SB Nation User Blog: lanepete

Does Roy Read Blazers Edge?

lanepete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0000

Does Roy Read Blazers Edge?

"That's great," Roy said. "I'm good with it. I hear everybody is getting mad at me now over this whole Andre thing. I don't know why. ... I never did anything. I've never wanted anything but what's good for the team. It makes me a little sad. But I'm cool."

Surprising Stats from Basketball-Reference

lanepete — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:57 -0000

Surprising Stats from Basketball-Reference

Please take these with a grain of salt. They are Formulas, and Stats. But not the be all end all.

- Oden has highest Block %
- Oden has highest total # of blocks
- Rudy has highest Steal %
- Oden is #1 in TOTAL REBOUNDING %

Top 5 Defensive Rating Players:
1. Oden
2. Przy
3. Garnett
4. Rudy
5. Dampier

Oden is #4 in defensive Win shares (aldridge is #7)
Roy is #6 in Win shares

Aldridge is #2 in Turnover Percentage (!!)

Oden #5 and Rudy #9 ranked soph espn.com

lanepete — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:03 -0000

Oden #5 and Rudy #9 ranked soph espn.com

INSIDER LINK but here is Rudy and Oden blurb:

5. Greg Oden, Trail Blazers
This big guy's confidence is coming on strong. He's averaging 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks a game in November, while hitting almost 62 percent of his shots. All in just 24 minutes a game. (It's not his fault the Blazers have the best rebounding center in the league playing behind him.)

He's often been dominant on the defensive end and on the backboards. If he begins to assert himself more on offense, we'll be talking about All-Star Game appearances soon.

and Rudy

9. Rudy Fernandez, Trail Blazers
Some guys take major and obvious steps forward in their second season. Others, such as Fernandez, take incremental but pivotal steps that significantly impact their team. Fernandez is still shooting and making a lot of 3s this season (19-for-47 -- 40 percent), but it's his defense that has people taking notice. Fernandez may well be the Blazers' best perimeter team defender. In other words, their defense may be at its best when he's in the game compared to any other guard or wing.

BODOG.com O/U On ODen, 10.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG

lanepete — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:02:40 -0000

BODOG.com O/U On ODen, 10.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG

They got the O/U on Oden as 10.4 ppg, or 8.4 RPG....thats almost a cant lose Bet if you go the over...ether way the other Prop bets look interesting for the Blazers as well:

Andre: 14.4 PPG, 6.4 APG
Aldridge: 18.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG
Roy: 22.5 PPG

I think they did a good job with the others, but Oden at 10/8??? I think 12/10 is on the low end for him....hmm....

Anyone got Google Wave? if so, want to start a Blazer Wave with me? I Wanna see how it could work...

lanepete — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:46:31 -0000

Anyone got Google Wave? if so, want to start a Blazer Wave with me? I Wanna see how it could work with Sports.

Follow all NBA Media on Twitter from one Web Page

lanepete — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:42:22 -0000

Follow all NBA Media on Twitter from one Web Page

This has a stream of all NBA Media on Twitter and ask they type...so instead of following it through your own account, you can just take a glance.

Some Positive for Oden from Thorpe (ESPN)

lanepete — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:26:16 -0000

I dont think i have heard anyone compare Oden to Horford, but this is a great little synopsis by David Thorpe who puts Oden at #7:

This slimmer version of Oden is starting to make an impact already. He's third among all rookies in PER, and is the best defensive rebounder and second-best offensive rebounder of the class.

He is also craftier on offense than he gets credit for, using patience and some slight shoulder feints to create better angles for finishing. And he is a long way from figuring it out, which is scary to consider.

Remember how everyone was so impressed with how Al Horford started the season last year? Horford's 8.7 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game last November tagged him as the big man to watch in the coming years. Oden is at 8.3 ppg and 6.8 rpg, but is playing 12 minutes per game fewer than Horford did. Add in Oden's 1.67 blocks per game (almost double what Al did last year: 0.94), and then consider he's 18 months younger than Big Al, and it's more than possible that Oden will grow to be as special a player as the hype suggested

Very interesting comparison, i like that.

Just interesting, what do you think about comparing Oden to Horford???

Blazers Fans and Twitter

lanepete — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:21:21 -0000

hey all, so I am a big fan of twitter, but relatively new. I know Bustabucket is on twitter (as of a few days ago), but I was wondering who else is on Twitter?

For those of you unfamilar with twitter, it is microblogging (think facebook status updates/forums on steroids). It restricts you to 140 characters or less, and really is useful for short updates/links (called Tweets).

For those of you on it, please let me know your name...i am @PDXBlazersFTW

Also interesting, Shaq is one of the most active celebs on twitter ,and he is new to it, he is REAL funny. Has even posted stuff about Greg Oden on it too.

either way just curious about who is on it, and looking for more people to follow. so hop on and join the fun. I often post links from around the blogosphere, as well as just random ruminations about blazers, video games, music, and other random stuff.

"Stuart scott from espn said greg oden looks 42 , lol dats funny - Shaq on Twitter" Guess he was...

lanepete — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:28:42 -0000

"Stuart scott from espn said greg oden looks 42 , lol dats funny - Shaq on Twitter" Guess he was watching the game last night!

http://www.twitter.com/the_real_Shaq

Darius Working Out (ESPN)

lanepete — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:59:19 -0000

Darius Miles
"The Celtics had him in camp and released him in late October so he could have a chance at hooking up with another team, although it hasn't happened yet. Miles is said to have conducted two recent workouts for NBA teams, and he told ESPN.com at the start of camp that New Jersey, Dallas, Charlotte and Phoenix had expressed interest in him over the summer.

The 26-year-old has been working out with famed trainer Tim Grover in Chicago. If he signs with an NBA team, he must immediately serve a 10-game suspension for failing a drug test. If he then plays 10 games, he goes back on Portland's salary cap for $9 million this season and next."

ah...the drama continues.