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by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 26, 2008 9:18 PM PDT

Thats a rough approximation of how many comments we Blazer fans had during the draft. That doesnt include the threads leading up, or the threads recapping the draft. I was commenting during the draft and at one point i think about 20 comments were made at once. I may get criticized for turning this into a fan post and not obeying Dave, sorry Dave, i just figured I would show how dedicated we are to our beloved Blazers and how we Oregonians are proud to have them. Well, this may not have been necessary, but at least i didnt do the SPACE SPACE thing.

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I wonder

What type of post counts other threads had in comparison?

Trail Blazers are really cool

by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 9:22 PM PDT reply actions

about 800

on chicago’s blog-a-bull

by chickenmelt on Jun 26, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll use your fanpost to ask ...

why didn’t Bayless work out for Portland? Was our getting him just an accident? Or are we going to trade him to someone who did see him work out?

by TwoDeep on Jun 26, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions

I think its because....

He wasnt expecting to get drafted this low, and apparently his agent doesnt know who Kevin Pritchard is.

Whats your ring size? 2010

by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 26, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes

I am disturbed we drafted a player without working him out. I would like to see it addressed.

President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.

by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

homework is done before hand

the workouts aren’t that important and don’t effect things that much as per a blazer rep on one of hte webcasts.

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Jun 27, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually a rep for the Blazers saw him workout at the big multi-team session

that included most of the top guys except Beasley and Rose.

Blazermania - It's not just for die-hards anymore.

by Blazerholic on Jun 26, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree with Sabonis4ever

Im a little iffy about taking a player we didnt work out. Especially since he was supposed to be a top 4 pick, but then slipped to 11. That may suggest teams saw something in their own private workouts? Im no expert, but thats my thought

Whats your ring size? 2010

by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 26, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions

who careas about a workout

one day over his complete body of work???

I think that was Sacramento’s logic when they drafted their bomb of a pick at 12.

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Jun 27, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

On the other hand

Look how it worked out for the bucks and YI

President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.

by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 27, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

No

KP meant it all the way…. Read this: http://mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/blazers-get-their-man-again.html

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Jun 26, 2008 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

45 were mine

that’s 1.9%. hehe

by douglast on Jun 26, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions

I had about 120

so roughly 5%

"Beards--they grow on you"

by prezofdeath on Jun 26, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions

This is A Day, That Will Live in Amity

Peaches, Godzilla and Lubes to All

"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 9:31 PM PDT reply actions

No criticism

The point wasn’t to ban Fanposts today. The point was to keep from having six dozen fanposts all talking about the same three draft rumors. Post away!

—Dave

by Dave on Jun 26, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions

Hearing that from you Dave

I think Im going to tell my kids, if I ever have them, that you posted on one of my posts. This means the world to me to hear that from you. If I ever win an award, you’re going to be on my list of people that im going to thank for winning the award. Im just debating whether or not to say you before God.

Whats your ring size? 2010

by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 26, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Funny mental image

“I would like to thank God for giving me the drive to win this Oscar. I would also like to thank my family and a guy who lives in Idaho that I met on the internet. He is kind of a big deal….he runs a blog”

President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.

by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions

"...oh...and I want to also thank that guy

who gave me a free hot dog that one time”

GO says " Sir, you fornicated vertically…observe the consequences!

by 92wastheyear on Jun 26, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Amazing day

Draft day was awesome; turned out as well as it realistically could’ve for us.

The only minor problem is that Blazer’s Edge was down for an extended period starting in the late first round. For me at least, apparently it was fine for others though. Just too many people and comments on those threads. Even when the site was working, I could barely scroll, let alone post my own comments (on a decent computer and connection). Don’t mean to complain, just saying to see if anyone else had these problems. I’m worried about gameday threads though, will the new format be able to handle it? Hope that SB Nation has a performance upgrade some time. I don’t think the majority of SB Nation blogs are designed to have such heavy traffic at once in a post, we’re just special.

Anyway, the amount of comments is crazy. Counting all the draft day threads (minus the James Jones post), that’s roughly 3100 comments. Which could’ve legitimately been one thread, but it had to be split up. Good work.

by amitp06 on Jun 26, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions

Itvdidn't crash for me

But I almost reopened IE cause the site was so bogged down.

"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I had the same thing happen to me.

I am talking to the network about it.

I guess we’re getting too big for our britches.

—Dave

by Dave on Jun 26, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I REALLY hope they fix it before the season starts.

It’s also disconcerting when you’re trying to type a comment and the comment box scrolls away. Yes, I don’t type fast, but still.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 27, 2008 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Your Comment..

just did that to my comment. (not this one)

"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan

by 12sharks on Jun 27, 2008 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks. That confirms that it isn't just me.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 27, 2008 1:33 AM PDT up reply actions

I Feel For Ya

I had the same exact thing happen to me

Whats your ring size? 2010

by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 27, 2008 2:16 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah... that drives me nuts!!!

and I lose my comment box or I’m reading something and suddenly it’s lost in a thousand other new comments.

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Jun 27, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Same here

Looks like a lot of people had problems. I’d be willing to go back to the old format just to have smooth gameday/draft threads

by amitp06 on Jun 27, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions

The board crashed under pressure?

Not surprised, the one time the new board was used during a game open thread it went buggy. I reported it to the tech support dudes and it was the first they had heard of it. But it’s confirmed—these real-time refreshing open threads can’t take big pressue…

"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Jun 26, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions

We are that amazing

If anybody actually wants to, I was curious what team had the 2nd most Draft comments. I already have a feeling that we were 1st without a doubt.

Whats your ring size? 2010

by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 26, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions

Sactown had a ton

and they are hilarious. Those guys are the masters of despair and comedy at the same time.

They had like 4 threads because they were bogging down when one got too long.

If you go read their threads, watching out for falling f-bombs…

Blazermania - It's not just for die-hards anymore.

by Blazerholic on Jun 26, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions

the air went out of the room there

one minute we are at pick 9, which is suppoed to be Lopez, with both DJ and Bayless on the board. Next thing you know, they are scrambling to find a pick and end up reaching.

by douglast on Jun 26, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Blazerholic, good find

I don’t want to crap on those guys since we all know how it feels to be fans on the stinky end of the stick, but their draft thread is amusing. Scroll 2/3 down to witness hope for Bayless shatter into a million f-bombs.
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2008/6/26/559672/sactown-royalty-draft-open#comments

by shralpster on Jun 27, 2008 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Not Crazy About Laughing at Others' Misfortunes..

But that was ridiculously funny. It’s like a written version of a bunch of people standing in an elevator and then the power goes out, the lights go off, the floor drops out from beneath them and just when they think they’ve hit bottom a trap door opens and they keep falling. At least they were good-spirited about it (as much as one can be). Talk about cursed..

"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan

by 12sharks on Jun 27, 2008 1:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Even they are calling Pritchard a genious.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 27, 2008 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions

My favorite quote was...

I didnt copy it, but one guy said something like, “They went to commercial right before our pick!! I hate them!” The next guy said, “Thats because the 27 of us in this post and the Kings Management are the only ones who actually care”

Felt bad, but found it hilarious

Whats your ring size? 2010

by Gregory Roy Aldridge on Jun 27, 2008 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions