I think he makes some good points.

I really do not expect Nate to go with this except in the short term or against the Minny's of the world.

Experiments can be uncomfortable if one is the Guinea Pig...

Current article from NBA.com. They talk to Bird and Walton (Boston). They remember that game like it was yesterday, because the loss was so painful. Take a look at the box score for the game at the end of the article. You'll see some names that were on the team 5 years later (Finals), coming off the bench. Kind of gives some perspective how young our '08-'09 team is, and how well they are doing this year.

Interesting analysis. According to this chap the Blazers have the most efficient Active Payroll (minus Miles / Francis on the books).

Brian Hendrickson take, with quantitative analysis, on Oden's immediate impact on "the game". Good read.

I'm glad to see he is still scrapping in practice and not getting discouraged. As long as he's competing in the practice sessions, against Oden no less, I'll quit dogging him so hard.

per Brian Hendrickson at The Columbian

"But when he explains the quick adjustment to his new teammates and league, Fernandez makes the move sound fundamental.

'Basketball is basketball, Europe or in USA,' he explained.

The Blazers never expected the transition to be that easy, but Fernandez has certainly made it look that way. He led the Blazers in steals (2.6 a game) during the preseason, and ranked third in assists (4.0 average) and fourth in scoring (12.0 average). And if Fernandez continues to play with that level of comfort, then his quick, smooth transition could pay big dividends."

per Kerry Eggers at The Portland Tribune

"McMillan, Roy agree that tough early schedule is good for young Portland team"

per Kerry Eggers at The Portland Tribune

Looks like [My Man] Ike is still ahead of Shav for the 12th spot on the active roster. C'mon Ike, make the most of it.

Not official but Baurm likely to start.