Happy Season's Eve!
by Dave on Oct 26, 2008 11:09 PM PDT
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Welcome to Season’s Eve! Tomorrow evening the 2008-09 NBA season officially begins, and what better way to open it than against those scurvy L*kers and their band of miscreants and ne’er-do-wells? Tomorrow you will get to see the full Blazersedge machine in action, with the first official preview of the season, the Gameday Open Thread in full action, recaps, and more! It’s going to be quite a ride and I’m glad you’re on it with us.
For a foretaste of the season’s fun check out the Blazersedge Jersey Contest thread right below this one.
While we are waiting for the morrow, let us enjoy the heady fruits of Season’s Eve with unabashed talk of how wonderful it’s going to be. The record is scrubbed clean. There’s no evidence to the contrary and nobody to say us “nay”. Let’s fill this thread with all your hopes and dreams for the upcoming season. Not predictions…not rational speculation…anything you hope or dream to see this season: individual performances, team goals, more of your favorite player…whatever you choose! Have at it in the comment thread and let’s see how many different dreams we can chronicle.
If you want a sampling of what it’s like to be a Blazer fan right now, check out this article by Casey Michael, a student at
Great article on what it feels like to be a Blazer fan.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Minutes Seam Like Days
It couldn’t come any slower. Seriously!
First…I guess
by PtownJake on Oct 26, 2008 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rudy will be ROY
book it. The guy will definitely put up the numbers, even more so if anyone gets injured.
Woof
by Charles Barkley McLovin on Oct 26, 2008 11:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hear hear!
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me, the season opener is Friday, against the Spoors.
Because it’s the first REAL game with Oden (and Rudy and Bayless),
because it’ the L[xxx]rs (raising a conference banner, no less),
to-morrow’s game is its own weird, huge, funny-fanged animal,
with no continuity with the “rest of the season”.
For this one game, at least, I won’t be thinking about the season that’s (allegedly) underway.
For this one game, there are no more games to come.
"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless
by QualityPie on Oct 26, 2008 11:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who do we look like the SUNS?
We don’t raise conference championship banners. Not enough room. Try Suns, Phoenix.
pslakerfan
by pslakerfan on Oct 27, 2008 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Nice. I tend to agree that teams are too quick to celebrate lesser titles. Although I can understand conference titles – division titles get on my nerves though.
by erastus25 on Oct 27, 2008 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still wear my '91-'92
Conference banner fairly regularly.
It has actually got quite a bit of use in recent days.
by everett on Oct 27, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about wild card titles?
When in 1995 the Colorado Rockies made the playoffs for the first time, it was as a wild card. They actually posted a banner over Coors Field that read “Colorado Rockies – Wild Card Champion.”
"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 27, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? No plans to-morrow to commemorate a finals trip without a championship?
If so, that’s respectable.
"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless
by QualityPie on Oct 27, 2008 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
I’m gonna just enjoy the season opener and not live blog this time around. I wanted to grasp the entire beauty of what will be Roy, LMA, and Oden for years to come.
I’ll get in the full swing of things once the season ramps up.
by damir on Oct 26, 2008 11:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I might do the same. I don't want to be distracted.
Or, maybe I’ll just blog a lot of:
“Yes!”
and “K@be Killer strikes again!”
and “For 3!!!”
and “GO>Entire L@ker Team”
and other such exclamations.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's to hoping
That last years 41 win team gets augmented by four players that get at least 1 vote each on the rookie of the year ballots… with two players finishing in the top three.
and of course, here’s to good health raises beer
by Gargen on Oct 26, 2008 11:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope
Martell Webster scores more than twenty points in a quarter…again
by jsmuc on Oct 26, 2008 11:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope he scores more than thirty in a game...for the first time
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
by Norsktroll on Oct 27, 2008 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rudy will posterize his buddy Pau
and enjoy it immensely.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Oct 27, 2008 12:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He won't be alone in enjoying it.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come opening night, here's my guess for the Blazers' rotation.
FIRST & THIRD QUARTERS
Eight Minutes
C: Greg Oden
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: Nicolas Batum
SG: Brandon Roy
PG: Steve Blake
Four Minutes
C: Joel Przybilla
PF: Channing Frye
SF: Travis Outlaw
SG: Rudy Fernandez
PG: Jerryd Bayless
SECOND & FOURTH QUARTERS
Four Minutes
C: Joel Przybilla
PF: Channing Frye
SF: Brandon Roy
SG: Rudy Fernandez
PG: Sergio Rodriguez
Two Minutes
C: Joel Przybilla
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: Travis Outlaw
SG: Rudy Fernandez
PG: Sergio Rodriguez
Six Minutes
C: Greg Oden
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: Travis Outlaw
SG: Brandon Roy
PG: Steve Blake
by AK1984 on Oct 27, 2008 12:11 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
too cool!
rec’d
"Besides, I met a girl who loves basketball, blazers, and spurs. I'm sorry, you really can't dampen my mood right now :)" -ratbastird(after oden's surgery)
by nateinaloha on Oct 27, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Greg to break a backboard this season
Shattered glass or pulling down the whole apparatus, I want that. GREG ATTACK!
Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)
by Norsktroll on Oct 27, 2008 12:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I want Lebron
"Brandon Roy is your favorite restaurant" - Dave
by Sabonis4Ever on Oct 27, 2008 12:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You'll get him. I feel it in my LeBones.
"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 27, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want it to start
No more, no less.
by einman77 on Oct 27, 2008 12:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just want to sleep all of tomorrow after studying then wake up Tuesday, go to school and watch the game after.
So close, the moment is almost here. Can’t wait until tip off.
by BRoyInThe4th on Oct 27, 2008 12:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought about watching the game
and participating in the game thread on here, but there’s going to be too many unnecessary posts from people trying to break the record for my liking. I’m gonna savor this one on my big screen alone I think, and then come back for the recaps after.
Resident Smartass.
by Devyn on Oct 27, 2008 12:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll be at work without a tely
I think. We do have a TV and Dish Network but I don’t know if TNT is part of the package. That, and that whole thing I don’t think my boss would get into me sitting in front of the tely for 2.5 hours when I ‘m supposed to be working (at least at my desk I can multitask, right?) ….ESPN gamecast on the ’puter n if I’m lucky the firewall will let through the NBA audio thingy.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Oct 27, 2008 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nooooooooo......
Why Devyn???
Basketball Gods please forgive Devyn for his negative and selfish comments.
Come on people, no negative comments for the next 48 hours.
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
by DarthBlazer on Oct 27, 2008 2:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry I'm a little superstitious.
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
by DarthBlazer on Oct 27, 2008 3:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
I hope Martell comes back, plays lights out, and gets an extension. I also hope Jerryd gets into the rotation and proves he can play the point. I want Oden to win ROY and the respect of other centers in the league. Finally… I WANT THE BLAZERS TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS!
Beaver believer!
by mannyfresh1 on Oct 27, 2008 1:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait for...
those stretches of games where the will Blazers will just dominate their opponent on 25-2 or 34-5 runs… Also, can’t wait till the win streaks start… it’ll be fun
by hotstuffdb22 on Oct 27, 2008 3:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it starts tomorrow.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to enjoy
each and every minute of what I think (hope) will be a most incredible, magic season.
Heck, I even heard my wife talking to a neighbor about how exciting the Blazers are this year, about how much she’s been looking forward to the start of the season. Trust me….THAT’S a big deal.
by antediluvian on Oct 27, 2008 5:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Nichalos Batum = The new and improved kobe stopper version 2.0
The annoying bugs of fighting, jawing to the media, and the whole sexual assault thing have been eliminated. Prepare for version 2.0!
"It was like some sort of crazy torture in the movies. How do people do that so long without taking a breath? I think my ears are still ringing."
-Adrian Peterson, describing Autzen
by dougall5505 on Oct 27, 2008 7:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably the player I am most excited about
Just because of his sleeper status.
Everyone knows about GO, and Rudy. but Batum is going to raise some eyebrows with that 17 foot wingspan.
by everett on Oct 27, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you too dave...
I feel christmassy and when someone say’s merry christmas, you say it back right?
The faith (and I'm a guy) perverts. :)
by faith on Oct 27, 2008 7:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Two things
I want to see this team play better and more consistent on the road. I would also like our guys keeping their confidence up against the older playoff teams (Spurs, Dallas, Boston, and Detroit).
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
by DarthBlazer on Oct 27, 2008 8:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
roger that.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ist in nw division
i want the blazers to beat the nuggets and jazz 4-0. split with the l#$%^&s with close games away and blowout wins at home. i want the blazers to go the the wcf.
i want fatty to come back and start writing.
that’s all i ask.
by rburg on Oct 27, 2008 8:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fatty has been dropping random brief posts for awhile now
Don’t know if it’s the same fatty, though. The writing style is different. Maybe they lobotomized him like McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
And the winner is … Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Remember him—the great Democratic president who saved capitalism from the capitalists by reining in their exorbitant greed? Forget the Reagan Revolution heralding a new era of small government, which turned out to be nothing more than a fig leaf for legalized corporate crime. The hero of the hour is FDR, as the essential wisdom of his New Deal is now embraced by most Republicans as well as Democrats.
by fisheyes on Oct 27, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is probably the best case scenario,
and yet no one has really tossed it around a whole lot.
Perhaps more surprising than the lack of respect the Blazers have gotten this preseason is the almost unquestioned respect that the Jazz have received.
by everett on Oct 27, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's simple
Of course the season starts tomorrow. I kind of like the reality that we are starting out near Halloween against our dreaded rivals. To keep my hopes for the season simple, I hope to have some fun, I hope this team keeps smiling. I’m looking forward to some Sergio to Fernandez dunk lobs. So let’s have a fun season with hopefully an improvement in our over all win total and then we can talk about our re-entry into the playoffs!
"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"
by Krang on Oct 27, 2008 8:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
where is the hugest hi def television with the rowdiest fans? That’s where I’ll be, hopefully.
by 50backflips on Oct 27, 2008 8:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Webster
I hope Webster really can become that lock down three defender.
by LaRoyDen on Oct 27, 2008 9:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a little worried about Batum tomorrow night
Being on National TV and up against K*be and the Lakers in your first game as a 19 year old could be tough. I’m worried about him playing like it was summer league. I hope I am wrong.
Against the Kings and Kevin Martin, it was way too easy to get that contact against Batum and then go for a three point play. We can’t get in foul trouble early. The L*kers shoot FT’s pretty well.
"Greg Oden is the strongest guy in the NBA" - Channing Frye.
by TallTimber on Oct 27, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks for not forcing us to choose between acing the jersey contest and showing that we’re not true homers, if that makes any sense.
by 50backflips on Oct 27, 2008 9:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm such a homer ... I would have given us a lopsided win ... but I'm SUCH a homer.
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want a repeat of the 1977 preseason game against the Lakers
in which Maurice Lucas dunked over Kareem in the closing seconds for the win. I want a big play at the end that seals the win for the Blazers. I don’t care which Blazer does it or which Laker he beats, but when the game is over, I want to have the same feeling about these Blazers that I had back in 1977:
A New Power Has Risen In The West and This Could Be Their Year.
"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 27, 2008 9:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rudy over K*be
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
by Y5k on Oct 27, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
you actually remember a PREseason game from 31 years ago?
And the winner is … Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Remember him—the great Democratic president who saved capitalism from the capitalists by reining in their exorbitant greed? Forget the Reagan Revolution heralding a new era of small government, which turned out to be nothing more than a fig leaf for legalized corporate crime. The hero of the hour is FDR, as the essential wisdom of his New Deal is now embraced by most Republicans as well as Democrats.
by fisheyes on Oct 27, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't go to many games back then
and that one was special, even if it was just a preseason game.
You sound like my wife: “You remember that game from 31 years ago and you can’t remember to throw the raisin bag in the trash?”
"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 27, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I salute you.
bow to you.
pay hommage to you?
one of em.
I dig ancient blazer fans ;0
You could like be one of the old vampires that the stupid young vampires are afraid of kind of respect…..if the ancient thing bothers you. ;)
The faith (and I'm a guy) perverts. :)
by faith on Oct 27, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw that vampire movie
with Kate Beckinsale (sigh…!). I wouldn’t mind being strong enough to whip a vampire/werewolf hybrid in tooth-to-tooth combat, but I’m happy to let my Blazer surrogates do the same thing to their Laker opponents tomorrow night.
Thanks for the kind thoughts. I truly wish you and other younger Blazer fans could have been there for the Walton years. You’d have had so much fun. This team reminds me of them in a lot of ways. I just hope it ends better!
"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 27, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roy,LMA and Oden
turn destiny into reality. Its starts with a thumping of the fakers. Let the roll begin!
by Dragonage on Oct 27, 2008 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I want to see Batum...
Give 110% VS Kobe.
Sergio, grab the playing time by the horns.
by TheGreatDane17 on Oct 27, 2008 12:21 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Coming of Age
I hope to see Greg Oden have a year free of injury. I also hope to see Fernandez reach his potential in all the areas he already has shown glimpses of in the Olympics and preseason. This is a team that I hope will remain together with awesome chemistry for a long time. If so, look out. If the L*kers can go to the finals with the lineuo they had last year, why set our goals to anything lest than a championship game!!!
by BlazerGabe on Oct 27, 2008 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I want to see
The blazers pull off an upset over the lakers in round 1 of the playoffs. Or 2. Or the WCF, whenever it has to happen.
Things happen for a reason they say, but I say there's a reason things happen.
by sixth on Oct 27, 2008 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why do we need to read...
Great article on what it feels like to be a Blazer fan.
We are Blazer Fans, we know how it feels…
GREAT!!!!!
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LMA - Let the breakout year begin!
LMA puts the POWER in Power Forward!
35:48 min, 9-16 FG, 6-7 FT, +14 2 Off, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 TO, 4 Stl, 1 BS, 24 Pts - LMA vs Sac 10-20-08
by LaMarvelous on Oct 27, 2008 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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