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Brandon Roy to Have Knee Surgery: UPDATED 10:35 p.m.

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Wow.

Dave will be here soon to talk us down off the ledge.

Hopefully.

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

Adding on from Dave:

I don't know about talking people down off the ledge.  Personally I'm getting a little tired of late summer knee surgeries to our star players.  Can't everyone just get their knees scoped in April when the season ends and be done with it?  Preventative medicine, you know.

Nevertheless, let's not panic yet.  There's no set timetable for Roy's return, which could be good or bad.  Plus Roy being out means more chance to see Bayless, Fernandez, and Martell.  However if he's not back to start the season we can plan to be REALLY hurting with that November schedule. 

Easy surgery...quick recovery.  That's the mantra right now.

--Dave  (blazersub@yahoo.com)

P.S.  In case you need it, here's the complete text of the announcement:

The Portland Trail Blazers announced today that guard Brandon Roy will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Thursday to repair a tear in the meniscus of his left knee. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) taken Tuesday revealed the tear in the meniscus.

Trail Blazers team physician Dr. Don Roberts will perform the surgery at Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver, Wash.

A timetable for Roy’s return will be set following the arthroscopic surgery.

P.P.S.  The following conversation was taped at Blazers HQ today.  Names have been disguised to protect confidentiality.

Mystery Player:  Man, that Blazersedge blog is so cool.  I want to start one of those.

Blazer Media Rep:  Sorry [Mystery Player], blogging is intricate work.  Not just anybody can do one.  There are qualifications, exams, licensing...

Mystery Player:  Wait, doesn't Oden have one on the official Blazers site?  He hasn't even played a single game and he gets to do it!

Blazer Media Rep:  That's different.  That's a recovery blog.

Mystery Player:  Recovery blog?

Blazer Media Rep:  Yeah.  He documents his recovery from knee surgery.

Mystery Player:  So you're saying the only way I can get a blog of my own is to recover from knee surgery.

Blazer Media Rep:  Pretty much.

Mystery Player:  Hand me that mallet over there...

(sigh)  Silly Mystery Player.  If you had just asked we would have let you do a guest spot or two.  I mean, on a slow day.

--Dave

P.P.P.S.  Here's Casey Holdahl doing an interview with Nate McMillan just today.  No mention of any of this, so one may assume the issue is relatively recent and known to only a select few until this time.  This conclusion would also be supported by the late-evening announcement.

UPDATE 10:34 p.m.: 

Obviously all of us are going to have to wait and find out together what the results of the surgery will be.  Nobody in the organization knows, nor will they know until the procedure is done.  But because everybody feels like jumping off a bridge over this we went ahead and talked to some official sources.  One of them agreed to share this anonymously:

There are two types of surgery like this.  There’s a minor, and a more serious repair.  Gilbert Arenas had a pretty significant tear, and was out three months.  But, there are cases where it’s much more minor.  Minnesota’s Craig Smith just had this same procedure on August 2nd, and they put his timetable at 6 weeks  We’re still about 80 days out from opening night, so we’ve got some time.  That’s the good news.  The team should release a timeline after the surgery in the morning.  They probably just need to get in there and see how bad it is.  Out of habit, we’re all thinking the worst.  But, hopefully it won’t be that bad.

Maybe that will ease people's minds a little and give us a clearer idea when we might hear more.  Keep checking this post, as we're talking to more people as we speak.

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UPDATE 10:41 p.m.:  Jason Quick helps talk us down too. -- Ben

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--Dave

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Holy Crap!!

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

put the gun down

"You'd rather say 'whoa' than 'giddyup.'" ~ Dean Demopoulos

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

step away from the gun

"You'd rather say 'whoa' than 'giddyup.'" ~ Dean Demopoulos

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

PLEASE SIR

"You'd rather say 'whoa' than 'giddyup.'" ~ Dean Demopoulos

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

STEP AWAY FROM THE GUN

"You'd rather say 'whoa' than 'giddyup.'" ~ Dean Demopoulos

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No Gun!!

Crossbow….but still….finger tightening….must stop!!

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OMG!

That ton of bricks fell from nowhere!!

by sagebru5h on Aug 13, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i blame this completely on that damn bike he was riding!

"You'd rather say 'whoa' than 'giddyup.'" ~ Dean Demopoulos

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I TOLD Brandon to stay off Greg's sofa!

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Aug 13, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Looks like Rudy is starting the season.

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by Arby on Aug 13, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

First thing is that this is NOT micro fracture

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn it....neither was Oden's

when he went in the door

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

shhhh

no talk, shhhh

youll make me cry

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hate to crap on everyone's party

But I went in for meniscus surgery in January and woke up with microfracture.

But then, I’m sure a lot of people get meniscus surgery and have no cartilage damage.

by shralpster on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

suddenly it smells bad

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how long does a torn maniskus take to heal

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

how long does a torn maniskus take to heal

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Somewhat longer

than it takes to spell correctly.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

wait no thats not good

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

meniscus!!!!!! there BRoy should be all better soon

please

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really!

He shouldn’t have been riding that damn bike – it was built for a 7 footer. Can’t B-Roy – or KP – or Paul – or my 2 year old niece – afford his own bike?

I hate my life.

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

death

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthroscopy#Knee_arthroscopy

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by BlazerFan1 on Aug 13, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont like how I felt inside when I saw you coment apear

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ummm...

That article says an athlete can be back to decent form in a few weeks. Of course we don’t want to assume anything…could be worse and longer. But your subject line is quite misleading. Let’s not get OVER-depressed here.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is true

depending on what they do, he can be back to feeling normal in as little as 2 weeks. however if they are gonna remove chunks of his meniscus this is bad news longer term.

if they do a repair it might take longer short term for him to get back.

(this is what they told me when they removed most of my meniscus a few months back)

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about doing a post on your knee to give us a bench mark for our

knowledge base? We can compare the two to try to gauge Brandon’s recovery time. It sounds like you may have a worst case example.

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

by annthefan on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

great idea

it will give some focus

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

guys

you’re already complaining that i’m turning into canzano. now you want me to write about my knee surgery?

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasnt complaing

‘cept for your scathing but simplistic oppinion of my trade proposal

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah wasn't meant to you or anyone in particular

which trade proposal was it? ak 47?

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah,

it dont matter, I shouldnt have mentioned it. Brandons more important right now.

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my apologies regardless

lets now bow our heads together in unison

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just listen to ann on this one and write about your knee surgey, ok?

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure. We need a benchmark on which to base our expectations for Brandon.

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by annthefan on Aug 13, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm

i like the idea. i do. but they recommended i never play basketball again.

so you might call it career-ending if i had had a career.

i try to find a twist on topics, but i’m struggling with this one.

;)

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok, thats not funny

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

>:-(

Not funny – but for my real take on the situation see Dave’s latest post.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 14, 2008 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

death to blazerfan1 my heart cant take this anymore

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by BlazerFan1 on Aug 13, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It'll be better in the morning

Hug the kid and think good thoughts.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is worse then me loosing my job

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dude

I finally get to a computer and the first thing I notice is some fanpost about Roy and a knee, which is conveniently cancelled. I check my pizza, come back, and this. Its safe to say I have lost my appetite. NNNNOOTTTTTT AAAAGGGGAAAAAIIINNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 13, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

someone hold me

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

First ya gotta stop holding

yourself

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i feel

very numb right!!!

by Enigmah on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Knee issues

since before 2006 draft

Blazer's fan since '84, Currently exiled in Tennessee and North Carolina

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

by HurraKane212 on Aug 13, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dear Lord,

Let this not be an “Andrew Bynum” meniscus tear.

On the bright side, imagine if we didn’t have Rudy and Bayless…

P.S. From Wikipedia

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↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

by HurraKane212 on Aug 13, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bynum didn't have a meniscus injury

He had an MCL injury. The knee has a lot of parts that can break.

by baduk on Aug 13, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And his kneecap went out of its place, which was caused most of the problems

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 14, 2008 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LET'S ALL LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE

With another three punches in their card the Blazers can get a free knee surgery.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe we can use it

on Darius Miles?

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by HurraKane212 on Aug 13, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, no, no

It’s no good for liposuction. It has to be the same type of surgery, of equal or lesser value.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oops...

f the destroyed part of the meniscus was removed, patients can usually start walking a day or two after surgery. Although each case is different, patients return to their normal activities on average after a few weeks (2 or 3).

If the meniscus was repaired the rehabilitation program that follows is a lot more intensive. After the surgery a hinged knee brace is placed on the patient. This brace allows controlled movement of the knee. The patient is encouraged to walk using crutches from the first day, and most of the times can put weight on the knee. The time course varies with each patient, but roughly after four weeks the patient can start walking using the hinged knee brace only. Starting from the second month the patient can walk freely and can also do various “light” exercises (static bicycle, swimming, etc.). If the rehabilitation was done properly the patient can gradually return back to “heavier” activities (like running).

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by HurraKane212 on Aug 13, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Getting your knee scoped....

...from my own personal experience is all about going and and checking out what is going on. I wouldn’t be prepared for a microfracture surgery, but it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that he blew his ACL or something. That is exactly what happened to me – just going in to check on the meniscus, then next thing you know I wake up and I have staples in my knee and I’m out for 6 months. If it is truly just a scope and meniscus, my impression has always been that recovery may be a little as 6 weeks, and as much as several months. Just depends on the severity of the damage…

by pantelakis on Aug 13, 2008 9:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lolz

even this acknowledgment doesn’t bring a smile at this dark hour

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by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well im talking about even further back!

Sam Bowie (no need for anything more), Sabonis not coming over for like 20 years, Isiah Thomas and Micheal Jordon bettering Drexler (then him leaving Blazers and winning one in Houston), Sean Elliot hitting that DAMN three in the Corner, Shaq running down the court making that stupid “O Face,” O’Neil leaving Portland and breaking out as a BALLER, The weed in the tin foil bag….......

by Trail Ducker on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe some nerd hacked the Blazers site

and is now having fun watching most of us freak out.

by Mike-Fu on Aug 13, 2008 9:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i like this denial

much better than the rationalizing

im not ready for the rationalizing

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wish

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually though that too

for a second

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK, assuming a worst case scenario and Roy is out for 4-6 months, this isn’t the worst thing in the world, and here’s why:

1. We aren’t winning a title this year anyway… in fact I’d be happily surprised if we finished higher than 7th in the WCF.

2. Roy was fried by the end of the year last year and the rest will be good for him in the long run.

3. This will be a great chance to develop Oden, and also to see what Rudy, Martell, and Bayless (among others) can do.

Yeah this sucks in the short term, but it doesn’t harm us one iota in the long run, and it might even be good from a player development/sort out the cap space next summer standpoint.

MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)

by The Cactus Leaguer on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

good points but
but it doesn’t harm us one iota in the long run

knee surgeries always harm the long run

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With all due respect

screw player development. This sucks ….tremedously!!!

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it doesn't hurt as much in the long run

but still hurts. every second those guys aren’t playing together is more time it takes to develop on court chemistry. That’s VERY important, especially given the age of our young team.

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by saregister on Aug 13, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh my god

My heart literally dropped when I read that.

PLEASE BE OKAY

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if hes out for whole year

im eating bullets for breakfast

Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE

by CroRupt on Aug 13, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

seems appropriate

do ya have enough for two?

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Figure this:

Oden last year, summer knee surgery.

Roy this year, summer knee surgery.

If I’m Lamarcus Aldridge I’m hiding in a little hole next off-season and not coming out until training camp starts.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh great

way to ruin next summer too!

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

your taking this well

and even from a devils advocate type of view, it is kinda funny

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's yucky

but no need to panic until we hear results.

And even then no need to panic until we’ve thought through the ramifications.

Besides, this place needs a little lightening up at the moment.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the type that worries more before knowing whats going to happen.

That said… I’m taking this better than I should. Probably because Bayless and Rudy have been studs this summer.

by Bskey on Aug 13, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

I just soiled my britches

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by BlazermaniacAndy on Aug 13, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WHY WHY WHY

Which one of you jerks did something to incur this terror upon us for two years straight?

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

rudy

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I told Ben to leave that statue in Hawaii

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it

The same knee that he injured in college?

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

left

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by BlazerFan1 on Aug 13, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No offense...

...to anybody with a physical handicap, but if we’re in the wheelchair basketball league, we have the 2 seed…possibly the 1 seed. Brandon can probably master that crossover…er, wheelover, in 2-3 weeks tops.

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

fatty

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What kind of VooDoo is going on here?

The season hasn’t even started and now we “Star” injuries?

Get well soon BRoy! We love you!

LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!

by LaMarvelous on Aug 13, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ugh

Wasn’t Oden’s surgery on a Thursday, too?

GRRR

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by damir on Aug 13, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

why did everyone at BE (and elsewhere) ignore the rumors

I don’t have links, but I saw at least 3 different instances of B-Roy knife/knee rumors in the last 3 months (one of which was actually part of a thread on BE, and summarily dismissed).

Did anyone else see/hear rumors? If Roy/ the team knew there was a problem, why is this the first we’re hearing of it?

Why wait until a month b4 training camp to announce it?

All that said, my gut is that Roy / the team has had a plan prior to the announcement today, and it includes Roy in the line-up on opening day.

by jussayin on Aug 13, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I didn't see any rumors

but even so, this is not the kind of thing you really speculate on.

Nor the kind of event/moment that lends itself well to an “I told you so.”

Just sayin’.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotcha

I certainly didn’t mean my post to come off as an “i told you so”.

As a fan, I was simply worrying over the course of the summer because I kept hearing things (yes, speculative) about Brandon’s knee, and was anxiously waiting for a conclusive moment that he was good to go (i.e. the late Aug players practices).

I’m just bummed, for B-roy most of all.

by jussayin on Aug 13, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i didn't hear any rumors either

maybe whispers at most. there are whispers about everything.

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

great screen name tho

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard a rumor

and I posted about it on a hopes and worries fanpost about a month ago.
I heard from somebody that works at the rebound clinic where the blazers go for physical therapy.

If they really did hold out on getting the surgery just to sell more tickets that is bs and i
feel betrayed as a fan.

by peteypablo on Aug 13, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do remember that one

We shot it down pretty good then as I recall

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will never doubt you again

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, I must have missed that one

I don’t see ANY way the Blazers hold off on surgery to sell tickets though. For one thing they still have plenty of marketable players. For another the quicker they get Roy back they quicker they win and the better chance they have to make the playoffs, both of which are the be all and end all of ticket sales.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking season tickets

people might have held off on buying tickets for a whole season until
roy came back

by peteypablo on Aug 13, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand

But you’d have to factor in the number of season tickets they sell in mid-summer (probably not a ton) versus the games they could sell out later on with Roy healthy. The margin you’d gain probably wouldn’t be worth waiting, especially since waiting would signal to Roy and the team that winning wasn’t that important to you.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but why wait so long

Your most likely right that it had nothing to do with tickets, but if they knew a month ago why
wait?

by peteypablo on Aug 13, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you remember in the videos at Olive

Brandon talked about how he didn’t want to overexert his knee so he was riding a bike. And I’m glad I got my swearing out on facebook with Sophia lol. I feel much better. I hope that it’s nothing serious. I would probably cry for the first time in years.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah

i’ll never be so jaded that i buy into holding off surgery to sell tix. IF the Blazers and Roy knew there was an issue with the knee, I imagine that they wanted to keep it under wraps until they were certain surgery was necessary.

Thanks goodness Canzano is out of town, and unable to fan the flames of the season ticket selling conspiracy.

by jussayin on Aug 13, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would not happen

There’s simply no way that anyone on the basketball side would make a decision based on ticket sales. I legitimately mean no offense, but I can’t begin to convey how stupid that notion is.

by Lance Uppercut on Aug 13, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN has picked it up

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

when I first saw the headline

When I clicked the link, I’d never hoped so badly that it was a Rickroll in my life.
____

Blazer's fan since '84, Currently exiled in Tennessee and North Carolina

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

by HurraKane212 on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope he wasn't playing softball

No Blazer player should be playing softball, especially at PGE park.

by TallTimber on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Please Stop and Read This: Left Knee?

History of prior knee probelms…..

” 2004-05 (Junior)—Played 26 games, starting the first three before a meniscus tear in his right knee shelved him for nearly a month …”

His left knee now is a problem? Whew! That’s a relief.

This is good news BZER FANS”, now he has a matched set, BRoy will be good to go sooner than later. This is what happens nowadays, it will pass the test. just like the right knee did at UW.

The Oden Era, Day 413

by Heymoe on Aug 13, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Now I gotta go break the news

to my wife….ugggg! Did I mention that this sucks the big one?

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ME TOO!

I am going to hear it! Bad, Bad….

by SpeedBall on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone on here that is kidding around and joking and finding something funny

needs to take off their fake blazer clothes and reveal their true Laker fan selves. Im sick. Thats all. Im just sick.

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-Warren Bennis USC Professor

That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881

by BlazerFan1 on Aug 13, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Listen Sweety....it is just a coping mechenism

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, it sux

when I got 3rd degree burns I was joking up a storm.

and when i poked a hole in my right eye, forever blinding me, I made all the nursces laugh like they were at a carlos mencia show. I was never funnier then at those two times. some people will laugh to save from crying. sometimes its all we have

"Turns out I'm kind of a jerk."
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure if this is related...

...but I just saw B-Roy at Big Al’s (in Vancouver), wearing O.R. scrubs, playing Dance Dance Revolution.

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe not

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

-1

"Turns out I'm kind of a jerk."
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're all sick...

but groveling will not repair a knee…laughter – and booze – can heal most wounds.

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 10:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok...drinking I get

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1000000

I had an unopened bottle of some Ocean vodka I got in Hawaii. Its open now….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 13, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, Holy, hells bells no!!

Didn’t he have knee probs before?

I didn't mean to turn you on

by dukedee on Aug 13, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The other knee

is what people are saying

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i will lose sleep

until i hear hes gona be ready by opening day

by rippedcity on Aug 13, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate the damn summer

It always starts off great for us Blazers fans, then ends in one huge steaming pile of crap.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

"Turns out I'm kind of a jerk."
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dave, I think Damir should be allowed a little extra cussing quota.

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

by annthefan on Aug 13, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

100 percent agreed

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damir only gets to cuss for GOOD things

Sophia is our bad cusser.

And once is enough for anybody on Blazersedge.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Listen ...if there was gonna be a freebie

I wanted to launch a “F@@@ a DUCK!! .....at the top of my lungs

Norsktroll -"Carlos Boozer.............is known in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means "Betrayal Skull Guy."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

another site

http://www.hughston.com/hha/a.meniscus.htm

step down off the ledge guys….. at least not yet. It looks like from a couple of sites that it could be a few weeks….. I’ve seen 2 weeks for a superior athlete ( our boy roy ) and up to 4 to 6 weeks. It would be longer if they have to go deeper into the knee

Gives more time for Bayless and Rudy to develop??? this sucks no matter what.

by Kersey Lives on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

at least Brandons work ethic is not in question

we allready know that he will do EVERYTHING in his power to recover. whats out of his control is out of his control. but he has as much a history of healing as being injury prone, and I dont think hes gonna work any less on his rehab

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

so what's the record on number of comments from a post??

this one has to have the steepest curve i have seen in a while!

by Kersey Lives on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Naw

That Rebecca Haarlow post really tore it up.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

please tell me

“tore it up”

was not intentional

BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)

by Ben. on Aug 13, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man

I got a story about that that was not BE friendly.

"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2008 3:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the wikipedia entries and medical diaries don't - and can't - factor...

...is the tough factor.

Who’s tougher than Brandon?

That has to be a silver lining.

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 10:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Swearing

I swear I would like to cuss!

by 1spike62 on Aug 13, 2008 10:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we all would

we all would

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only way to break the curse...

...is to kill bill walton!. It all started with him.
walton
bowie
sabonis
oden
roy
I dont know about most of you but im still in the denial phase. this is all a joke right?

by JamesHollywoodRobinson on Aug 13, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

So Walton

would be the chief vampire who created the other vampires?

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

UGHGGGHHHH

I have no idea. I think I just pucked in my mouth.

by JamesHollywoodRobinson on Aug 13, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

And where’s Buffy when you need her??

Jerry Sloan is a complete and total smeg head.

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's weird that I don't feel anything

except a kind of sad fatalism, just as I did when they scoped Greg’s knee a year ago. You just know it’s the ACL. Maybe we should call the ACLU…?

I’m mumbling now…

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Aug 13, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sophia

Love ya, and I empathize with your feelings, but if I let you keep using those words everybody else is gonna let loose too. Sorry about the deletion.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually a little worried about her right now...

C’mon Sophia, things will look better in the morning.

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Aug 13, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to

Go start Roy’s rehab early, and hit the gym and lift some weights.

I was going to do that anyway, but this time I’m going to put more effort into it. Roy, please be good, okay? Thanks!

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 10:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

If he’s out for a long time I’ll break out the “Roy Reps”.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dave -

Is “SON OF A L*KER!” acceptable?

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 10:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AUUUUGH!

My ears!!! They’re bleeding!

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, somebody send this thread link to Sactown Royalty

We got to chuckle at their draft thread. Time to return the favor, I guess.

by shralpster on Aug 13, 2008 10:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 13, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why...why....why.....!!!

Why do I feel like Nancy Kerrigan right now…..

BINGO, BANGO, BONGO

by blzrfan on Aug 13, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

just joined this site

hey fellow blazers fans,

I just joined this site as a recent Blazer convert. In reality I’m a Nuggets fan, but first and foremost I’m an NBA fan. Every year, in addition to watching as many Nuggets games as possible, I pick one other team to closely follow throughout the season. This year, it’s the Blazers. I love the players on the team: Steve Blake, the man who helped revive the Nuggets for half a season; Lamarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden, two of the few players I followed closely and loved during college (not a big college fan, except to look for future NBA stars); and Rudy Fernandez, the amazing Spanish talent who moves so well without the ball. I love this cast of players, and want to enjoy every minute of their success (except when they play the Nuggets of course).

Anyway, I was reading up a little bit on arthroscopic surgery, and if all goes well, recovery generally takes 4 to 8 weeks. Should be ready in time for preseason hopefully!

by jbock37 on Aug 13, 2008 10:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for the pick-me-up

We’re wallowing a bit right now… not at our best.

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Aug 13, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Welcome!

And your point is well-taken. After Summer League ends everybody starts going, “When is the season going to start?” as if that were next week. There are actually 2.5 months until opening night. A three-month recovery would only have Roy missing the first couple weeks of the season. Four months would put him back in mid-December. Any of those would be semi-bad news, but not the devastation that missing an entire season would bring.

I hope we justify your attention, both as a team and as a blog.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 13, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if healthy (and that might be a big if but i’m going to reserve judgment for now), I really think the Blazers will be a top four team in the West next year. I think they will at least advance to the second round of the playoffs, and further if they can avoid the Lakers until the Western Conference Finals (whom at this point, I think the Blazers would lose to). Here’s how I see things: the Blazers already were a playoff contender last season, and if it weren’t for a few untimely missed games from Roy and Aldridge, they might have beat out my favorite team, the Nuggets (who won’t be making the playoffs this year, sadly). The Mavs are falling, the Suns are falling, and the Spurs might be falling too. Nobody who missed the playoffs in the West improved even close to as much as the Blazers. Portland may be home to the three best rookies in the NBA this year. Oden I think will get better and better as the season goes on, and while he might not be a huge scorer, he’ll easily get 8-10 rebs and 2-3 blocks every game. Fernandez will score, do lots of little things as the previous Blazers post showed, and he will be a good spurt of energy for the team. Bayless only adds to all of this, and will help opposing teams get into foul trouble. I see Fernandez and Oden as all-stars within a few years, along with Aldridge and the already-all star Roy. These guys won’t be at their best for another 2-3 years, but I really think they’ll be the biggest surprise team of the season this year. The only teams I see beating them out are the Lakers, Hornets, and MAYBE the Spurs or Jazz.

by jbock37 on Aug 13, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shit, I forgot the Rockets. I hate Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest more than anyone alive. Except maybe George W. Bush. Rockets I think are going to have a good regular season record and then suck in the playoffs. The core three all seem to have injuries in the middle of the season too.

Also, the Blazers are going to be the deepest team in the NBA. Oden, Aldridge, Roy, Rudy, Bayless, Blake, Martell, Outlaw, Channing Frye, Joel Pryzbilla, and I probably missed a couple. All of those guys can ball, and each have had their shining moments.

by jbock37 on Aug 13, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we try not to use profanity hear

great post, welcome

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by ptwnblzr on Aug 14, 2008 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I could I wish I could trade my healthy knee to Roy and take the torn meniscus.

This sucks so much, I really hope he has a very successful surgery and is good as new by the start of training camp. Why couldn’t this have been about his heal? I wish I never had to hear about another knee injury again.

by BRoyInThe4th on Aug 13, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd give'em my left or right

for the betterment of the cause, of course.

by Blindsteepler on Aug 13, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the LEFT knee people, not the right

Not the the real worry here, it is his RIGHT KNEE that you need to go psycho on this kind of news.. If he had to have surgery on that right one then that is really bad news ,

OK to group jump into the Willamette off the Fremont Bridge if it was his right knee.

Chill everyone. He will be as good as pre darft with this little “touch up”.

The left knee is the virgin knee, he will be just fine!

GO will carry the load now, like BRoy had to last year. Only BROY willbe back B4 mid season.

The Oden Era, Day 413

by Heymoe on Aug 13, 2008 10:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

calm everyone

the maniscus that he’s getting operated on is just that…a maniscus. the only thing that is bad about having a bad maniscus is that it hurts…in that sense, complications aren’t serious and recovery time shouldn’t be too long…i wouldnt be surprised if he were 80% by season’s start

Josh backs down the baseline, spins, fades, and SCORES!

by alexdreisin on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

also

i have no idea how to spell maniscus

Josh backs down the baseline, spins, fades, and SCORES!

by alexdreisin on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was really looking forward to this season beginning...

and if it was starting tomorrow I would still be thrilled, even with this news. Roy will come along when he’s ready. The Blazers will do what they have to do to pull things together even if Roy isn’t there on day one. This season is still exciting to think about, and I still can’t wait. Bayless and Rudy will show us what they can do, and the others will step up as well.

by NG1 on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Do the Blazer's have a Billy Goat we don't know about
Sam Bowie (no need for anything more), Sabonis not coming over for like 20 years, Isiah Thomas and Micheal Jordon bettering Drexler (then him leaving Blazers and winning one in Houston), Sean Elliot hitting that DAMN three in the Corner, Shaq running down the court making that stupid "O Face," O’Neil leaving Portland and breaking out as a BALLER, The weed in the tin foil bag……....
\

I’m starting to think so >_<

by Trail Ducker on Aug 13, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

military exoskeleton

They have a full body one now, at least for the public to see. They might be further along in classified research.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whos gonna start?

bayliss, rudy or martell
i think its gonna be
oden
aldridge
martell
bayliss
blake

not bad. we still have a solid bench with rudy and trout

by JamesHollywoodRobinson on Aug 13, 2008 10:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no rudy's going to start over bayless

bayless will in effect play more 2 then he normally would have and sergio will get more pt at back up pg

BUT this is projected for 4-8 weeks by most websites so this might just be for the preseason and a game or two of the regular season, I think he will try to make his epic return at either the laker game or the home opener (granted its not more then a minor surgery)

by Trail Ducker on Aug 13, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the 2nd unit needs a PG

so Rudy starts in place of Roy. Rudy’s got experience on the world stage and can replace some of Roy’s leadership and poise. Some.

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The starters will be

Blake
Roy
Marty
Aldridge
Oden

Do not say otherwise.

by Bskey on Aug 13, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I second that.

There is still a long time to go before the start of the season. The team has shown with Oden that it wants players to take the time to recover properly so they don’t end up with complications down the road, such as with K-Mart and Amare. If this does mean that he is going to be shelved for a little while I wouldn’t be surprised if the team would thin out its bench and play Martell and Travis in the starting lineup. If not I would imagine it would be Rudy so the team has some size, while retaining the strength of the bench.

by TFan on Aug 13, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even if it is really minor

(I HOPE, I HOPE, I HOPE)

It would be bad to rush him back just so he can start in the first game. With the brutal opening schedule, I don’t think giving Roy an extra week or two will make our record that much worse. I’d be more worried about Roy trying to come back too soon in an attempt to win those games, you know, because he’s hardcore like that.

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Year of the Knee

Oden
Dixon
Roy

Oden and Dixon initially were thought to have minor problems at the beginning as well. I’m not optimistic.

It is what it is.

by PoliSam on Aug 13, 2008 10:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

this team

needs brandon roy. plain and simple. hes our leader

by rippedcity on Aug 13, 2008 10:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember

Aldridge missed the first ten games of his rookie year due to surgery in his shoulder.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope we can all laugh at this in two months

Players get injured. We still have a great team. Worse case, Roy is out for a year and we still kick L.A. butt all season. Life goes on. I’m going to bed.

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Aug 13, 2008 10:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think i just threw up a little in my mouth

this bites. Stupid knee problems. Oh well, he’s resilient. this is just a minor set back.

written by the Blazer Thoughts artist formely known as "Scott R"

by saregister on Aug 13, 2008 10:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's the LEFT knee people, not the right

Calm Down. Read the history. This is his virgin knee.

The Oden Era, Day 413

by Heymoe on Aug 13, 2008 10:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Now that helped

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 14, 2008 3:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody has to ban something.

So I am banning my use of the term RUDY > MJ. I have replaced my avatar as well, its been over a year since I last changed my sig, but this is a devastating event worthy of such change. Neither my signature nor my Avatar will change until Roy is healthy and playing for us again. Godspeed Mr. Roy….

ROY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 13, 2008 11:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I aprove of this change

"Turns out I'm kind of a jerk."
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by ptwnblzr on Aug 14, 2008 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I swear we are cursed.

This is unreal. Rudy, get ready for some minutes.

There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)

My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that. I've got you covered bro... much love.

by johnv59 on Aug 13, 2008 11:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seriously

Any word on just how it happened? Gunfight? Skydiving? Dunking over Aldridge?

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

In conjunction with the Bill Walton curse theory….

Rumor has it that ever since BRoy broke Luke Walton’s ankles with his pimp crossover, Walton has been plotting his revenge. Since Luke’s dad obviously has Northwest roots, all it took was a phone call to local legend Tonya Harding, who patched him over to Jeff Gilooly, who directed him to a military surplus store with a nice stock of spring-loaded knee-bashers. Next thing you know, Lukie is lurking in the bushes on one of Brandon’s bike-training trails…which would have been secret, if it weren’t for Quick.

So, yea, it’s Quick’s fault.

by Griff on Aug 13, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Addition to the curse theory

Don’t forget the Bill Walton signing sent Kermit Washington and a first-round pick to the Blazers and helped ruin the Clippers for … um … ever.

by Kaboomm on Aug 14, 2008 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

as an atheist

I am in a real quandary about what to do. I am going to ask all of my religious acquaintances to pray it up for that dude in case they are right.

Maybe I could be more pragmatic and just offer to rub some Ben Gay on his knee.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2008 11:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well good thing Dave is a pastor

He can make up for us. In any case we can’t really do anything about it. Maybe send Roy a Get Well Soon card. I should get cracking on that\.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm thinking of at least becoming an agnostic. I'll wait to see how bad it is before I consider

becoming religious.

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

by annthefan on Aug 13, 2008 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear there is a lot of uncertainty

Does one really become agnositc in the same sense that someone can convert to a different religion? If it’s very nature is uncertainty, can anyone really say, “At this moment, I am certain that I am completely uncertain”?

I’m being serious. I’m an atheist and was once agnostic, so I’m definitely not mocking you.

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, I was making a poor attempt at a joke. I've been an atheiest since I was about 12

and realized that the church my parents dragged me to on a weekly basis was filled with the least spiritual people I knew.

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

by annthefan on Aug 13, 2008 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can seek the truth with the Cult of Blazer's Edge.

"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey

did you pick up your

nikes. for the next cult meeting? I hear it is going to be good. I sure hope it is good enough to justify the neutering.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 14, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We wear Crocs or rubber slippers

"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that one is over my head

sorry I am not smart enough to follow. I am secretly hoping this has something to do with the jonas brothers though.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 14, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4 real

I assume you were talking about Heven’s Gate so I carried the joke forward and said that the Cult of Blazers Edge wears Crocs or Rubber Slippers instead of Cortez Nikes.

"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4 realsies

I guess my link did not work

I dont wear sandals, that stuff is for kids

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 14, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

isnt that what

what the heisenberg uncertainty principle is all about. hedging your bets on your uncertain knowledge.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 14, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am going to say no

because I have no idea what pascals wager is. What I meant by hedging your bets is this: you have two things you want to look at but they are complimentary to one another, for instance you cant know somethings position and moment exactly in the same measurement because to know the position you have to stop the thing which affects the momentum, or if you want to know the momentum of the thing it must be moving so you cant know its position exactly; you can know both the momentum and position up to some uncertainty that is a fundamental limit set by nature. So I can just accept some uncertainty or some degree of incomplete knowledge and I can change my uncertainty in one idea at the expense of another (hedging) and it seems a perfectly reasonable belief that seems to be supported by nature.

If I remember correctly pascals wager is that I should believe in god, because if he does not exist then I have lost nothing, but if he does exist then I have, possibly, gained eternal life, or a bunch of virgins, or a planet maybe. I dont know.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 14, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get the bunch of virgins thing

I want to spend eternity with ladies who know what they’re doing.

"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

once again

you shine a light on what is truly important

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 14, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True agnosticism, yes, can be certain

True agnosticism isn’t the uncertainty about whether God exists in general, like “I don’t know either way”—it’s a belief that certainty about the existence of God is impossible, or even the belief that God exists but we can’t know anything about him/her/it with any certainty. So, if someone became convinced that there was no way to know for sure, then they would be a certain agnostic. So the way it is understood usually now, where agnostic means something like “I have no idea” is somewhat misleading. There are agnostic theists, and non-agnostic atheists. It’s all about whether certainty is possible.

by TimG on Aug 14, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

obviously

you need to start researching arthroscopic surgery

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As an affirmed "agnostic" (that is to say "decidedly on the fence")

I might have to revisit my previous ambivalence about a higher power and just go for it and start praying for a speedy recovery. Then again, if there is a higher power wouldn’t Roy’s injury be some kind of dark omen, or possibly the product of a malicious and capricious diety who really has it in for the Blazers?

Hmmm … maybe this was the catch in that deal that KP made with the Devil a couple of years ago; he’d have unrivaled power in drafting players, but he forgot to read the fine print that they’d all be subject to bum knees.

by nikolokolus on Aug 13, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah, or it could be pure random, ungoverned chance

and praying or not praying or dancing or singing will do nothing. I’m just going to hope that the doctor doesn’t drink too much coffee tomorrow morning. STEADY HANDS.

Also, the higher power might not like that the catylist for your newfound faith is actually professional sports. Although, God does help all of our professional athletes achieve new levels of greatness.

I can’t tell….is this not the time and place to talk about religion or because of Roy’s injury, is this the best place to talk about it?

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Well being a serious sports fan is akin follower of a religion. You have faith in KP, you have faith in Oden, you have faith in Brandon, you have faith that every game down the stretch they will pull the game out. Just like you have faith in the fact that Blazers will be winning championships. All religions operate on this sort of blind belief in something that is not necessarily substantial or tangible to others, but is ostensible to the devotee. I think all humans need an outlet for illogical, and at times fanatical, faith, for some people that’s their religion, for some it’s their sports team. We need things to believe in, something that’s greater than ourselves, and constant in it’s prevalence.

Sure, you could say man’s curiosity over his own death makes religion much more practical but I’m not thinking of dying anytime soon.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think religious faith and sports fanaticism are quite different

but that’s just me.

“All religions operate on this sort of blind belief in something that is not necessarily substantial or tangible to others, but is ostensible to the devotee.”

Maybe, maybe not… but couldn’t the same thing be said of those who operate on a sort of blind belief that all religions are based on childish psychological projections or myths, and that this belief is not necessarily substantial or tangible to others, but is ostensible to the devotee?

I think , maybe so ; )

Just sayin’

Also, you gave as an example, faith in KP, and then later, faith in the fact that blazers will be winning championships—but these are totally different. Faith in a person is perhaps illogical, but still totally natural and possibly true. Faith in a fact is either totally irrational, or not faith at all, but a calculation of probability.

As a follower of Jesus, I have faith in a person, not a fact.

Just reppin’ the theists, not meant to be an attack or anything.

by TimG on Aug 14, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK everbody

Now that the initial shock has worn off and prayer and/or luck and/or coincidence has led us to a mostly favorable outcome it’s time to remember that this is a NBA/Blazers/sports blog and not a forum for religious debate.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 14, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would be

“everybody”, of course.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 14, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the LEFT knee not the right knee

Left knee, the good knee has simply gone a bit sore. Easy fixer.

I’ll keep repeating this until further notice.

The Oden Era, Day 413

by Heymoe on Aug 13, 2008 11:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I noticed

please stop
or else
I’ll start
saying
he’s got
2 bad knees
all the time

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PS

I just finished watching In Bruges. I thought it was going to be a dark comedy but it turned out to be straight comedy. Or maybe my dark comedy is much darker than most peoples dark comedy. But anyways, I disliked it the first way though, to put it mildly, this coupled with Roy ruined the whole experience. Maybe next time I watch it through just for the laughs I will enjoy it more.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also like Dark Chocolate

but not in that way.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Seinfeld

although there might be something wrong with that

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or Just Maybe

He will now finally have a solid pair of knees at the same time and space?

Yes, B Roy likes the prognosis.

The Oden Era, Day 413

by Heymoe on Aug 13, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone here believe in Karma?

and if so,
what have we done wrong?
Was it all the lopsided trade rumors?
Or the title predictions?
Surely, all fans make the same transgressions.
So, what is it that we’ve done to upset the cosmic balance?

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Clearly ...

KP made a pact with a dark power, giving him unbridled power to draft whomever he wants, but he forgot to read the fine print that none of them would be able to play for more than 2 years in the league

by nikolokolus on Aug 13, 2008 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was going to be smart like

It’s because KP sacrifices lambs, goats, sheeps, and other livestock, maybe pandas in obscene numbers in order work his magic 8ball for draft selections.

It’s because it was Rudy’s idea to make an obscene Asian gesture.

It’s because we are owned by obscenely rich Paul Allen who runs obscene Asian sweatshops in order to amass his obscene wealth.

Then I realized A, people used to sacrifice animals and people to god all the time, so that probably wouldn’t make any difference. B, well I don’t know, that would be pretty harsh, considering we had like a 500 comment fanpost about how it was racist, it might have done more to help race relations after all. And C, well I don’t know about that one. But you know in that one Disney cartoon, where Donald Duck was rich as ], and he had all those kids. He used to roll around in his big stash of money, like a swimming pool. Donald Duck is still fine and dandy, so I doubt that the validity of that one. Look at Goofy, he wasn’t rich, he had to deal with his angsty teenage sun, on a workingmans salary, no woman to even give him comfort. Either way I hope my obscene use of obscenely does not in fact create an obscene injury for Roy.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought Scrooge McDuck

was a completely different character. And wouldn’t swimming in gold coins be next to impossible and very painful?

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 13, 2008 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that was only for the Disney version of A Christmas Tale

I was only like 5 or 6 when that show was going on so I don’t even remember.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uhm

That wasn’t Donald Duck!

That was Scrooge McDuck

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Aug 13, 2008 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and

Donald is his (seemingly down and out) brother on “Duck Tales” and Hewey, Dewey, and Lewey (sp?) are his nephews… wow, that’s a heckuva trip down memory lane!

by Blindsteepler on Aug 13, 2008 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

I love how two people corrected me on this random reference. I do not remember anything from the show directly. Only that Hewey, Dewey, and Lewey had different coloured matching oufits as per 90s cartoon regulations. Or is the show older than that?

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it goes back to at least '88

I can attest to that… for the record, I was just havin fun reminiscing… sorry, Dheepan, if it felt like critiquing and all.

by Blindsteepler on Aug 14, 2008 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol no prob

I didn’t think you were at all. And even if you were I wasn’t even born in 1988! So it wouldn’t be pretty impossible for me to have an accurate recollection of a TV show from that time period.

ALTHOUGH, the theme song from Hawaii Five-O is etched into my brain. Thanks mom.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 14, 2008 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

and I thought I was one of the youngest around here

The street lights is on.

by Magnum on Aug 14, 2008 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that's what everyone under the age of 24 says around here

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 14, 2008 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

although that might be more like 30?

idk.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 14, 2008 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember

It was this injury during his Jr. year that prevented Roy from being drafted higher than 6. God help us.

whaa happen?

by Toby on Aug 13, 2008 11:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fingers crossed

Man this is rough. Im going to need to find a doctor to prescribe me some Xanax.

hmmmkay

by TylerM on Aug 13, 2008 11:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WOW

who the hell posted that stupid fake yahoo link..i thought it was going to be a harmless rick roll or something and ended up being the biggest hell ever..wtf.

by dsx460 on Aug 13, 2008 11:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

PippenAin'tEasy

The local troll, try not to feed him.

Disorder
Ive been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
Ive got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Help me out

Is it still here? If so I need to delete it.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 14, 2008 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea the post seems to be deleted now

took forever + hell to get out of it, plus my download got cancelled, aghh

oh well, least i just started it

by dsx460 on Aug 14, 2008 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FAIR WARNING TO ALL

One of our fairly nasty former readers has turned even nastier tonight and is posting possibly damaging fake links in this thread and perhaps in others. He is using fake versions of honest readers’ names to do this. I do not like to mention these things normally because the kind of person who does such things also gets their jollies out of getting mentioned, but I do want to forewarn you guys. DO NOT click on links unless you indentify beforehand where they lead. A destination address should appear in your browser when you mouse over the link. Check it first.

We’ll have this problem resolved soon.

—Dave

by Dave on Aug 14, 2008 12:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey damir

If he tells you…tell me too. I’m nosy.

by DonkeyShins on Aug 14, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great News!

95.5 has just announced that surgery done, notthing found significant. BRoy will be back in a few weeks.

Woo Hoo!

The Oden Era, Day 414

by Heymoe on Aug 14, 2008 8:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Link!

Oh, man that joke kills every time.

"I grab every opportunity to tweak Timbo." - annthefan

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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