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Blazers, Spurs Pre-Thoughts
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After all the talk of the Spurs’ new additions — Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess, DeJuan Blair — it’s important to remember that they haven’t transformed them into some juggernaut. The Spurs have been very good for a long time. They are still very good...
Blazers 91, Hawks 97 Re-Thoughts
3 days ago by
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This game was a bit of a mess. It was also a tightly contested, back-and-forth affair with each team exchanging sequences of good and bad. The Blazers led by as much as 12 early in the second quarter but, despite neither team having much in the way of scoring bursts or runs, the Hawks...
Blazers/Hawks Pre-Thoughts
4 days ago by
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After a short trip to the Southwest, the Blazers return to the cozy confines of the Rose Garden to begin a three-game homestand. At 2-2, these three home games are key not so much because of the .500 start but because of what lurks behind it: a good old fashioned, nasty, 5-game-in...
Blazers 83, Thunder 74 Re-Thoughts
5 days ago by
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Not sure how much the Blazers actually won this one as much as the Thunder just handed over the win and said, “Here, we really don’t deserve this.” We think the Blazers have defensive issues, but at times OKC players didn’t even seem to know where the ball was...
Blazers 107, Rockets 111 Re-Thoughts
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Nights like these are a reminder. A reminder that even with all the talent, all the depth, all the potential for greatness, that this Blazer team is one thing right now: a work in progress.
And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. At this point in the season the Blazers are not...
Blazers, Rockets Pre-Thoughts
7 days ago by
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Well, we just played the Rockets the other day and SJ covered most important points about them in his preview, so we won’t be doing anything full today. Here’s a list of what we’ll be watching for:
-Expect to see LaMarcus Aldridge with the ball early and often. Against...
Blazers 94, Nuggets 97 Re-Thoughts
8 days ago by
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Games with the Denver Nuggets are not going to be pretty this season. They are going to be chippy, lots of fouls will be called, and the better defensive team will usually win. But the small things will decide key possessions, and though they will always be targets of an unfair amount...
Blazers/Nuggets Pre-Thoughts
9 days ago by
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I’m not sure but I’m pretty sure this as significant as a second game of the season can be.
Ok, so win, lose or draw this still won’t be the end of the world, but you can’t argue that there is some significance to tonight’s contest. It’s the Nuggets...
Blazers 96, Rockets 87 Re-Thoughts
10 days ago by
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Well Opening Night was good, great, bad, awful and everything in between those words. It was a win that, due to 26 turnovers and the ever-fighting Rockets, should be deemed an ugly win — the type that good teams find a way to get. It was also, I’m guessing, not dissimilar...
Blazers/Rockets Pre-Thoughts
11 days ago by
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If you’re a basketball junkie like me, you’ve circled this date for a long time. Finally, the NBA returns back to our lives. I feel so whole again. More importantly though…Blazer Basketball is back.
That’s right, one of the most anticipated seasons in recent...
Batum to have Shoulder Surgery
12 days ago by
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From the many Blazers twitter accounts, bad news for another young Blazers small forward. Pretty much the exact opposite of last Fall when Martell Webster went down, now Webster will probably get his starting spot back from Batum while the forward recovers from surgery. Let’s...
RCP at the LA Times
12 days ago by
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SJ and I did a Q&A with Andrew Kamenetzky of the LA Times Lakers Blog over the weekend. We touched on all the usual preseason subjects like Andre Miller, Greg Oden and team defense. And I did nothing to dispute my claim over the top spot of the Martell Webster booster club. Check it.
Simmons has Blazer Fans Burning…But Why?
14 days ago by
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There is nothing like being away from technology for a couple hours and watching from afar as things starts brewing.
That’s what happened today when I was blindsided by this “uproar” surrounding Bill Simmons’ annual NBA preview. My UberTwitter was going nutty...
Northwest Division Blogger Previews
15 days ago by
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Tons of Blazers links for your weekend.
Denver Nuggets - Denver Stiffs | The Nugg Doctor
Minnesota Timberwolves – Canis Hoopus | Empty the Bench | TWolvesBlog
Oklahoma City Thunder – Blue Blitz | Daily Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers - Blazersedge...
LMA Gets His Contract
16 days ago by
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Per @YahooSportsNBA Twitter, LaMarcus Aldridge will get a five-year extension to remain with the Blazers. Oh, Happy Day. Apparently the contract is full of incentives, but if LMA meets all the requirements he’ll be a $14 million dollar man. I was hoping we could get him a little...
Blazers to keep Mills, waive Udoka and Collins
16 days ago by
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From Jason Quick on 95.5 FM, via @blazersedge Twitter account.
Breaking: Jason Quick says Blazers will keep Patty Mills and waive Udoka and Collins, on 95.5 FM. Also says, Nate is “not happy”.
Jason Quick also reports Collins is headed to Suns, Ime has 2-3 suitors, on...
RCP Blazers 2009-10 Season Preview
19 days ago by
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(Coup’s Note: Both SJ and I wrote our pieces separately, so when something gets repeated that would be why.)
1. What were the team’s significant moves this offseason?
Coup: The Blazers used their heavily-watched summer money on Hedo Turkoglu, then Paul Millsap followed...
Blazers-Nuggets Preseason Highlights
19 days ago by
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Here’s the highlights for Sunday’s comeback win over Denver. We’ve been told of a Greg Oden dunk on Chris Andersen but it’s strangely absent from the video package, though there is a nice clip of a Chauncey Billups jumper in case you were craving that sort of...
Central Division Blogger Previews
22 days ago by
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Brought to you by Jeff Clark at Celticsblog.com. Northwest Division coming up real soon.
Chicago Bulls
BlogABull.com | Give Me The Rock
Cleveland Cavaliers
Fear The Sword | WaitingForNextYear | Cavalier Attitude
Detroit Pistons
Motown String Music | Empty...
Blazers-Jazz Preseason Highlights
22 days ago by
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It is what it is, which isn’t much. Just three more of these and a little under two weeks to go.
RCP Blazers Fantasy Preview 2009: Guards
22 days ago by
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Moving on to the guards for the final installment of our annual fantasy preview. The Blazers guards are a smorgasbord of fantasy decentness — not goodness, mind you — in that they almost all bring something different and valuable to the table. That said, only Roy —...
RCP Blazers Fantasy Preview 2009: Forwards
23 days ago by
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Moving on to the Blazers forwards for our annual fantasy hoops preview. You know that whole silly “too much talent” thought going around — which Dave nailed today — it actually applies for fantasy purposes. The Blazers just have too many forwards for many of...
RCP Blazers Fantasy Preview 2009: Centers
24 days ago by
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Since everyone’s local “Wendy’s” franchise’s deep-fry cook has a Blazers preview of some sort either out already or due out soon (like say, on Oct. 19), so we thought we’d give all you fantasy hoopsters an in-depth look at the 2009 iteration of Portland...
Southwest Division Blogger Previews
25 days ago by
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Brought to you via Jeff Clark of Celticsblog.com. Here’s the full list of the Southwest Division previews.
Dallas Mavericks
Mavs Moneyball | The Two Man Game | NBA Mate
Houston Rockets
The Dream Shake | Ballerblogger
Memphis Grizzlies
3 Shades of Blue
New...
The (Andre Miller) Saga Continues…
26 days ago by
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I don’t know what’s more disconcerting to me, the fact that I’m writing about this or the fact that this “situation” exists. In case you missed it over the weekend, Yahoo Sports’ Marc Spears wrote an article about Andre Miller and how he’s...
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