This is baby #3.  Thanks for all the kind thoughts yesterday in the JD 7/19.

I'm betting that in a few years, my wife and 3 kids will join me to take all comers.  I think we've got a shot.

I'll give you the scouting report on the family:

My 4 year old boy can ... kind of ... dribble and can touch the bottom of the net on our 4 foot hoop.

My 2 year old girl can run in circle while holding a small Blazers ball in her hands.  She's pretty tough. When you push her down, she'll get right back up and push you down.

My 1 day old has shown me that if one of the nurses pokes him, he'll cry.  I'm thinking international rules here, but you get the drift. He'll look like Rudy or Divac on D, only better of course.

My wife hasn't played much sports, but I'm thinking that she'd have the refs on her side. She's very distracting and my little girl would get away with murder away from the ball.

Then there's me.  Since there are a lot of role players here, I thinking that I can go K*be on everyone.  I'm obviously not much of a teammate, just get me the ball.

Well, there you go.  I'm waiting for the challenge.

I'm concerned.

All this talk of Outlaw on the block in almost every trade worries me.  How can this be?  I've proposed trades involving Outlaw, but I didn't consider the ramifications.  

Here is something Ben wrote last September that I thought was interesting about Outlaw.  http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/9/2/606449/a-look-at-trout-s-fgas

That is almost a year old, but I thought it interesting.  Then I thought of another potential problem with trading Outlaw. 

I'm not talking about B-Roy's well known friendship with Trout.  I'm not talking about taking away a last minute hero in more than a few games.  I'm not even talking about the guy that bridged the gaps between several players on our most favorite team.

I'm talking about our only option at PF when the small line-up goes out on the floor. 

How many times this year did Nate go to this line-up? More than I can count.

If Outlaw is traded, who you going to put there? LMA, no.  He's the center in that line-up.  How about Batum? no.  He's way to small. Ditto for Martell.  

Maybe Nate would go a different route, but it seems that a LOT of teams use this tactic on a regular basis.  Do we want to match up with them or go super big with 2 of Oden, Pryz and LMA.  It seems that Nate would want more options.

If Outlaw is traded, it is my opinion KP must add a player similar to him either through the draft or in FA.  While I'm not opposed to trading Outlaw, it would open another hole to fill.

As I watched game 5 from section 330, it came to me.  Our vocal crowd had no chanting tendancies.  Other than the very common "Here we go, Blazers, here we go" on offense and "De-fense, De-fense" when Portland played the other end.  I think that it is time that we B-Edgers (the cutting edge of Portland fandom) need to come up with some more interesting -- and clean -- options.  I'm not talking about, "these refs suck".

I've heard "MVP" for Brandon.  "Rip City" when prompted by Blaze.  "Ru-dy" chants also rain down from the rafters.  Any others?  I'm having a hard time thinking of any.

There was a call here for more spontaneous fan participation earlier in the season.  When the "wave" came out, it was shouted down by many.  I could take or leave the wave, but we should be more interesting and innovative than the normal NBA crowd.

Our team has stepped it up, it's time we do the same.  I am looking for any fan chants that are kid friendly.  

Here are my initial entries.

"All-Star" chant for LMA.

"Rip City" chant without Blaze.

I'm no Duke fan and this would have to start in the 300 level but I'd love this before each tip-off. 

The spanish chants are great, but I don't speak the language.  There is a chant that goes something like, "Oh wee oh, a, oh wee oh. It's repeated over and over.  I love it and maybe Amlmart1 could help me out with this one.  I only found it on youtube in this soccer clip.

I'd love any help with this.