SB Nation User Blog: sagebru5h

Wayman Tisdale's Battle. Even after losing his leg to cancer, this former NBA forward is still...

sagebru5h — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:28:36 -0000

Wayman Tisdale's Battle. Even after losing his leg to cancer, this former NBA forward is still smiling! What an inspirational man!

OT: Nike uses Lebron to pimp shoes. Perhaps Lebron would come to Portland if he wants to continue...

sagebru5h — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:13:42 -0000

OT: Nike uses Lebron to pimp shoes. Perhaps Lebron would come to Portland if he wants to continue making commercials like this. Both Nike and W+K are Portland-based companies. We'll see.

Ricky Rubio | 2009 NBA Draft

sagebru5h — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:47:52 -0000

Ricky Rubio | 2009 NBA Draft

I know we've already got a battle for the PG position going on, but I cannot forget what I saw this kid do in Beijing. The chemistry he and Rudy had far surpassed what we see between Sergio and Rudy. They forced a crazy number of turnovers with their tandem defense attacks. I am not suggesting we replace Sergio with Ricky, but rather supplement one with the other.

Regardless of how much potential we see in Bayless, I don't think we need to try and turn a shoot-first comboG into the pass-first PG we need. We have enough scorers on this team. We need one of those rare magical playmakers like Rudy at the PG spot. And regardless of how hardworking Blake is, I don't know of anybody who actually envisions him to be the PG of our upcoming championship years.

So... How about some 2009 Draft Day Magic from KP, sending Blake + Bayless in exchange for the draft rights to Ricky Rubio?? What better way to help this kid adapt his game to the NBA, then to play under Sergio, and along side Rudy.

Besides, I've had this nightmare in my head of Ricky ending up on the L*kers, throwing lob after lob to Pau Gasol night after night. We CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN!!

What do you guys think??

Pre-game meal? / Oden Article

sagebru5h — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:41:47 -0000

Pre-game meal? / Oden Article

Is there anybody downtown who wants to grab some grub before heading to the Rose Garden tonight?? I'm working down in Old Town (right off the MAX line), so if anybody is hungry... let us eat now, so we're not doubling the cost of our tickets by eating at the Garden. Call me. 971.219.2116

Also, did everyone catch the Oden article on the front page of NBA.com. HE HAS ARRIVED!!!

Dwight Jaynes - Outlaw for Conley?

sagebru5h — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:20:44 -0000

Dwight Jaynes - Outlaw for Conley?

Sam Smith is reporting that the Trail Blazers have offered Travis Outlaw for Memphis point guard (and old Greg Oden teammate) Mike Conley.

Tuesday night?

sagebru5h — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:11:34 -0000

So, where are we all gathering to watch the opening night double-header? Cleveland at Boston @ 5:00pm, then Portland at L.A. L*kers @ 7:30pm.

I chec ked out Fire on the Mountain on E Burnside, and they've only got two HDTVs that can't be any bigger than 40", and they've got the games muted, so we'd miss out on the comedic commentary of Sir Charles Barkley... it will be great to hear him finally recognize the Trailblazers for the upcoming championship contenders that they are.

I've heard good things about Grand Central, but I am not sure I want the sound of bowling overwhelming the ambience.

So... where? Let me here your suggestions, and lets actually try to decide on where we can do this... If not in our own living rooms.

full-season tickets have shipped!

sagebru5h — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:24:30 -0000

I got an email this morning from the Blazer ticket office, and season tickets are being shipped this week via Fedex!

I've got a question for all of you experienced season ticket holders. I've heard that some people leave their ticket sheets intact in order to preserve the collector's value of the tickets; but how does that work? Do you re-print your tickets at home via your blazers.com account?

I'd appreciate any insights...

OT: Veetle has NBATV.

sagebru5h — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:26:32 -0000

OT: Veetle has NBATV.

OT: If you tune in now... Terry Porter & Phoenix Suns in NBA REAL Training Camp on NBA TV.

So, I quickly made a little Rudy highlight video from Saturday night's game between Spain and USA. ...

sagebru5h — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:07:12 -0000

No video? Get the DivX Web Player for Windows or Mac

So, I quickly made a little Rudy highlight video from Saturday night's game between Spain and USA. I only had twenty minutes to make it, so don't be too harsh on the editing, etc...

For those of you who wanted to see more than just "the dunk"... here ya go.

UPDATE: I've replaced the big quicktime file with a divx file. This is a fraction of the file size. If you can't view it, you can download the codec at http://www.divx.com

UPDATE: I've uploaded to google. Let's see how long it stays before it's pulled by NBC...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1075537777812139511

Download this video (23 MB)

The Scouting Report.

sagebru5h — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:37:18 -0000

This was taken from the USABasketball.com website. To read the full USA vs. Spain preview report, here is the link.

Tony Ronzone, Director of International Player Personnel

What about Spain makes them dangerous?

One is there continuity. Some of these guys have been together since 1999 when Spain won the Junior World Championship in Portugal. Six of those guys are on this 2008 Olympic Team. That's pretty impressive. They could close their eyes, and they could still find their guys on the floor. They are very mature, experienced basketball team. The best domestic foreign league is in Spain, and the athletic talent in that country is unbelievable. They have a lot of confidence and zero fear. The players that do play in the NBA are all succesful, from Gasol to Calderon to Garbojosa, they have all had success in our league. So when they play against us they think they can beat us, and it shows in their confidence on the floor. And they have a guard named Rudy Fernandez, who will play for Portland next year, that is playing unbelievalbe -- just none stop high energy.