Wow... I guess we won't have to worry as much about the Warriors next year, but if Brand resigns with the Clippers than they could become a playoff threat. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3470016  

 I thought that both Davis and especially Brand were crazy not to stay with their current contracts, but I guess they both might end up getting more money.  

Go Blazers, Blazers Go, Go BLazers, Blazers Go.                                                                                                                                                                                                   

I was listening to Game Night with Jason Smith last night on espn radio. He was discussing wich teams in the NBA were dead franchises. His criteria was:

~good free agents don't sign there

~they can't resign their own up and comers

~they can't be a championship caliber team for an extended period of time (3-4 years).

The western conference teams he considered dead were Seattle/OK city, Minnesota, Golden State, the Clippers, and the Blazers. He didn't elaborate on why each team was dead but he encouraged people to call in and ask if their team (regardless of sport) was dead or alive. The first caller was a guy from Portland saying he disagreed, mentioned we have some good players, and KP is great. Jason Smith answered saying we got lucky with Greg Oden and that once his contract is up he probably won't stay, and no one will sign with us if Greg isn't here.

Jason didn't mention Roy or LMA, but it made me think. Will Oden, Roy, and LMA stay when they become free agents? The Blazers will hopefully be a near elite team when that time comes and the players will relize that this is the place they have the best shot at winning.

Who of the big three is most likely to leave? Do you think all three will stay?

Knickfan's suffering is over! Isiah Thomas has been fired as coach by the Knicks!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3353483 

Isiah will still be with the team, just without an official title.

"I think Isiah remaining part of the franchise is good for the organization," Walsh said on a conference call with reporters. "I value Isiah's knowledge of the game and his opinions, so I will use him as a resource. Isiah will be reporting to me. There will be nobody reporting to Isiah."

. Who do you think the Knicks will hire? Will Larry Brown get another shot? Too bad we won't be able to pritch slap Isiah anymore, but I don't think the new president is that good either.

My favorite Isiah quote:        If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. - Isiah Thomas