SB Nation User Blog: G_dubs

Jaynes Weighs in on Blake / Miller / Roy

G_dubs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:55:43 -0000

Jaynes Weighs in on Blake / Miller / Roy

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.

October 14th JD: Those wild and crazy Euro ballers

G_dubs — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:05:06 -0000

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-greek-team-threaten-to-kill-us-sports-agent-26468

Olympiakos lost both of its exhibition games against NBA teams this week, then headed to the airport after narrowly avoiding having their property seized to settle an outstanding debt. Former American NBA player Chris Morris, who played with the Greek club in 1999, is still owed a boatload of money by the club, and his agent wanted to collect.

Well this is all fine and dandy. So Olympikos is allegedly not totally forthright toward all their obligations. The part of the story that gets me is this:

On Friday, before Olympiakos was to play the Spurs, a Federal Marshall in San Antonio refused to execute a writ from a federal judge to seize the uniforms, airline tickets and other properties of Olympiakos in connection to its debt to Morris.

What the heck? Do U.S. Federal Marshals have the autonomy to just ignore a Fedreal Judge's writ? I wanna be one of them!

Sorry no poll. This is my first one of these, just because I got to work for 3 more hours and got tired of nobody else is pulling the trigger.

Oh, and to all you slackers that just hang out in here, go join the discussions on the Main Page once in a while. Yeah you might get bitten once in a while, but it builds character.

J. Quick piece shedding light on the "feeling like a rookie" Roy comments:

G_dubs — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:58:27 -0000

J. Quick piece shedding light on the "feeling like a rookie" Roy comments:

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

Neat trip down memory lane: '85-'86 Blazers (40-42) beat Celtics (67-15, 40-1 at home) in Boston for Celts only home loss.

G_dubs — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:40:15 -0000

Neat trip down memory lane: '85-'86 Blazers (40-42) beat Celtics (67-15, 40-1 at home) in Boston for Celts only home loss.

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.

The Cost of Wins

G_dubs — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:41:31 -0000

The Cost of Wins

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

The Greg Oden Effect

G_dubs — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:23:17 -0000

The Greg Oden Effect

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

Yay! My man Ike!

G_dubs — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:36:52 -0000

Yay! My man Ike!

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.

Fernandez makes fast transition into NBA

G_dubs — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:54:06 -0000

Fernandez makes fast transition into NBA

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."

Worth the wait? Experts say Blazers will be

G_dubs — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:44:23 -0000

Worth the wait? Experts say Blazers will be

per Kerry Eggers at The Portland Tribune

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

Ten-man rotation, plus Bayless and Diogu, ready for Lakers

G_dubs — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:39:48 -0000

Ten-man rotation, plus Bayless and Diogu, ready for Lakers

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.