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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Joel Przybilla’
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 »
Growing With Greg
Posted in away game, basketball, tagged Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla, Nate McMillan on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While Nate McMillan was busy giving referee Joe DeRosa the business, his young Blazers were two minutes away from another growth spurt.
On a night that saw Brandon Roy’s late game heroics continue, Greg Oden flash promise and Portland take care of the Washington Wizards on the end of a back-to-back, it’s clear the second youngest [...]
Best From The Bench?
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Channing Frye, Francisco Garcia, Joel Przybilla, Minnesota Timberwolves, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez, Travis Outlaw on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brandon Roy doesn’t have many off nights, but on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat there was no need for him to be on. The bench put the game on their broad shoulders.
Roy went 2 for 11 and finished with 8 points as the Blazers won easily. Yet when Portland’s second unit – aptly dubbed [...]
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Posted in basketball, home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla, Nate McMillan on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nate McMillan is having a hard time breathing these days.
Nate’s caught that nasty winter bug that’s been going around (I can relate) and was popping throat lozenges like a madman before the game. I’m not sure if he’s breathing any easier after watching the Sacramento Kings – the injury riddled and five-whole-wins Sacramento Kings – [...]
Centers Of Attention
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Greg Oden, James Posey, Joel Przybilla on November 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This probably isn’t going to be the most popular opinion in Rip City right now, but Joel Przybilla should continue to be Portland’s man in the middle.
It goes beyond what he was able to do against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night when he with finished 14 points and 9 rebounds. Instead, it’s about continuing to [...]
Two For The Road
Posted in away game, basketball, tagged Brandon Roy, Dwyane Wade, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw on November 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
That was a close one.
Portland played phenomenal to open the game. They put it away late. But somewhere in-between Greg Oden registering his first two points in the NBA in the first quarter and Rudy Fernandez’s spinning-jumper in the lane in the fourth, the Blazers nearly tanked it.
Thankfully a Steve Blake corner-three and career-high [...]
Does Portland Need Another Veteran?
Posted in basketball, writing, tagged Antonio McDyess, James Jones, Joel Przybilla, Kevin Pritchard, Lindsey Hunter, Martell Webster, Nate McMillan, P.J. Brown, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nate McMillan likes his veterans. Kevin Pritchard likes his veterans. Steve Blake is likeable. So is Joel Pryzbilla. But does that mean Portland wouldn’t love benefiting from another veteran on the roster?
The thought crossed my mind while I was writing a “Free Agents For Hire” piece for HOOPSWORLD that is running today. And while the [...]
