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J.A. Adande Gets It

J.A. Adande wrote this column on reasons fans could and should flock to the Portland Trail Blazers.  It could well have come right off the pages of Blazersedge.  In fact it kind of was.  But if you'll recall for the last couple of years in those "be patient, watch the signs" posts I have said that one of the sure indicators that your team is getting legitimately good is that the national media starts catching up with the local scene.  Obviously that is happening in spades this year.  That doesn't make Portland great, of course, but it does confirm that the upward arc is not simply wishful thinking on the part of long-starved fans.  Enjoy it!  And if you like it drop a line of appreciation to Mr. Adande.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

P.S.  Props to CaptainSexyJacob for noting this in the Fanposts earlier.

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Awesome article

I sent him an email and commended his efforts.

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

by prezofdeath on Oct 10, 2008 12:03 AM PDT   0 recs

Yeah, that was a pretty good article

I think it’s Adande’s third Blazer related article in about that many days, so that’s pretty cool.

"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

by Magnum on Oct 10, 2008 12:09 AM PDT   0 recs

j.a. has been in the RG both the last two games.

very cool to see him.

he is a true pro.

honor terry porter

by Ben. on Oct 10, 2008 8:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re-read that SI article he linked to

And people wonder why we worship the ground KP walks on.

by AndrewD on Oct 10, 2008 1:36 AM PDT   0 recs

OMG!!!

I read that article. I haven’t read that since it was written. Man, that brings back some horrible memories. How far we’ve come, huh! Thank God for KP, B Roy, GO, Rudy, LMA, and the rest of them!

myspace.com/marktwainindians

by mark twain on Oct 10, 2008 7:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

congrats dave!!

lol…sort of, :)

do you get upset when your parrot’d through a larger market audience? or is it that warm and fuzzy feeling like when your mom is praising you while bashing your eldest brother to the grandmother?

"You just WATCHED history No need to study it! You LIVED it."
Mortimer

by faith on Oct 10, 2008 4:02 AM PDT   0 recs

I kind of wish he'd stop going on about how small Portland is

He does it in another article he wrote recently. Instead of ‘small’ how about ‘cozy’ or something?

Minor gripe, but hey…

Blazer Fan

by leeroyjenkins on Oct 10, 2008 6:47 AM PDT   0 recs

great article

I never email columnists, but I did this time.

myspace.com/marktwainindians

by mark twain on Oct 10, 2008 7:14 AM PDT   0 recs

As compelling as is Adande's article...

…his linked reference to the 2001 Sports Illustrated article is ten times more so. It’s worth reading (or rereading) and then printing out to stick inside your bookshelf copy of
Breaks of the Game. In case you’ve forgotten (or simply arrived late to today’s game), SI presented a timeless and compelling portrait of a team and a management gone bad, and at this time and place it offers a wonderful counterpoint to the Blazers and 2006-2008 and beyond.

by blazerwizard on Oct 10, 2008 7:17 AM PDT   0 recs

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