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Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Rockets

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We're back home again!  Finally a game that starts after you get off work (as long as your name isn't TominHawaii)!  It seems like forever.  What will the first home game bring?  The old saw is that the first home game after a long road swing actually feels more like the last road game of the trip.  What do you see happening tonight?

Register all of your pre-, in-, and post-game comments right here.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

P.S.  The Jersey Contest Form for this game is here.

P.P.S. Don't forget to tune in to 1080 AM The Fan tomorrow morning at 10:25 to hear yours truly in a radio interview with Gavin Dawson.

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13 wins in a row!! Again!!
(for our D-League affiliate the Idaho Stampede)

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20080124/LADIDA/boxscore.html

Take that D-fenders! Beat LA! Beat LA!

Josh McRoberts with a ho-hum game.

by jksnake99 on Jan 24, 2008 11:25 PM PST reply actions  

I can't even imagine
what it's like to be a Rockets fan. Watching Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady play the whole season yet still being dissapointed. They're in a sort of NBA purgatory, not good enought to win a championship but not bad enough to justify blowing it up and starting over.

by jayseyfield on Jan 25, 2008 12:06 AM PST reply actions  

Hmmm?
I think I can imagine that - all too clearly!

Maybe if they get lucky, Bonzi can kick off a rebuilding effort in Houston to match the one he helped initiate in Portland!

Think of Bonzi as one of those corporate turnaround artists.  One of the soulless, evil... oh, wait a minute, they're all soulless and evil.  Okay, how about this: he's the Jack Kevorkian for underachieving, talented-on-paper, aging superstar oriented franchises...

Not that I hold a grudge or anything...

by webted on Jan 25, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions  

This kind of game is tough
But it's the kind you have to find a way to win if you want to be in the playoffs.  We can afford losses on the road to teams like Houston.  We can't afford many losses at home against the teams that are good, but not great.

Houston still has the capability to be very, very good by the end of the year, but they aren't right now.  Get them while you can.

We need a big game out of our 3 point shooters, and it would help if Travis were to have one of his explosive games.

by jscot on Jan 25, 2008 1:03 AM PST reply actions  

The guys will be tired
Like Dave said, this is really an extension of the road trip.  The guys had a long flight from NO, then one day to recuperate.  At least they got to sleep in their own beds, and they'll be playing in the familiar confines of the Rose Garden.  That counts for something.  

I've got my fingers crossed that they can start this home stand on a winning note.

"Ime caught the guy in mid-air with a fist and calmly continued his dispatching of oncoming people." -Gabe Muoneke

by hurryup09 on Jan 25, 2008 1:09 AM PST reply actions  

Average age : 24 years old
You can't use every long road trip as an excuse.  The good teams don't.

by leeroyjenkins on Jan 25, 2008 9:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I even have off
I know you were thinking of me here in Japan when you made that game starts after work comment, because it'll be Saturday morning for me! Unfortunately I'll be traveling, but next Saturday vs the Knicks I'll be here.

by einman77 on Jan 25, 2008 3:52 AM PST reply actions  

just some
first 1/2 of the season highlights for your pre-game entertainment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_m2b13Vw4A

by einman77 on Jan 25, 2008 4:21 AM PST reply actions  

TROUT!
That was great, man.
Travis Outlaw: Late game highlight reel.

Who'd a thunk it?

RipCity's a state of mind

by Y5k on Jan 25, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions  

awesome video
almost brings tears to my eyes

by DraftKevinDurant on Jan 25, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh my goodness
I simultaneously had chills running up and down my spine, was giggling like a school girl, and had tears in my eyes.

I love these boys, probably too an "unhealthy" extreme, but you know what, I DON'T CARE!

I <3 Blazers

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

love it
awesome video, thanks for posting it!

This is my first post here after a lot of hanging out reading... Go Blazers!

by mt hood on Jan 25, 2008 3:44 PM PST up reply actions  

I'll be there tonight
100 level, center court.......Row J

BEAT LA!!!!!!!!!  er, BEAT HOUSTON!!!!!!

by iDea on Jan 25, 2008 11:28 AM PST reply actions  

bobble heads
does anyone know how early you need to go to get a bobble head?

by Philthyanimal on Jan 25, 2008 12:37 PM PST reply actions  

My bobble head
...started right after I turned 84. The neck muscles just went away

I haven't gone on, yet!

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

With the Oden one
they had plenty. I don't know if they produce that many in a normal run.

--Dave

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

30 mins
is 30 mins not early enough then?

by Philthyanimal on Jan 25, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions  

With Oden...
...they made 10,000.

I know with Sergio they only made 5,000.

I'm guessing that number (5,000) is a normal run, and that Oden was a special deal.

by Majikj0n on Jan 25, 2008 3:28 PM PST up reply actions  

25,000
In attendance.

5,000 BHs.

Equals being in the first 20 percentile.

Are you camping at the gate or comin' late?

Good Luck.

If you don't get one, complain.

Then look for an opportunity to score, one o' the 5,000.

Who's Head is it Anyway?

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Channing Frye
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh!
I've been waitin' for this.

Heard there was Pilgrim clothing available also.


"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions  

That's funny
My Blazer's pocket schedule says "Channing Fry".

I wonder if they're related?

by Majikj0n on Jan 25, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions  

is tonight sold out?
life is like a bank, you can only take out as much as you put in. -Cal Ripken Sr.

by winnerwinner on Jan 25, 2008 1:03 PM PST reply actions  

yes
it was sold out on sunday i think...maybe earlier than that.

by Philthyanimal on Jan 25, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Doe's the Pope...
...Poop in the woods?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

J.A. Adande Pub
Hey y'all long time reader...first time posting.  Just kidding, I hate those callers.  Any way, here's some more Trailblazers pub, this time from ESPN and J.A. Adande.  It's a feel good read that will get you pumped up for tonight.

I'll be on the court in the blue shirt slingin beers!  See you there, and Gooooo Blazers!

RRRRRRRIPPP City!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Blazers-080125

by courtsideerrandboy on Jan 25, 2008 1:37 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah,
When's the last time the Blazers have been described as a smart team? Back in the Walton era maybe, before most these guys were born.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions  

AWESOME article...
Thanks for passing it along...one of the things I love the most about this season is how it's baffling the so-called "experts".

by SonicBlazer on Jan 25, 2008 5:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Yao Strategy
With Yao we'll obviously have to double team him if he gets the ball in the post and make the other players beat us. It seems like bringing the weak side player across the baseline has worked ok-the first time I noticed this strategy work effectively was when it was employed in last year's playoff series between Dallas and Golden State. Nellie would frequently double Dirk this way and it seemed to fluster him.

Besides Joél I'd say LaMarcus will be the man to check him. He guarded Shaq fairly well in the second half of the Miami game, so we'll see what he can do.....

by kenzc76 on Jan 25, 2008 2:02 PM PST reply actions  

just scored tickets off craigslist
couldn't resist the homecoming game . . . GO BLAZERS!

by sergioFTW on Jan 25, 2008 2:41 PM PST reply actions  

Yao
Yao has improved a lot, but he is still prone to foul trouble and getting tired when he has to run up and down the court a lot.  I can predict some fan whining when Joel doesn't play much tonight, but Frye and LMA are sooooo much better suited to play Yao on the offensive end.

You have to go right at Yao, force him to foul you.  You have to move on offense and make him keep up with you in transition, which will be hard because we need LMA to rebound but can be done.  You have to use your athleticism to thwart Yao, and you limit how effective he can be.

Make him tired and fouly.  Make him guard someone who can score so he has to make an effort (sorry Joel lovers, including me).  And hope T-Mac wants to mail in another performance and that the role players have a typical game.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 4:00 PM PST reply actions  

Raef
"The Frenchman", could play a role tonight!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 4:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Raef has to come big
Jason Quick said Raef would average like 12 points and 7 boards this season, so Raef needs a HUGE game tonight to up those averages!

The Frenchman needs to colonize the Chairman Yao, and show him what TRUE POWER really is.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 5:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Like...
...a 120 points and 70 Rebounds!

That would do it!

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions  

RIP CITY, tonihgts x factor
The Blazers may be tired tonight after a long trip, but I'm sure they're relieved to be home and in the friendly confines of The Wells Fargo Rose Garden.

Lets give them the homecoming they need and live up to our sixth man title.  The Denver game when Outlaw blocked Kleiza's three at the buzzer, that night waas the loudest I've ever heard the garden.  I'm hoping we can match that tonight because as Dave mentioned, winning this first one against a team looking to knock us out of the playoff picture will set the tone for the next five at home.

Besides, we've one 12 in a row at home, that's a streak we need to keep alive!

Be the sixth man Rip City!

We can put them over the edge!

"Stick a knife in 'em, their done!" ~ Mike Rice

by courtsideerrandboy on Jan 25, 2008 4:55 PM PST reply actions  

The Wells Fargo Rose Garden?
Did we garner enough $$$$$$ from this, to buy out Shaq's contract?

Those of you who bank at Wells Fargo. Money well spent.

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply actions  

Off Topical
Minny is playing well in Boston right now, up an insurmountable 47 to 44.  Goooooo BASSY!

Minny is a bad team, obviously, ill suited for each other.  But they're better than our 21 win season team from a few years ago, but just don't win.  They got more talent, at least.

C'mon, Boston, lose again!  It's fun.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 5:34 PM PST reply actions  

20 minute to Farmers Pre-Game ODE WARNING!
As "Game Time" nears,
Are there any Fears?
Are they small?
Are they many?

Will We Win,
Will the Ball spin,
Into the Rim,
A plenty?

I just don't know.
I hope so!

GO BALZERS!

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 5:38 PM PST reply actions  

could you post the picture (if its legal)
the link won't work for me.
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 5:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I can see it!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Holy Crapoly
I can't even imagne. the time and skill involved in this image.

I'd have been "Shakin' 'n Bakin'", in my own stew, never havin' nothin'to show but anger.

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 5:52 PM PST up reply actions  

That's awesome
I've told you before, but I'm a fan of your site.  It's one of my favorites.  I really miss having an etchasketch...

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions  

I've gots three
But I think they're all broken :(
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm diggin' thru stuff...
...in the garage, for another!

Four to Score, big time.

Maybe one will work for me.

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Help Please!
Long time lurker first time poster who is stranded out at Mt. Hood (welches) with a bad case of Blazer Fever.  

Anybody know of any option for watching the game out here? I called around to a few bars to no avail. If not, I think I've heard mention on this site of some website that might carry it live?  

Last ditch, anybody know of a radio station carrying the game that reaches out here?

Thanks in advance for any help. I'm jonesing bad out here and would love to catch the game tonight.  

by daverich on Jan 25, 2008 6:17 PM PST reply actions  

750 KXL should reach out there
If you go to NBA.com, you can click on the "listen live" button, and you can listen to the Portland feed there.

You can try www.channelsurfing.net sometimes they have the games online.

I thought it was going to be carried on KGW tonight tho, would surprise me if no bar is carrying it... and I personally love watching games with a bunch of other Blazer fans live... always fun.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 6:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not local
otherwise maybe I could help more.

--Dave

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 6:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Hi Dave
Not cookin' Potato Mash, tonight?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks guys!
Channelsurfing.net hooked me up!  I'd rather watch with other fans as well, but it looks like its not on KGW tonight.  

My broadband connection in the woods is paying its dividends tonight...

Lets go Blazers!

by daverich on Jan 25, 2008 6:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Radio is KXL.com
That's what I'ml istening to now.

At Game Time NBA.com "Listen Live".

Let us know how it's goin'.

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:22 PM PST reply actions  

Wooo
Rock N' naughty word roll.  Let's do this.  

Or

Heck yeah, let's do this thang.

Or

I love the smell of jock strap in the morning.

Or

Let's roll.

(See, I'm not so sure I'm big on that one because now there are 9-11 connotation.)

Or

Wooooooooo, let's get it on!

Our blog administrator could beat up your blog administrator.

by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 6:37 PM PST reply actions  

So Dave...
....are the Addicted to Quack guy also?

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 6:40 PM PST reply actions  

Nope!
Nor am I Dr. Dave, Daverich, or any other Dave except this one.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Let's Get It On!
Lil' Soul in that one, Baby!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:40 PM PST reply actions  

This one will probably be an L...
...because of a very large Chinese fellow.

(But it's a home game, so ya never know.)

t

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 6:41 PM PST reply actions  

Are they there...
...tonight?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:46 PM PST up reply actions  

channelsurfing.net
has the game streaming live
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Jan 25, 2008 6:46 PM PST reply actions  

Nate on Pre-Game
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 6:47 PM PST reply actions  

Darn, League Pass
is Rockets feed... poop.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 6:57 PM PST reply actions  

That is..
.. a plop o'poop!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow, Minny is really taken it to Boston
and Telfair is actually playing some good ball.

by Noisy Kricket on Jan 25, 2008 6:58 PM PST reply actions  

Houston
has the same NBA commercial as the suns.  pretty lazy FSN

by OregonDuckworth on Jan 25, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply actions  

I hope so!
We still owe him.

--Dave

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Blazer #6...
...you betcha!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:05 PM PST up reply actions  

AUAUUUUGH!
Somebody needs to tell Mike Rice to never wear that kind of tie on TV again!  Anyone else see those painful rainbow shimmers?

--Dave

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:03 PM PST reply actions  

Looked fine in HD...
No problems that I could see.

t

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:05 PM PST up reply actions  

That will be my excuse
to get HD!  That shimmering eye-burn that you get from clothes like that is EVIL!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I have to agree...
...if you need a perscription, I will write you one. I'm not a doctor, but I'll play one for TV.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:44 PM PST up reply actions  

No time to unpack...
...the good ones are in the suit case.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:07 PM PST up reply actions  

channelsurfing.net
has the game streaming live for anyone that cant watch it on tv
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Jan 25, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply actions  

Joan Rivers
Is still sexy to me.
Our blog administrator could beat up your blog administrator.

by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

I'm a hundred and 13 yrs old...
...Joan's my IDOL!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

why no t-mac?
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Jan 25, 2008 7:09 PM PST reply actions  

Scrolling chat vs. refreshing a blog...
Have you investigated coming up with a means for a scrolling "chat room" style for open threads, vs. having to refresh a message board page?

Not sure if it's technically possible, but if it were it'd probably make things a little bit more "dialogy" and less "monology"...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:09 PM PST reply actions  

Rockets Announcer
Just said Brandon Roy leaves the seat up.
Our blog administrator could beat up your blog administrator.

by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:09 PM PST reply actions  

I still want a comparison
Of their legs.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:10 PM PST up reply actions  

lol
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 7:12 PM PST up reply actions  

If T-Mac is playing, he must be coming off
the bench, wasn't listed as a starter.

Bonzi out with the flu, t-Mac having back problems again?

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 7:10 PM PST reply actions  

You know LP could get more subscribers
If you could just pay for out of market games for 1 team. I don't have the time to watch more than Blazers games.

by Dheepan on Jan 25, 2008 7:10 PM PST reply actions  

Tony reminds me of Eugene local news...
Not sure if it's charming or embarrassing...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:10 PM PST reply actions  

Mysteriously
When he announced he would skip the All star game if he got voted in. lol

by Dheepan on Jan 25, 2008 7:11 PM PST reply actions  

ROY BOY
Roy just wants to gun 3's all game, like T-Mac.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:13 PM PST reply actions  

The only thing about LMA watching Yao
is that he can't pick up these early fouls.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:14 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
Roy said "I played like crap in NOH, it's time to step up."
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:14 PM PST reply actions  

YES MARTELL!
Every Blazer jumper falling.

Apparently T-Mac coming off the bench?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:15 PM PST reply actions  

NICE
Blazers posting up Martell and he hits! NOW ROY STEALS AND BLAKE BLOWS THE LAYUP BUT HE GETS THE REBOUND.

Now Roy turns it over, should have shot that 3!

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:15 PM PST reply actions  

Who was that foul on?
Was it...DANG.  It was Lamarcus.  DANG.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:16 PM PST reply actions  

Inept
Rockets scorekeepers
- Sam

by Samuelson on Jan 25, 2008 7:16 PM PST reply actions  

That was dirty
And not in the good dirty way.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:16 PM PST reply actions  

That was too
Our blog administrator could beat up your blog administrator.

by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

This is going to be trouble
They're blowing whistles against everyone who so much as blinks in Yao's presence.

Hello...Raef.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

Whaaaaat
A foul on Frye now? What the hell.
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

Take it to Yao!
Get him out of there and the Blazers win.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:18 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
Joel draws a foul on Yao.

I guarantee you that your coach gets angry any time you foul Joel on anything other than a clear dunk.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:18 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
Yao rim-checked TWICE in succession!

OH NO!  Joel FOUL?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:19 PM PST reply actions  

Foul on Joel..
He swung his arm down and whacked Yao.

Easy call...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:19 PM PST reply actions  

Do you realize
that Przybilla's FT% is .686 and Outlaw's is .694?  Doeasn't it "feel" like it should be at least a .100 spread?

by Gargen on Jan 25, 2008 7:20 PM PST reply actions  

Prze is gettin'...
...his money's worth tonight.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:20 PM PST reply actions  

I'm working on that
Opened mouth, "I was fouled" look.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice double...
Got Yao to screw up. Nice.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:21 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
Frye and Przy double-teaming Yao down low before he ever gets the ball.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:21 PM PST reply actions  

Yao is a very good player.
I like the way he uses his body. Shaq-like.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:22 PM PST reply actions  

Defense, Defense, Defense!
Defense, Defense, Defense!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:22 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
"Yao with the Shanghai-shake"

I'm not making this up!

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:22 PM PST reply actions  

They've called his baseline turnaround that
for years.

It's a riff on Hakeem's "Dream Shake".

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice job packing it in there
for us.

This is what we need to do now with so many fouls.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:23 PM PST reply actions  

Eegh
Portland keeps posting up Martell against Head, but this time he got stripped. Still, I'd like to see them continue to do that.
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:24 PM PST reply actions  

I am worried
I feel like we should be up by a lot more with how bad Houston has looked. They aren't going to play this bad all game are they? Although I suppose, hopefully neither are we.

Ugly game so far.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 7:24 PM PST reply actions  

Good Start for The Home Team!
BRoy!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:25 PM PST reply actions  

I also like
them getting Martell involved early, even if it's not yet leading to points. I think it'll pay off down the road.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 7:26 PM PST reply actions  

They ran 2 plays for Martell
and he made one of 2 shots.   Have they run any more for him????

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 7:26 PM PST reply actions  

Put Travis in with this group
and then post up Martell or Trout
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 7:26 PM PST reply actions  

WHEW!
Roy...WOW!  Nice shot.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:26 PM PST reply actions  

Roy should teach Martell...
...how to get space for a shot.

Outlaw does this well also.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:27 PM PST reply actions  

T-Mac is playing??
MARTELL FOR THE FASTBREAK LAYUP AND THE FOUL!
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:27 PM PST reply actions  

Nice!
Way to go webster
- Sam

by Samuelson on Jan 25, 2008 7:27 PM PST reply actions  

Alston is a great streetballer...
They don't call that traveling stuff so much.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:28 PM PST reply actions  

Great steal and basket by Martell
and Rice says his game is improving.   I hope the team keeps developing Martell becasue he has untapped talent!!!!!

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 7:29 PM PST reply actions  

JOEL! JOEL!
NICE JOB SAVING THAT BALL!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:29 PM PST reply actions  

That was a switch
They started out with LMA on Joel.  Then he got 2 fouls.  Then they went with Frye.  He got a foul.  Now they have Joel on him.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Another 2
would have been nice there
- Sam

by Samuelson on Jan 25, 2008 7:30 PM PST reply actions  

He's good people in my book too
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:31 PM PST up reply actions  

JJ1 Time!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:30 PM PST reply actions  

I hate the sound
of the shot clock
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:32 PM PST up reply actions  

TROUT TIME!
Super Trout!

Two fouls on Yao!

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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:32 PM PST reply actions  

Does it bother anyone else
that in this Blazer "Where @#&* happens" commercial they spell "hardwork" as one word?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:32 PM PST reply actions  

Either that
or they were just too lazy to put in the space.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Where amazing happens.
Who else loves those Blazers commercials that are a take on the NBA's "where amazing happens" motif?  REALLY well done.  Get chills on the shot of Roy and LA where it goes "where the future happens"

by MedZag on Jan 25, 2008 7:33 PM PST reply actions  

I'm a Homer
But I say it's better than others for sure.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Exactly, what I was thinking...
I needed to get up from the couch, and grab the laptop, to login after seeing the Blazermania "Where Amazing Happens".

That has to be one of the better versions of that commercial that I've seen. Is it fair to assume that the Blazers' staff produced that one?

And more importantly, where is the YouTube link to it?

Seriously, that sent chills up my spine and recapped the past year...PERFECTLY!

Then again, this game is starting the weekend of nicely, too!

RIP CITY--Where Amazing Happens!

by Beantown Chris on Jan 25, 2008 7:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd like to see a replay
of that last foul on Yao. Usually if he argues that much it's for a reason. Nice for the Blazers to get some benefit of the doubt tonight.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 7:33 PM PST reply actions  

He kind of threw out the left arm
and pushed Joel.  That's what drew it.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:35 PM PST up reply actions  

And yeah...
the "hardwork" as one word bothers me too.

by MedZag on Jan 25, 2008 7:33 PM PST reply actions  

Yao is Yuck
Tonight!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:33 PM PST reply actions  

OUTLAW
Loves the corner three, Ime style!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:34 PM PST reply actions  

Dave
Are you the Dave from News Radio?  I think his name is Dave Foley in real life.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:34 PM PST reply actions  

Uhh...
on further review that did kinda look like a flop

by Gargen on Jan 25, 2008 7:34 PM PST reply actions  

Huh
Rockets saying Joel grabbed Yao. Looking at the replay, Yao pushed off and Joel fell backwards. Weird how two people can look at the same thing and come up with a different conclusion.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply actions  

My take
was Przy bodied up on Yao so Yao bodied back... and Przy let him just push him over.

by Gargen on Jan 25, 2008 7:36 PM PST up reply actions  

FRYE SKOOLIN
The stupid euro.  STUPID.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply actions  

Then
They wanted to call Frye on the "reach in."  
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Double Digits
Mo'points, forPTB!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply actions  

Here comes Raef.
Gotta put those millions to work.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

Hey
It's Raef time, didn't even notice.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

Will there be any players
in the fourth to play?

LOL...Jinx on Barrett!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

Aaron Brooks
Looks like a male BRATZ doll.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:37 PM PST reply actions  

These refs!!
Seriously, either the refs should starting calling the game ON BOTH ENDS or our entire team is going to foul out...

by Beantown Chris on Jan 25, 2008 7:37 PM PST reply actions  

No problem...
... We've still got 6 fouls for McRoberts to give.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Unfortunately
Any chance we had at winning this game left with McRoberts to Idaho.  With no McRib, no victory.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, I forgot about that...
Oh, well, much like the Blazers played in the second half of this game, he coulda just mailed those in.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Holy cow
Is that LaRaef getting minutes?

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 7:37 PM PST reply actions  

Watch the Portland D
Small ball = horrific D in the key!

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah
like the reception you get at your mother-in-law's house when you show up with your girlfriend.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Hmmmmmm
Not good shot selection for us

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions  

PHEW
It's dumb that people get tired because I want Roy to play 48 minutes.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions  

Let's look online
Maybe there's a cheat code that eliminates that.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Up, up,
down, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, Start?
I'm not stubborn, just obstinate

by T Darkstar on Jan 25, 2008 7:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait
is that a cheat code or just your typical Sergio drive?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Can't be that...
....because the sequence ended in "start" instead of with "turnover."

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

GREAT!...
...First Quarter!

Hold it and build upon it!

GO BALZERS!

GO SIXTH MAN!

I can hear ya!

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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 7:39 PM PST reply actions  

Balzers...
I like that.

The Saturday morning PDX streetball crew...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Man,
what a horribly executed few minutes for Portland.
- Sam

by Samuelson on Jan 25, 2008 7:39 PM PST reply actions  

I've been sick
But I'm hungry for salmon.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:40 PM PST reply actions  

Put red food coloring in a can of tuna
You'll never know the difference.  
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST up reply actions  

what i don't undestand
is why did channig have to come out when he picked up his 2nd foul? he's not gonna foul out anyways.....

by ssa400 on Jan 25, 2008 7:41 PM PST reply actions  

The Blazers will need another big body
when LaFrenz's huge contract expires.

How is Joel Freeland doing in Europe????   Has any one heard or know a website that follows his team????????????

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 7:41 PM PST reply actions  

Freeland is not so much a big body
as a 6'10" guy who can run and move fluidly.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Sooner!
They need one NOW!

Get on it, KP.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Raef = Clod
There, I said it.

A very well-paid clod, mind you.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:42 PM PST reply actions  

I call them
The haole unit.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow
White Unit looks horrible out there.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST reply actions  

How about
an easy shot for us sometime?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST reply actions  

Dang, our second unit...
...is playing like a second unit.
I'm not stubborn, just obstinate

by T Darkstar on Jan 25, 2008 7:43 PM PST reply actions  

Sergio has not yet learned
the NBA continuation rule on fouls going to the rim.

Stop Bonzi that powerful, do it all player.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 7:44 PM PST reply actions  

a lot of dribbling going on right now on offense
Absolutely no offensive flow. Defense - nothing even to critique

by ppilot on Jan 25, 2008 7:45 PM PST reply actions  

Trouble in River City...
MB: "The same exact thing has happened in this ballgame tonight."

There is something very wrong with the 2nd Team.

They play like this, they aren't the White Unit anymore.

Now what's different? There must be something...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:45 PM PST reply actions  

Defenses are starting
to solve them a little.  We got a reputation and now they look for our second unit as much as our first.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Now that is what I call a time out
Good coaching Nate.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:45 PM PST reply actions  

I usually watch in the living room
I moved to the bedroom so my fiance could watch normal TV.  I moved when we were up by 12.  Now we are tired.  COINCIDENCE?!?!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:46 PM PST reply actions  

TIRED = TIED
And Outlaw dunks!  JACK DID A FASTBREAK RIGHT GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST up reply actions  

I stopped watching and went to put my
daughter to bed. Rockets went on a 12-0 run. Now I am back, coinciedence? I think not. I am not moving again tonight, so no fears.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Got any white out?
It can wake you up.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow. They just showed the Roy bobble heads,
and they look nothing like him
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by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 7:46 PM PST reply actions  

Hey!
Outlaw drives and is fouled! Good for you Travis!
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST reply actions  

BOOMCHAKALKA!
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST reply actions  

Nice dunk Travis!
Nice steal Sergio!

Horrible rebounding Jones.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST reply actions  

WOOOOOOOH!!!
Jack steal to Outlaw for a two handed dunk!
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:47 PM PST reply actions  

Offensive foul too
Pushed off big time.  BIG TIME.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:48 PM PST reply actions  

No foul
on that LMA shot???

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:48 PM PST reply actions  

Nice Bucket by LMA
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 7:48 PM PST reply actions  

Why do refs love Scola
He's a rook, call him like a rook.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:48 PM PST reply actions  

Lamarcus is having some success
with those dipsy-doodles.  I would prefer a little more...dependable moves from him.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:49 PM PST reply actions  

WHOA
LMA isolates Scola, gets the ball, takes it strong, hits a crazy shot, and is fouled!
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:49 PM PST reply actions  

Ohhhh Sergio
Sweet move

Short finish

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:51 PM PST reply actions  

Why did you not shoot that LMA?
Geez. You should know, Joel, baseline, being guarded = turnover.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:51 PM PST reply actions  

Yea go Brooks!!
ok back to Blazer fandom
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 7:51 PM PST reply actions  

Oh man
Brooks make us look like Swiss Cheese

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:51 PM PST reply actions  

WOW
Portland is driving it strong and getting NO CALLS.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:52 PM PST reply actions  

Good job LMA
Get to the line, you're a big who shoots FTs good.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:52 PM PST reply actions  

Oh,
And make your FTs.  I forgot to tell you.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I could make $1,000,000 for charity
if they'd just let me open a booth where you spend one dollar to smack Bonzi Wells upside the head.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:53 PM PST reply actions  

How much
To give a wedgie?  
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I wanted to offer that too
but nobody could tell which end to tug on.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Rice: "It's the Yo-Yo Theory..."
...It's always the Yo-Yo Theory when it's Bonzo Wells.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:53 PM PST reply actions  

You are seeing
part of the problem Yao causes.  We have to stick to him so tightly that the rest of our interior defense is nearly non-existent.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:54 PM PST reply actions  

LMA working so hard
And not getting anything. How is Scola getting these calls in his favor??
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 7:55 PM PST reply actions  

Meanwhile McGrady runs in to a stationary
Pryz, and Pryz gets tagged with the foul. This is so BS, and I hate people who complain about refs...

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 7:55 PM PST reply actions  

It's Yao and McGrady
You'll have some of that.  Joel cannot draw charges against T-Mac.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Pryz tries to draw charges...
...always a risky business.

Not sure if he had position or not. Those are bang-bang calls and sometimes they're right, sometimes they aren't...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:57 PM PST up reply actions  

LMA needs to go right through Yao
Take it to him and make them blow the whistle.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 7:56 PM PST reply actions  

39% FG to 41% FG...
what is this a brick factory?
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by LaMarvelous on Jan 25, 2008 7:56 PM PST reply actions  

Why are we taking jump shots?
Where's the intensity?

This is a really disappointing game so far, I hope the guys pick it up.

by leeroyjenkins on Jan 25, 2008 7:58 PM PST reply actions  

OK
The Mikes need to stop this Fauxhawk stuff.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 7:58 PM PST reply actions  

But the kids!
The kids LOVE the faux hawk and the rap music and the baggy jeans don't you know

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:59 PM PST up reply actions  

The bench
Got everyone tightened up because we lost the lead.  Lots of game left y'all, we got this!  Go Blazers!  Hooray!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 7:58 PM PST reply actions  

Like a Mohawk
but you didn't have the cajones to shave all the way down on the sides, nor to spike the center stripe.  So you have a strip of longer hair in the middle flanked by normal looking shorter hair.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Or in other words..
...a reverse mullet, and just as classy.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 10:02 PM PST up reply actions  

BAM
Love Roy's step back cross over jumper mid range thingy.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:00 PM PST reply actions  

ROY!!
LEARN THE CHEAT CODE AND PLAY HIM 48 MINUTES GAWD.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:00 PM PST reply actions  

Wow
3 fouls on Przy

Yao looks chump-ish tonight.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:01 PM PST reply actions  

They're playing him tough...
Pryz is doing nice work and even my buddy Frye looked okay. They're jamming him up nicely.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:02 PM PST up reply actions  

I know this game isn't like this
But this is how he looks when he plays the Warriors.  Not sure why he's playing bad, and while it'll hurt my fantasy team, I hope Yao keeps it up.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:03 PM PST up reply actions  

OH MIKE
Don't be quoting +/- for a single game, let alone a half!  Roy was -15 the other night.  That doesn't mean he was a bad player.  I'm disappointed...

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:02 PM PST reply actions  

My wife comes home
And the Blazers go on a 7-0 run.  Hmmm.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 8:02 PM PST reply actions  

I love your wife then
My fiance is lucky too but she wants to watch "real" tv like a dumb girl.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:04 PM PST up reply actions  

I think
that Brandon Roy is a pretty good player.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 8:02 PM PST reply actions  

It is still too early for me
I think we need to give him some time.
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 8:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know...
he's been doing pretty good that last game or two.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 8:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow, Magic Johnson
has packed on the pounds since retiring... that was painful to see.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions  

I hate in this Joe's commercial
how when the guys are throwing "snowballs" its just a handful of powder
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by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions  

Jump shots come and go
I'd feel much more comfortable with the offense if they ran more plays to get shots in the paint.

However there is that tallllllll guy in there.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions  

what a bail out foul
yao was shooting behind the backboard

by blzrfan on Jan 25, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions  

A LaFrentz sighting
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions  

RAEF!
He has a Raefist's wit!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions  

Channing Frye...
Small forward from just inside the arc...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions  

Roy!!!
"We just took the Jazz out behind the woodshed and tanned them twice for every single thing they've ever done wrong. " - Dave

by LaMarvelous on Jan 25, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions  

ROY SO BEEFY
He beefed up Battier big time.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions  

Roy has 16!!
"We just took the Jazz out behind the woodshed and tanned them twice for every single thing they've ever done wrong. " - Dave

by LaMarvelous on Jan 25, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply actions  

or not... sigh
but at  least Roybot knocks it down.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 8:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I need to just copy and paste
Something like 'YAY ROY' everytime he does something.  I'll save a lot of time.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply actions  

Mmm
The Rockets accounted keeps talking about turnovers.  
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 8:07 PM PST reply actions  

Scola hits on
All of his teammates wives, swarthy style.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:07 PM PST reply actions  

OG SREZALB
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:07 PM PST reply actions  

Hey, No Satanic Messages...
...It will offend people's Christian sensibilities.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Then again...
...if we can go pottymouth in backwards words, I might approve.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Scola is not a point guard!
Not sure what the hell he is, but that was UGLY.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:07 PM PST reply actions  

I'm keeping the Fizbin Box
But never put in a slot for Raef. Screwed up my whole spreadsheet trying to put him in.

by Fizbin on Jan 25, 2008 8:08 PM PST reply actions  

Your precious numbers
Can never account for the impact Raef has on a game.  It goes beyond Fizbin powered spreadsheets.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Amen, brother.
Actually, I feel for Raef. He reminds me of my game: my game is underestimated, unappreciated, and with prowess unknown to everyone buy my own self.

by Fizbin on Jan 25, 2008 8:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Houston Announcer quote
"Brandon Roy hits another. If he's not on the all-star team there's an injustice."

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 8:09 PM PST reply actions  

The Rockets announcer
Said they had a good first half.  
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by tominhawaii on Jan 25, 2008 8:09 PM PST reply actions  

Martell needs to
learn the skills of ball handling and driving to the basket and more to be the shooting guard to Roy's point guard in the years to come.

Rudy Fernandez I suspect is being forecasted to get the opportunity to be that 2 guard.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:09 PM PST reply actions  

Martell...
Martell has been playing the 3, has he not?

I think Martell is genius when he gets open looks and he has trouble making shots when anyone is on top of him... He needs to figure out how to create separation like Roy and Outlaw are able to do and it'll be fine with him.

I'm not sure he's NBA starter caliber this year, but he's starting and they're winning, so what do I know?

He'll get better, for sure. That is ultimately gonna prove to be one of the best draft choices of The Old Regime.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah
I'm a big Martell fan, but it was obviously the wrong choice then but it works out now because he'll fit in really well with Oden and Roy.

A happy mistake.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Looks like Dallas is going to win...
...over the maize and lavender.
I'm not stubborn, just obstinate

by T Darkstar on Jan 25, 2008 8:10 PM PST reply actions  

Does anyone else think
this halftime show got INSTANTLY better with Bob Akamian on it?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:10 PM PST reply actions  

He sounds professional
and is feeding Michael Holton, making Holton seem like an expert with something to say...which ups his credibility.  It sounds like you're interesting to something important even though it's really just the same stuff.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:16 PM PST up reply actions  

It got a lot fatter at least
It's definately more relaxed and smoother.  Why do I recognize the name "Bob Akamian"?

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Tony tries hard
He may just grow into the job.   Akamian is a long time pro and yes he does a very decent job.

He is the producer of the show isn't he?

What do guys like this get paid?   It sounds like a fun job to have although they are stuck in the studio and not in the arena to watch the action.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Please don't tell me...
...that announcing is a marathon and I need to have patience!

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Only a marathon if
You think the in-studio guys can get a serious rebounder for cheap with players we don't want to lose.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Tony Luftman...
...reminds me of OSU campus TV.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Or......
......Eugene local news, vs. Portland news.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Yao
Ain't gone and done hit a basket from the field yet.  Nice.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:11 PM PST reply actions  

Very nice D on Yao.
I wouldn't have guessed it. I figured as soon as Joel sat, it would be game over.

Frye is doing the job tonight.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:18 PM PST up reply actions  

He said
T-Macs length and package.  Hee hee.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:11 PM PST reply actions  

I wish Minny woulda won
Even if we need all of our playoff competitors to lose.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:15 PM PST reply actions  

I don't think
Minny counts as a "playoff contender"

Heck, Minny wins mean less ping pong balls come June, which helps us as well.

by Rsmithx on Jan 25, 2008 8:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Just you wait
Bassy is sick of losing, and they are an older team than us so they'll use their experience to sneak into the playoffs.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:17 PM PST up reply actions  

9 turnovers in the first half for our guys
-- way too many.

I hope they run more plays for Martell and don't rely solely on jump shots.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:18 PM PST reply actions  

You just contradicted yourself
I hope they run more plays for Martell too, but those plays always end in a jumpshot.  I hope he is defended by a small guy again so he can do the turnaround jumper, cause he makes that.

Me, I just hope the white unit shows some life tonight.  THAT's the key to MY heart.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Remember last year when we thought we had a
PT controversey? We were thinking Sergio was pushing JJ hard for the starting spot? I can't even construct an argument for that right now. The guy has really regressed... in particular on this last road trip.

What's going on with the guy?

by Fizbin on Jan 25, 2008 8:22 PM PST reply actions  

He's still too inconsistant
Luckily he's still young.  I don't think that either blake or jack have an iron grip on the PG spot

by OregonDuckworth on Jan 25, 2008 8:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Correction
Rice says stats only give the Blazers 5 turnovers.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:22 PM PST reply actions  

I hope that Pryz...
gets to play a lot in the second half. His numbers don't begin to show how well he is playing.
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by LaMarvelous on Jan 25, 2008 8:22 PM PST reply actions  

This time last season
Is about the time Roy was really good from 3's... from here on out, I think.

He better be in the 3 point shoot out or Stern will pay.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:23 PM PST reply actions  

Pryz can intimidte Yao
Yao is too nice and wants to please everyone.  Just yell at him and make him feel bad.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:24 PM PST reply actions  

Why did Nate
Start the second half with the white unit.  Put Roy and our starters back in, Nate!!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:26 PM PST reply actions  

24 second violations
Is it just me, or do we get a lot of expiring shot clocks when blake is in?  I wish they kept track of that, because 24 second violations are basically turnovers by the PG.

by OregonDuckworth on Jan 25, 2008 8:26 PM PST reply actions  

I think
I saw Bobby Moore in audience.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply actions  

I want a Roy bobblehead
I have a Blazer shrine in my office and I have a Bill Walton stuffed doll passed out at a Blazer game a few years back.  

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply actions  

And
I want a Roy themed thing for the shrine, not only because I can't stand Walton but understand his signifigance for the franchise.  End of storytime.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Flat start to end half. Lot of standing around
and very poor ball handling.   These guys are too young to be so confident assuming they can win with less than an all out effort.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply actions  

Yao is
completely impotent tonight.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:28 PM PST reply actions  

I don't understand
How someone can come two feet behind a player and strip him clean. I thought there was a rule that you cannot reach.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:29 PM PST reply actions  

Martell!
What was that?  That pass would have been worthless even had it gotten there.

Oooh..Martell draws a foul on Yao.  To me that looked like an iffy call.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:29 PM PST reply actions  

WHOO
Yao got punked on the foul and Webster got bailed.  The Mikes are gonna sound homery on this one.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply actions  

11 to ZERO for Houston
Hey Yao it is a foul.   Like MB says, what does he have to do to get a T?

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply actions  

ugh
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply actions  

Speechless?
Really? The amount of crap that Scola has been getting away with, and you complain about this foul?
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply actions  

Nice hustle 'Billa
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:31 PM PST reply actions  

Joel is the ONLY guy hustling for us
Standing "O" for him.

Big question marks for everyone else.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:31 PM PST reply actions  

And the reason....
....is because Nate only plays Joel about 4 1/2 minutes a game and he's totally fresh!

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 10:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Geesh
Look at Yao shove Pryz as Joel dives.  

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:31 PM PST reply actions  

Yao looks like
a 7'6" zombie out there.  Really.  It's like he took 32 Paxil pills before the game.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Do you think that
it's worth a timeout to save a possession? Like that one that Joel just took? It doesn't seem like it's worth it.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:32 PM PST reply actions  

OOPH WEB
What're ya trying to do?!

Phew, not hurt both times.  Rockets turn over.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:33 PM PST reply actions  

YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT SHOT MARTELL
Don't pass it into a big man with two guys around him!
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:33 PM PST reply actions  

OH
THAT WAS A POOR CALL.

Yao was too far inside to get that rebound. That's why he didn't get it.  Joel was not over the back.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:33 PM PST reply actions  

That's a lame call
You can call that on any post player any possession.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:34 PM PST reply actions  

Ugh
I guess a good call this time.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:34 PM PST reply actions  

The Blazer announcers at the at the Rose Garden
should be pumping up the crowd and and helping the team to wake up!!!!

Wow 2 Houston turnovers to let the young Blazers avoid the deficit they unfortunately deserve this half.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:34 PM PST reply actions  

Good job Roy
He knows what I, and all of us need.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:34 PM PST reply actions  

Blazers need another player down low...
Joel can't do it alone, but he's trying to...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:35 PM PST reply actions  

I like Battier
He needs to be a Blazer
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:35 PM PST reply actions  

I know what you mean...
That's the kind of player that is missing from the toolbox.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:36 PM PST up reply actions  

With the 2009 cap space
I predict we'll get a Battier type over a star player type.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:37 PM PST up reply actions  

LMA
Make Yao get out on ya, tire him out.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:36 PM PST reply actions  

I think the defense is playing well
its just that the houston role players are stepping up and we are super cold right now

by CTBlazerfan on Jan 25, 2008 8:36 PM PST reply actions  

This whole game is ugly
Both sides look seriously incompetent

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:36 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah
50's with less than 5 min left
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:37 PM PST up reply actions  

agreed
but if you would have told me Yao would be playing this bad and T-Mac would be doing so little, i would have thought we would run away with it

by CTBlazerfan on Jan 25, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Roy hits!
Roy hits!

Save us, O Great One!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:37 PM PST reply actions  

I remain impressed by Frye...
I didn't think he had it in his game to defend Yao.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:38 PM PST reply actions  

Nobody is defending Yao
as much as the Rockets are just ignoring him and/or he's not aggressively fighting for position.  Maybe that early foul hurt his confidence.

In any case we are doing a good job right now moving him around a little at least.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:39 PM PST up reply actions  

THAT IS WHY
you bring Yao away from the basket!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:38 PM PST reply actions  

Blake boards!
And Frye fouled, good work.  We need more FTs.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:38 PM PST reply actions  

That was set up
by Lamarcus drawing Yao out.

And Lamarcus just drives by Yao as we speak!  But he misses.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:40 PM PST up reply actions  

That is Yao's first dunk ever
The Chinese government doesn't allow dunks.  Too much self expression.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:40 PM PST reply actions  

WHAT
That's over and back! Battier tipped it!!!!!
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:40 PM PST reply actions  

No control
Loose ball being tipped around, no control (even though it was tapped on purpose).

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh man
LMA got thrown off thinking Yao was gonna give contact and he blows the layup. LOL
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:40 PM PST reply actions  

Seems like
LA could just dunk that...use that athleticism!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Good foul on Frye...
The call was correct but he was doing what he needed to do, fronting Yao hard.

t

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:41 PM PST reply actions  

YES!!!
MY FAVORITE COMMERCIAL!

The Blazers resurgence can't be far behind!

GO SPIRIT MOUNTAIN DANCERS!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:41 PM PST reply actions  

Dave's favorite commercial!
Whenever I see that commercial I think "That is Dave's fav commercial" and then I tell myself to go outside more.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:42 PM PST reply actions  

At the door there's a man who will greet you
and the food is all that you've been dreaming of,

The games are hot and they're ripe for the winning,

I Think that I'm in love.

The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:42 PM PST reply actions  

YES
Yao got 4 fouls.  He DOES look like he's gonna cry.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:44 PM PST reply actions  

Yao another foul!
Wow.

I have not seen him play this poorly since his rookie year.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:44 PM PST reply actions  

Four on Yao!
This is good... If Yao is around at the end in a 2 point game, Blazers are in trouble.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:44 PM PST reply actions  

it's going to look like
a 6 foot and under league by the end of the game

by OregonDuckworth on Jan 25, 2008 8:44 PM PST reply actions  

Hit on the follow through!
Refs hate us more than anything in the WORLD.

Now Scola with the foul.  T HIM FOR SWARTHINESS.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:45 PM PST reply actions  

Make up foul
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:45 PM PST reply actions  

The assistant coaches should work with Martell
daily on handling and dribbling the ball.

I remember Martell's first year at the first rookie game after Summer League (or maybe before).  Martell was given the talk of bringing the ball up court after the other team made a basket.

The other guard stole the ball from Martell 3 or 4 times and Martell's confidence was totally shattered.   From then on he refused to dribble the ball against anyone who was capable of making a steal  --  which is most NBA guards.

Give him confidence by force feeding him daily over and over until he sleeps with that ball and protects it form everyone.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 8:45 PM PST reply actions  

oooh
Scola's offensive game continues to amaze me.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:46 PM PST reply actions  

What the heck
are the Rockets trying to do dumping it inside to Scola and Hayes???  That's just MORONIC!

Why in the world aren't they posting Bonzi down there?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:46 PM PST reply actions  

JACK
That's what he do when he do it!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:47 PM PST reply actions  

Nice block
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:47 PM PST reply actions  

Ah...
He redeemed himself with that steal.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:48 PM PST up reply actions  

OK
I'm going to have to head to the chem lab and use the emergency eye rinse after watching this game.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:48 PM PST reply actions  

Sergio is wild
He can be a momentum starter or a momentum killer somtimes.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:48 PM PST reply actions  

Finally the Rockets get some penetration
then an open shot, then an offensive rebound and one.  That is far more like their game.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:49 PM PST reply actions  

TERRIBLE!!!
Blazers cannot fricking rebound.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:49 PM PST reply actions  

Good ones and bad ones...
Long rebounds off 3 point shots happen, those are the breaks. But when Bonzo can get in the middle of 4 inert Blazers, that's another story.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions  

It comes down to the "FOURTH QUARTER"!
62 to 62 TIE BALL GAME!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 8:49 PM PST reply actions  

Trade him!
That's my theory. I'm ready to shuffle this deck, they need a basher.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions  

The white team's
struggles seem to coincide with Jones' 3pt percentage coming back down to earth.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 8:50 PM PST reply actions  

I don't know who benefits
From an ugly game like this.  I hope we do.  Last year, I know it was us.  Both teams not playing their games (although Houston hasn't really played "their" game all year).

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:50 PM PST reply actions  

Wow
What a last possession too.

The NBA, where crapulence happens.

That said, we are in this game.  Whoever comes out with energy and spark in the fourth will take it.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:50 PM PST reply actions  

You guys
sound like a bunch of L*k*rs fans. Lighten up--the Blazers are coming off a long road trip and are still plenty in this game.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:51 PM PST reply actions  

i don't think anyone can talk about
sergio not getting a chance to get in the "rhythm" bs. nate put him when the game was tied after he already showed he wasn't doing anything. alakjd;faljd;lfkjaljdkf.

by ssa400 on Jan 25, 2008 8:51 PM PST reply actions  

hahah
and he's in again in the 4th. wow, if i see one more person say that nate doesn't give sergio a chance, i'm gonna explode. sergio better do SOMETHING.

by ssa400 on Jan 25, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Gotta like our chances
when ti comes down to the 4th at home

by Gargen on Jan 25, 2008 8:52 PM PST reply actions  

Bricks, Bricks, Bricks as far as the eye can see.
"We just took the Jazz out behind the woodshed and tanned them twice for every single thing they've ever done wrong. " - Dave

by LaMarvelous on Jan 25, 2008 8:52 PM PST reply actions  

Getting tired
of the whining...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:52 PM PST reply actions  

I agree
Sometimes you'd think we played like this every game.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions  

sorry ill stop
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions  

No sweat JT
not directed specifically at you
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Ummmmm
Then I would not whine about the so-called whiners...

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions  

don't whine about me whining about the whiners
:-D
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 8:55 PM PST up reply actions  

But whining about whiner whining
is half the fun of a website like this!

Oh my God.  I'm a whino.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:58 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:00 PM PST up reply actions  

That wasn't the plan
C'mon bench, c'mon Trout, BELIEVE!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:53 PM PST reply actions  

I think this quarter
will be a lot like an overtime.  It's a whole new game where whoever comes out aggressively will have the upper hand.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:53 PM PST reply actions  

Oh man Dave
You are going to barf a this:

Rockets announcer: "He's trying to get some knowledge... that he didn't get in college chuckle"

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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:54 PM PST reply actions  

ARRRGH
Nobody ran with Sergio there!

You have to get up the court with him when he runs.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:54 PM PST reply actions  

Rockets saving us
Sergio doesn't got it tonight.  But Roy in!  HUZZAH!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:55 PM PST reply actions  

Another Surge steal
And a blown fastbreak. He was WAY out of control.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 8:55 PM PST reply actions  

That wasn't his fault really
he did what he was supposed to, which was shake off the initial defender.  He couldn't do it in control but he did get a shot up.  The problem was he was trailed by two more Rockets and no Blazers so there was nobody to pass to and nobody to collect the rebound and put it back in.  Now Sergio did get a steal up high so he was obviously going to be ahead of his teammates, but there wasn't even another white jersey in the picture.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:57 PM PST up reply actions  

oooh
Looked like it was off Jack!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:56 PM PST reply actions  

YES
Outlaw LOVES the corner!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 8:56 PM PST reply actions  

Gracias Travis
The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Jan 25, 2008 8:57 PM PST reply actions  

FINALLY
A nice offensive rebound, some energy!  Good job Trout!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 8:59 PM PST reply actions  

Someday...
a new point guard.

TM:  Wells Fargo.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:00 PM PST reply actions  

His name:
Brandon Roy
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Lighten up
We are the 3rd youngest team in NBA history.   They just has a 7 game hectic trip.   We have good guys who will get better as they mature.

No one expected this team to be playing .600 ball.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 9:01 PM PST reply actions  

Ease up
with the "lighten up" stuff folks.  People are not impugning the entire team or the season.  They are describing what is an atypically ugly, relatively low-energy game.  It's a little hard to describe that kind of effort and results with hearts and smiley faces.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions  

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH!!!!
This is the NBA. Not 6th Graders playing CYO.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 10:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Utah won
If Portland uses, Portland and Utah will be tied - but Portland holds the tie-breaker.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 9:01 PM PST reply actions  

wtf
I said "uses" when I meant to say "loses."

I'm off my game tonight.

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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 9:01 PM PST up reply actions  

DUCKWORTH?!?!?
Sheesh, he was an All Star?!!?

What a joke.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:01 PM PST reply actions  

That's why I say
All Star game = joke
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

It was when
We were the best team.  He had some good years then.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

I skipped it.
Never could stand watching Duckworth.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Simple math...
That's not 2xSTUPID, that's STUPID to the 2nd power.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 10:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Man that was weak
It was a miss, no foul there.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:04 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah....
RICE: "Blazers have got to get more aggressive around that basket."

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:04 PM PST reply actions  

NICE ROY
Gets the 5th foul on Yaowza!

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:04 PM PST reply actions  

Heady move by Roy
Excellent use of his body...so maybe it's a "body-y move" instead of heady?
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:05 PM PST reply actions  

Trout has found his energy!
Nice recovery!  Nice drive!  He just couldn't finish, but that's OK.  It will come.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:06 PM PST reply actions  

NICE
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:06 PM PST reply actions  

18% FG shooting for the BLazers?
oops, no whining, I broke my own rule
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:07 PM PST reply actions  

And actually
I think the Rockets have played worse than the Blazers have.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that right?
And I thought the Beavers sucked...

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:08 PM PST up reply actions  

We're starting to surge just a little here
At least it looks like we're willing to throw ourselves around to get the "W".

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:07 PM PST reply actions  

"War of Attrition, this one..."
MB has it right.

I'm surprised how close the Blazers are playing them.

They're in nice position to win this one.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:07 PM PST reply actions  

we really need this win
a loss pushes us into a tie for Utah, and we'd be very close to slipping into 10th place.

This is a HUGE game.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:08 PM PST reply actions  

Roy's Complaints
Has anyone else noticed that when Roy's pissed about a call or a play, he is the last guy back on defense by a considerable margin? I've noticed that in about 3 or 4 games now and it really bothers me.

by Fizbin on Jan 25, 2008 9:08 PM PST reply actions  

It's atypical of him
I think part of it is because he's tired.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoa
Is this a Roy criticism? I think it's the first I've seen this year. :)

I have noticed that, but his other positives outweigh that one negative by a considerable margin.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:10 PM PST up reply actions  

It's okay
It isn't Z-Bo style and doesn't happen much.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh man
What a buzzkill seeing one of the Blazers dancers holding a 2 year old baby girl.
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by damir on Jan 25, 2008 9:09 PM PST reply actions  

BACK IN THE LIVING ROOM
We play better when I watch in here.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:10 PM PST reply actions  

The boys
are not getting any easy shots. The same thing happened last game.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 9:10 PM PST reply actions  

Same as and the same it will be...
Until the Blazers get something going on down low, they are gonna be standing around the perimeter with people in their face, every single game.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Nate a sign of respect
for Joel's game tonight.  He's bringing him back in!

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:11 PM PST reply actions  

Might be more of a respect for
Yao's game. But Joel has played well.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Why don't they go to LMA now?
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:11 PM PST reply actions  

I ove it every time
Scola handles the ball, let alone shoots.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:12 PM PST reply actions  

wow
Roy misses 2?!#%$^?

LETS GO BLAZERS

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:12 PM PST reply actions  

Nice Rebound LMA...
...and hits the 2nd field goal at the 4:50 mark.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:12 PM PST reply actions  

Nice board by LMA
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:12 PM PST reply actions  

YES
We scored!

And with Joel in we still missed a board.  D'oh.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:12 PM PST reply actions  

LIKE THAT
When was the last time LMA played well in the 4th?
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:13 PM PST reply actions  

Jack steps out again...
....and again and again and again...

They should keep that stat.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:13 PM PST reply actions  

Oh Jack...
I wish that wasn't the only thing he does consistently.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:13 PM PST reply actions  

JARRETT JACK
ALWAYS DOES THAT!!! I SWEAR....

Sorry about the caps, I just get so ticked when Jarrett sticks that back foot back over the line.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

It wouldn't be a game
without that call though.  I was beginning to wonder.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Need to trade a guard or two for a 4/5...
I don't care if it's Jack or Sergio -- actually, I'd rather it was Sergio. But they MUST GET HELP DOWN LOW. Every single loss they take, it's the same reason: the perimeter shooting goes to sleep and they have nothing happening down low.

Drives me nuts.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Blazers going down...
Not good.

They're tired.

NO OFFENSE DOWN LOW -- AGAIN.

Why do the Blazers lose?

NOT ENOUGH HORSES DOWN LOW...

Answer: Get another pony.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

Not going to happen and I am perfectly happy with
that.  No need to sacrifice talent for short term gaols

by ppilot on Jan 25, 2008 9:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Every season is a season...
......and we are out of the money in this one unless KP gets busy.

I'm serious. It's obvious to every single team in the league at this point. Everybody except Golden State can kick the Blazers' butt down low and the Blazers have no offense happening down low in the 4th Q. It's the same thing again and again and again.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Jack
just set a team record with that out of bounds turnover.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

no way in hell
are we gonna win this game playing this kinda ball
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Jan 25, 2008 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

if we lose this...
we're tied for 8th with Utah and 1 game away from being 10th.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

Does she know
that orange latex wall paint could be considered crunchy, chewy, cheesy, and melty?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:15 PM PST reply actions  

Why is Jack
in the game?  And if I hear another excuse from the Mikes why the blazers are not playing good, I don't know.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 9:15 PM PST reply actions  

There's always a convenient excuse...
....because the chemistry is so good and the players like each other and everyone is having so much fun. Everybody take a hit of happy gas and say "YAAAAAY!!!" But the problem is STRUCTURAL -- they do not have a sufficient low presence to compete in the 4th Q. Oden will help NEXT YEAR.

WHAT ABOUT THIS YEAR?!?!?

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Trout and Lamarcus
will save us now if we're going to be saved.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:16 PM PST reply actions  

50 pt first half...
... and we might not get to 80.

But I still believe.  GO BLAZERS.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:16 PM PST reply actions  

Uh Oh
Trout and Lamarcus each missed one.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:17 PM PST reply actions  

wow
we're not going to the playoffs.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:17 PM PST reply actions  

I forgot
One bad game was the clincher.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Don't give up
I don't think our chances have gone down much.  Houston is just a bad matchup for us.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:22 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah
it's just that Utah has caught us and Houston looks like their about to.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:23 PM PST up reply actions  

We still have a good shot
at the playoffs.   That was thought very unrealistic when Oden went down.

We will have many more exciting and good games from these guys.   They are young and will bounce back with their typical enthusiasm.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 9:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Very fun season
But this isn't a fun game.  I'm not sure why yet.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:17 PM PST reply actions  

It's because...
...Now the magic trick is apparent. For a while it was like a Disney movie. Then teams started to figure out the secret (deep bench, snappy passing, ability to hit open jumpers) and started playing tighter defense -- which ended the fun, snappy passing and eliminated 75% of the open looks.

And they figured out the Achilles heel -- or rather, the large, protruding Achilles buttocks -- of the Blazers, their weakness down low after Pryz leaves the game after his 18 minute stint. And they exploit that.

Reality has set in.

It started with the Toronto game, when Nate failed to find an answer to Bosh.

t

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 10:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Need 2 point shots
and rebounds.

Tough game for guys behind by 9 all of a sudden.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 9:18 PM PST reply actions  

Scoring at the line
is good here.  Points with the clock stopped help.  Do we have one run in us?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:18 PM PST reply actions  

horrible game
we staretd off good but our bench sucked this game
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Jan 25, 2008 9:19 PM PST reply actions  

Does Scola look
like he's wearing a hairpiece?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:19 PM PST reply actions  

you can't score
less than 80 with 2 1/2 to go and expect too many wins.

by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Jan 25, 2008 9:19 PM PST reply actions  

My jersey contest form
is really going to suck....
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:20 PM PST reply actions  

Nice
I like the press!

The foul, not so much.

Question:  Why couldn't we throw on the full-court press with 5 minutes left to try and pump up the energy instead of with 2 minutes left?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:20 PM PST reply actions  

You got a point.
I saw Popavich drill Barry for not covering the baseline and it fired up the team and they won the game and they got back to SA at 5AM.  Excuses, execuses for not playing fundamental basketball.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

gawd im soo pissed...
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Jan 25, 2008 9:21 PM PST reply actions  

We MUST win...
at least 4 games on this homestand to stay in good playoff position.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:22 PM PST reply actions  

Landry has a high arching FT shot
Looks good even tho he missed the 2nd.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Channing has arrived and the Buffet is open.

by jamon51 on Jan 25, 2008 9:22 PM PST reply actions  

MB: Blazers don't have their legs
I agree with MB and Rice.   Our guys did not have thier legs.   Not a fun game to watch but it happens probably every team.

by OrygunRod on Jan 25, 2008 9:23 PM PST reply actions  

Now your making excuses for
poor basketball too.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions  

PG is a liabilty.
I haven't seen a perfect executed play offensively in ages.  That means the PG aint doing his job.  Everybody better start taking responsibility.  They had no Yao and the blazers were still scared to take it to the hole.  I just saw the Spurs play last night and the blazers need to learn from them.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 9:23 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
Mike Barrett says Houston is catching Portland at the perfect time.

Isn't that what a lot of folks got P.O.'ed about when other people said it after we beat them?

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:23 PM PST reply actions  

ROCKETS WIN 9 OF LAST 11
And this makes 24 wins for them...

Lotsa luck.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:24 PM PST reply actions  

This takes the crown from the Orlando game as the
ugliest game of the year.  One of the worst halves of basketball I have seen in a long time

by ppilot on Jan 25, 2008 9:24 PM PST reply actions  

We've lost two in a row
For the first time in a million years.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:24 PM PST reply actions  

Really tired of the excuses
The trip, the refs, the youth, blah blah blah.  Play basketball, show some intensity, attack the rim, GET A REBOUND.

Pathetic effort tonight, really awful.  I don't want  to start doubting but if these guys don't start playing the right way again...

by leeroyjenkins on Jan 25, 2008 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

Aldridge
is a -25 for the night.

Frye a +20.

Ouch.

Very disappointing game.  Atlanta game is close to a must win now.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

If the first Blazer to touch over the half court
shoots a three might be an idea for one of the other 4 try rebounding.

by lee3022 on Jan 25, 2008 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

Sigh. I need a win
And I mean one of those I'M GOING TO SMASH YOUR FACE IN wins. Who are we playing next?

by Dheepan on Jan 25, 2008 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

Did I hear some BOOS in the Garden?
That is INEXCUSABLE.

Come on now.

Both teams played strange, unsatisfying games but after all the Blazers have given us this year?  You booed Brandon Roy?  You booed Lamarcus Aldridge?  You booed Trout?

Hogwash.  I'm ashamed of that.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

agreed
pathetic.  17-4 at home isn't good enough?

NO excuse to boo this team.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I think it's legitimate...
...to boo a 29 point half in the NBA.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 9:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't get...
...booing an overachieving team when they play like the team people expected them to be (the first time they've done that in a home game since November).

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:45 PM PST up reply actions  

The bar has been raised...
...and so has expectations.

This team is IN A PLAYOFF HUNT.

by timbo on Jan 25, 2008 10:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn't hear
But that is CRAZY.  It was a bad game but didn't deserve that.  They just didn't have it and were in the game until a few minutes left.  Geez... some expect a lot now I guess.

I hope they were booing because Bonzi flipped off the crowd or something.

by Mortimer on Jan 25, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope so
PLEASE tell me that was it.  That would make me feel much better.

I didn't see the last seconds as Baby Point Guard was distracting me.  I only heard it.

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I would've booed
The fans probably expected some effort.

by leeroyjenkins on Jan 25, 2008 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

It's expected
When half the people in the crowd couldn't tell you the difference between Martell Webster and Steve Blake.

I know he's not popular around here, but these are the type of people that fatty called out and, well, now you are hearing them booing a 17-4 team at home.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Jan 25, 2008 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

i didn't hear booing
I was at the game and I didn't hear anything close to booing of the home team.  I sensed the crowd was truly trying to pick up a sluggish team, and taking pride in starting cheers w/o scoreboard prompting.

The last couple minutes were excruciating, but as the final buzzer sounded, there was a nice eruption of applause for our team as they headed to the locker room.

by royalridge on Jan 25, 2008 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I was there to and there was no booing
at the end of the game. some people actually stood up and applauded with the final whistle (i couldn't quite bring myself to do that).

by sergioFTW on Jan 25, 2008 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

lma hasn't played a good game in ages
and our white unit has been pretty bad the last few games.

by blzrfan on Jan 25, 2008 9:26 PM PST reply actions  

LMA need to get it going...
and soon if we are to have any chance of making the playoffs.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

I think
me watching the game on channelsurfing is cursing the team.

by OregonDuckworth on Jan 25, 2008 9:27 PM PST reply actions  

Chins up, all
This was a tough game without much energy...no more, no less.

A nice, energetic post-game recap will be along soon, plus jersey scores, plus Ben's live report from the Garden and the locker room.

Thanks everyone for hanging around!  

--Dave

by Dave on Jan 25, 2008 9:27 PM PST reply actions  

*sigh*
shot selection (trout, LMA, Frye mainly) has become a huge concern of late.  I'm tired of seeing one pass and a 20-foot jump shot every other position.  It worked when we were hitting them at a lights-out pass in December and early January, but when your percentage comes back to Earth, Charles B. is right.

Honestly, does ANYONE not know Outlaw is going to jack up a 20 footer EVERY time he gets the ball?  He's been doing it since game one.  No one really cared during the streak, but it's a recipe for disaster long term.

We need (to state the obvious):

  1. Defensive rebounding
  2. Some semblance of inside scoring
  3. Easy buckets

A jump shooting team who doesn't get cheap buckets is doomed to failure.

As has become our MO of late, we manage to lose games in which the other teams' stars play poorly and we are done in by bench players having unusually big games.

I'm frustrated and disappointed, but that means that I care again and that the team has taught us all that they can win, and taught us to expect them too.  In the end, that is a good thing.

by douglast on Jan 25, 2008 9:30 PM PST reply actions  

ugh
Look at the standings.  We're behind GS, tied with Utah and 1 game ahead of 10th place Houston.

I hate the Western Conference.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:30 PM PST reply actions  

Don't worry,
everybody will have an excuse when we don't make the playoffs too.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 9:37 PM PST up reply actions  

i agree with dave
so what? the blazers played a bad game. houston won't put this one in their highlight album either.

i'll never boo this team.

ignacio

by ignacio on Jan 25, 2008 9:33 PM PST reply actions  

They won't??
Houston just beat a team ahead of them in the standings on the road.  Quite frankly, they whupped a team ahead of them in the standings on the road.

I respectfully disagree Houston won't be thrilled with this one.

by leeroyjenkins on Jan 25, 2008 9:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I just don't like losing like that.
Playing with no HEART.  Hoping we would win the game or something.  At least go out BLAZING.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 9:34 PM PST reply actions  

I lost my NBA.com
"Listen Live" connection. Of coarse nothing on KXL, over the internet! Ended up listening on a portable FM Radio to KTIL in a corner of my bed room! Come ON! It has got to be easier than this, to be a BLAZER FAN. The arena is sold out. I live in Tillamook, in a F'n "RAIN FOREST". The Roads to the Willamete Valley are "washed out". Open to one way traffic Monday (at best). Give Me a Break, Please. I've tried to be a Fan but it is getting WAY TOO HARD!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 25, 2008 9:42 PM PST reply actions  

Gotta improve or no playoffs
The same glaring problems yet again.  No penetration by anyone other than Brandon, horrific shot selection, TERRIBLE TERRIBLE rebounding, offensive cluelessness whenever Blake or Brandon doesn't have the ball, mindless turnovers, lack of intensity.

These are things that you absolutely MUST do in the play-offs, and in the stretch run to make the playoffs if you are a bubble team.

So let's not do the whole low expectation/make excuses thing this time.  The team has proven they can win games, and this was a big home game that needed to be won.

Is this the end of the world?  No.  But it was a pretty bad loss.

by leeroyjenkins on Jan 25, 2008 9:47 PM PST reply actions  

I don't think we're making low expectations
I think we're just lowering the ridiculously high expectations we had before the rugged road trip started. It's almost always been a norm that a team who comes back from a long road trip gets a little iffy on the first home game back. Not to mention, Houston's riding on its best stretch of the season.

It was a loss waiting to happen. Of course, our first half surge gave me some hopes, but that clearly wore them out. I do agree that there were a bunch of bad shot selections and some that just made me go "What the hell." Maybe their brains are fatigued as well. Oh well.

by Eventine on Jan 25, 2008 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

We should get AT LEAST 3
of the 5 games on the rest of the homestand.

4 would be nice- and its definitely doable.

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:56 PM PST reply actions  

Sigh
I had my wisdom teeth taken out today and before I left the dentist office they said dont do anything to make you excited today. This game made sure I dident.

by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 25, 2008 9:59 PM PST reply actions  

back to back games...
We've had 12 pt leads and lost by double digits.

The New Orleans game the Hornets went out and won it- this one is tough because it was there for the taking.  

by jksnake99 on Jan 25, 2008 9:59 PM PST reply actions  

Its alright though
because they were tired.

by theanomaly777 on Jan 25, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Listen to reason, Blazers fans
Dave is the voice of reason. Chill out, and read his  forthcoming recap.

This loss does not doom our playoff chances.

Remember that this team has not had a real practice in two weeks.

We were exposed as a team with real weaknesses tonight, but they are the same weaknesses that we had when we won 13 straight.  

Barring injury, this team will be fine.  This team will make the playoffs.

Relax...enjoy.  This is gonna be fun.

by royalridge on Jan 25, 2008 10:21 PM PST reply actions  

Bad Game
No Rebounding we won't get to the playoffs. And Yes I think Scola fouled just about every time  down floor,and I don't understand why he wasn't getting called for it. I mean ca'mon man he's a rookie from overseas isn't he. does that mean they don't call fouls on him.besides that the Blazers just played lackluster ball they let everyone on the Rockets team rebound and push them around.Hopefuly we can get some rebounding help thru the draft.Because G.Oden will not be able to do all the rebounding by himself.So PLEASE WE NEED REBOUNDING HELP if not this year next year for sure oden will need help.

by billyjoejack on Jan 25, 2008 10:33 PM PST reply actions  

Thank god Houston's playing Utah
At least those two get to beat each other up.

by Eventine on Jan 25, 2008 10:34 PM PST reply actions  

It is one game people
and there are many many more. the attitude on here is so manic sometimes, it's kinda crazy. this is the same team we all loved a month ago. everyone needs to think long term . . . or at least longer-term than a single game.

by sergioFTW on Jan 25, 2008 11:28 PM PST reply actions  

one game
I think thats what this blog is for sergioFTW,to voice what we feel and think.and I think you should take one game at a time like I think you mean. But we have to look at both good and bad and what it takes to inprove for future games so that the team can win more games.I myself love the Blazers always have and always will.so that being said, I really do think REBOUNDING should be a major concern look at last night 49 to 30! and you are right this is the same team I  or we loved a month ago and even last year when they only had what 31 wins all year.But that doesn't stop me from wanting them to get better or me from saying what I think it might take or need to get better.

by billyjoejack on Jan 26, 2008 10:12 AM PST reply actions  

agreeed
I was talking about all the people pulling there hair out about not making the playoffs and other extreme reactions. clearly, the team needs to improve, and rebounding is especially a concern. Of course, it isn't one likely to improve much this season, as I believe management is committed to keeping this group together to finish the season. with Oden coming in next year and--the way i see it--one extra shooting guard who sometimes plays point for no reason i can see, we'll be looking to trade for a banger in the off season as well. so, yes we need more rebounding, and you'll be able to say that for about 40 more games.

by sergioFTW on Jan 26, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Shoots
I had to leave to go to my wife's birthday party and come here the next day, hung over, to see that the Blazers lost.  The horror, the horror.  

I'm still sorry I missed it.

Our blog administrator could beat up your blog administrator.

by tominhawaii on Jan 26, 2008 11:19 AM PST reply actions  

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