Spring training got under way this week, and that can only mean one thing: the return of Ken Griffey, Jr. to the Seattle Mariners. And while Nate McMillan is busy preparing the Portland Trail Blazers for a postseason push, “Mr. Sonic” knows all about “The Kid”.
“I’m happy to see him go back to Seattle,” McMillan [...]
Archive for February, 2009
“The Kid” Is Back In Town
Posted in baseball, basketball, tagged Jr., Ken Griffey, Nate McMillan on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stick and Move….
Posted in away game, basketball on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Somewhere in the world Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje should feel pretty good about himself. Sure Scottie Pippen, Rasheed Wallace and Bonzi Wells ran the show, but everyone on that 2002 Blazers team can say they were around to last beat San Antonio on their home floor.
Seven years later, that unfortunate streak remains intact, as does Portland’s [...]
So Long Deadline….
Posted in basketball, writing on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank the good Lord that is over with. Sorry, but in my five plus years covering the league, the weeks, days and hours leading up to the NBA trade deadline is my least favorite topic to address. Coaches don’t like to talk about it. Neither do players. And for some writers, it essentially complicates matters.
What typically [...]
Just What I Thought….Kind Of
Posted in basketball, home game, writing on February 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m going to make this one quick and painless. Because I was right and I was wrong – at least for the time being.
For the past few weeks, I’ve said the Portland Trail Blazers were not going to make a move. Well they did by shipping out Ike Diogu. I also said the Blazers would [...]
Don’t Make This About Darius
Posted in basketball, writing on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not too long ago a former Portland Trail Blazer made headlines down in Memphis. You might have heard about it. It was somewhat controversial. But on Wednesday night when the Memphis Grizzlies take the floor at the Rose Garden no one will probably be looking at “that” man – or should I say “that” head coach.
All [...]
Where Does Roy Go From Here?
Posted in away game, writing on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s a simple question: where does Brandon Roy go from here?After his second-straight impressive All-Star outing Sunday in Phoenix, you have to wonder if one day Roy will stand in front of his peers and raise that MVP Trophy.
Lost between the Shaq and Kobe Bryant lovefest and the fleeting minutes of the game – or [...]
Brush It Off….
Posted in basketball, writing, tagged Greg Oden, Kevin Durant on February 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Every time I see an ant hill, I can’t help but think back to when I was in high school. I was a sophomore. Maybe a junior. All I know is there must have been a couple hundred ants crawling all over me and I hated it.
It was in Nebraska. I was working with my dad trying [...]
About The Raef List….
Posted in basketball, writing, tagged Jerryd Bayless, LaMarcus Aldridge, Raef LaFrentz on February 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
There is always a method to the madness – even when it comes down to compiling a top 10 list about an injured veteran center on the mend in Iowa. Heck, even Raef LaFrentz would probably admit he’s never been at the center of Portland’s world as much as he is right now.
Actually, the story [...]
Let’s All Cool Down….
Posted in basketball, writing, tagged Amare' Stoudemire, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge on February 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
What do Amar’e Stoudemire, Major League Baseball and a heavyweight championship fight all have in common? None are coming to Portland, so can we just get back to basketball please.
I get it. The trade deadline is upon us and we are bound to hear anything and everything over the next couple of days. But let’s [...]
