SB Nation User Blog: Billy Ray Bates

CelticsBlog showing some love for Pryz

Billy Ray Bates — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:58:37 -0000

CelticsBlog showing some love for Pryz

Sorry if this has been linked already. I just saw it for the first time this morning. It's great that people outside Portland are recognizing his importance to the team.

Road Trip predictions

Billy Ray Bates — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:36:02 -0000

The Blazers are heading out on the road for the next 5 games to play the Pistons, Knicks, Wizards, Celtics and Raptors.

Obviously we're looking at a couple tough ones in Detroit and Boston, and potential plums in NY and DC. The Toronto game intrigues me since I haven't seen enough of the Raptors to have much of an idea what to expect.

What are your expectations for this road swing? What will you be looking for from the Blazers to be able to come back home following a successful trip?

Poll

How will Portland finish on this 5 game road trip in the East?

0-5 Fire Nate

1 votes

1-4 Trade rumors flood the sidebar

1 votes

2-3 Tough road swing including some of the East's elite

52 votes

3-2 Blazers learning to close out teams on the road

89 votes

4-1 Detroit made a mistake letting go of Billups

35 votes

5-0 Unstoppable!

10 votes

188 votes | Poll has closed

Olympic Basketball OT (poll)

Billy Ray Bates — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:11:05 -0000

The international teams are fighting a close race to see who has the ugliest frontcourt. The frontrunners are Argentina with the ugly twins, and Spain with the Gasol brothers. I think Marc Gasol may even play the part of the Geico caveman on TV. Is it enough to overtake the Argentinians who can't afford haircuts?

Just so this post isn't entirely useless, I have to point out how Scola is outworking team USA in the first half in the paint.

Poll

Which is the uglier frontcourt?

Gasol brothers

28 votes

Scola and Oberto

24 votes

52 votes | Poll has closed