Knowing where Portland has come from the past few seasons, I can’t believe the Blazers winning the Northwest Division remains a possibility. Figured they’d make the postseason. Just didn’t imagine they could beat out Utah and Denver in the process.
So late last about midnight – after spending about a good five hours painting the master [...]
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Best In The Northwest?
Posted in away game, basketball, home game, writing, tagged Blazers, Jazz, Nuggets on March 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Getting Defensive….
Posted in away game, basketball, writing on March 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Nate McMillan talks about this a lot. His players are too offensive minded. Defense comes last. McMillan on the other hand believes defense should trigger your offense. So when the Blazers came out flat against the Denver Nuggets it didn’t come as a shock.
We’ve seen this charade before.
The defense wasn’t there – again. And when [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The One Way To Beat Durant?
Posted in away game, basketball, tagged Kevin Durant on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Put him on your squad….
For those keeping score at home, Kevin went for 19 points and had 1 block in 1:17.
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The Latest: I wasn’t sure if he would make the cut. I wasn’t sure if he’d even get his shot. But Jerryd Bayless – screaming after made buckets and all – [...]
To The Point
Posted in away game, basketball, writing, tagged Jerryd Bayless, Sergio Rodriguez, Steve Blake on January 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Just when you thought Portland’s point guard rotation was back to normal with Steve Blake returning to the floor, along comes a Brian Skinner pick.
When the Los Angeles Clippers big man put a body on Blake with about five minutes left before half, a yelp and cringe by Blake said it all. Not sure what hurt [...]
The Bright Spot
Posted in away game, basketball on January 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Every kid in this league hits their rookie wall at one time or another. On Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Nicolas Batum broke through his.
In a game where Portland ran the table in the first half, only to return lackadaisical in the second half against the Lakers, Batum was the bright [...]
Still Kicking It
Posted in away game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Courtney Lee, Greg Oden, Jack Dempsey, Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, Karl Malone, LaMarcus Aldridge on December 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There have already been four head coaches fired eight weeks into the regular season. No wonder the unemployment rate is soaring in this country. But there is one guy who seems to always have job security: Gerald Eugene Sloan.
“I know how volatile this business is,” Jerry Sloan said recently. “I just think how lucky [...]
Welcome Back Webster….
Posted in away game, basketball, writing, tagged Ike Diogu, Joel Przybilla, LaMarcus Aldridge, Martell Webster, Nate McMillan on December 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Change is a good thing. And on Sunday afternoon in Toronto the Portland Trail Blazers will begin to dabble in some minor alterations. Not only is Martell Webster suiting-up for the first time this season, but his return to action also creates a ripple effect throughout the rest of the roster.
I addressed this recently at HOOPSWORLD [...]
