SB Nation User Blog: TyboOSU

TEAM AMERICA-&*#$ Yeah!!!(Olympic Scrimmage)

TyboOSU — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:14:08 -0000

Ok...the first person who can CONFIRM where/if these will be broadcasted out somehow, wins a COOKIE!

I can't wait to hear about Oden and his new toned down physique. Too bad BRoy and LA didn't go, but I can understand with no contracts that is a big risk.

http://basketball.teamusa.org/

I honestly couldn't find many good quality sites, and the above one has some outdated stuff on it.

I gotta do some work here in a sec but I'll add more to this later.

Saturday NBA CHAT WITH YANNIS via HOOPSWORLD

TyboOSU — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:14:36 -0000

Saturday NBA CHAT WITH YANNIS via HOOPSWORLD

Hoopsworld really has some solid articles over there, and this guy Yannis mentions a few things about the Blazers, Odom and other dealings.

Marvin Williams off the table?

TyboOSU — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:59:24 -0000

Marvin Williams off the table?

Looks like Marv might be off the FA list.

ManSap's Playground (Info/Media Blitz)

TyboOSU — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:55:37 -0000

INFO/VIDEO/PICS etc-SHARE YOUR OWN!

I scrounged the interweb for the best I could find. Here's hoping this post doesn't go to waste unlike the TurkyGlue one...but I got a good feeling we will AT LEAST have Paul until Dec 15 if not the whole year and beyond. (this time I hyperlinked to new windows! So no annoying having to go back constantly.)

Random Factoids worth mentioning about ManSap( I didn't choose that nickname...PLEASE suggest another!)

- Played at LA-Tech, the same school as Karl Malone. (double burn on Utah.)

-Accolades: Louisiana Mr. Basketball (high school) (03), Fourth Team Parade All-American (high school) (03), WAC Freshman of the Year (04), Second Team All-WAC (04), WAC All-Newcomer (04), First Team All-WAC (05), First Team All-WAC (06), WAC All-Defensive Team (06).

-only player in NCAA history to win three straight national rebounding titles.

General INFO/STATS:

His Homepage

ESPN Player Page(with Gamelog loaded, look at between Dec and Feb, he was a BEAST. Surprising amount of steals for a 4/5 and also his O-rebounds were off the charts, almost averaged more of those than Defensive)

Wikipedia

Yahoo Sports Player Page

NBA.COM Player Page(ESPN is better IMO, more detailed)

College Stats

College Highlights: (can you find this range his agent was talking about?)

Still looking....damn hard to find. I would ask around from Utah fans or Lousiana Tech people if they have any stowed away on a HD or random site.

Add them in a reply and I'll edit them in.

Interesting tidbit, Bing video search allows mouse-over play on their vids, pretty cool.

NBA Highlights:

Mixes:

First 12 Games as Jazzersizer (worst song choice in history....)

2007-2008 Get out of my WAY!

2008-2009 Mix

BEAST MODE ACTIVATE!

Rejecting Shaq Daddy

Single Plays:

AMAZING POST MOVE! ( visions of SF eh? He is pretty damn smooth and quick for 250)

Circus Shot (OLAY!)

Here is a present for my new Pal in Da Post!

Strong Finish over Gasol!

NBA 2K9 highlights (Cool feature! At the end of every game you can watch highlights from every player that played.)

Interviews(Face time for PM. Lady killer? Meh, no Rudy that's for sure, but he's the Brad Pitt of the NBA so that's hard to compete with)

Interview with Jim Rome 2009

Pre-Game

Post-Game

Post Game 2008 Playoff Win

Special Vids:

MMA Traiing in offseason (New sparring partner for Joel!)

Fry Sauce Hot Dog

Are the Blazers Buddies?

TyboOSU — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:35:36 -0000

I would say from all indicators they are a rather chummy lot...but what say you Blazer Edgers? I just hardly hear stories about players in the NBA or elsewhere really doing a TON together, they just seem to go off to their own little worlds most of time, back to their home cities to practice/train, then more or less show up, back slap each other a few times and collect their money. Such is life in proffesional sports...

Any stories about pro/con relationships with any players? Or Coaches/assistants and players? Or even Mike Rice and players, do they REALLY love the man as much as I do?

Was Steve Blake and Bayless seen chowing down at the Agency exchaning high fives over ribs!!?!

Was Broy stood up for a round of Ice Skating at Loyd Center by Mr. Oden?!?!

GO!

Official Logo Poll

TyboOSU — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:10:12 -0000

First, that Lewis and Clark with the B-Ball was epic.

Secondly, the new one..eh..not so much. It looks like a OSU Basketball coming in from the Milky Way( perhaps bringing some talent to OSU's roster one can hope...or it could be their magical gameball...) done in early 90s special effects style.

So what say you BEdgers? Shall they answer our cries of bringing back a classic logo?

Or is this new logo an awesome new addition, not unlike fans who use the word 'Zers to refer to our Rip City crew?

VOTE!

Poll

The Logo...

...should be LEWIS and Clark again!

190 votes

...current one is cheesy

117 votes

...I like the psuedo CG-3D of the new logo-keep it!

63 votes

370 votes | Poll has closed

NBA 2K9(PS3) BlazerMania Simulator

TyboOSU — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:12:56 -0000

via www.operationsports.com

Like many of you, I own the greatest NBA simulation game ever to be concieved(Live is too arcady)- NBA 2K9.

And like many of you, I have been racking my brain going through different combinations for the upcoming season.

Luckily with the powers of the interweb, many other players have uploaded up to the minute rosters that I can test out without much fuss.

But I digress...this thread is going to be updated continuously as I go along in my season with the new/probable Blazer changes. These are REALISTIC roster expectations so don't expect to see Lebron and Wade in Black and Red like NBA Jam....

Hold the applause please!

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This one was a big downer because of Turkyglue snubbing, but I did manage to play two 48min games before work today, and I am actually glad he left to Raptor Land...read on...

Roster:

Harris(traded Blake+Outlaw+Bayless to NJ)/ Mills

Roy/Rudy/Webster

Hedo/Batum/Cunningham

LMA/Pendergraph

Oden/Pryz

Game 1: 122-107 LOSS to Orlando.

Ouch.

I run a bunch of ISO/pick and roll with ROY and Harris for the first 2 quarters. Harris is a quick mofo, very adept at scoring layups around the trees inside.

Now Turkey was the 3rd/4th option on this first half experiment, trying to create a few shots, spotting up for 3 etc. He was guarded by Vince Carter most of the time I had trouble getting around him with dribble drive, and Turk has a fairly slow and low 3pt/long range shot(sans fadeways) so I had more trouble there.

Only in the 3rd/4th QT did I start to experiment with Turk and the Pick and Roll. Fun stuff folks. LMA/ODEN were crashing to the hoop with pinpoint passes from Turk after he would often get doubled after he threw down a few shots off the pick. But we couldn't quite eek out a win, Dwight was just too much inside with his insane alley oops from Nelson.

Game 2: 133-124 LOSS to Mavericks

Only gonna say one thing: Kidd is still a baller-in NBA 2K9 at least. Dropped 30 points, 15 dimes, and 4 steals on me. Would he really do this against the super quick Harris and company in real life? Doubtfull.

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Overall though like I said, with this roster there were just too many shooters and not enough shots to go around. Turk/Harris/LMA were all around 13-15 with Roy being top man at 20ppg. Turk was unathletic and just redundant. Much better options for Roy/Harris and if Batum can be more like Pippen, he will be nice ballhandler/distributor someday, making Turk pointless and a waste of money.

HAVE FUN IN CANADA!

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Sent Turk to Toronto.

Kept Harris.

We shall see what happens for the future...but I will swap players in out and to model the most realistic roster combinations coming down the pipe....

*Note I did have an earlier franchise going where I had Gerald Wallace and he is indeed SICK with the Blazers.