The official "Say the opposite" post!

Sergio is very accurate on his pick and pop passing. The pass usually reaches the shooter at just above waist level which is ideal for the shooter to shoot in rythmn.

A psychological/economic concept behind this is called Appreciative Inquiry, which can be used to analyze and improve companies, careers, etc. You basically ask people to focus on what goes really well, and not on what isn’t working like usually done in improvement projects. Find the benefits in a situation to identify and improve your key strengths, and not try to find all the faults.

Will come back to this post when I have thought about something for our players and organization.

I LOVE our FANS! Especially the ones who criticise every missed shot and every poorly ran play. I may not be that kind of fan but that doesn’t mean I’m the perfect fan. I support my team no matter what and I tend to try and avoid negative thoughts. I figure if I were out there playing and my fans were booing me?! I’d just as soon give’m the bird! So since they are only human, I figure maybe they do care and could use a little support from time to time. Anyway what it comes down to is the fact even fans differant from myself ARE fans and I appreciate the support they give the team even if it is only on good nights!

I enjoy your youthful enthusiasm and all around jubilence surrounding your work with the TrailBlazer organization. And, ummmm…….?….?…..you have nice hair. That’s all I got.

Yeah, that felt good. Thx!

………………………. and Frye is money with the open 18 foot jumpers.

Especially on national TV when I can see them in High Def.

that Sergio RIPPED that rebound away from the wolves.

TominHawaii was ruggedly sexy.

We were soooo lucky to blow that 4th quarter lead.

Had we won that game, we would have gone on to win the NBA championship that year and probably once or twice more this decade. That would have continued the JailBlazer era beyond where it eventually ended. We probably wouldn’t have KP today, nor Nate, Brandon, LMA and Oden.

Thank god we blew it. We would probably be more successful, but we’d still have a bunch of shmucks in the organization.

Somewhere (reverse this image please)

Since Comcast won’t distribute the rights to the games, I don’t have to spend the money on League Pass. I also won’t spend hours of my life sitting in front of the television this season being tempted by products and services I might have spent money on. Yep, it’s a good thing Comcast is holding out. Now I can save money, use the saved time for exercise, and do things that get me completely away from the TV. That’s a great marketing idea!

Thanks, Comcast!

Michael Holton says “they won a basketball game!” It helps me not confuse other teams and what sport they play

I love how we have like so many three game stands, it’s so cool.

I love how he conserves our players energy by not making them run. Oh wait …. that was facetious and that’s not what this thread was supposed to be about probably.

Something sincere:

I love that Nate is basically a good, very hard working coach.

 I love that Nate commands respect from his players (unlike Mo Cheeks). I love that he bailed out of Seattle for our lowly country bumpkin team.

 I love that Nate is respecting at least one of our two Spanish guards. I love that he has FINALLY showing Joel some respect (which even seems to have graduated to love judging from his comments following the Minnesota game).

I love that Nate is nice to those interviewing him at half time.

 I love that Nate represents our team and city with oodles of class.

 I love that Nate is a serious student of the game.

….. and, if he will only give Sergio a fair chance (to succeed or fail) and he works to take advantage of our thoroughbreds by incorporating somewhat of a running game, I will love Nate unequivocally!

I still believe that he could be all that he was hyped to be. Perhaps all the early problems will allow blazers to bring him along at a pace that will work out
 Nate.. He does seem really good at getting young players to work on fundamentals and on working together. I still think that the praise from his fellow coaches at the olympics is worth some faith in him.
By the way, after writing this, I realize it is really hard to do this properly and not turn to sarcasm. I am going to think more about Nate’s good points.

It gives me something to do with my life so I don’t have to think about reality—I can put off employment issues, ignore my friends and family, stop going to the gym and eating healthy, and etc.

The trade ideas are usually very realistic, they usually make sense for the future of the team, and there are never enough of them.

And I will be SSSOOOOO HAPPY for him.

Fricken gimp – I MEAN “WHAT A WONDERFUL NON-RAPPIST”.
(Because Coby can’t rap. Really.)

I think he has a good heart and a very nice house. He just had some bad luck.
I love garaunteed contracts, too.

That Frank Caliendo has brought craftsmanship back to the impersonation. Seeing someone acting vaguely like someone else I am familiar with really brightens my mood. This is the direction comedy should have gone from the beginning. Aristophanes’ Socrates impersonation supposedly brought the house down.

In fact, don’t even bother watching the games. Just read Hollinger.

Sergio is high on intangibles (such as working really well with Rudy), has good team leadership skills, runs the floor well, and can still develop into a player like Jason Williams with his flashy passing skills – who has a ring after all.

Shavlik was the sensible pick over Shaun Livingston and Steven Hill as the 15th man. He has more tangible and immediately useful skills than those two. He has a good basketball IQ and learned under one of the best college coaches ever.

Ike was a great player in college (dominated Pac-10 in rebounds and points) and smooth with some really good moves in Golden State. There is no reason why he couldn’t regain that ability which would make him highly valuable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nrw4KBYvZI

I like our team. The closest I can come is perhaps Ike, and that’s only because I’ve seen so little of him.

If I had to say something nice about people I least like, it would be some of the fans. (Even then it is not a matter of dislike. Just not agreeing with them and a bit of frustration about their reasoning or lack of patience.)

I appreciate your passion for your team.

1. I love that I accidentally pressed POST way before I wanted to (see above).
2. I like that Brandon feels it his team and his responsibility to take over the game.
3. Sergio is trying much harder out there in every aspect of his game
4. Outlaw still makes me smile more than any other Blazer (also cry, but that is another post)
5. I am looking forward to Webster returning

Gotta love ’em. They are so cheerful and hate-free.

They never met a hypothetical trade idea that they didn’t enthusiastically support

And those NBA refs, what a bastion of integrity David Stern’s arbiters have been over the years. They would never let the classy Utah fans influence their late-game decisions!

When national columnists recycle the term “Jail-blazers”? I burst with civic pride