stop me if you've heard this before (ok, stop reading)...I'm hoping this is posted in the correct spot as I don't post in fanshots/posts very often at all. here goes:

A Kindergarten teacher tells her class she's a BIG Lakers fan. She's really excited about it and asks the kids if they're Lakers fans too. Everyone wants to impress the teacher and say they are too, except ONE kid named Dougie.. the teacher looks at Dougie and says, "Dougie, you're not a Lakers fan?" He says, "Nope, I'm a Blazers fan!" She says, "Well why are you a Blazers fan and not a Lakers fan?" to which Dougie replies, "Well, my mom is a Blazers fan, and my dad is a Blazers fan, so I'm a Blazers fan." The teacher is not real happy. She starts to get a little hot under the collar. She says, "Well, if your moms an idiot, and your dads a moron, then what would you be?!" Dougie says, "Then I'd be a Lakers fan!"

I made a comment about donating for kids to get tickets to a blazers home game courtesy of BlazersEdge.  Ben made a reply about it not being a marketing ploy and i'd like to clarify that i'm totally in agreement with that.  My purpose of the comment is because I'd love nothing more than to see the smiling faces of the kids enjoying the experience!  I'm just tired of seeing ungrateful kids get things, no matter how big or small, and just not appreciating them. 

 

That said, I'll still donate for kids to go to the game either way, but I'd really love to see a photo of said event. 

 

Thanks for "listening"!

I heard this one on the radio down here in San Diego on "Hacksaws Headlines".  I guess Barbosa is the subject of several rumors.  I'm not entirely sure of what to think of a move like this though.  On the surface it looks good, but I don't know nearly as much about Barbosa as I do about Webster to make a real informed decision.  I know that D'Antoni really has a hard on for him and wants him in New York badly...

I get to hear about what a great character guy Brandon is all the time, but I rarely get to see (hear) it first hand.  This morning I got the chance when I was surprised that he was going to be on the local morning talk show I listen to (Dave and Jeff on xtra sports 1360  www.xtrasports1360.com).  They had him on talking about one of the charity promotions he is doing and, man, what a class act.  Even when one of the DJ's who's an admitted T-Wolves fan since he grew up in MN was asking him about if he likes to stick it to the T-Wolves when they play he just took it all in stride.  Their impressions after he hung up the phone with him was just simply "wow".  They left having the utmost respect for Brandon, the city of Portland, and the Trailblazers organization.  Man that guy is awesome.  I'm absolutely giddy about our future as a franchise!!

This is just a quick note for Dave, thought it'd make you feel good.

I was standing in line at starbucks(keep in mind i'm in San Diego too) and a guy approached me and told me he liked my t-shirt.  I'm wearing the Cult of KP t-shirt i got from you.  He said it was totally cool and he wanted one, and wanted to know where he could get one or have one made.  SO, i told him to follow the link to the web page and drop you a line and you'd fill him in on the info!

One more blazer fan recruited...or at least one more t-shirt sold if he follows through.

Kudos dave!

As i'm getting my stuff together, ready to make the drive through the desert, i'm wondering how many blazers fans are showing their support thus far at the summer league?  Better yet, how many faithful fans for Blazers Edge are out there making their presence known?

Dave, did you remember to bring the Blazers Edge T-Shirts?  

Ken, are we still on for dinner on Friday night?  Could you post the name and address of the restaurant again so i don't have to go trudging through old diaries/posts to find it?  

I can't wait to get out there Friday night.  I think i'm going to take in some of the WSoP Main Event while not watching some basketball.  Should be a fun weekend!

I've gotten the green light from the wife!  So, i'm driving up there for a couple of nights at least.  I saw somewhere, but can't find it now of course, that Ken is throwing a BlazersEdge "meet and greet/party/dinner" at a place in Vegas on the 13th.  I'd like to get there for that but need more details!  Who else is going?  

I'm tired of hearing what a tremendous upset this series was. I can't believe everyone had Golden State as such huge underdogs going in. Sure, Dallas has hands down the more talented players. But, what you really had to look at, and what the real difference in the series, was the coaching. Anyone remember who coached the Mavs before Avery took over? Now, can you remember who is the coach of the Warriors at this point in time? You got it. Same person. Good ol Don Nelson. He practically assembled the team that Dallas has, so who should know their strengths and weaknesses better than he? He is a good enough coach to understand how to exploit the weaknesses in his opponents, especially when he spent so much time with the nucleus of that team.

So, was the early exit by Dallas surprising?
Slightly.

Was it "shocking" or "the biggest upset ever"?
Hardly.

Why Clyde, Why?  Why must you degrade yourself to be on some 2-bit reality show?  You USED to be my favorite player of all time, but going on and doing something like this really tarnishes all of that.  I hang my head in sorrow on such a dark day in Clyde's legacy.  Back out before it's too late Clyde!!!

"They came out and gave the ball to Zach Randolph, and he did what all franchise players do in this league. He delivered," Memphis guard Chucky Atkins said.

I think that's high praise to come from a peer.  If the media doesn't respect him, nor do half of our fans, it's nice to know that at least he garners respect from those who play with/against him.  Kudos Zach.

later in that article I had a good laugh.  Evidently the 40 shots were the highest in team history.  He acted like he didn't know how many he shot and when told he said something like "when you are in a zone you don't realize how much you shoot"...16 of 40 is "in the zone"  Really?  Since when?  I thought I was "in the zone" when i shot 15 for 20.  And i play outside the paint...16 for 40...really?

I just got the email from the Blazers fast break club about entering the contest to play a video game with Martell and Travis.  It got me thinking about the face of our franchise.  It's been a while since I could see one or two people whenever I thought or heard about the Blazers, probably the last time was Clyde and Terry.  I think that what I'm seeing now is that B. Roy and Martell are becoming the faces for the Blazers future.  It's not just their play on the court as they aren't near the caliber we'd like them to be some day, but the general vibes I'm getting is that they are going to be here for a very long time.  I for one am very happy about that.  I have wanted to have a positive face(s) I could associate with my team for a very long time now and feel we now have that and will have that for a long time to come.  

On a side note, How about them Ducks?  Takin it to 'Zona...IN TUCSON.

I'm very torn right now.  I want the Blazers to lose a lot of games, even getting the worst possible record in the league, so they get the best chance to pick up Oden from Ohio State.  That kid is a pure animal posessing raw talent not seen since LeBron broke into the league.  And he's 7' tall!

But, on the flip side, I want the crimson and black to win!!  I get mad when they lose, especially the close games.  

Am I the only person with this internal conflict?  It makes me feel like a bad fan sometimes!  

Honestly, who saw this ducks team starting out with the season they are having so far?  They have played a lot of "bad" teams, but have dealt them all losses by big numbers as they should.  Their only loss at this point:  USC.  They beat #1 UCLA over the weekend!!!  Go Ducks, pick up where the Football team dropped the ball!!

For anyone who remembers Mr. Abdelnaby, I found him tonight.  He was doing co-host gig on NBA TV's late night show(can't remember what it's called...NBA Daily or something like that)...nothing extraordinary, but since he was one of the guys i liked way back in the day I thought it was fun to see him again.

I am absolutely jazzed about the game this weekend!  i've had this date circled on my calendar since the schedule came out.  I think Oregon and Cal match up VERY well against each other.  Cal has a great running game that is very hard to stop.  Their problem is that their quarterback play is streaky at best.  Oregon, as we all know by now, has a very balanced offensive attack that ranks 4th in the nation.  They key for another Oregon victory is to stop Cal's running game.  If we can keep them down, or pile on the points early to force them to pass, then it should be a fairly easy victory.  However, being that these two teams know each other inside and out, i'm guessing it will be another shootout in the Berkely again.  The Vegas line has Cal giving 5.5.  i have Oregon winning outright and giving 8.  This will be the make or break game for Oregon this year!  Win this, and they have a shot at the rose bowl, more realistically there is the holiday bowl.  Lose this...well, i won't go there cuz it ain't gon happen.  Ducks 38-Bears 30

Poll

Who wins this Saturday?

20%

California Golden Bears

3 votes

80%

Your University of Oregon Ducks

12 votes

15 votes | Poll has closed

I'm jazzed about the game this weekend.  Looks like ASU has really turned from a Pass Happy offense into a legitimate double threat, so to speak.  We all know that they are no where close to competing with Oregon's running game as it is one of the best in the NCAA Div 1 right now.  We have one of the best 3 backs in college, backed up by a guy who could be a starter on 75% of the other teams in Div 1A.  That, bolstered with the dominating offensive line that the Ducks have should bode very well for us.  The only possible caveat i see is that the Ducks pass coverage is very shaky (what else is new?) right now with a bunch of freshman playing the corner spots.  I see the game as a pound it out, tire them down sort of game.  Oregon 28, ASU 10.

What do you think?

Poll

who will win on Saturday?

100%

Oregon Ducks

11 votes

0%

Arizona State Sun Devils

0 votes

0%

Who Cares? I can't wait for the Blazers to start up camp!!!

0 votes

11 votes | Poll has closed

Is it just me(and everyone i know) or are Oregon's new uniforms the most hideous thingy you've ever seen? I mean, c'mon guys...Diamond plated uni's? Give me a break. I'm all for cutting edge, but that crap is just ridiculous. I'm a die hard ducks supporter, but it is impossible for me to stand up to everyone i know bagging on those god-awful uniforms. That's my rant for now.

Poll

Whos has the worst uniforms in all of sports?

0%

Oregon Ducks

0 votes

5%

Oregon Ducks

1 votes

0%

Oregon Ducks

0 votes

0%

Oregon Ducks

0 votes

47%

The old Houston Astro

8 votes

35%

Oregon Ducks

6 votes

11%

The old San Diego Padres

2 votes

17 votes | Poll has closed

College football is getting underway.  All I can say about that is:  About Dang Time!!!  

I am thinking that the Ducks are going to have another great year this year.  They have 2 excellent quarterbacks(hopefully they'll only use one), a top tier running back, their O-Line is almost the same as it was last year, and their D is really coming around.  We should easily smoke Stanford tomorrow, but the test comes when Oklahoma comes into Autzen for that Holiday Bowl rematch.  (on a side note, i went to that game and was VERY disappointed that Oregon did not play the type of game they played all season and got their butts kicked for it)  I think the Ducks only loss this year will be to USC and maybe Cal.  We all know that our boys in green have trouble stopping spectacular backs, and Cal has a couple of those.  Should be a fun season though!  Lets Go Ducks!!!!!   QUACK!!!!!!!!!!!

Poll

Who is going to win the Pac-10 Football title this year?

14%

USC

2 votes

0%

Washington

0 votes

0%

Arizona State

0 votes

0%

Washington State

0 votes

0%

Arizona

0 votes

0%

Stanford

0 votes

7%

UCLA

1 votes

57%

Oregon

8 votes

14%

Cal

2 votes

7%

Oregon State

1 votes

14 votes | Poll has closed