Blazersedge 1/3 Season Awards--Biggest Letdown
by Dave on Dec 20, 2008 11:39 PM PST
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Everybody and their brother's nephew does mid-season awards at the halfway point or All-Star break. We're being different and doing ours twice, once at the 1/3 mark and once at the 2/3 mark of the season. Voting will be open until Monday when the votes will be tabulated and winners declared.
Scroll up and down the page to see the various awards.
We want this to be legit and official so votes will be recorded in the comment section, made only by registered users. Explain all you want but vote CLEARLY and OBVIOUSLY or I won't bother reading your stuff and counting your vote. Don't make this hard on me by writing six paragraphs and ending with a schmozz vote for everybody.
This award is for the Biggest Letdown, judged by whatever criteria you see fit. All players are eligible. It's the only award players probably don't want to get!
Register your vote below and check back to see how your guy is doing!
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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My Personal Biggest Letdown
Not being able to buy tickets at the last minute to games anymore.
by moolB on Dec 20, 2008 11:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
OK, but let's not get this thread off track
or I’ll have a hard time counting votes amidst all of the other stuff.
Please vote for players, everybody.
—Dave
by Dave on Dec 20, 2008 11:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not even close
The Comcast no deal. Sorry Dave, but this is the clear answer.
by parkinglotj on Dec 21, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Next time, Dave, make it easy on yourself
Put each possible candidate in a reply yourself, and tell people to rec the one they want. They can comment under each one as to why they like that one, but only the recs will be counted.
When I rule the world, many efficiencies like this will be implemented.
I’m jscot, and I approve this message.
If you can't convince them, confuse them -- Harry Truman, U.S. President
by jscot on Dec 21, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love this idea. Good call jscot.
Two things though:
1. Don’t reply under the player, add posts at the bottom. Otherwise you need to scroll for an eternity to find the player you want to vote for.
This second one is only for the year-end awards.
Give a BE member (of your choosing) a chance to make the case for that player in one paragraph or less, and include it in the post.
Then you’ll have 15 posts at the top, one for each player, and a short “closing argument” in favor of each player. A way to make sure you know you’ve thought about every player thoroughly if you’re unsure.
by Timmay! on Dec 21, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
uh...couldn't you just add a poll?
am I missing something? A 12 person poll for each of these?
by nima on Dec 21, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
then other SBNation people could vote
not just Blazersedgers.
honor rasheed wallace
by Cablinasian on Dec 21, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Multiple times
which is more the issue.
—Dave
by Dave on Dec 21, 2008 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who will shill for Shav
as MVP? This could be good.
If you can't convince them, confuse them -- Harry Truman, U.S. President
by jscot on Dec 23, 2008 2:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Travis Outlaw
Really needs his shot back as well.
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Dec 20, 2008 11:48 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Steve Blake choking the game away
(and he’s looked so great in other games…)
by Bust a Bucket on Dec 20, 2008 11:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
was hoping to see lights-out 3 balls and adequate defense and rebounding.
wah wah wah.
I think I can only add "The NBA, where caring for everybody but the fans happens". --amlmart1
by prezofdeath on Dec 20, 2008 11:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I agree - Frye
He continue to show off his inability to rebound, which is a must for any PF. He is a SF trapped in a PF’s body, minus the quickness. I love the guy but if he can’t bruise with the big boyz, he’s loosing out to Diagu.
by PtownJake on Dec 21, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Unfortunately. I love the Buffet, but he’s been under the heat lamps too long as of late.
by DonkeyShins on Dec 21, 2008 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Frye
For everyone saying anything else what basketball games have you been watching?
This is what Lucas would do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aPkIE2qK0
by 123_G.O._RipCity on Dec 21, 2008 12:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to be dissapointed by the 10th guy on the roster
whaa happen?
by Toby on Dec 21, 2008 12:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ditto to that
and he only gets 13 minutes a game. Not many people can be great in that little playing time.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Dec 21, 2008 12:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
Outlaw is inconsistent in a good chunk of minutes, has a rookie starting over him, and is in his 6th season. He’s got so much going for him, but he just can’t seem to put it together in the way we need.
I have to pass on Frye because he’s stuck in no man’s land as far as minutes go. I can’t expect a guy getting so few minutes (especially a shooter instead of a hustle player) to be shooting the lights out.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Dec 21, 2008 12:06 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Clipper Game
’Nuff said.
The Vanilla Gorilla strikes again...
by JohnZ on Dec 21, 2008 12:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Travis Outlaw
Last game excepted, he has been pretty bad. He just looks lost on both sides of the court – something we should expect from Nic Batum, but NOT from a sixth-year veteran.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
by rockingharder on Dec 21, 2008 12:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Greg Oden - Please don't hate now,and let me elaborate- oh, and JohnZ and moolB, which PLAYER?
Mt. Saint Helens from Mt. Adams
by BlazermaniacAndy on Dec 21, 2008 12:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Poor Greg, I know your reading this buddy, and your probably not too pleased I have given this award to you. But maybe you need it buddy. Wake up. Your having a great season. I’m not really giving this award to you cause I think your under-performing, I think your performing, I’m giving this to you because I think you could be over-performing.
Can you please just crush some fools for a game or three in a row? Get going on some little streak so I can do my little Oden Shuffle. You know the one where you hang on the rim after you dunk it, but then realized you just got called for a foul, so you decide your not a fan of it and you stop doing it post haste. Yeah, it’s going out of fashion. Don’t worry big fella, you won’t be dancing that jig for long.
Mt. Saint Helens from Mt. Adams
by BlazermaniacAndy on Dec 21, 2008 12:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Martell
I know I know he hasn’t played and its not his fault exactly. Its just he was someone I was really looking forward to see take a nice leap. And he hasn’t done much
by SamGoody on Dec 21, 2008 12:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
From a purely fan point of view I agree with you.
I miss Web
whaa happen?
by Toby on Dec 21, 2008 12:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Frye.
Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16
by amlmart1 on Dec 21, 2008 12:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
I like the guy’s character, I think his personality is great for this team, but his basketball IQ is just ridiculous. I’m sick of seeing him pass up an open 3 for him to drive inside and take an off kilter, twisted 2 point jumper that barely hits rim in important stretches of games. He’s an athletic freak, I don’t get why he can’t get a dunk or even a decent look more often. He’s had enough experience to at least improve a bit. This doesn’t mean I want him traded though, he’s just the biggest disappointment in my opinion.
by volcompro11 on Dec 21, 2008 12:14 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Outlaw
Because he has shown so much in a few games and just doesn’t show up in others. I have seen this guy attack the basket a few times this season and thought to my self maybe he can do this for us, and then he never does it again…
by jcoop85 on Dec 21, 2008 12:17 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Bayless
I love the guy, but I expected him to crack the rotation and be making an impact. Still, I’m not knocking him — after just 1 year of college, he’s got to have a learning curve.
By the way, about Oden
I disagree with those who are saying Oden. At the beginning of the season when expectations were realistic, if you’d been told Oden would be averaging 8 points, 8 rebounds and a block and a half you’d have been fairly happy with that. Stay realistic, folks!
by Kaboomm on Dec 21, 2008 12:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bayless
I had high hopes for this kid at the start of the season. I know Blake and Sergio have been playing well, but when I watched the games this summer (a first for me) I thought this kid was going to be a big part of our growth this year. We have 3 other rooks making contributions, I just thought Bayless would be one.
by bad karma on Dec 21, 2008 12:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Martell
Just because I was hoping he’d play a key role. (He still may!)
Aint nothin to it!
by Too Much Hutch on Dec 21, 2008 12:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Martell
has nothing to do with his game, and matter of fact he would probably agree on this one. He was easily the one non-rookie player i was the most excited to see this season. All through the off season I had this building sense that something special was about to bust out of Martell, we would finally see his true form… and then the injury… I still feel the same way, it is just a bummer that we haven’t gotten to see it yet and I am waiting with baited breath for his return.
The end is in the beginning and yet I go on....
-Beckett
by eyeotiger on Dec 21, 2008 12:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
It has to be Martell.
It says letdown. And watching that first preseason game… it was a glimpse. We were teased.
And it was taken away.
honor rasheed wallace
by Cablinasian on Dec 21, 2008 12:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bayless
maybe if he got a little more burn he wouldnt let me down as much
Greatness + Greatness = Great Greatness
by noam16 on Dec 21, 2008 12:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
This guy has completely disappeared this season.
Where in the world is Carman SanDiego Channing Frye!
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LaMarcus Aldridge you are LaMONSTER!!!
BRoy is a SUPERSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will do this just once to honor BRoy!
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by LaMarvelous on Dec 21, 2008 12:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
frye
and i hate to say it because he is a great guy
by phillyduck23 on Dec 21, 2008 12:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
The guy finished last season so strong, but has now fallen out of the rotation. He could be so much more than just a jump shooter.
by kono on Dec 21, 2008 12:57 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
Absolutely horrendous this year.
by DonCorleone on Dec 21, 2008 12:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ben = Jason Quick?
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
by rockingharder on Dec 21, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think they are both great journalists that cover the Blazers
you’re not too far off with that statement.
by Bust a Bucket on Dec 21, 2008 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Frye
And I’m a fan of his so it hurts to say. Close second would be Bayless just because i wanted to see more of him on the court.
I can’t say Oden because of all the stuff that has gone on with him I was skeptical about him from the get go.
by alacritybagel on Dec 21, 2008 1:01 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
oden
my expectations wer higher for him then any others, even thow i would be elated for fry tu pul his numbrs.
December 18, 2008.
"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212
by maid tu rek on Dec 21, 2008 1:06 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
did you forget that Frye was awful last season too?
Outlaw has won us some games this year, but his lack of consistency win him this award.
by hollywood robinson on Dec 21, 2008 1:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw...
I was expecting a lot more out of him. I miss talking about Super Trout.
by ranma on Dec 21, 2008 1:30 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Vote: Travis Outlaw
Expected further progress but got less consistency instead. I also expected Bayless to make an impact but it’s not his fault since it could be damaging to have a half-rookie rotation right away.
by amitp06 on Dec 21, 2008 1:47 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Frye
He tantalized us with his end of season streak. Then he goes out and supposedly hones his 3PT shot over the summer. After ankle surgery, he comes back early.
But then he dissapoints with the performance over the season so far. I still can’t get over that sequence he had against Boston. Those were the ugliest 2 minutes of NBA basketball you will ever see.
by lakitao on Dec 21, 2008 1:49 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Has he done anything this season?
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Dec 21, 2008 1:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oden
"Brandon Roy, that man is unstoppable, it's like he's playing NBA Live." - Anthony Johnson
by jamon51 on Dec 21, 2008 1:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Gotta be Outlaw
He has bursts of brilliance (against Phoenix for instance) followed by huge stretches of dissappointment.
Every time Travis touches the ball, I find myself cringing.
by Avoozl on Dec 21, 2008 2:00 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Martell not being healthy
Can I buy you a fish sandwich?
by silkybrown on Dec 21, 2008 2:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
"I saw him in the face"
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Dec 21, 2008 3:01 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Martell
Not because he didn’t play well, but precisely because he looked great in training camp and in combo with Rudy during the pre-season, only to not register a full game to date. This should have been his breakout season where he really establishes his long-term future with the team, and I still hope it could be. Just imagine the media storm for a second if Greg had broken a bone in his foot instead of gotten an ankle sprain. Get well, Martell.
by Norsktroll on Dec 21, 2008 3:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Steven Hill
He couldn’t beat out Randolph? Really?
by FlyingOutlaw on Dec 21, 2008 3:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Really? After all his hard work, he losses his spot to Ike? Ouch.
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Dec 21, 2008 4:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Travis Outlaw
It was disappointing that he couldn’t cement himself as a starter and his big moments (like in the Phoenix game) have been increasingly scarce this season.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
by madding on Dec 21, 2008 4:23 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Frye
My man needs to work on his defense and shoot with less hesitation like he did last season.
by SteveBlakeFan on Dec 21, 2008 4:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to put myself out there and say LaMarcus
All the preseason hype about developing a handle and a crossover only for it to disapear very quickly into the oblivion. I thought he was going to be a lot more aggresive this year.
I didn’t expect anything different from Travis this year.
by BeloHorizante on Dec 21, 2008 5:01 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
He has been doing a lot more
It’s all just been at the defensive end … but seriously, he’s taking many more shots in the post, he just had that nasty slump
by nikolokolus on Dec 21, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably our unrealistic expectations
All things considered, this is a YOUNG team and has progressed amazingly. Unfortunately, we become spoiled with a good show, and tend think that everyone has to develop like Roy has.
Players have peaks and limits and hard work will only help you maximize your potential. If hard work automatically merited perfection, don’t you think that instead of blogging about NBA players, most of us would be alongside them launching tre’s, dropping dimes and making commercials?
I had to remind myself of that before I wrote this post and almost said that LaMarcus should be doing more for us. He’s having a good year but no, he hasn’t doubled his performance like he did in his second year.
I don’t think that quite qualifies as a let-down.
by pdxer in dfw on Dec 22, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like this "award"...
I vote to ban it from future award ceremonies.
That said, at this point it has to go to Oden. I expect this to change, though.
"I love this game!" -Moonbeam, from 'Rollerball' right before he was knocked into a permanent coma
by -ken on Dec 21, 2008 5:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
LaMarcus
I expected him to be our leading scorer.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Dec 21, 2008 6:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Travis
I love his new 3 point shot, but I just thought he would be more consistent. Plus, it’s his 6th year – you can’t expect any rookie to be consistent or great right away (no matter how hyped Oden may have been).
Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.
by RoyDrexler on Dec 21, 2008 6:47 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Travis
I thought he would be more consistent
by chickenmelt on Dec 21, 2008 7:02 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Channing
I really wanted him to make the most of his minutes whenever he got out there, but he just hasn’t been able to equal the kind of effort he had last year. I want him to get mad and aggressive, especially on defense.
by Entity on Dec 21, 2008 7:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
He has lost his confidence and that is what his game is all about. If he can regain that, I think he will be a decent contributor.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Dec 21, 2008 7:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
LMA
LaMarcus has had a pretty good year, but I really thought that this year would be the year he would come into his own and play at an all-star level. Unfortunately he isn’t playing any better than he did last year. I still think he is playing well, but I had really high expectations for him this year.
The fact that a lot of people think that the MVP for the team is Joel (and justifiably so) is kind of the point I am trying to make. LMA should be the #2 guy on this team no questions asked and should be right up there with Roy.
by trailblazersfan on Dec 21, 2008 8:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oden.
I didn’t expect that much greater production out of him, but I’m disturbed by his attitude/confidence/self-pity/fragility issues. That was unexpected and not something I like to see in what was expected to be our franchise player.
by howlingfantods on Dec 21, 2008 8:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
LaMarcus
He was supposed to be the team’s leading scorer. It’s his third year in the league and he might have taken a step back from last year. I think he could be an all-star some day, but right now it doesn’t look like he’ll ever get to that level… it looks like Bill Simmon’s evaluation of him was, more or less, accurate: a very solid jump shooting big.
by PoliSam on Dec 21, 2008 8:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
No one
Some guys haven’t been playing great but that’s how it goes. They’ll snap out of it soon.
by Jetpack: Missing on Dec 21, 2008 8:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Martell - injury
Channing second.
When your #10 guy is your second biggest letdown, it’s been a pretty good year.
If you can't convince them, confuse them -- Harry Truman, U.S. President
by jscot on Dec 21, 2008 8:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Travis
I had confidence in him as last season ended, but I don’t know what to expect now.
by jorga on Dec 21, 2008 8:49 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oden
But that’s certainly due to my unreal expectations.
Also, let down when I see empty seats in the arena. What the hell Portland?
by ofred on Dec 21, 2008 9:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Players are not supposed to regress at this point in their careers
by ColoradoBlazerFan on Dec 21, 2008 9:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oden
Reason being, this is about biggest disappointment. I didn’t have much expectations for Frye, and have never been real high on Travis. My disappointment in Greg will start going away when he learns how a.) not to foul so much, b.) to go up for a shot without being blocked so much, and c.) to walk on the court with the attitude of a 7 ft 285 lb man that knows he’s THE BIGGEST BADDEST DUDE ON THE COURT, not like a scared teenager! I love Greg though, and I know that by 2/3rd’s of the season this will all be for naught as he will be the biggest baddest dude on the court.
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by mark twain on Dec 21, 2008 9:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I agree on Oden's mental
overall, oden is doing about what I expected on a per minute basis before the Blazers hyped him. However, his attitude has been less impressive. Still, i wouldn’t give him the booger award. I think LMA has earned it more.
Greg Oden, where posters happen.
by ratbastird on Dec 21, 2008 6:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd go with Frye
The way that he finished last year…wow, Diogu’s getting minutes over him now.
by parkinglotj on Dec 21, 2008 9:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
He is so Portland, but not producing enough to make this place his own.
by jaywalker on Dec 21, 2008 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye, alas
Channing returned with his winning personality this year. Unfortunately, he forgot his game. I hate to say it because I like the guy so much, but Frye turned in one of the worst performances in a short period of time against Boston that I’ve ever seen by someone in a Blazer uniform. Oden’s young—very young—and learning. Fyre’s an experienced PF who’s been playing like the greenest, rookie SG. To elaborate further would be too painful.
And that’s the truth.
by Trutherlizer on Dec 21, 2008 9:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Chan man
I love his blog, love his personality, but I’m completely bummed out by his game sometimes.
by nikolokolus on Dec 21, 2008 9:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Love the guy, hope he turns it around.
by crakarjack on Dec 21, 2008 9:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Three different answers:
1) Player I thought would have a breakout season and so far hasn’t: Webster
2) Player I thought would make a nice step forward but has regressed: Frye
3) Player I thought would be maddeningly inconsistent and was lived up to expectations: Trout
Trout deserves credit for his 3pt shooting, but the rest has been his usual mix of “the good, the bad, and the ugly.”
by upper left corner on Dec 21, 2008 9:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
well, you gotta give webster a break
because… you know… he gave himself one.
I think you forgot LMA who was also supposed to have a major break out and instead looks to have stepped back.
Greg Oden, where posters happen.
by ratbastird on Dec 21, 2008 6:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
" if you don't like it, you can shove it
but you don't like it, you love it!"
- Weezer (Red Album)
by halfasiansensation on Dec 21, 2008 9:55 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Outlaw
too bad i can’t vote for jason quick….
Fear the Pryzpocalypse
by postup on Dec 21, 2008 9:55 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Frye...
Because no one expected him to be the 10th man forever.
"Now, you take a bobcat or a Jayhawk. You know they'll run if you give 'em the chance. But when one don't run, why, you shoot him and shoot him quick. Raef's my dog, Pa. I've gotta do what's right..." Old Yeller (1957)
by RoyGoesTheDynamite on Dec 21, 2008 10:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
He only worked on his shot this offseason, and we all know how that has worked out
by storm on Dec 21, 2008 10:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
I can’t stand it anymore, even when he is making shots. He won’t pass to another open player with a better shot, which drives me crazy. His PER has dropped to 13.5 from 15.6 a year ago, 15.3 two years ago.
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 21, 2008 10:27 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oden
SO FAR!!!! – He is going to get better.
This would not be the case if the Blazer would had set reasonable expectation for him going into the season.
But selling tickets is what it’s all about.
The Hype was so high the expectation was he would get 20 and 10 from the start. I think now we understand, give it a couple of years…
by ITSChuck on Dec 21, 2008 10:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
But i love the enthusiasm and the energy he brings…… its really a shame that he only fouls and chucks mid-range jumpers or else he could be my favorite player……………
Michael....Tell them what they've won!!!!!!!....... *iinsert reference to a baseketball game*
by Blazerhopeful on Dec 21, 2008 10:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
just because we’d heard so much about how he was working so hard this preseason, and JQ was hyping him up saying how good he’d be, and he’s not even in the rotation right now. Channing is a cool cat and a great teammate, but his being dropped from the rotation speaks volumes as to how he has regressed.
Martell comes in at #2, solely because of the injury bug that’s bit him like Dracula bites into a juicy carotid. Get well soon, ’Tell!
"Smile! You're on a poster!!" - Mike Rice
by lefty6283 on Dec 21, 2008 11:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
OUTLAW
c’mon Dave this one isn’t fair….does it have to be a player, can’t it be a moment like Blake missing the clutch free throws or something else?? or like not seeing Bayless play being a letdown? you can’t let him win biggest letdown with all the class he has shown us and also with his summer league play and obvious potential?? and why all the Channing haters did?? were you not at the Houston game or the Spurs game??
but lately I am out on Outlaw ok because unless he makes his first shot of the game he is worthless, and he needs to play better D this year
Oden & Rudy co- Rookie Of The Year ---- Brandon for MVP!!!
by Ripped City on Dec 21, 2008 11:05 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Martell's Injury
I think Martell is a key member to this squad. These two injuries have stunted the development of the team even though they are still playing very well. He is one of the few members of the team besides Brandon that attacks the basket visiously, something we need to see more of. The more we attack the basket the more our outside shooters are open, the more open our inside guys are as the defense is forced to help out and the more we get to the line.
by bigdaddy4838 on Dec 21, 2008 11:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Comcast followed by Oden.
Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave
by TwoDeep on Dec 21, 2008 11:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
by far. I hope he can get some sort of groove back. I also thought Ike would challenge for time with toughness inside, rebounding etc. But Frye is a shell of himself from last year. If one of the big men goes out for a few games, it will be interesting to see if he can jump start his game with some minutes. It seemed like he produced last year when he knew he would get minutes and struggled when he played in short spurts.
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by tssbro on Dec 21, 2008 11:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
by DarthBlazer on Dec 21, 2008 11:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
He’s got such great hops and athletic ability, but he’s not consistent.
by 3pointer on Dec 21, 2008 11:31 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Martell Webster
Because of his unfortunate injury. =(
when i get sad, i stop being sad & become awesome again. true story.
by Net Ranger on Dec 21, 2008 11:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Fry
Just because he absolutely failed to take advantage of his opportunity; but I still love the guy.
by oregonslee on Dec 21, 2008 11:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Mr. Martell Webster
Because he has a stupid foot.
by Corvid on Dec 21, 2008 11:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Becca Haarlow.
honor rasheed wallace
by Cablinasian on Dec 21, 2008 11:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
something about wearing too many clothes.
when i get sad, i stop being sad & become awesome again. true story.
by Net Ranger on Dec 21, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a second - this isn't the "Most Inspirational" thread!
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
by rockingharder on Dec 21, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Trout
Not consistent yet.
Character +Culture = Chemistry
by Old School on Dec 21, 2008 11:50 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oden
I just expected a little bit more.
This is Jack burton from the PorkChop Express and I'm talkin to whoever's out there.....
by Jack Burton on Dec 21, 2008 11:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
we need more from him
"im a buffet of goodness"-Channing Frye
by burritoman on Dec 21, 2008 12:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Webster
I didn’t know what to expect from anyone with all the injures, the addition of four rookies, and the lost of JJ and JJ. So, for the same reasons as above, Webster.
"There is a difference between having two guys banging down low and having two guys who can bang down low." - Blazin'
by tominhawaii on Dec 21, 2008 12:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
’nuff said.
Some men see things the way they are and ask why, I see things that never were and ask why not. -Robert F. Kennedy
by kevinschock on Dec 21, 2008 1:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Greg
Not because of his play, but because of his body language and seemingly indifference to the game when on the bench. Just have fun out there Greg!
by koyote on Dec 21, 2008 1:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bayless
I fully expected him to be much more of a contributor. I dunno what is keeping him on the bench, but that has been my biggest letdown.
by usdblazerfan on Dec 21, 2008 1:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
LMA
I expected an All Star caliber season from him…. his shooting has been poor, games have been streaky, and he’s struggled with confidence.
He still has a place in my Heart of Fandom though.
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by CaptainSexyJacob on Dec 21, 2008 1:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
FRY
I believe Jeff Van Gundy said it best during the Boston broadcast, after fry went up and down than missed a defense assignment, “I believe that was the worst 27 second sequence I have EVER seen in the NBA!”
by kevinfrombcu on Dec 21, 2008 1:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bayless
because he wears double knee braces. really JB? ur like 19 or 20 or something what are u doin lookin like an old man out there. i thought he’d keep it more G than that, u know a shooter sleeve or somethin…dissapointment
by shushu on Dec 21, 2008 1:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Trout
"Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis" Dave 12/18/08
by shua on Dec 21, 2008 2:04 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Travis Outlaw
One of the core 4? That’s a load of dakine…this guy couldn’t hit his butt with both hands…I remember before this season they were talkin like he was an immovable object – in the same breath as Oden, Roy, and Aldridge – ha! I hope they move him!! He’s lame.
by lumberjak on Dec 21, 2008 2:18 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
...
and yes – I do realize his 3 point percentage is good….and his shooting percentage is good…and he does, literally have the ability to hit his butt with both hands – I’m just sayin – he’s nowhere near the hype…he’s falling shorter to his hype than Oden is to his!
by lumberjak on Dec 21, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Not even close. Dude fell off the face of the earth this year.
People voting for Outlaw probably didn’t like Outlaw before this year. Biggest letdown to me means that you have a specific level of expectations for someone and they fail to meet them. Frye showed good promise as a backup the latter half of last season, and has been 4 fouls per game and not much else so far this year.
"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Dec 21, 2008 2:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Martell
He worked so hard in the offseason to be able to contribute and just can’t get healthy. It’s no knock on him, but it’s got to be the biggest letdown of the season thus far.
by morg on Dec 21, 2008 2:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Martell
How could it not be Marty? We all thought he was about to turn the corner and he’s barely seen the court.
Looking forward to revisiting this one at the 2/3 mark.
More Blazing, Less Trailing
by Bretski on Dec 21, 2008 2:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Marty
I am sorry, but not being able to help contribute has hurt us. Biggest letdown is most def martell webster. Love him, but get better already dude!
by Switchie on Dec 21, 2008 2:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
this is where expletives would normally follow…
rolling hard
by Billy Ray Bates on Dec 21, 2008 3:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
Granted his confidence must be down due to lack of minutes, but what he as got, he has completely justified his lack of before
Smile, you're on a poster!
by RoysOurBoy on Dec 21, 2008 3:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
I understand the Frye vote, but he doesn’t have the role that Outlaw has. Travis is supposed to be the great scorer off the bench, running isos for him and all that. He just seems to make the worst possible decision everytime he touches the ball. Frye just shoots and misses, I can live with that in his depleted minutes roll, but Travis is killing me.
by uojones on Dec 21, 2008 3:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Channing Frye, unfortunately.
Great guy, great presence in the locker room. He just hasn’t produced like I hoped he would. But I would like to echo some of the other posters and say that I’m rooting for him to turn it around.
by Roy Wonder on Dec 21, 2008 3:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oden.
"Now with a non-provocative footer!"
by timbo on Dec 21, 2008 4:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye.
Oden, just due to expectations (not reality).
by Knobby on Dec 21, 2008 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oden
I don’t see how it could be anybody but Oden.
The bigger they are… the harder they fall.
by crhsrunner on Dec 21, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
because I really like the guy and want him to be a Blazer, but his performance on the court has not been what it ought to be.
by kitsune on Dec 21, 2008 5:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
LMA
I had big expectations for LMA. He has not come close to reaching them.
Outlaw is outlaw
Frye needs more minutes to be effective but CAN be.
Rudy came down to earth, but I’m decently happy.
Nope, it’s LMA all the way. He did not come at even close to an all star level. He refuses to use his skills to attack the basket. His defense isn’t where I’d like it to be.
Yup. I gotta knock LMA for failing BIG TIME to meet my expectations and his own.
Greg Oden, where posters happen.
by ratbastird on Dec 21, 2008 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It was a toss up
between LMA and Oden for me (I chose Oden). LMA’s stats aren’t bad, but he hasn’t dominated like I think he can. I remember sitting at the GS game wondering why the heck he wasn’t posting up Maggette. He needs to watch footage of Tim Duncan to learn how to play power forward.
by torsoheap on Dec 21, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
have you been watching all the games?
Aldridge has been working on post moves where he steps towards the basket, and employing them in games! It’s fun to watch when he is successful.
Activate Shavlik Randolph
by appel82 on Dec 22, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
He was so clutch last year, and is now a noontime shadow of his former self. Less playing time will do that to you.
by martinezec on Dec 21, 2008 6:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
I was hoping he’d show that he could be our backup PF of the future this year. Instead he showed that he can’t perform with limited playing time.
Things happen for a reason they say, but I say there's a reason things happen.
by sixth on Dec 21, 2008 6:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
He’s still a one-dimensional player, and a seemingly undeveloping one at that, which makes him REGRESSING on a team intent on moving forward.
by SkyDave on Dec 21, 2008 7:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw
After breaking through last season, he hasn’t really delivered this season
by roynfernandez on Dec 21, 2008 7:43 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
C Money
Not so money this year mins are getting cut
Channing fRYE
by Miker Blazer on Dec 21, 2008 7:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing
…though it’s not unexpected with the addition of Oden and the surprise known as Batum.
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany."
by dcblazer on Dec 21, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Greg Oden
Of course, he can’t jump due to recovery from microfracture surgery, but he hasn’t shown me much. Don’t bring up the GS game; I was there in person and it wasn’t that impressive.
by torsoheap on Dec 21, 2008 9:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
COINCAST
Not signing a deal with either sattelite provider
and Charter, leaves Southern Oregon without
55 cable games. No choices, just blacked out
for the 2nd year. Then to top off the blackout, they
advertise like crazy to get subscribers to call and
should have just lowered the price a little or asked
for arbitration from the FCC.
Close 2nd – Paul Allen & Charter Communications !
Talk about getting egg on your face !
It's GO time !
by walkoff41 on Dec 21, 2008 9:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Comcast
I’m not going to dis our guys. Unless of course one of them eats a baby or something.
by meatwad3 on Dec 21, 2008 9:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Channing Frye
I think that he is the only Blazer this year that has takin a step back. Why though is my question.
by Camtown20 on Dec 21, 2008 9:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Instead of taking a step forward and finding his contribution, he’s fallen away and looks like a part we already have some of, and can replace if we need to. Last year he played as if we needed him. This year, not so much.
by torridjoe on Dec 21, 2008 9:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Lamarcus
The biggest difference between what was expected and what has come to pass is with LMA.
He’s struggled.
He’s showing signs of making the leap, and playing MUCH better lately. I’m not worried long term.
I also chose him as non-Roy MVP. So really this says more about my expectations for Lamarcus than it does about his performance. I think he’ll be an all-star in two years.
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
by KP Corleone on Dec 21, 2008 9:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Trout
He felt like he was on verge at the end of last season..
and he has regressed
Blazer fans tell me, where were you,
When our Brandon Roy dropped 52?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Dec 21, 2008 10:02 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Martell Webster's Left Foot
It hurt to see Martell go down during the Preseason in October. But it really HURT when he re-injured his foot against the Raptors. When he is hitting from beyond the arc the Blazers offense runs at another level. I look forward to seeing him come back in time for the playoffs.
Blaze14ROY
by homeallon20 on Dec 21, 2008 11:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
LA
He’s been the second best on this team, but the gap between him and Roy should not be anywhere near the chasm it is right now. Last year he made a legit case for MIP, but this year he hasn’t been that go-to guy that Brandon needs, and he hasn’t been helpful in the fourth quarter for any game this season. That needs to change for this to be a title team.
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Dec 21, 2008 11:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
Needless to say, when my biggest letdown player is Channing Frye, I think we’re doing really well.
Travis Outlaw is an alien, but in a good way.
Awesome Graphic was provided by CIC, because he felt like he should be hazed.
by Clevelander among roses on Dec 21, 2008 11:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Greg Oden
He’s been my biggest letdown so far. Although I’m hoping at the 2/3 mark I’ll be able to put him as the Blazers best rookie and most improved. Frye and Outlaw are right behind him.
by JoeBlazer on Dec 22, 2008 12:26 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
his self doubt is at an all time high!
by roy2rudy on Dec 22, 2008 12:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw..
Im sick and tired of him shooting the ball whenever he touches it. I was let down by Oden but then i remember he’s coming off knee surgery and gained 30lbs. of muscle and weight. Also the unreal expectations of both the fans and media put on him
by blazerchamp on Dec 22, 2008 2:27 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I guess Martell.
But I’m not disappointed with Martell, just by the fact he hasn’t been able to play.
Truth be told, I am not disappointed in the least by this team. In fact I have been thrilled and excited. They have pretty much lived up to my expectations (which I thought might have been unreasonably over-enthusiastic) and in some cases exceeded them. If I had to point to one thing I have been disappointed in, it has to be ….
…. some of the FANS.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 22, 2008 7:50 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
I rec'ed you hard and fast
"There is a difference between having two guys banging down low and having two guys who can bang down low." - Blazin'
by tominhawaii on Dec 22, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No wonder it hurts when I sit down.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 22, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey-oh!
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
by rockingharder on Dec 22, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This has to be Frye
I think Channing himself would even agree
by eswan on Dec 22, 2008 7:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Webster
Just wish he would get healthy. He has too much talent not to be a go to piece with this team.
by coachgruhler on Dec 22, 2008 11:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nate
I want to be clear. I love that Nate is our coach. I do not want to see him fired. I want him to be the blazers coach. HOWEVER, I was expecting a lot more of a plan on defense. When the Blazers defend well they are very hard to beat. Some nights it looks like we are totally confused about what we want to do at the defensive end of the court.
The Blazers are a young team, but Nate has been around as a coach and a player for a long time in the NBA. At times he is brilliant in his ability to know when to put a player in the game to get the team doing whatever they aren’t doing out there. For an example I can site the Houston game when he knew it was time to ride Travis Outlaw. That was Outlaw’s breakout game and he has been much better since then. However, how can anyone forget the last game at PHX when it seemed like he was playing Bayless and Frye only because they have ties to Arizona. YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME! Nate has to improve his consistency just like a lot of our young guys do. He has been around, I expect him to improve as much as I expect Greg Oden to improve.
by Michael D on Dec 22, 2008 12:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Frye
He was awesome filling in for Joel last season but now, for whatever reason, whether it’s his surgery, or lifting too many weights, he’s slow and now not shooting well. His intensity seems for poop.
Nate needs to run some Sloan-esqe plays to get some of these low BBIQ forwards some easy buckets in the paint.
Activate Shavlik Randolph
by appel82 on Dec 22, 2008 2:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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