Brandon Roy is not your typical NBA star. In fact, he’ll tell you the word “star” doesn’t even apply. But for a writer, Roy is everything you want in an interview, let alone a player poised to lead a young team into the playoffs.
Classy.
One writer whispered the word as he passed by, with Roy genuinely [...]
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Roy In A Word: Classy
Posted in basketball, home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Shaquille O'Neal on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That First Quarter….
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Steve Blake on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember earlier in the season when Portland’s intensity level was often in question? Well, the Blazers pretty much killed that theory within twelve minutes on Tuesday.
On a night when Portland desperately needed to show a division rival like the Utah Jazz how legit they are, the Blazers accomplished that and then some. They started aggressive, were [...]
Shaq Speaks, I Listen
Posted in basketball, home game, writing, tagged Greg Oden, Shaq on March 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s tough to beat a good Shaquille O’Neal story. It really is. Even having covered the guy a number of times before, I’ve learned if Shaq is going to talk, then you better be around to listen.
After Portland put the hurt on Phoenix last night at the Rose Garden and on TNT, Shaq held court with [...]
Best In The Northwest?
Posted in away game, basketball, home game, writing, tagged Blazers, Jazz, Nuggets on March 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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 [...]
Fired Up Versus Fight….
Posted in basketball, home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, Trevor Ariza on March 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It was one of those love-hate moments. For the past few months, I’ve been barking about the Portland Trail Blazers being devoid of physical emotion and toughness. The Blazers were forced to bark back on Monday night.
I loved seeing Portland take a stand against the Los Angeles Lakers – a series that is constantly chippy. [...]
I Have To Ask….
Posted in basketball, home game, writing on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Let’s just have the conversation shall we. No foul in that. For the sake of debate: could it be Portland is actually playing better without Greg Oden right now?
Come on now. I can’t be the only one having these thoughts, can I?
As I stayed up way too late on Saturday night writing about how [...]
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 [...]
Gone Mental….
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Nate McMillan on February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The NBA All-Star weekend is nearly upon us, but I’m getting the feeling the Portland Trail Blazers – with still two more games before the break against Oklahoma City and Golden State – have taken their leave a bit early.
Mentally, they are already on vacation.
If Sunday’s near loss to the New York Knicks said [...]
The Knicks: Then And Now
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Channing Frye, David Lee, Eddy Curry, Isiah Thomas, Larry Brown, Nate Robinson on February 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It’s been two seasons since I’ve seen the New York Knicks up close and personal. I missed their trip through Portland last season due to the flu, but having covered the Knicks for three seasons prior I was used to being sick.
The Knicks now are nothing like the Knicks then.
Slowly but surely the organization [...]
Six Degrees Of Larry Brown
Posted in basketball, home game, writing on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had a feeling it would go like this when Larry Brown came to Portland. I’m not talking about the Blazers steamrolling a hobbled Charlotte Bobcats either. It’s more about Brown leaving a lasting impression.
Call it “Six Degrees of Larry Brown” if you will.
There was a reason Brown held his pregame availability at 5:00 at the [...]
