-player deal. The lastest version of the trade, being reported by the Globe involves (now wait for it...) Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, Al Jefferson, Theo R...
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January 12, 2008
Ballhype : Hype, hype, hype it up!!
If you haven't heard about it yet, well you need to check out Ballhype.You will soon one way or another.It's more than just a site which collates articles -- in the same way as it's current parent lowpost.net does. Ballhype joins people together in likeminded groups and allows you to vote on stories....
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January 03, 2008
Random NBA Statistic of the Day
Players averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this season to-date:1. Kevin Garnett ¦ 22.8ppg ¦ 12.9rpg ¦ Voted All-Star2. Chris Bosh ¦ 22.7ppg ¦ 10.7rpg ¦ Voted All-Star3. Tim Duncan ¦ 20.1ppg ¦ 10.7rpg ¦ Voted All-Star4. Zach Randolph ¦ 23.6ppg ¦ 10.1rpg ¦ Not Voted All-Star5. Car...
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January 03, 2008
Rasheed : "Both teams played hard"
We know how much Rasheed hates talking to the media. I love his standard line, "both teams played hard." A quick video here of how the joke has spread around the league. Times like this I miss Sheed not being with the Blazers. However, when I think about where we're heading and the new image of the t...
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January 03, 2008
...a stern warning
For a new perspective on the NBA, without as much of a Blazers slant, check out ...a stern warning.
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January 03, 2008
LaMarcus Aldridge diagnosed with heart disorder
A press release has come through from the Portland Trail Blazers regarding LaMarcus Aldridge's sudden dizziness and resulting break from play:Forward LaMarcus Aldridge underwent a series of tests today at Providence St. Vincent's Medical Center in Portland. He was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White...
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January 03, 2008
Brandon Roy for...
Most of us Blazer fans have been saying it since the pre-season. Brandon Roy will be Rookie of the Year. Roy for ROY.We're now in March. As a Blazers fan it gives me great pride to say that not too many people are disputing this... The upsetting thing however, is that there are some detractors. How a...
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January 01, 2008
Zach Randolph is underrated!
I was saying here back in the off-season about how hard Zach Randolph had been working in the Summer and that people were vastly underrating the impact that he would make this season as they were blinded by his off-court "issues".The mistake? People were finding it too easy to bundle him with Darius ...
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January 01, 2008
Zach Randolph should be voted as an All*Star
Zach Randolph should be a Western Conference All-Star this season. And Uncle Sam wants YOU to vote him in. No, I don't mean that there is a chance of assurping either Kevin Garnett or Tim Duncan (or even Dirk Nowitzki) as an All-Star starter. But a serious amount of votes and noise made by fans for ...
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January 01, 2008
NBDL gets ugly : fight leads to concussion
A fight in practice between Awvee Storey (Washington Wizards) and Martynas Andriuskevicius (Chicago Bulls) led to the latter being concussed with a bruised brain.The Nuggets v Knicks brawl will attract a lot more headlines, but the medical consequences of this little altercation could be a lot worse ...
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January 01, 2008
Player profile : Luke Schenscher
Luke Schenscher ? 7'1" ? 255 lbs ? DOB: 31 Dec 1982, South Australia College: Georgia Tech Big Luke joined the Blazers in mid-March after it became apparent Portland's big man department was under a bit of strain. The season-ending injury to Joel Przybilla and injuries to LaMarcus Aldridge and Rae...
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January 01, 2008
NBA Top 7: Did anyone expect...
There have been a few early surprises this 2006-07 NBA season. I ask you, did anyone expect...1. Grant Hill to be this good again?Yes, Grant Hill drinks Sprite. He's back to his entertaining best so far this season. He leads the Magic with 16.3ppg and 1.3spg, whilst also contributing 3.2rpg, 2.1apg a...
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December 26, 2007
Blazers links: Magloire won't be back
The Oregonian reports that Jamaal Magloire will not be back next season. Magloire has played well in the limited minutes he has been given and has been an adequate replacement as a starter primarily for the injured Joel Przybilla.The key concern with Magloire, according to coach Nate McMillan, is his...
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December 24, 2007
David Stern must be happy with KG
For the past week or two, the sports media and the blogosphere has been blowing up with reports, unsubstantiated rumours and rampant speculation about a certian NBA referee's alleged gambling on NBA games and links to the mob. David Stern's NBA office has no doubt been in complete damage control mod...
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December 24, 2007
NBA standings : A space oddity
As we approach Christmas and we have seen close to two months of NBA action, it's time to analyse the oddities of the standings to date. There are the usual expected results so far: Dallas and San Antonio have the best records in the league (20-7), Detroit have had to make some adjustments to the dep...
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December 18, 2007
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