Hey blazeredgers!. I'm calling out for some help. During the game tonight, I won't be able to listen to the radio because I'll be in night class at PSU. (4 hours class xP) So I am wondering if anyone is kind enough to hit me up with a podcast of the radio transmission of if not the entire game, then at least the third quarter and on.

This would be greatly appreciated and I am sure there are other's out there that won't be able to catch the game for various reasons.

Go blazers!

This is to Dave, I don't know if he'll read this or not but I think that there should be a chatbox (maybe from cbox.ws) somewhere so people may chat in real time and not lag up the whole page. I don't think that the thread should be taken away though because people can go back on messages and comment on them.

Maybe on the mainpage only during the game, there could be a CBOX running and after the game, the CBOX will be taken off.

It's just an idea, I don't want to mess with the format or tradition of Blazer's Edge. Just thinking it might be a decent idea.

I stumbled onto this very intriguing trade when surfing the net. I think it is very possible that Blazers will pull off this deal, while others may think that it's ludicrous. Here is the link to the original blog article where you can see the comments of other Zer Fans. [Click Here]

In 12/29/08 Trail Blazer Courtside, Mike Barrett predicts a blockbuster trade before the trade deadline for a former all-star using Raef LaFrenz’s contract.

Using the list of all-stars from 2003-2008 we will start with 57 all-stars (including Brandon Roy). Let’s start the process of elimination and see what we have left.

Current All-Stars – 24 players

• Barrett says a “former” all-star, so we eliminate the “current” 24 all-stars
• Eastern: Ray Allen, Chaucey Billups, Chris Bosh, Richard Hamilton, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Joe Johnson, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, Dwayne Wade, Rasheed Wallace
• Western: Carmello Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Brandon Roy, Amare Stoudamire, David West, Yao Ming

30 and over club – 20 players

• Mike Rice said in the past look for a 28 yrs or younger player. I’ll be generous and say no 30 and over.
• Vince Carter, Sam Cassell, Steve Francis, Kevin Garnett, Manu Ginobli, Grant Hill, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Michael Jordan, Jamaal Magloire, Stephon Marbury, Shawn Marion, Kenyon Martin, Jamaal Mashburn, Brad Miller, Jermaine O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton, Peja Stojakovic, Antoine Walker, Ben Wallace.

The Big Three – 5 players

• Pritchard will be looking to fill a position not occupied by the Roy, Aldridge or Oden. So we eliminate true SGs, PFs and C.
• Pau Gasol, Elton Brand, Rashard Lewis, Mehmet Okur, Michael Redd

Playoff bound teams – 5 players

• Playoff teams, especially conference rivals seem highly unlikely they would trade their star to Portland unless we traded a star.
• Ron Artest, Josh Howard, Andrei Kirilenko, Tracy McGrady, Tony Parker

Team Culture and Position Preferences – 2 players

• Pritchard is very big on any player fitting in with team culture. Nate wants for: PG – pass first, shoot second, defensive priority and SF – good offensive player and defensive player second.
• Gilbert Arenas & Baron Davis

Who is left? – Caron Butler

• Caron Butler, SF, 6’7”, 228 lbs., 6 yrs as a pro.
• Former All-Star: Butler was a 2007 All-Star
• 28 years or younger per Mike Rice – Butler is 28 – born 3/13/80
• Team culture – Butler recognized by The Sporting News as one of the top “Good Guys” in sports in 2006 for his charitable endeavors.
• Career Stats – 16.3 PPG, 6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 2.2 SPG, .443 FG%, .318 3P%, .852 FT%
• From Hollinger, EPSN – Butler has emerged as one of the best mid-range shooters in basketball. He’s also money from the foul line.
• Comparison: Scottie Pippen

Trade Ideals?

• There are many scenarios, but here are several possible scenarios for a trade as we look at each rumored team needs. #4 is the best case scenario for satisfying several team needs.

• #1 Portland – Washington
  
  • Washington
    
    • Outgoing: 1A (Caron Butler & Etan Thomas) and 1B (Javaris Crittenton)
    • Incoming: 1A (Travis Outlaw & Raef LaFrenz) and 1B (Sergio Rodriguez & Shavik Randolph)
    • $19.85M savings. Wizards get both SF & PG to help with the rebuilding.
  • Portland
    
    • Outgoing: 1A (Travis Outlaw & Raef LaFrenz) and 1B (Sergio Rodriguez & Shavik Randolph)
    • Incoming: 1A (Caron Butler & Etan Thomas) and 1B (Javaris Crittenton)
    • $24.94M additional cost.

• #2 Portland –Washington-Golden State
  
  • Golden State
    
    • Outgoing: Corey Maggette, Ronny Turiaf, CJ Watson & Anthony Randolph
    • Incoming: Raef LaFrenz, Travis Outlaw & Shavik Randolph
    • $62.9M savings
  • Washington
    
    • Outgoing: Caron Butler
    • Incoming: Corey Maggette & CJ Watson
    • $19.38M additional cost
  • Portland
    
    • Outgoing: Raef LaFrenz, Travis Outlaw & Shavik Randolph
    • Incoming: Caron Butler, Ronny Turiaf & Anthony Randolph
    • $43.53M additional cost

• #3 Portland –Washington-Charlotte
  
  • Charlotte
    
    • Outgoing: Gerald Wallace & Raymond Felton
    • Incoming: Raef LaFrenz & Travis Outlaw
    • $45.48M savings
  • Washington
    
    • Outgoing: Caron Butler & Etan Thomas
    • Incoming: Gerald Wallace & Raymond Felton
    • $17.13M additional cost
  • Portland
    
    • Outgoing: Raef LaFrenz & Travis Outlaw
    • Incoming: Caron Butler & Etan Thomas
    • $28.35M additional cost

• #4 Portland –Washington-Charlotte-Sacramento
  
  • Sacramento
    
    • Outgoing: Brad Miller & Bobby Brown
    • Incoming: Raef LaFrenz & (* player to be named later (i.e. Javaris Crittenton)
    • $9.93M savings. * The 60 day waiting period expires for Crittenton on 2/10/08.
  • Charlotte
    
    • Outgoing: Gerald Wallace & Raymond Felton
    • Incoming: Brad Miller & Bobby Brown
    • $33.85M savings. Miller as center, Okafor moves over to PF, Augustin starts at PG
  • Washington
    
    • Outgoing: Caron Butler & Javaris Crittenton
    • Incoming: Gerald Wallace & Raymond Felton
    • $1.88M savings. Wizards replace Butler and good PG in the backcourt with Gilbert Arenas.
  • Portland
    
    • Outgoing: Raef LaFrenz
    • Incoming: Caron Butler
    • $35.01M additional cost.

Why Caron Butler?

• Caron is a good fit for the Blazers. Former all-star; 3 years of playoff experience; well regarded for his community service and good teammate; and will provide Blazers with a legitimate 2nd or 3rd scorer.

 

Ramon sessions should play at least 25 mins a game. Someone should tell the Bucks' coach that he's completely out of his mind for not playing this kind of talent. Sessions only got 6 minutes in the last game. If this becomes a trend, I suggest one of two things: Either you fire the coach or trade the player to Portland. Sessions over Ridnour any day.

Oh btw, I'm a blazers fan and I have Sessions on my fantasy team. He's been doing amazing but boom, he just hit a wall due to the lack of playing time.

There needs to be a protest or some kind of..peaceful..demonstration.

We all know what Eric Gordon can do. But how much will we see of him night in and night out?

I have Eric Gordon for my fantasy league so I am trying to figure out what he will contribute to this Clippers team. I know he's good but is he good enough to take over the starter spot for the rest of the season? or will he pop in and out through out the season?

Btw, I'm a blazers fan just looking for some insight. Thanks everyone.