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"It's the worst thing in the world to have to watch these guys play," Batum said, forcing a sympathetic smile.
Ain't that the truth! Kidding!
18 days ago
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A Little Perspective...I Hope
by hawkblogger on Dec 2, 2009 10:46 AM EST
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Back in October, I wrote about the likelihood that the Blazers would take a step back before stepping forward. We've all clearly seen them take a step back, so the questions now are:
1) When will they take a step forward?
2) Will that step forward make them an equivalent team to last season? Worse? Better?
3) Will that step come soon enough to salvage whatever you deem "success" to be this season?
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Greg's Averages When He Plays 25+ Minutes
by hawkblogger on Nov 25, 2009 1:13 PM EST
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I wrote a while back about a key stat for Greg will be mean time between fouls. At the time, he was averaging a scant 4 mins 9 seconds between fouls, limiting him to a max of ~24 mins per game. Increasing the mean time between fouls by even a single minute would increase his max court time to ~30 mins. In this post, I wanted to see exactly how Greg is performing when he does manage to play more than 25 mins.
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PLEA: Need video of Deng catching Rudy's pass with his face
I've got to have that video to share with friends. Anyone have it?
27 days ago
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Outlaw's injury a chance to learn
by hawkblogger on Nov 15, 2009 11:21 AM EST
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Injuries are one of the worst parts of sports. If your starting quarterback goes out in an NFL game, your team is almost guaranteed to lose. A key member of your basketball rotation goes out and everyone's role shifts, upsetting the balance teams work so hard to achieve. In these cases, and more, my reaction is almost always a physical one. I feel it in my gut. My heart sinks. I fret over something I cannot change. But when I saw Travis Outlaw limping to the locker room, and when I heard the dreaded words, "We've got news on Travis' injury, and it's not good," I felt something between nothing and a tinge of excitement. I wanted to spend a few minutes exploring why that is.
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Player-by-player 2009 performance vs. career average
by hawkblogger on Nov 14, 2009 5:26 PM EST
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We have all discussed, in exhaustive detail, the state of nearly every individual Blazer as well as various lineups and rotations. I found myself in the bliss of a five game Blazers winning streak wondering, "Is this who we are, or are we even better than this?" Then, it occurred to me, given the opposition, we may actually be worse than this. So I decided to do a little research project to see if the evidence suggested the glass is half full or half empty. I hope it sparks some discussion.
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Memphis wants Thabeet to be like Greg
When's the last time a team was wishing their young big man would grow up to be like Greg? What a turnaround.
Aldridge: Chairman of the boards?
by hawkblogger on Nov 11, 2009 12:19 AM EST
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The much-maligned toughness of LaMarcus Aldridge always seems to come back to his below average rebounding total for the power forward position. Don't look now, but our little boy may be growing up.
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Great Night
The Nuggets lose their second in a row while getting their butts whupped in Atlanta. The Jazz lose to the Kings at home. Misery loves company!
"(Oden) showed signs at some points in the game where he could be unstoppable if he just keeps working on his game," Spurs forward Antonio McDyess said. "He gets so deep in the post it’s like you can’t do nothing with him."
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