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Media Day Re-Thoughts
September 29, 2009 by
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Hmm.
(First off, excellent coverage by the media yesterday. BE killed it with the tweets and posts. Casey Holdahl was a beast with the video chats. Oregonian people were on point. (PS, go read Quick’s meaty ‘Behind the Blazers Locker Room Door‘ article)
In my...
Blazers Training Camp Pre-Thoughts
September 28, 2009 by
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The beginning of training camp feels different this time around. In 2006, there was tentative excitement coming off the unspeakable era, with two lottery picks earning solid reviews from the offseason pundits. 2007 was Oden Mania. 2008 was Oden Mania again, coupled with Fernandez Fiesta...
Some National Respect for #7…
September 28, 2009 by
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Over at Ball Don’t Lie, Kelly Dwyer with another one of his top 10 lists, this one naming the 10 best shooting guards of the last decade. Coming in at #8? None other than Mr. Brandon Roy. I’m not going to do a cut-and-paste job on that work but let’s just say he&...
Hollinger likes the Blazers
September 28, 2009 by
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Today on ESPN.com, John Hollinger dropped his 09-10 forecast of the Blazers and every team in the NBA. It’s an Insider article so if you don’t have those priviliges you’re just going to have to pout. Kind of like how I do when I hear they might cancel Parks &...
Udoka, others invited to Blazers camp
September 25, 2009 by
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First Jarron Collins, now Ime Udoka is invited to Blazers training camp to compete for the 15th and final roster spot. And there’s this from Joe Freeman’s twitter:
KP now says two more guys have been invited to the Blazers camp: Donell Taylor and Quinton Hosley.
I don...
Blazers Media Day Wrap-Up
September 24, 2009 by
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If you ask me, pro sports media days are the biggest tease in the world. The players haven’t played in four months, so there’s very little of substance to ask about — it’s a day burrowed deep in the cavern of sports hypotheticals when it just so happens that...
Reading Material: Nate Speaks
September 21, 2009 by
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Q&A with Nate McMillan over at the Columbian. He talks about a lot of topics so I highly recommend just clicking on the link, but there’s one little excerpt I had to drop in this post because it’s got me juiced for the season.
“There are teams — we did a nice...
Morning Material: Top 10 NBA Meltdowns
September 21, 2009 by
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Just some morning reading material I thought I’d pass along. Over at Ball Don’t Lie, Kelly Dwyer kept up with his top 10 lists, this time highlighting what he believed to be the top 10 NBA meltdowns of the decade. If you don’t know what topped the chart I’ll...
Blazers sign Juwan Howard to a one-year deal
September 17, 2009 by
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The Blazers have signed Juwan Howard for one year. Here’s the press release, and here’s what KP had to say on it:
“Juwan Howard will add a wealth of experience and veteran savvy to our young, talented roster,” said Pritchard. “We look forward to Juwan...
Feel Good NBA Moment of the Decade: Mo Cheeks
September 16, 2009 by
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Everyone loves lists because everyone loves to argue about lists. Rarely has one ever been constructed that nobody had a single dispute with. And this time of year, with training camp in the near future and most of the off-season transactions taken care of, you’ll see lists on...
Reading Material: Batum ‘blossoming’
September 15, 2009 by
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Just passing this along this morning, from Joe Freeman of the Oregonian on how Nic Batum is ‘blossoming’ over at Eurobasket 09. This piece is just more proof that the battle at the 3-spot is going to be hot and heavy. And whoever emerges is going to be able to push this...
One more big?
September 14, 2009 by
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In the past week the Blazers have seen their name attached to a who’s-who of awful/mediocre at best/money-stealing veteran big me. Jason Quick reported about Stromile Swift and Juwan Howard, Jarron Collins and Greg Ostertag. It all begs the question: does Portland need another...
A Pair of Morning Links
September 10, 2009 by
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First, a creative look at SLAMOnline.com naming LaMarcus Aldridge the No. 39 best player in the L, slotting him above such guys as Josh Smith, Ron Artest, Baron Davis and Rudy Gay. I thought last season would be his big coming out party in terms of publicity, but that never fully happened...
Pendergraph timetable set at 10-12 weeks
September 10, 2009 by
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Little bit of good news this morning as Jeff Pendergraph’s post-hip surgery timetable has been set at 10-12 weeks after we had been hearing he would be out most of this season. If all goes according to plan, he could be back before the new year is up. After all the recent injury...
Breaking News: Jeff Pendergraph to have hip surgery
September 07, 2009 by
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We’ve heard from a reliable source that power forward Jeff Pendergraph, the 31st pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, will have hip surgery this week and is expected to be out for the majority of the 2009-10 season. Pendergraph is said to have injured his hip participating in NBA assistant...
Sessions and Lee finally find their homes
September 04, 2009 by
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Nothing too immediate for the Blazers here, but the Timberwolves just got Ramon Sessions at a super-discounted rate of $4 million a year if the Bucks don’t match the offer sheet. To put that in perspective, that’s about a million less than Steve Blake will make this season...
Steve Blake: The Forgotten Man…
September 03, 2009 by
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Thinking Out Loud post of the day:
This mini-post was inspired by a back-and-forth I read on twitter yesterday between @bustabucket and @pdxtrailblazers (sparked by @gavindawson). It seems as if a lot of the PG talk of late has been all about Andre Miller. We’re guilty here...
ESPN forecasts Blazers in three hole
September 02, 2009 by
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Well, the folks over at the mouse have us dropping back to 52 games, but finishing third in the Western Conference. Mass company polling like this doesn’t mean much more than shouting out questions to random tables at Buffalo Wild Wings this time of year, but it does give you...
Andre Miller speaks the truth..
September 02, 2009 by
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Last night when I saw Brian T. Smith’s article in the Columbian titled “Miller says he expects to start for Blazers“, I didn’t know what to expect. My initial reaction was a mix of fear and anger considering I just attempted to make an argument as to why he...
Rubio (depresses) Minnesota
September 01, 2009 by
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Grunfeld 1, Kahn 0.
(Seriously, what a bullet the Washington Wizards dodged. Not only did they NOT draft Rubio, they got Mike Miller and Randy Foye and traded away a bunch of stiffs. Grunfeld automatically qualifies for Executive of the Year consideration.)
No Rubio analysis here...
Greg Oden & Andre Miller: Black or White?
August 31, 2009 by
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(First off, the idea for this post was ‘inspired’ by fellow FanSided bloggers Pippen Ain’t Easy, Howard The Dunk and We’re Bucked. And I meant to use ‘inspired’ like Puff Daddy did in the late 90’s. Also, no the title was not inspired by me...
Blazing into MMA Territory
August 28, 2009 by
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With UFC 102 coming up this weekend in Portland, I did a quick Q&A with fellow Fansided blogger Kipp Tribble on his MMA blog Rear Naked Joke. Topics include a duel between Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter, how well former Blazer Dancer Ione matches up in UFC and which Blazers would...
KP on Batum: ‘he’s coming a lot faster than we expected’
August 27, 2009 by
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If you haven’t seen this, I thought I’d pass this along as well. If you’re like me you’ll take just about ANYTHING Blazer related as we limp towards September and training camp/pre-season action. BEdger two4larue hit a Pujols-esque home run with his transcript...
Blazers President: ‘I think we have our LeBron or D-Wade’
August 27, 2009 by
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Thought I’d pass along a little something something that raised my ears, kind of like when a dog hears someone at the door. This quote coming yesterday from Brian T. Smith of The Columbian’s Blazer Banter. When asked about the affect the Blazers non-c0smpolitan (aka small...
Report: Rubio signs with Regal Barcelona
August 26, 2009 by
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Finally something to wash the bitter taste of boredom out of my mouth. No more Joe Smith signing or Michael Beasley talk. And here is your blockbuster rumor/news of the day. Reports are coming left and right that Ricky Rubio will sign with Regal Barcelona. Time to give credit where...
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