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Blazers/Nuggets Pre-Thoughts
October 29, 2009 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
October 28, 2009 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
October 27, 2009 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
October 26, 2009 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
October 26, 2009 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?
October 23, 2009 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
October 22, 2009 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
October 21, 2009 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
October 21, 2009 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
October 19, 2009 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
October 19, 2009 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
October 16, 2009 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
October 16, 2009 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
October 15, 2009 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
October 14, 2009 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
October 13, 2009 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
October 12, 2009 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…
October 12, 2009 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...
Regarding Travis Outlaw
October 10, 2009 by
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What do to with Travis Outlaw?
Most people have decided that Outlaw — a special kind of specialist — is not a starting-caliber player for the Blazers at the SF spot, where they need defense, shooting and off-the-ball play. He’s gotten votes for the Sixth Man of the...
Blazers vs. Clippers Highlights
October 10, 2009 by
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If you want your daily Greg Oden fix just fast forward to the 1:12 mark. The block is just the cherry on top; watch how Oden shuffles his feet as he stays in front of the driving Kaman.
Blazers-Kings Preseason Round 2 Highlights
October 08, 2009 by
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So, these Andre Miller and Greg Oden fellas are looking pret-ty good, maybe they should start. It’s been said 5,375 times already, even if the national media hasn’t caught on yet (cough…Tim Legler), but Oden just looks like a completely different player with how quickly...
Blazers-Kings Highlights (With Oden Jumper Action!)
October 07, 2009 by
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Just fast forward to the 2:03 mark, when Greg Oden faces up just below the left elbow and takes a quick, confident jumper that drops softly through the net. I’ve watched it about 20 times at this point and my thoughts are, well, his shot actually looks pretty decent. Much better...
Atlantic Division Blog Previews
October 06, 2009 by
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Here’s the full list of Atlantic Division Previews.
Boston Celtics
CelticsBlog | LOY’s Place | Celtics17 | Red’s Army | Hoops Addict | Celtics Central | Celtics Hub | Gino’s Jungle
New Jersey Nets
Slippery When Nets ...
Fan Fest Re-Thoughts
October 05, 2009 by
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First off, reading material from the Fan Fest:
Ben over at BE drops a monster recap.
Sheed from Bust a Bucket with his thoughts.
Joe Freeman of the Oregonian with this article on it and observations afterwards.
I’m not going to lie, even if I wasn’t there last night...
More from Hollinger on the Blazers
September 30, 2009 by
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Over at ESPN, John Hollinger dropped some more Blazer content with a training camp report and some observations. The gist of the report centers around a ‘humble’ Blazer team which is keeping its goals and expectations realistic. You know the whole, “Win the division...
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