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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘LaMarcus Aldridge’
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 »
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. [...]
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 [...]
Waiting On An All-Star
Posted in basketball, writing, tagged LaMarcus Aldridge on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two years ago when LaMarcus Aldridge was snubbed from the Rookie-Sophomore All-Star game in Las Vegas he used it as motivation towards the second half of his rookie season and leading into the summer. It paid off.
He made the trip to New Orleans last year as a sophomore. So does this mean Aldridge will [...]
All Over Aldridge
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Allen Iverson, LaMarcus Aldridge, Travis Outlaw on January 8, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I wasn’t buying it then and I’m not buying it now. Just last week a local sportswriter in Portland refuted the fact LaMarcus Aldridge is as good as he really is. I’m sure that writer changed his tune after Portland beat Detroit on Wednesday night thanks to Aldridge.
Yes, Travis Outlaw flexed bigger than his 6’9, [...]
Six On The Floor, One For The Ages
Posted in home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Doc Rivers, Greg Oden, Kevin Garnett, LaMarcus Aldridge on December 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Doc Rivers sat in his office in the visitor’s locker room at the Rose Garden staring at the sheet of paper. It was hard to tell if he couldn’t believe the black ink popping off the page or if he was trying to memorize it. Either way, Doc wasn’t happy.
Rivers was quick to credit [...]
A Word On Outlaw….
Posted in home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Jason Richardson, LaMarcus Aldridge, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw on December 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Compared to Brandon Roy’s historical night, Travis Outlaw will be back page news come Friday morning. But he should at least get a sidebar mention in the win over Phoenix on national television.
As Roy stood with the game ball under his arm after finishing with a career-high 52 points, Outlaw slowly slipped into the tunnel [...]
One Of Those Weeks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brandon Roy, Dwight Howard, Greg Oden, Jeff Van Gundy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw on December 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
If back-to-back games are the killer of an NBA schedule, than the Portland Trail Blazers are deadman walking. It’s bad enough to drop a game in always tough Utah. But now you have to come home against a rested Los Angeles Clippers? Brutal anyway you look at it.
“I think the back-to-back thing is by far the [...]
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 [...]
