Monday News

by Dave on Oct 8, 2007 1:53 AM PDT in News

Joe Freeman has the long-awaited article on the Blazers' new shooting coach.

Brian Hendrickson has a nice supplement to his Sunday article on Martell Webster's turning over of a new leaf.

I've said for years that we'd know the team was back when we got through a whole pre-season without hearing one, single reform story on any of the players. We almost got there this year, with Darius Miles and Martell giving us minor ones. I guess technically that means we're almost back. I do wonder if Martell's new spirit will continue if he doesn't get much playing time.

Oh, and in case you've forgotten them it might be helpful to review the Ten Commandments of Pre-Season. The team is in a little different place this year so not all of them apply equally to the Blazers, but they're sensible (and possibly amusing) nevertheless.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

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Eating crow

I'm prepared to eat crow. Please, Martell, make me do it.

Reasons to feel optimistic that the crow will taste particularly good:

They've been talking all summer about how much more coachable Martell is.
They've recognized Martell's problems are mostly mental, and he's been willing to face up to that.
I saw the video of him dunking on LMA this summer. So what. But I saw the expression on his face as he ran back down the court, and thought, "This isn't a guy who is happy with just one dunk, this is a guy who is determined that it will happen again and again and again."
He's saying all the right things.

None of that guarantees anything. But it is that kind of thing that makes me think Martell is finally ready to come through.

I don't care if he plays like a #6 pick, if he plays like a top 15 pick I'll be eating crow and loving it. I've got more hope of that happening than I ever had before.

While we're on the topic, I hope I have to eat crow about JJ, too. I thought he was going to basically force the team to trade him, but it sounds like he's worked his rear end off all summer. Maybe he'll start after all.

It would just break my heart to have to eat two very large helpings of crow. Maybe we'll need to have a crow-eating party sometime.

by jscot on Oct 8, 2007 5:11 AM PDT reply actions

Crow's not so bad...

you just have to fry it up with a little garlic in some olive oil.

by ken @ Blazer's Edge on Oct 8, 2007 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Man...

I'm not sure -- that sounds like Mediterranean crow, and I'll have to save that for if Sergio becomes a regular starter at PG for us.

by jscot on Oct 8, 2007 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Beer helps, too.

Wash it down with a nice Guiness or maybe some Ruination IPA.

Actually, since you are eating crow, perhaps Arrogant Bastard IPA might be more apropos...

by DonkeyShins on Oct 8, 2007 11:20 AM PDT reply actions

Tsk, tsk

No need for name-calling when I'm already eating crow....

:-)

by jscot on Oct 8, 2007 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

I said

"As the crow flies" the other day and no one knew what I was talking about. So then I said, "as the seagull flies" to the same response. There are no crows or seagulls in Hawai'i. I guess I'd have to eat egret or myna bird.

Rent this signature for only $199/month. Ask me how.

by tominhawaii on Oct 8, 2007 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions