Born and raised in the NW ... From Coos Bay to Portland and ultimately to Anchorage, AK. My family lived in Raleigh Hills when I was young and I attended Bridlemile Elementary for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades right when Drexler and company were making all their runs. I fell in the love with the Blazers and never looked back.
Now living and working in Colorado Springs with my wife and two dogs. We don't like it here and are looking for a way to move back to Portland. I'm an editor and she's a choir director/vocal performance teacher. If anybody knows of anything, let us know!!!
Question to those of you who like drinking local beers ... I have been to a few places around town, but don't really have a good idea for where to go for the best local brews yet. I have a friend...
Hello friends, For a quick recap on this series ... We're new to town, wanting to get to know all that Portland has to offer, looking for some suggestions. We've talked about the best breakfast...
Hello friends, For a quick recap on this series ... We're new to town, wanting to get to know all that Portland has to offer, looking for some suggestions. Last week we talked about the best b...
Hello friends, Thought I'd take a break from all the free agent talk for a change. If you remember, I posted some months back that we were hoping to move to Portland and needed some advice on job...
Okay here's my shot at how I would fix the Blazers, and help a couple of other teams out as well, including the hated L@kers: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7qphrj9 The trade: R...
Seriously, what's the point? As in, what's the point guard position supposed to look like going forward?
Hello all. My wife and I have toyed with the idea of moving to PDX for sometime now. Now that I am finally finishing up all my gradschooling, the time seems ripe for a move this summer. Ergo, we...
Delonte West can't attend White House ceremony to meet the president because of his criminal record.
they pull me back IN (snarling and clenching fists)!
Could only help their title chances at this point. Too bad really--I always thought Battier was destined to play in San Antonio. Seems like they were made for each other, but it just never came to pass.
Heck, nearly half of Texas does as well. Go Blazers!!!
Anyone out there who watches a lot of Pac 10 hoops know anything about this guy? I noticed him just during Washington's two NCAA Tournament games. The thing that stand out: He's HUGE. 7 feet, 260 lbs., and built like a brick house. Moved really well, and appeared to have soft hands. His profile says this is his second year, but didn't play at all last year. Any additional thoughts on this guy from those who have seen him play? There were some positive comments about Robert Sacre from Gonzaga, but this guy appears to have way better NBA strength and athleticism. Just wondering ...
Morehead St. is about to take on Richmond in the Tourney. Kenneth Faried had 17 rebounds against Louisville, and looked good doing it. Flat out outworked everyone else on the floor, and has a motor...
Just wondering what people are thinking of Brandon's role going forward. His effectiveness off the bench seems to be growing, and he's starting to remind me a little bit of Vinnie "the Microwave"...
The key word here is "possible", in that these are trades that I could actually see happening before the deadline as certain teams realize they won't make the playoffs and would instead prefer to...
JH proposes a whopper of a trade proposal. Looks kinda fun to be honest. From this article: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-110210
I don't really care if the Blazers make a trade right now. I don't think they can really do anything to greatly improve the team this season. The only thing that will help this team in the long run...
Let me get this out of the way. Knock on wood. Salt over the shoulder. And whatever other hex breakers you might think of. I know, I know, we're only 5 games into the season, but I am starting to...
Watching Travis play Miami right now. He looks horribly lost out there. Kinda sad, actually. He's currently wearing a kind of awkward looking hairdo. Can't tell if he's trying to rock the mohawk, or if he just doesn't grow much hair on the side of his head. Can't believe we got Camby for him and Blake. What a trade that was.
Just got an iPod touch for my birthday. Anyone know how to create apps for these things? What needs to happen for us to be able to create a Blazersedge app?
Why aren't we looking at this guy for the Center spot? Fab Oberto is reportedly still looking for work. Has been offered a 3-month deal in Turkey, but would rather stay in the NBA. Surely his veteran savvy would pay more dividends than DJ Mbenga?
Forgive me if this has been discussed/mentioned elsewhere, but I am wondering if the team could release Pendergraph and sign him as an assistant coach? I assume the team is on the hook for his...
Lots of posts about offseason moves lately, so I can take this down if need be. But I haven't seen this idea mentioned yet and thought it deserved its own thread. Before anybody jumps on me too...
Anybody online right now? I simply can't think about anything else right now, and since I just finished a big paper for grad school and have that out of the way, thought I'd post a thread for a...
Don't get me wrong here. I'm all about what this team is doing in the here and now. But the Camby extension absolutely begs the question of what the team will look like next year. Now that we have...
1. Roy's knee is OK. 2. We win out, earning the 6 seed. 3. Dallas wins out, earning the 2 seed. 4. Phoenix wins out, earning the 3 seed (they play Den, @Utah to finish). 5. We play and beat Phoenix...
So Amare wants to go to a contender. LMA has been playing buckets lately, but most fans have been frustrated with his passivity this season. Amare's at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. A...
So with roughly 30 (+/-) games left in the season, it may be a little early to start watching the scoreboard. But I can't remember a time when there were this many good teams in the West fighting...
Check out "Plan A" of Dave's plans to win the game tonight ... Andre Miller scoring 52 points on 31 shots sounds an awful like two wales and a warp around the sun to me. Uncanny. Kudos, David. We're not worthy.