Blazers-Info packed Junk Drawer -- Oct 11, 2008
by RipCity on Oct 11, 2008 12:04 AM PDT
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PrintIt's official: Greg Oden fever is completely out of control
The rash has gotten so bad, that even Raps fans are writing Oden love letters. A few excerpts: "By all accounts, I'm a pretty average dude. I have a job, live in an apartment, have a few friends (very few) and sometimes girls talk to me. [...] Completely average, except for one thing; I have an unhealthy obsession with a top-heavy 82-year-old, seven foot man from Indiana. I'm looking at you Greg Oden. My obsession with Oden goes so far that I actually caught myself looking for jobs in Portland just so I could be closer to the Trail Blazers and follow Oden's career; and I'm a Raptors fan. [...] The guy is just genuine, real, damn good at ball and just makes me smile — makes me smile so much that I can't close my mouth for hours — no, really, it's quite painful." What about you, do you suffer from chronic Odenitis?
TrueHoop By Henry Abbott:
Benjamin Golliver of BlazersEdge with a funny cheap shot at Warrior guard Marcus Williams, who was famously convicted of stealing laptops at UConn: "According to the Warriors Media Guide, Richard Hendrix's 3 favorite items are his Bible, his laptop and his phone. Funny thing about that: Marcus Williams also listed Richard Hendrix's laptop as one of his 3 favorite things." It's gallows humor, really. Blazer fans are just bitter that the list of players recovering from injuries -- Brandon Roy, Steve Blake, Greg Oden, Channing Frye -- now includes Rudy Fernandez (sprainedankle) and Martell Webster (stress fracture in foot)
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Just wondering: With Martell Webster out with a stress fracture in his left foot, and with Portland lacking definitive answers at small forward, could this be the moment the Heat has been looking for to maximize its trade value of Marion? If the Blazers start talking about LaMarcus Aldridge, the Heat figures to be a very attentive listener. South Florida Sun-SentineIt'S
Its old but funny:
Why then, did Shaq rip Kobe in that infamous freestyle rap over the summer? ``That was my bad, a bad thing to do,'' O'Neal said. ``I just threw his name in at the end, it was a bad move on my part.'' Los Angeles Daily News
O'Neal said he called Kobe shortly after the video hit TMZ.com and apologized, Bryant accepted the apology and the two have put it behind them. Los Angeles Daily News
While Travis Outlaw is said to be next in line for the starting spot, experimenting at small forward will be at a premium in Portland in the coming days and weeks. Another option is to start Fernandez – once he gets some treatment on the ankle and is truly healthy – but that will likely mean also a change at shooting guard as well. "Rudy's not a three," McMillan added. "I think if Rudy is playing and Brandon (Roy) is out there, I think Brandon is most likely the guy to fill-in at the three spot. So yeah, we can go with Brandon and Rudy out on the floor. We can go with Travis and I think this is an opportunity to take a real look at Nicolas (Batum)." HoopsWorld
Still, the topic of conversation remains, when Fernandez is healthy is he a realistic candidate to start for Portland? "We may have to look at that. After these preseason games, I'll make a decision," McMillan continued. "Losing a player that was in rotation – whether Martell was starting or if I decided to bring him off the bench – we lose a piece of this team, and I think an important piece. It's not a season ending injury. But again, we have to make adjustments. This is an opportunity." HoopsWorld
Despite his contract status, Miles is hardly seen by the rest of the Celtics as a hanger-on. “The guys have treated me really well, especially Ticket (Kevin Garnett), Ray (Allen) and Paul (Pierce),” he said. “Those guys know me from before. I’ve had some wars with those guys, so they know what I can do. That makes me feel more comfortable.” Boston Herald
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Aldridge-Marion deal?
Fat chance.
Fatter than Shaq was when I didn’t think there was anyone who would be stupid enough to do a trade with Miami.
Even if Marion was the perfect fit talent wise, it would be a dumb front office move, as Marion is in a contract year. I think the pro/con was discussed in this thread: How About…
Plus the language used makes me think they want more than just Aldridge, which makes sense from their side, I suppose. Marion was good with Nash at the point, so someone will be dumb enough to think he’ll be that good on their team.
"It was halfway through the fourth quarter of an exhibition game, a 30 point blowout, and I absolutely did not want it to end. Time: move slower so this moment stretches.
Dunk Parade.
Forever."
-Ben
"...our second unit is probably going to be a little better than your second unit…and by "probably going to be a little better than" I mean "is going to crush like a dump truck running over an empty beer can""
"YOU MOVE NOW! GREG DUNK BIG!"
-Dave
they want aldridge?
lol. now I feel bad cuz all I was willing to give em was bayless and raef. NO Marion Berry pie for Portland this season. :’(
The faith (and I'm a guy) perverts. :)
Aldridge-Marion sucks.
Not a good deal. Talent wise it sounds good. But Marion’s attitude sucks. Not a good move.
by CanadianBlazerfan on Oct 11, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Marion has the absolute worst attititue in the entire leauge.
Ricky Davis might actually be more humble than Marion. With as many people getting worried about Travis’ “me first” ways, Marion would be more hated than a Randolph/Miles/Wallace combo.
That he felt not appreciated in Phoenix is well-documented
But even if he was the most loyal and humble person in the league KP wouldn’t do that trade. While the overall package of Marion wins, Aldridge’s production is not much worse anymore and even looks to be the better scorer, he is 7 years younger, several inches taller, and costs 1/4 so other contracts would have to be included. We might talk about Marion for the SF spot (see the “how about…” post mentioned above), but in exchange for our starting PF that’s just a really dumb move that only some people in South Florida hope for.
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Worst attitude in the entire league?
Wow, I’m sure I could name several off the top of my head… Starbury, Sheed, Redd, Zach, Shaq, to name a few.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
by MiledAnimal on Oct 11, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Tinsley and Artest
are a lock for starters
by southern oregon on Oct 12, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Saturday morning....half asleep
Wassup peeps!!??? I see Norsktroll is pat-Troll-ing the interwebs. I listened to some of the game light night on the radio. Wheels sounds thinner. Oden didn’t have a great game but Greg still hasn’t really turned into Foulprone machine that many were predicting so far this preseason. Anyone feeling bad we didn’t keep Von Wafer or Jarret Jack?
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
They need to have him stand next to a pic of his former self after he loses more weight
just to see the huge difference!
"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson
Since I haven't commented in 2 days (thursday or friday)
I thought I would post this. I laughed my butt off
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That was HILARIOUS! :-)
"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson
If you liked that one
you will love this one
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
that joke about marcus williams is hilarious! hadn’t seen that yet!
honor terry porter
by Ben Golliver on Oct 11, 2008 10:22 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
LOL
"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson
wowwww
He who laughs last thinks slowest.
by prezofdeath on Oct 12, 2008 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Kobe and Shaq playing in the All-Star game
and arguing, as usual. Shaq gets mad and bounces a hard pass off Kobe’s grill and yells, “Hey! Kobe! Tell me how’s my pass taste!”
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
Paint it Red an Black
I haven’t done this in a while, so I thought I would throw out another Blazer oriented re-write of a Rock Classic. This one is based on The Stones classic Paint it Black.
I see a brown door and I want it Red and black
No colors anymore I want them Red an’ Black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their Blazer Gear
All I see is Pinwheels because the season’s near
I see a line of cars and theyre all Red an’ Black
With foam fingers they show the love has come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look My way
they yell “Go Blazers!!!” it just happens every day
I look at myself and see my face is Red an’ Black
Maybe Lakerfan wIll fade away because they faced the facts
Its ain’t easy bein’ purple when the whole world’s Red an’ Black
No more will the sea of red show a hint of sac-town blue
I can also foresee this thing happening to you
When I laugh hard enough at the settin Suns
My love will laugh with me during the Blazer runs
I see a brown door and I want it Red an’ Black
No colors anymore I want them Red an Black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their Blazer Gear
All I see is Pinwheels because the season’s near
Hmm, hmm, hmm,…
I wanna see it painted, Red an’ Black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see Kobe blotted out ..no more Sprite
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, Red an’ Black
Yeah!
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
Nice job!
Interesting that the two rivals you put in the song were not Northwest division rivals… David Stern, put us back in the Pacific division where we belong!
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
by MiledAnimal on Oct 11, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually the 3 rivals
Phoenix, Lakers and KIngs…..but point taken. I was toying with having a Jazz reference …but it didn’t work out. Thanks for the kind words
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been looking for something nice to say to you
since the 32-response fanpost debacle. Glad to see you’ve landed on your feet.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
hmm......that infamous fanpost was on August 29th
a month and a half ago. I must not be putting out much quality work. (lol)
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just hard to please.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
Just don't rub your gayness on me.
Rub it on Tom. He has plenty of OxyClean.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
by MiledAnimal on Oct 13, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I could use a good song writer
You want a job?
by southern oregon on Oct 11, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Only if I get to be court jester too
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
My people will talk
To your people,maybe we can do business.
by southern oregon on Oct 11, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Question for ya'll
Is Rudy going to suit up and play on sunday? And what’s up with Joel he didn’t travel?
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
Quick's podcast said no Rudy tomorrow
Joel has been suffering from Bronchitus….don’t know what the status is for tomorrow
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
No Rudy on Sunday?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I’m going to that game grrrrr. What category of ankle injury was it?
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
category:Sprained!!
Jus kiddin’ …..I haven’t heard. I am going too
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't there like
3 categories of ankle sprains? A category 1 sprain should be mild enough for him to play on Sunday. Makes me wonder if he is worse then they are letting on. Looking forward to our guys getting healthy.
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
Yeh I know
that why I said jus kidding. I never heard what category of sprain it was. I was at the game where he hurt it….he stayed down for quite a while but he was able to walk off on his own so I think they are just being cautious is all
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I will tell you
After watching the Olympics I thought he looked really quick on TV but I didn’t know if that would translate into real life ……well guess what?…..he is reaaally quick live as well. I went to both of the (real) home games. The first one I went by myself and was really impressed. I took my wife to the 2nd one. At one point Sergio came into the game with Rudy and I leaned over and told my wife to keep her eye on #5 over in the corner and a sec later he caught an ally oop from Sergio and dunked it!! Wow!
PS Hey Twiggs…..my wife concurs with your opinion….Rudy is hot. (I think he looks like your typical fuzzy Euro….but whatever)
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah he's dreamy
When asked about his thoughts during the Olympic games about playing against Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, Rudy responded "My first thought was respect. My second thought was to kick their ass".
Man I love him.
This might be interesting today: Phoenix - Denver outdoors at the Indian Wells tennis stadium, live on TNT
Reportedly it will be pretty cold, since they decided to play the game at night and not in the afternoon.
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Got some lame movie on TNT
But thanks anyway
by southern oregon on Oct 11, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Watched a bit of the game
3-point shots + 13 MPH winds = very low shooting percentage.
The high point to me was when the TNT crew was interviewing Steve Kerr and asked him about who was a threat in the West. His top three:
1. Lakers
2. Hornets
3. Blazers
I was duly impressed. His comments had ‘dynasty’ subtext written all over them.
Thanks!
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
Quote of the day: Mavs head coach Carlisle about the criminal record of newly acquired SF Williams
“I talked to him about that and he assured me those things are in the past,” Carlisle said. “I told him that was good to hear, but if any of that stuff ever came up again, his […] would be grass and me, Donnie and Mark would be the lawn mowers.”
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Check out Dunleavy Jr's suit.
Did he lose a bet?
http://assets.sbnation.com/imported_assets/27374/dscf9180.jpg
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Love the floods.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
It was retro night, they played in the old coliseum/arena in Indiana, and he was inactive so he could afford it to dress like back to the future
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Ahh!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 11, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The "straight thoughts" post by Outsider is gone just as I was writing a few lines. Deleted? In case you read this, here are my 2 cents
Might be a good move to hire an assistant with head coaching experience
Apart from the examples you mentioned, I know that Dallas also did it again this season for Rick Carlisle (Dwayne Casey, Terry Stotts, Paul Westphal) – though Avery also had great assistants he never really used because he can’t delegate. Chicago now too hired very very experienced assistants (among them Del Harris and Bernie Bickerstaff), mainly because Del Negro has no coaching experience at all. If and when the Blazers might do such a move and how Nate would feel about it, I have no idea.
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
If you subtract 92's 10 posts
This a threat to his record
by southern oregon on Oct 11, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
Shush....you will give me away
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
dang!
I gotta read these junk drawer threads more. There are some nuggets in here.
the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool
Wait till TiH shows up
you won’t want to guess what the “nuggets” are made of
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
heh! Ilike his style.
ducks vs ucla game is ugly
the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool
Agreed
on both counts.
"I figured out how to get the canoe down the mountain, but I will need a snow blower and all your butter"-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Oct 11, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Miles plays his role in a one point victory against Houston
9 minutes, no points (2 FTs missed), but 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. They switch Miles between PF and SF.
Cassell DNP, and Scal and Giddens got less minutes.
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Another Miles story.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20081011/NEWS/810110390/1009/RSS01&source=rss
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Pre-season in Italy is also under way: First Petteri pictures in new outfit (he is listed as being almost as tall as Rudy)
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
They have some interesting players on the 11 men squad, among them a guy with the coolest name ever
- Brett Blizzard, guard. Is that an NBA name or what? Unfortunately he is too old.
- Earl Boykins, tiny but lightning quick point guard who played on several NBA teams for a decade
- Keith Langford, guard, Kansas, played in the NBDL and with the Spurs
- Sharrod Ford, forward, Clemson
- Jamie Arnold, power forward, played a long time for top European clubs in Israel
- Roberto Chiacig, center, and Alex Righetti, both Olympic silver medallists with Italy in 2004
Petteri should learn a lot playing with and against these guys in training.
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Also interesting: In Italy games are apparently being fixed openly ;-)
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
Barett was saying
he thought Kapo was closer to 6’5" since a year ago.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 12, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
No Joke
I burnt my beans today with some Bengay. If I’m not busy at work, I’ll elaborate tonight. It is more uncomfortable than an awkward situation.
I’m fast forwarding the Duck game and stopping at the scores since I know the results. It’s pretty not exciting. I thought the Ducks would win 8 game this season, so far they are on track. I love how fans forget their expectations once the season starts.
Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision and a poet's heart.
Ok last one
Talk about an awkward situation. Watching/listening to the broadcasters of the Duck game try not to talk about an injured guy on the field for what easily seemed like 15 minutes.
In the fourth quarter, Austin was hurt when he was trying to make a catch and got hit by Oregon rover T.J. Ward. The ball tipped off of Ward’s helmet and was intercepted by Byrd.
Austin was knocked headfirst into the turf. He remain prone on the field for several minutes, but could be seen moving his feet, before he was placed on a stretcher and taken from the field on a cart.
UCLA spokesman Marc Dellins said Austin had a strained neck and a mild concussion. He was released from the hospital in time to fly back to Los Angeles with his teammates late Saturday night.
At the same time, a fan involved in an apparent scuffle was taken from the stadium on a stretcher, but further details were not known.
When the game resumed after a lengthy delay, Evensen hit a 32-yard field goal to make it 24-14, but Forbath answered with a 28-yard field goal for the Bruins.
That is probably me least favorite part of football. When the broadcasters get elated over a guy giving a thumbs up while being carted off. I think they should just show barking squirrels and tell us what they can, once they cart him away. I honestly wish no one would ever get hurt like that, but that’s just not going to happen. It just feels like people gawking at a car accident and no one wants to admit they are rubbernecking.
Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision and a poet's heart.
joe johnson vs b-roy
http://www.nba.com/hoop/head2head/joe_johnson-brandon_roy_080910.html
NBA.com did this matchup, with some crazy results.
silly nba.com people...
you’d think they’d get their facts right being the nba and all.
The faith (and I'm a guy) perverts. :)
we were all too busy watching the nicolas batum show
He who laughs last thinks slowest.
by prezofdeath on Oct 13, 2008 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
You really bug me sometimes.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
by MiledAnimal on Oct 13, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
you need to pay for my new computer monitor
by Sabonis4Ever on Oct 13, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You need to stop e-mailing me photos of you naked while smoking More brand cigarettes and wearing a tool belt
Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision and a poet's heart.
fine...
….i will take the tool belt off
by Sabonis4Ever on Oct 13, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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