SB Nation User Blog: Kelsoballa

Blazers & Vegas - Make some $$$

Kelsoballa — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:18:07 -0000

Straight from BODOG.com

Portland Trail Blazers 2008 - 2009 Regular Season Props

Brandon Roy - Average Points – Max $50

Over 20½ (EVEN)

Under 20½ (-130)

My bet: The MAX on the UNDER

Portland Trail Blazers 2008 - 2009 Regular Season Props

Greg Oden - Average Points and Rebounds - Max $50

Over 26½ (+115)

Under 26½ (-145)

My bet: $20 on the UNDER

Portland Trail Blazers 2008 - 2009 Regular Season Props

LaMarcus Aldridge - Average Points and Rebounds - Max $50

Over 25½ (-105)

Under 25½ (-125)

My bet: The MAX on the OVER

2008 - 2009 Regular Season Wins - Portland Trailblazers - Max $600

Over 44½ (-145)

Under 44½ (+115)

My bet: $50 on the OVER

Odds to win the Western Conference Northwest Division - Max $600.

Denver Nuggets 6/1

Minnesota Timberwolves 35/1

Oklahoma City Thunder 35/1

Portland Trailblazers 5/2

Utah Jazz 1/3

My bet: Didn't bet on this one

NOTES

These bets will close at tipoff Tuesday night
(-130) means if you must bet $130 you win $100, for $230 total
(+115) means if you bet $100 you win $115, for $215 total
5/2 means bet $20 and you win $50, for $70 total
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Poll

Taking the odds into account, which bet is the most appealing to you?

Brandon Roy Over

0 votes

Brandon Roy Under

10 votes

Greg Oden Over

0 votes

Gerg Oden Under

1 votes

LaMarcus Aldridge Over

38 votes

LaMarcus Aldridge Under

0 votes

Team Wins Over

13 votes

Team Wins Under

0 votes

Portland Winning the NW Division

3 votes

I'd bet the same way the post creator did

3 votes

68 votes | Poll has closed

Can we trust electronic ticket sellers on Craigslist?

Kelsoballa — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:04:33 -0000

If you found seats you really liked for a reasonable price on craigslist and the seller wanted to pay & send the tickets electronically for convienience would you go through with it? What if you REALLY wanted those seats? Can we trust electronic tickets from randoms on craigslist? Would you make them meet you in person with the hard tickets? What if you lived out of town? Oh well I'll probably just end up buyin from scalpers. Again.

BTW, I'm moving to Portland from Longview in two months just to be closer to the Blazers

Poll

Would you trust electronic ticket sellers on craigslist?

YES

14 votes

NO

46 votes

60 votes | Poll has closed

CARON BUTLER TRADE SCENARIO

Kelsoballa — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:25:21 -0000

This is not a post that compares the possible small forward acquisitions, this is a post that asks whether or not you like one trade scenario involving Caron Butler. Don't compare Butler to Prince or Battier and talk about who would be a better fit, but do keep in mind the trade value around the league for all players involved in this trade.

1 - Livingston / Bayless / Blake

2 - Roy

3 - Butler

4 - Aldridge

5 - Oden

Imagine that defense.

We would hold the Suns to negative ten points.

Caron Butler Trade Scenario

Webster + Outlaw + Pryzbilla FOR Butler + (Filler) + draft pick(s)

The reason for the trade is mainly CONSOLIDATION OF PLAYERS / TALENT. In the NBA, everyone knows that talent is what wins games and consolidating talent to get the best five-man team on the floor is the name of the game. Would this leave with no depth at the small forward? Possibly. Rudy and Roy can both play the 3, Batum is still developing, and in a stretch Frye can be used as a three. With Butler playing probably 40 minutes a game, and with the versitality we have I am not that worried about trading 2 good small forwards for one great small forward. Butler would compete for the title of best defender on the team, and just add another name to the ever-increasing list of Blazer players that are potential All-Stars. Also, playing time will be an issue with this team this year as we have already heard Outlaw make the first comment about how he wants to start and stay a starter in this league. All playing time issues would be resolved with this trade and on top of that an extra roster spot would open up so we could pick up BOTH Livingston and Steven Hill.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP SOMETHING GOOD TO GET SOMETHING GOOD, and Caron Butler is better than good. It's obvious he would make this team even more lethal, but what would Washington take back in return for a guy like Butler? Obviously we have some untouchables on the team so ignoring those who else can we offer? When you look at the players on our team, who would you rather send to get a small forward like Caron? Bayless? Rudy? No & No. Rudy>Bayless>Webster>Trout>Przy (if Steven Hill pans out) Of course I am hesitant about letting go of BOTH of our "sky is the limit" small forwards, but I hate to break it to you that Trout and/or Webster may never reach their potential or they might have already come close to it.

Another factor working for this trade is that with Steven Hill emerging in practice as a legit defender against Oden- would the Blazers be losing much with him as backup center instead of Przybilla? That is something that KP needs to figure out because Joel's value around the league may currently be at the highest it will ever reach with this team, so it would be smart to use the value to our advantage while we can.

I think this is a good deal for both teams, if you can figure out a way to not include Webster, Bayless, or Rudy (or our untouchables) and still get Butler please submit your idea, I find it hard to believe that Washington does NOT demand one of these guys for Butler, but I'd like to be convinced otherwise.

Now people, I know how hard it would be to say goodbye to these three kind-hearted athletes, but no matter how much you love them, you have to be reasonable and admit that Butler is and will continue to be better than both Webster and Trout combined.

The question to ask here is this:

Will Webster and Outlaw do a GOOD ENOUGH job at small forward for the years to come that the upgrade to Caron Butler wouldn't be a significant enough of a change to make this trade?

The answer:

Nobody knows. Is it worth waiting to find out? Not if Washington wants to trade Caron.

/////// Whatsup Gus and whatsup Max and hoorah for guys like me who finally pulled my head out and realized that Portland is the best City on the West Coast and I have now set in motion plans to be living there in two months

Poll

Do you like this trade?

Yes

70 votes

No

142 votes

212 votes | Poll has closed

Would Spain have won the Gold if Rudy/Kobe foul wasn't called?

Kelsoballa — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:19:18 -0000

Would Spain have won the Gold if Rudy/Kobe foul wasn't called?

Rudy would have taken the big three with 1:30 left, not Jiminez.

Rudy was bringin it in the fourth....so... what do you think?

I'd like to say hi to all my friends in the 503 and the 541 and of course the 360.

I am lookin to move to P-Town here in the next month or so, but I will not be changing my name so don't worry.

-kelsoballa

Poll

Would Spain have won the Gold if Rudy/Kobe foul wasn't called?

Yes

40 votes

No

107 votes

147 votes | Poll has closed

Junk Drawer -- July 14th, 2008

Kelsoballa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:06:09 -0000

Is it OK to create a junk drawer? I didn't see one and I have something to say that belongs in it. I'll put it in the comments when I'm finished saying 75 words.

This isn't what I was gunna say but FYI, if you wanna watch the Summer games but you don't have comcast and you don't want to pay your sattelite network for nba TV you can call them up and ask them for a two week trial for free. They gave it to me.

Team USA

Kelsoballa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:26:05 -0000

I guess this is a thread about who you think should be on Team USA if everyone was willing to play. I haven't read much on this topic so everything you hear is straight off the top of my head.

The ideal player:

You need guys that will most importantly play defense, Team USA's of the past would lock other teams down with physical basketball and it wasn't a secret that everyone could play stellar defense. Second most importantly play team ball- you need players that can pass the ball efficiently, without turning it over, and players that play well off the ball, who are "aware" players and are generally smart when playing the game of basketball. Other things that come to my mind include experience, but you have to balance that experience with talent and the previously mentioned characteristics.

Last of all, the thing that gets overlooked the most is that killer instinct, the desire to win and the attitude that Team USA can not and will not be denied- you must find players with great passion for the game and their country. We have such good players in the NBA that if a player does not have these things, whatever else he brings to the table for the team can be replace by another player.

With all of this in mind I briefly assesed this summer's roster. While I think this team is better than USA teams of the past few Olympics, I still do not think some of the players fit the characteristics of "The Ideal Player." Here is the roster:

Howard (agree)

Bosh (soft, not as good as KG or Amare)

Prince (soft, not a good outside shooter)

Boozer (not as good as KG or Amare)

L. James (agree)

C. Anthony (definite defensive liability, also lacks passion)

K. Bryant (agree)

Redd (defensive liability?, other than that, he's a pretty good fit)

Kidd (losing his edge)

Wade (lacks defense, better 1-on-1(or 2 or 3) player than team player)

D. Williams (agree)

C. Paul (agree)

Two notes: I think we need to go bigger. Our USA teams used to be huge and we won every game. We've gone away from using our size and strength as an advantage. Also, I think many of these guys are soft (Prince, Redd, Bosh) which is just playing to the advantage of foreign teams because that is what they are used to.

After thinking about my ideal roster for this summer I came up with the following list. I have no idea if these people were invited and declined but out of all American players in the NBA, I think this would be our best team:

Paul (agree)

D. Will (agree)

Iverson (mostly for his fire and competitive nature, smart, also for intimidation factor)

R. Allen (outside shooting, experience, very smart player)

Kobe (agree)

LeBron (agree)

Marion (defense, team needs a glue guy, defense, and defense)

Duncan (obviously, but he probably declined, anybody know?)

Garnett (obvious choice, probably declined)

Amare (another obvious choice, probably declined, good outside shooter for big)

Camby (defense, rebounding, size)

Howard (agree)

So basically, I'm replacing Bosh with Duncan, Boozer with Camby, Prince with Garnett, Anthony with Amare, Redd with Ray-Ray, Kidd with Iverson, and Wade with Marion. I think this adds a ton of defense and a TON of size, along with all the other things I mentioned in that first paragraph.

Who would match up with Paul, LeBron, Amare, Garnett, and Howard? Or how about D. Will, Kobe, Marion, Duncan and Camby?

Like I said before, I guess this is a thread about who you think should be on the team if everyone was willing to play.

OT - How old are you?

Kelsoballa — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:08:06 -0000

TWO THINGS:

In a recent post by blazerholic5 he/she mentioned that he was 13, so that got me to thinking: What is the age demographic of the bloggers here at BE? I'm 24, and I'm guessing that most people will be between 26-30, but who knows.

Also, with my busy job (electrical engineer) I don't have the time to read every comment in every post so I have been skimming through and reading comments only from bloggers who have a good reputation here. I haven't been on the site for more than 6 months, so I don't really know who has the good reps besides mortimer, prez, tominhawaii, and I also like hobobob's and ratbastird's comments. So my other question is: WHO HAS A REP FOR BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE AROUND HERE? IN OTHER WORDS, WHOSE COMMENTS ARE USUALLY A MUST READ?

Poll

How old are you?

5-15

5 votes

16-20

39 votes

21-25

89 votes

26-30

74 votes

31-35

45 votes

36-40

26 votes

41-45

20 votes

46-50

13 votes

51-55

9 votes

56+

17 votes

337 votes | Poll has closed

Comcast Idea

Kelsoballa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:05:51 -0000

My friends and I came up with a brilliant idea last night while getting excited for the draft:

There are approximately 4 months to go until the start of next season right? That's around 120 days or so. Why doesn't Comcast Sports Net (channel 37 on Comcast) show every Blazer game that was televised last year thorughout the course of the summer? They could start at the beginning of the season and show 4 or 5 games per week, maybe every weeknight at 8 or something. Not only would it be great for Blazer fans to see our team during the offseason and get even more pumped for next season, but it would be great for CSN, as I am sure many more people would tune in to watch last year's Blazer games than whatever they are showing now.

Or if they didn't want to show ALL 80 or so games that were televised, they could show just the 41 wins, 1 every weekday for the next 8 weeks, or whatever schedule they decide would be fine, as long as it's somewhat consistent.

This feels like something that HAS to be done if it is possible from a legal standpoint (rights to the video)

HERE IS THE EMAIL ADDRESS TO CSN, PLEASE EMAIL THEM ASKING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, AND MAYBE LINK THIS POST SO THEY CAN SEE ALL THE GOOD REACTION IT WOULD BRING.

contactus@comcastsportsnet.com

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T HAVE OR CAN'T GET COMCAST, PLEASE DON'T LITTER THIS POST WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COMCAST DEAL, I'D LIKE THIS POST TO JUST BE ABOUT HOW THE IDEA OF PUTTING THE GAMES ON THIS SUMMER. Thank you.

Poll

If CSN played last year's Blazer games this summer, how many games would you watch?

I'd watch them all

4 votes

I'd watch as many games as my busy life would let me

14 votes

I'd watch most of the games in which we won

3 votes

I'd watch games against certain teams only

0 votes

I'd watch a handful of games throughout the summer

2 votes

I'd watch part a game if it happened to be on

2 votes

I probably wouldn't watch any part of any game they showed

1 votes

26 votes | Poll has closed

Joey Dorsey (poll)

Kelsoballa — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:07:11 -0000

Did you watch the Blazer games against New York last year? How about Houston? Who is the one guy from each of those teams that you said "Dang, I wish he was on our team, he is a beast."? Well, for me it was David Lee and Louis Scola. Those guys flat out hustle, rebound, defend, and rebound some more.

Well, I get the feeling that Dorsey is the David Lee and Louis Scola of this draft. If you don't know that much about him, here is a very in depth look at him from Draft Express:

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Joey-Dorsey-456/

You may say that Oden will fill that void and not to worry about it. To that I say 'phhhhtt'. What team would NOT be better with a Scola or a Lee? He probably wouldn't get any run next year, but not many players drafted in the second round ever do. But even if it is practice, I think he would add a certain toughness, agressiveness, and hustle that would benefit our team. All of our PF's are kinda lanky and versatile. I think he brings a different look and a different skill set that we currently do not have on the team.

Who knows what KP will do with three second-round picks. Dorsey is projected to go early in the second round and I, for one, would be happy to see him on our roster next year. It is not a good sign that he's not on our workout list, but that could always change.

Do you agree with me? What do you think of Dorsey? Would you applaud using our #33 or #36 on him?

Poll

Joey Dorsey...

...is the next Scola/Lee, target him KP

2 votes

...would fit well on our team, get him with #33 or #36

40 votes

...is only worth our #55 pick

11 votes

...is a waste of time, next draft discussion please

9 votes

62 votes | Poll has closed

Celtics or L*kers

Kelsoballa — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:54:32 -0000

I realize we are all bred to be L*ker haters, but in ALL honesty, who are you rooting for in this series? Don't be afraid to vote for the L*kers, no one will know except you. Just be honest.

Poll

Who are you cheering for?

L*kers

7 votes

Celtics

52 votes

Either one, I just want a game 7

11 votes

70 votes | Poll has closed