SB Nation User Blog: Arby

And you thought it was bad when WE lost to the Warriors?

Arby — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:14:23 -0000

And you thought it was bad when WE lost to the Warriors?

Try at home against a team that only played 6 guys. Incredible.

So much for the Grizzlies learning their lesson.

Arby — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:32:00 -0000

So much for the Grizzlies learning their lesson.

Seriously? As if Heisley wasn't the joke of the league already.

So maybe Von Wafer isn't the next Jordan afterall?

Arby — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:06:55 -0000

So maybe Von Wafer isn't the next Jordan afterall?

Looks like Baron Von Wafer is joining Linus Kleiza in Greece to play for Olympiakos.

Good riddance. You know its bad when the Rockets, a team that will be in desperate need of scoring this upcoming season, aren't willing to resign him.

Are you there God? It's Me, Zach. Courtesty of Ball Don't Lie. Gotta love it.

Arby — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:11:07 -0000

Are you there God? It's Me, Zach.

Courtesty of Ball Don't Lie. Gotta love it.

If you had to put together an NBA Power Ranking as of today for the 2009-2010 Season...

Arby — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:47:37 -0000

If you had to put together an NBA Power Ranking as of today for the 2009-2010 Season...

Would you put the Clippers, Bulls, or Hawks ahead of the Blazers?

This guy did.

A subtle stab at Travis Outlaw.

Arby — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:11 -0000

A subtle stab at Travis Outlaw.

So I'm not the biggest Travis Outlaw supporter, but he's not helping his cause.

Here is a recent update of his on Facebook:

" What does it mean if a girl tells you she doesn't like basketball players??? I'm not...it's the off season!"

Well, color me surprised! He's not playing basketball in the off season!

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!