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NBA investigates Portland

Blazer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:26:18 -0000

Apparently there was a bit of a problem with us showing the hit on Rudy before we played them on Friday night. Something about not showing flagrant fouls to get a rise out of the home crowd.

Good Investment if you ask me

I really dont think anyone in the arena needed to be reminded of who did what to who for how many cookies. Ariza would have been booed if we showed him performing CPR on the Pope before the game.

If you had to choose just one.

Blazer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:04:13 -0000

As we are all still enjoying the high after a win against the L@kers last night and now a win against the red headed stepchild of L.A. with the Clippers, something came to mind.

If you had to choose just one player, coach, entity in the NBA to boo. Who would it be?

We all have our lists of players out there, but who embodies your ideal evil? K0be? Z-Bo? Artest? D-Miles? Blaze? Odom?

As for me? I have to point to the picture here... Thank you S.T. This is one of the best things I have laid my eyes on in a long time. You wonder why K0be was so animated with his interview after the game? I would be too if I have that all up in my... well. Yeah. That woman is my hero of the week.

So, my vote goes to K0be. I shouldnt have to explain why. There is a lot. I will just say, I think K0be needs to spend the night with Handbanana, they would have a lot to talk about.

Oh, and Phil... Mr. Jackson... Mr "Zen Master" as you like to be called... we all know that plantar fasciitis is just a poor Chinese translation attempt for what we all call Pussy Foot. Man up Phil! Man up!

Rip City. The playoffs are going to be insane!

I am amazed.

Blazer — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:48:56 -0000

So here we are the day after the Blazers blew out the 4th team in a row for more then 20 points each game, and what newsworthy articles are featured under the NBA tab on Fox Sports?

• Sixers rally past Pistons, wrap up playoff berth
• Raptors win eliminates Knicks from playoff spot
• Bobcat guard Bell day-to-day with strained calf
• A.I. (sore back) to miss rest of Pistons' season
• Mismatch: Magic crush LeBron, Cavs in Orlando
• Ripped off: Pistons G says manager stole $$$
• Lakers school Rockets, close within 1 of Cavs
• Knicks rookie Gallinari set for Tuesday surgery
• Former Blazers star Lucas has cancer surgery
• Rivers expects Garnett to be ready for playoffs

No mention of the Blazers win over the Thunder. So lets look at ESPN...

76ers into playoffs as Iguodala, Miller turn it on
Raptors stay in playoff chase, bounce Knicks
Gordon gets on track late to push Bulls by Nets
Back shelves Iverson for rest of season | Dime
Report: Stockton, Sloan voted into Hall of Fame
Bobcats' Bell day-to-day with strained right calf
Bobcats guard Bell leaves game with calf injury
Knicks' Gallinari to have back surgery Tuesday
Hamilton to pursue charges against ex-manager
Insider: LeBron is unequivocally the MVP

Ok, how about NBA.com...

Bobcats' Bell day to day with strained calf

Thunder recall White, Weaver

Heat's O'Neal, Beasley, Haslem all injured

Cavs' Brown, Rockets' Adelman named Coaches of the Month

James, Paul named Players of the Month

Rose, Love named Rookies of the Month

Knicks' Gallinari to have back surgery Tuesday

Ok, how about the NBA.com videos?

Behind Gordon, Bulls Drop Nets

Red-Hot Raptors Win Sixth Straight

Iverson's Season Comes to End

Vote Now in the 2009 Dance Team Bracket!

Magic Turn Showdown Into Blowout

Balanced Lakers Get Past Rockets

Seriously? The Blazers are in 4th place, they are destroying the teams they are playing right now. Aldridge is playing out of his mind, and we get videos of "Vote Now in the 2009 Dance Team Bracket!" Seriously!
Thank you BE for being there for our late breaking Blazer news. Without you, I am not sure where I would look for quality Blazer news to satisfy my addiction.

Blazers in WCF?

Blazer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:43:54 -0000

So I was thinking about this the other day and thanks to the "Attendance" post below, it came back to me...

Considering the current state of attendance around the league, would it be in the NBA's best interest to possibly "help" the Blazers get into a spot in the standings to pit the L*kers and Blazers in the WCF? This way if they just happened to meet there, the NBA would reap the benefits of packed home games off each team. Same thing with the Cav's and Celt's in the east. Only they are the #1 and #2 seeds currently.

Dont get me wrong, I have complete trust in the officials *choke**cough**cough* to ref a fair game here and there. But would it surprise anyone to see the Blazers pull off a game or two in the playoffs, where there may be questionable calls, just to boost getting butts in the seats? I mean if we can take anything from this last year (see the junk they tried to feed us during all star weekend for one) It wouldnt surprise me.

I am not taking anything away from Portland, they have worked dang hard this year, and making it into the playoffs this year will prove that.

Who do you start? Who do you work in?

Blazer — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:08:43 -0000

So as we get closer to the time when both Webster and Oden are "healthy" again and can play. Who would you put at your starting 5? I personally dont think I would change the starting 5 we have now. They have been playing togetther the longest and know each others play style the best.

However, what if Webster comes back and within 5-10 games is back to where he was pre injury? (I know this is a strech, but hey, we can dream big around here!) Would you start him in front of Batum or bring him in off the bench? What happens to Outlaw at the 3? Do you slide him down to the 4 and let him cover the floor while Aldridge is taking a breather, or do you push Batum deeper down the rotation?

I think Nate has done a pretty decent job so far with the team he has had this year. In a way, I think the injuries have helped the team out more then hurt them . I know its a bit sadistic to think that way, but would we have seen Batum get to where he is now if he was just a sub behind Outlaw and Web? With Oden starting an entire year, would we have seen Joel anchor this team even more so this year then he has in the past? And how about seeing some early highlights of Bayless while Blake was out? Even Sergio was starting to show signs of exciting playmaking with extended time on the floor.

So my picks for the starting 5:

Blake
Roy
Batum
Aldridge
Pryz

My top 5 bench:

Bayless
Rudy
Webster
Outlaw
Oden

Whats yours?

Oh, I almost forgot... RIP CITY!!!

I am upset...

Blazer — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:55:42 -0000

First off, like the thousands of fans right now, my heart, and prayers go out to Rudy.

Now then, why was the only player near Rudy checking to see if he was ok was Farmar? A L@ker???

I am a huge advocate of standing up when at times like tonight. Bravo to the Blazers for getting a spine and standing up for yourselves. However, I am also very upset the guy who was closest to Rudy, and the one checking to see if he was ok, ended up being a member of the other team. Why wasn't one of our guys there next to Rudy while the team doctors came out?

There is a time and place for picking fights (regardless on if a punch is thrown or not) but there is also a time to make sure your boy is ok.

Theme song question

Blazer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:18:11 -0000

Does anyone know the name of the theme song they play on KXL at the beginning of the blazer games? Its the one with the trumpets and has been around for a LONG time. I have been pulling my hair out trying to find it and cant seem to find a name or a snip of it anywhere... I need a new ringtone for my phone now that the NFL season is ending. :)

Thanks for the help.

Kobe for Durant

Blazer — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:54:16 -0000

Instead of all the Kobe to Portland crap going around... how about this idea.

Kobe for Durant. The Lakers would get the other side of the draft. What better to fuel a rivalry, both north and south of us, then our least favorite player in the leage going up to a team that we are now starting to find ourselves kind of rooting for in exchange for sending the #2 pick to L.A. and to a team desperate to change the face of and stirring up thoughts of PJ coaching the next Jordan of the league and truely bringing that hate of the Lakers back to Portland.

Right now, we as fans are a little soft for L.A. and Seattle. We need rivals to be proud of pounding in the future...

I know that this is no where near proper english writing... but I think the idea comes across...

Mighty Ducks/Bad News Bears/Protland Trailblazers

Blazer — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:53:07 -0000

So is it just me, or does anyone else feel a little like the Blazers story over the last couple years could fit in a classic Mighty Duck's/Bad News Bears story for a movie?

We certainly seem to have all the right pieces so far... just need that win to put us over the top. Even if it isnt the championship, if we got that win that placed us in the playoffs at #8... I could easily see a movie being made of this team...

I would own a copy.

Draft Day 2007... What if...

Blazer — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:26:53 -0000

What if we didnt get #1. What would our team look like if we would have had the luck to get #2. Or even #3? Obviously we would have taken Durant no questions asked at #2, but what about #3? What about the rest of the team? Who would we have traded or kept?

Would we have The Buffet?
Would we have said farewell to ZBo?
Would Blake be here?
JJones?
McRoberts?
Green?

I honestly dont think our team would look the way it does now. I do think there would still be a certain culture to it, but I really dont feel it would have the caliber players we have now.

I feel that a lot of this has to do with the luck we had in the draft, but I also feel it has a lot to do wtih Oden as well. What if he would have let his sprained wrist bench him? He most likely would have stayed another year and would have missed this last draft. With that in mind what do you think?