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The Darkhorses: Why The Blazers & Grizzlies Will Be Legitimate Contenders
I was waiting for this article to be written. I wouldn't sleep on them.
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LaRue Maritn speaks
It's pretty short, but there might be more on the real show.
Poor Travis
I kind of feel sorry for the guy. On one hand, he managed to secure a contract he didn't really deserve, but how can you fault him for getting as much money as possible? On the other hand, it puts a lot of pressure on him to be a go-to guy, every night, all game long.
I think in a certain way, it's also one more indication of how good of a coach Nate is. Nearly every player we've traded since Nate has been coaching performed their best as a Blazer. He managed to extract Travis' strengths while hiding his weaknesses.
Sacrilege!
I hope I don't have to turn in my Blazer fan card for finding this to be a very interesting interview, even though it is the hated Woj interviewing the even more hated Kobe, but if you're a true fan of the game, you'll appreciate it.
Bayno: "He's working hard; I'm really excited. Last summer, I spent the majority of the time with Greg, and LA called me a couple of weeks ago and said, 'Hey, what are you doing? Can you come to Dallas?' And immediately I got on a plane … he's been working. I can't say enough good things about the effort that he's putting in. The majority of work we're doing is adding to his game, working on his drive game. Teams crowd him so much; I think teams are going to crowd him and push him less (this year), and just really working on creating contact, using his body. I call it inside shoulder-outside hand, where every time he's looking to make a move to the basket he should be looking to hit the defense first with his inside shoulder, get to the rim and finish with his outside hand. He's working. He's wearing me out to be quite honest with you. He hired a personal trainer, a guy that works with a couple of the (Dallas) Cowboys. He's really gotten stronger; and he's done that on his own. I think he's probably up to 260, 262 (pounds). Considerably stronger and bigger, but hasn't lost any quickness. One of the things we've been working on is improving his first step. I can't say enough good things about him. He's taking it; I'm literally beating him up. He's probably doing 100 possessions a day once we get through, where I'm just forcing him baseline, forcing him middle, forcing him to his left hand, and just really cracking him with the pads and working on getting and-ones, and just continuing to be good at creating that contact and finishing with contact.
Conspiracy Theory
by superfly05 on Jul 27, 2010 5:18 PM EDT
on Blazer's Edge
Obviously the big NBA story of the summer was the forming of "The Superfriends" in Miami. There was much drama leading up to the opening of the free agency period, where there were several teams that cleared out their roster in order to create cap room to land one or more of the coveted free agents. But what if it was all just for show, and the decisions had already been made as long as a year ago?
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I'm sick of this free agency before it's even started
by superfly05 on Jun 30, 2010 9:00 PM EDT
on Blazer's Edge
Of course even non-basketball fans are aware of the impending free agency, with all the big names shuffling and reshaping the NBA. While it is historic in the number of top-quality FAs available in a single year, it's also historic from my point of view in that I don't ever remember it being controlled by the players as much as this one. Usually teams re-sign their own top free agents, or they orchestrate a sign-and-trade, or there is only a handful of possible destinations with salary cap room and specific areas of need.
I'll be glad when the dust settles, but I can't say I like the idea of where it's going. It was cool back in the 90's when they assembled the first Dream Team for the Olympics, and the All-Star games are good for an entertaining weekend, but the idea of a self-assembled All-Star team playing a regular seasons and competing for championships seems so hollow, and I'm wondering how good it is for the league in general. I know lots of people will want to go see a visiting team chock full of superstars, but how long before it's like going to Globetrotter games where the outcome is known before the tip-off.
I truly hope that something unusual happens, like LeBron stays in Cleveland, Wade stays in Miami, Bosh ends up in Chicago and Amare Stoudemire goes to the Knicks by himself. Anyway, I already miss the days of organically growing your championship teams through the draft, development, trades and free agency.
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Blake Griffin a Bust!
by superfly05 on Jan 13, 2010 4:42 PM EST
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After injuring his kneecap in the preseason, he is now having season-ending surgery after a long rehab and seemingly imminent return. He will miss his entire rookie season without ever playing in a single regular-season game. It's all over for this year.
Hire Charles Oakley!
by superfly05 on Nov 12, 2009 8:16 PM EST
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"I'm going to send a package to all the different teams around the league and try to set up two or three big man camps over the summer. I'd like to help today's fours and fives understand the game better."
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