SB Nation User Blog: Arby

Brandon Roy wins a 2009 "Worsties" Award for worst game winning celebration.

Arby — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:05:12 -0000

Brandon Roy wins a 2009 "Worsties" Award for worst game winning celebration.

Screw that noise. As Wheels always says, do it til you're satisfied!

What are the players from the 2006 draft worth?

Arby — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:44:33 -0000

What are the players from the 2006 draft worth?

Needless to say, the Blazers made out like bandits. Roy and LMA are likely to have to the two highest paid players from the draft when all is said and done... according to this site, at least.

Bill Simmons thinks we should have picked up Kirk Hinrich.

Arby — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:36:15 -0000

Bill Simmons thinks we should have picked up Kirk Hinrich.

"Kirk Hinrich: Played so well on both ends that I'm now moving him into that Jason Terry/Mo Williams "We got overpaid and teams were afraid to trade for us, and maybe we let it affect us a little, but we remained talented, and as soon as our situations turned a little and our teams improved, we made a comeback; now everyone feels absolutely stupid for not trading for us when they could have had us for 40 cents on the dollar" group. Hinrich makes $10 million this season and $26.5 million total over the next three. That's not a fair price? How could the Blazers not make a run at him when they're trotting out that hideous combo of Steve Blake and Sergio Rodriguez? This bugs me."

Ugh, Simmons' ignorance infuriates me.

Steve Blake's post season:
-averaging 11.4 points on 51% shooting (and 10-22 from beyond the arc)
-6.4 assists on 1.0 turnovers during this post season.

Kirk Hinrich's post season:
-averaging 12.2 on 51% shooting (10-21 from beyond the arc)
-2.2 assists on 1.2 turnovers.

The argument/difference maker here could be Steve's horrible defense. We all know Brooks had an extraordinary first game. However, when looking at games 2-5, Brooks' stat line looks like this:

-averaging 13 points on 39% shooting (6-17 from beyond the arc)
-4.2 assists on 1 turnover.

So really, how can Hinrich be the difference maker? Commiting more than $26M for comparable stats seems ridiculous.

Rip City Revival - Yahoo! Sports Blazers Article

Arby — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:53:30 -0000

Rip City Revival - Yahoo! Sports Blazers Article

Cover story on Yahoo! Sports NBA page. I doubt it reveals anything we don't already know, but it is yet another outside perspective which is always nice to see.

Enjoy!

Z-Bo better than Chris Bosh?

Arby — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:43:09 -0000

Z-Bo better than Chris Bosh?

...well, at least one person thinks so.

Somebody needs to tell Zach there's a reason he's never made an All-Star team or been invited to play in the Olympics.

Boy am I glad this guy is out of Portland.

Roy is 7th best player in the NBA according to Hollinger

Arby — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:23:35 -0000

Roy is 7th best player in the NBA according to Hollinger

Cool article. Check it out.

BDL 2-on-2 Tournament: Blazers vs Cavs in the FINALS!

Arby — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:15:08 -0000

BDL 2-on-2 Tournament: Blazers vs Cavs in the FINALS!

Go vote for our hometown boys as they attempt to complete their dream run to the NBA title!

Henry Abbott's take on the Blazers

Arby — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:47:58 -0000

Henry Abbott's take on the Blazers

Not much to say... Abbott gives his take on the Blazers. I like his comment about how offensive rebounds play into how slow the pace is for Portland. I didn't give that a thought until now.

Has anyone been watching Von Wafer lately?

Arby — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:19:56 -0000

Seems like he's really coming into his own. He had a game winning 3-pointer in Boston while shooting 4-6 from downtown, and is averaging 15 points a game in the last 5 games, while shooting 56% overall and 61% from 3 point range.

Did the Blazers give up on him too early? Did he just get drowned out behind Roy?

I personally liked him for the very limited amount of time we had him, unfortunately he just never got an opportunity.

Thoughts/opinions/rants/raves/craves/etc.

Quite possibly the biggest Celtics homer article ever.

Arby — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:42:50 -0000

Quite possibly the biggest Celtics homer article ever.

The opportunity has passed? Are you kidding me? If anything, Cleveland is stronger, Orlando is stronger, Atlanta is stronger, the Blazers are stronger, and the Lakers are stronger. Meanwhile, the Celtics got rid of their biggest bench spark player in Posey, and are relying on a fairly inconsistant point in Rondo, although he's made some big improvements since last year.

I also think it's funny how he refers to the blazers as a "tomato can", as if we can be just kicked aside. Bulletin board material, anyone?