this was in the game notes of the espn recap of the blazers game, "Attendance was 16,920, about 1,100 less than capacity, for the first non-sellout in the renovated Ford Center."

the draw and novelty of basketball in OKC has worn off. losing > anything.

Chris Paul and Brandon Roy on the Trail Blazers

Precedent: Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in "Wedding Crashers"

Why it should happen: A pairing that you never spent time dreaming up, but one that could turn out to work surprisingly well. Truth is, I didn't think about it until Brandon Roy suggested it. (Chris Paulactually wished for Tim Duncan, but Roy had first crack.) The Blazers are always concerned about asking Roy to do too much, and anytime they can find someone to bring up the ball they're happy to relieve him of those duties. So why not get the league's top point guard to bring up the ball and initiate the offense? All Roy would have to do was go to his favorite spots and stand there.
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Chris Graythen/Getty ImagesChris Paul and Brandon Roy could form the league's best backcourt.
"[Paul] does a great job of getting guys easy shots, something I don't come across a lot now," said Roy, the focal point of every opponent's defense.

When you think of Roy you think of him pulling up and hitting jumpers with a hand in his face, or driving through the lane, spinning and shooting.

The problem with the Hornets is things usually go sour when Paul goes out of the game. Roy might not be a pure point guard like Paul, but he's a guy who can handle the ball and make good decisions -- always. So Roy with the ball would become the Ultimate Plan B.

"I like to create," Roy said. "I think you've got to have two guys who can create, especially to be good. I think we could fit."

How it could happen: The word around the league is the Hornets are already trying to shed salaries to get below the luxury tax next season. Perhaps they get so desperate they take the ultimate plunge, throwing Paul in the mix to entice someone to take on Peja Stojakovic's contract. The deep-pocketed Blazers bite and send LaMarcus Aldridge plus the expiring contracts of Raef LaFrentz, Channing Frye and Shavlik Randolph to the Big Easy for Paul.

hate to do this but im going to be out of town for a funeral and was hoping to sell the tickets ahead of time.

two tickets in section 225 row B seat 1 and 2 so they are isle seats. im trying to get face value but ill throw in the East/West parking pass which i think is 13 dollars normally. so total it would be 98 dollars for 49x2 tickets + parking pass.

$98 dollars.

i can e-mail the tickets and do some sort of COD through blazers.com or send the tickets and have u paypal me the amount. i can also meet anywhere in portland/vancouver area and give u the tickets physically.

e-mail me at joshua_lewis@rocketmail.com or post a response here. thanks.

Awesome write up from one of my favorite blazer/nba bloggers! maeks me feel all warm fuzzy inside.