Blazers 5-on-5 Scrimmages have begun!
by OdenRoyLMA on Aug 28, 2008 12:30 PM PDT
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PrintWheels said yesterday on his show that the Blazers practiced 5-on-5 for the first time yesterday and that Oden looked superb, Aldridge has gained a lot of muscle, Sergio's jumper looks better (more arc).
Oden had a sequence where he blocked a shot on one end, then raced down the court and had a monsterous putback dunk on the other that impressed the entire gym. Also, he's so big that when he backs down a defender you practically can't see the defender at all, lol. He will practice every other day to ensure he doesn't overdo it.
The players that attended were:
Greg Oden
LaMarcus Aldridge
Steve Blake
Jerryd Bayless
Sergio Rodriguez
Nicolas Batum
Martell Webster
Luke Jackson
Steven Hill
Channing Frye
Jamaal Tatum
Brandon Roy was watching.
Joel, Raef, Travis, Ike and Rudy are not in Portland yet.
You can listen to it here.
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Nice to hear about that. If hopefully everything goes according to plan, GO will be ready for pre-season
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."
Roy...
what a wuss.
Watching from the sidelines and all… I bet he faked the knee injury and subsequent surgery just to avoid being the first one posterized by Oden in 5-on-5’s.
Wimp.
"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 Aug 28, 2008 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
Completely Agree...
What was Pritchard thinking bringing in cancers like that? We need more high character guys on this team
by inroywetrust on Aug 28, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, you didn't hear about the arrangement?
KP’s set something up with D’Antonti. We’re shipping Roy, Outlaw and RLEC to the Knicks for Marbury, so you don’t need to worry about that cancer issue any more. Marbury will right this sinking ship, I promise you.
Remember, in KP we trust. He always has a plan.
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
are you guys joking?
Marbury quit on his team last year and isn’t a good character guy at all. Plus, why would we trade a guy that was an allstar in his second season for a me first pg that’s past his prime?
@('.')@
Cuz'...
Marbury is a STUD!
I mean, the guy keeps his own private jet. And he’s a straight up Brooklyn Ballah’! What’s NOT to love about him?
And Roy? Psh. Baron Davis should’ve had that last All-Star spot, cuz Roy is a fake. He’s a flash in the pan. You’ll see the drop off in his game 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 Aug 28, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Starbury could bring his cousin with him. Way bigger than that Hinrich deal
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."
All these homers with their Roy Man-Love
It’s like they think that the Blazers could rattle off 13 wins in a row led by what amounts to a tweener guard. We need a real G in the house.
'77
How much better can Roy get?
Every year he’s played, I’ve said he has reached his ceiling and I was right each time. He doesn’t take over games and doesn’t lead the team and needs some veteran leadership next to him.
Plus he isn’t athletic and has reached his ceiling. He’s a nice story for the Jail Blazers, but overrated.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Aug 28, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The proof.
Just compare his total points in the 2008 season to the 2009 season.
2008 Total – 1,416 points
2009 Total – 0 points!!
I don’t know if everybody was aware of this astonishing stat!!!
CEILIING REACHED!!! TRADE!! TRADE!! TRADE!!
by lukeyhere on Aug 28, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
TEE HEE HEE
that was cute!
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Really?
And I didn’t even have to have post one of these. Sheesh. That was easy.
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT??????
How do I put that in my sig… how sheesh
wow that was FANTASTIC!!!
ROFL!
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
this this will put the link or maybe the picture not sure exactly what the link is
img hopefully that will show text if does replace ( ’ ) those with these ( " )
arrghhh
let’s try this again
<a href=http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q103/thepresident022/nic.jpg>img
no it will only post a link
i don’t think the new sbnation allows images as sigs, they used to though
i owe timbo so much money
thanks for trying tho
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
dammit!
i want the pic SHOWING in my sig.. ya digg?
Crapola I dont think it’s allowed on SBNATION… how dumb
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Ol' Timey Siggy
I luvs some nic
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
Did he have a stroke?
The left side of his face is da kine.
The first day I ever met him he said: "Hi, I'm Ritchie White. I'm on probation."
I luvs some Greg
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."
now that's an upgrade.
like watching HD over… um, not-HD.
"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 Aug 28, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy is just coasting
Just doing enough to get that first big post-rookie-contract deal, and then he’s gettin’ fat and “injured” all the time, Ratliff style.
He’s tricked us all, and we only have ourselves to blame.
Now KP just has to convince an insurance company to cover up a healthy knee as completely destroyed, and we can get our cap space back from Roy.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Aug 28, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I believe you meant to say...
that KP just has to convince an insurance company again. I mean, we all know that he was totally shady with the Miles’ thing.
"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 Aug 28, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
SSSSSHHHHHHHhhh!!
WE, me and you and the wall here, know that KP did it, but we gotta keep it a secret! KP is a scandalous rogue.
And you know what they say… 2 people can only keep a secret if one of them is dead. Hmm? No, I’m just mentioning it. No reason. I dunno, I heard it somewhere. Just making conversation. No… you have nothing to worry about.
Muahaha…
MUAHAhahaha….
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…!!!!!
MUAHORTIMER
by Mortimer on Aug 28, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hear that knocking?
Come answer the door.
Love the Mwahaha by the way… when in doubt, go sinister with a Mwahaha.
"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 Aug 28, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
"scandelous rogue"
sounds like you have been reading Anne Rice romance novels again Morty. Withthat being said that sounds SEXY!
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Haha, that does sound like Anne Rice
I was thinking more along the lines of Han Solo, who gets called that (I think by Lando? Or vice versa?) and I always liked it. Maybe I imagined it. I hope I did imagine it ’cuz I like the way it sounds and the cut of its jib.
KP is a homoerotic vampire on weekends though, so the Anne Rice stuff isn’t too far off either way.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Aug 28, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow that is funny
:)
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Injury-Prone!
I’ve had it, let’s trade him for Monta Ellis.
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Aug 28, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you crazy?
They won’t take such an injury-prone player
Our 2R are basketball geniuses-Roy and Rudy
really?
we have a number 1 pick who was injured for an entire year before he has even stepped on the court. we have an all star sg who has had like 3 or 4 injuries in 2 years now. and LMA…who could forget his irregular heartbeat rookie year.
by Philthyanimal on Aug 30, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Marty had heart issues also
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
I think ya missed a joke
Asiafan is saying that the Dubs wouldn’t take such an injury prone player, not us.
The joke being Monta has been hurt recently and in the past…
Mortimer
I swear sometimes you are Dave.
The first day I ever met him he said: "Hi, I'm Ritchie White. I'm on probation."
by tominhawaii on Aug 30, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
That's GOTTA be a good thang, right?
Should I just let the confusion continue until it’s an all-out full-tilt brawl?
I’M SO CONFUSED. I can’t allow a joke to be misconstrued, I must help its explanation, no matter the cost!
If I was Dave then I would be smart and then I would be happy. Plus, linked to by True Hoop a lot. That’d be pretty cool if ya ask me!
—DavERRR, uhh, I mean MORTIMER, yeah, Mortimer!
I guess
If you’re into the kind of stuff.
The first day I ever met him he said: "Hi, I'm Ritchie White. I'm on probation."
thanks for the link. i can actually listen to it while at work . . .
it’s a miracle. This gets me excited.
The Dude abides
The need to let
the media come film some of these sessions. We all went nuts over those 2 on 2 videos of Oden. Just give us one of these before training camp.
I <3 / hate Wheeles
this little bit of info is akin to me driving to the 955 station and dangling a huge piece of choc cake in front of his stapled-tummy havin’ face!
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
DAAAAAAANG!
Brutal.
And I know what you mean…
need… more…. blazers…. must…. happen…
…soon.
"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 Aug 28, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Or
Dangling a ripped, shirtless LMA in front of your mind’s eye?
Actually, I don’t even know, is he ‘hot’?
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
Not in my opinion but if you dangled a pic of batman that would be torture!!!
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
nothing says hot
like molded latex and leather…
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
i was referring to Nicolas Batum
aka Batman :)
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
you have your hot...
and i have mine
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
oh so you WERE serious?
i thought so…christian bale is damn sexy in his bat-fit so i guess i do agree w/ you
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
naw
Actually I totally forgot about batman and your crush on him. I don’t know HOW considering how often you post his image all the time!!! Probably because I’m just ignoring most threads until real news starts coming in. Still, you’d think the image would be burned into my memory by now.
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
I'm pulling for
Michael Keaton.
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
Or grin him to death
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
WOW!!
I CANNOT BELIEVE you’d say such a thing after giving me that HUGE lecture yesterday about my comments on Beasley! Sheesh! You’ve got a thing commin’, Sophia!
well again i wasnt judging anyone
but you know how i feel.
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
You're right...
I’m sure Wheels wouldn’t feel any sort of judgment coming from your comment .
by sagebru5h on Aug 28, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i not pre judging someone by stating that he has a banded stomach...thats a fact admitted in a press release by the team and from Wheels himself
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
I don't remember the press release admitting he liked chocolate cake...
i would say that you made a judgment… fat men = chocolate cake.
no
all people love chocolate cake
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
I don't
I’m an ice cream man and i actually don’ t like pure chocolate in my ice cream… gotta mix with the mint.
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
hate chocalote
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
i actually dont like chocolate either
lol i was just wondering if this guy was gonna try to attack that line of reasoning because it is EXACTLy the logic he uses in his lil paragraph in the fanshots…
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
is that what hes refrensing?
your like bayless in your posting style, fearless, and generaly unapologetic. often enough endears most others, but missteps, like the bicycle thing the other day, garner harsh critisizm. now i have to go read the fanshots so I can keep up on the latest BF1 gossip.
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
well i am not going to apologize about the bike comment
i see no reason why we cant SHARE the road, which would require the biker to follow rules and not be assholes for no reason. I have yet to encounter a friendly biker that doesnt blow stop signs and flip me off if I dont wait patiently for them to drive 1 miler per hour in front of me.
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
by BlazerFan1 on Aug 29, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would absolutely love to tell you I'm a bicylce commuter right now...
but I haven’t been since I changed jobs back in march. And ofcourse I use “EXACTLy the logic” in every argument. Logic works! Perhaps you should try it? It’s like throwing facts and algebra together in a blender.
Here's some logic for you
If I eat mexican food, I will stink the next day.
Throw that in your blender and smoke it.
"It's how you play the Ga-ame..." - Greg Oden with Justin Timeberlake at the Espy's
by BlazermaniacAndy on Aug 29, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Well this argument is tired you are obviously super sensitive
and in your feelings because I called out for making an innapropriate comment. No different than the 100 posts after my “biker-slaying” comment . I didnt try to debate their every word after that.
Point is you said something that struck me the wrong way. I stated what was on my mind and left it at that. Now you are unable to deal with this for whatever reason and have ecided to become snide and immature your self. Why are we still arguing? Get over yourself.
Immature? Right, you stated that the next time Miami comes to town you would scream your apology at him… sounds like a sincere comment to me.. no sarcasm detected there. Hmm. I told you to get over it. No listen to me carefully sagebru5h
GET OVER IT!
As I stated we can meet , in a dark alley behind the Rose Garden and throw down. Im not afraid of a fight.
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
I make my kids kiss and make up when they do this
They absolutely hate that. It makes it not worth fighting if they are going to have to kiss and hug each other. Blech!
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
by jscot on Aug 29, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
all in good fun, Sophia.
…it was not my intention to get under your skin. i apologize. I think the tone of my comments has been misinterpreted as something it is not. i try to be obvious with my sarcasm, but its seems any sincerety is often overlooked or mistaken as sarcasm.
I do enjoy corresponding with you and the other BEdgers, but would hate to continue causing trouble. I’d ask for suggestions as to how I might better denote my sarcasm and my sincerety, but I fear such a question would only be interpreted as yet more sarcasm.
Do others interpret my comments as being snide and immature? My intention is simply to joke and have fun with you all. To help us all get through the work day, not to cause drama. I’d appreciate some other imput as I try to resolve this problem.
the wisdom of peasants is demonstrated in their ability to pretend that they are fools.
please tell me you didnt think I was serious???
As I stated we can meet , in a dark alley behind the Rose Garden and throw down. Im not afraid of a fight
im over it u r too. yippee kising and making up is super fun guys!
Sop-opera-ia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Apply image below as needed
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
wow
that was so mean. yet i am somehow i find that attractive.
by Philthyanimal on Aug 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, it's cuz she's hot
she could throw up in her mouth and you’d probably find it attractive. (note: i am not blaming you)
Finally a tid bit of real Blazers news
rather than: I heard/read a rumor that we we shipping out Oden for 3 of Memphis’ point guards cause we just signed this monster named Hill from some Memphis blogger.
no kidding.
I’ve been ignoring posts because there really ISNT any news that’s real news. It’s the scrapping of the bottom of the barrel.
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
BEdge rez-in
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
how do you spell rez-in? i even looked for it at dictionary.com
it says its some kid of prince or something, im talking about the scrapings, or the stuff you seal old wooden boats with.
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
sorry jacob
its slang for leftovers
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
Resin!
I’m pretty sure it is spelled “resin”, my friend.
The offseason has stretches where we’re just scraping the resin off the bottom of the Blazer news barrel, for example.
Mortimers
by Mortimer on Aug 28, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not to be confused wit' rosin
Which has resins in it.
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
Rosin has resins?
Dang, Blue, there you go teaching me something. Years and years of doing gymnastics, and I never knew that.
And we’re definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel for re-zins, resins, and reasons to discuss the Blazers. The off-season has seemed REALLY long this year.
resin
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
I'd buy tickets to that.
Any of us would, probably.
Aldridge added muscle?
Oden looks ready?
I WANNA WATCH!!!
=(_8c(|)
me 3
i wouldnt pay that much, but id pay some
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Aug 29, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought
Ike was in portland last week for his “first day on the job” if you saw the video. I wonder why he’s not there, especially since he’s one of the new guys.
"The next day in practice, if you sweat, it's going to come out of your pores, regardless. If you ask any coach around the league how many times they have smelled liquor on a player . . . As long as that player is showing up on time, doing the drills and running, that's part of it. But there have been times, yeah. Yeah, you probably smelled liquor on me. But it's not like I'm at practice drunk. I'm totally focused."
-Darius Miles
by Steve Guttenberg on Aug 28, 2008 2:29 PM PDT reply actions
yeah, that was my first thought when I read this
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
Poor Steven Hill....
Guarding Oden every other day can’t be doing much for his confidence level. I hope PA is paying him well…
RUDY > MJ
Steven Hill=
Odens Human punching bag.
Joel is too old, fragile and valuable to get beaten up by Greg and if Raef was pitted against him, KP would be in trouble again for cruelty to senior citizens, even if it is senior on senior violence.
by SpyderRyder on Aug 28, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
every player signed by the Blazers this week is being brought in as a pucnhing bag so that out black unit doesn’t trash the white unit before preseason. Or is it the other way around (1st and 2nd unit is way easier to remember). Anyway, its better to break a few scrubs than any of our 12 active players.
Paul Allen was there as well...awesome
And LaMarvelous showin’ off his ripped bod and making Wheels giddy.
Key quotes from Wheels
“Oden will be a difference maker”
“Every time he dunked it, Every time he sealed his defender…All the people in the gym looked at one another beaming.”
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
Video
or it didn’t happen.
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 Aug 28, 2008 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 28, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what she said.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Aug 28, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
lol
Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.
by In Walks Rudy on Aug 28, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Right on
I’m curious why this hasn’t made as big a splash as the first two-on-two scrimmages. We haven’t even seen pictures. The Blazers public relations group has been especially effective in kindling fan excitement over Oden’s return throughout the year by opening his rehabilitation sessions and gym workouts to the media, and you’d think they’d release more clips of Oden dunking home a Blake lob and bending back to his knees for a long breather. This raises a couple of questions.
First of all, is Oden still in poor shape? As excited as I got about the two-on-two clips, that footage did not demonstrate he was capable of full court intensity quite yet. He simply does not have the lungs for it. The fact that the five-on-five footage has not been released suggests he might not look as good as the company man Wheeler suggests. A useful comparison would be to compare the media quotes of Oden’s two-on-twos — I thought that he was going to breathe fire and terrorize the Tualatin citizenry based on the outrageous quotes from Pritchard and Barrett — alongside the footage that eventually came out, which was good but not quite “jaw dropping”. I do remember nodding and smiling a couple of times.
Second — and this does not apply only to the current situation — why aren’t all practices open to the media? Or if that disturbs the gameplay (which, really, it shouldn’t, because think of all the distraction these guys have every game), why don’t they have one of those police interrogation room one-way glass walls? As a matter of fact, if they had one of those, and we could be treated to a live stream of every Blazer practice, we could dismiss a lot of the Blazer management’s comments to the press given the evidence of our own eyes.
he could be underachieving......................................................or............................
He could be so powerfull, and beastly, we donot want to scare little Bynum too much.
by raging WebTed on Sep 1, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Slackers...
“Joel, Raef, Travis, Ike and Rudy are not in Portland yet.”
How are we going to win championships when these guys arn’t even willing to practice!!!
hmmmkay
I think Rudy is resting
he will be here soon
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
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
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Seriously though-
the request was for Aug. 25.
Outlaw better report to camp in shape this year…
--
by CaptainSexyJacob on Aug 30, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What happend to Von Whathisface?
Do we still have him or did he fly away in the middle of the night?
Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.
we just let him expire
never bothered to resign him. who knows what he is doing now. i heard he will be playing for the chinese national team
(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
--- Woodrow Wilson
He played on the Knick's summer league team
I don’t know what he will be doing next year, but it doesn’t sound like he will be back with the Blazers.
friiiiied chicken....
Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.
by In Walks Rudy on Aug 28, 2008 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
then we can finally crush the rebel alliance
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
that is very cool that they are already doing five on five
I wonder where Outlaw is and where those other guys are – Joel Ike & Raef.
it’s way cool that JB and Martell & LMA & Oden are already getting some time together. That’s a core unit right there. & Blake too of course. just very solid to know these guys are working so hard and acting like professionals to get their job done.
and we know what their job is. even if we don’t then they so. they know. make the playoffs and then take it from there. I won’t be surprised if EVERY single player passes mac’s training camp day one conditioning tests on the first try. last year Outlaw was out of shape ain’t going to happen again.
Can someone tell me where in the broadcast
where they talk about the 5 on 5? Like what minute time on the player. I skipped past some stuff and can’t seem to find it.
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
Start listening at 4 minutes into the show....
There might be more, but I think he just quickly runs over what he saw at that 4 minute mark….. And it makes me giddy for the upcoming season!!!!!!!!!!
Also, Idog, you know we think alike, why weren’t you on the Rudy bandwagon earlier??? Its ok though, as long as you are riding the wagon with me at this point, we are cool!!! If not, I still like ya…
RUDY > MJ
Oh I like me some rudy now
That dunk on D Howard sealed that deal as did the shake and bake on Tayshaun Prince. My whole thing was that I wanted to see him play against some NBA caliber competition before I jumped on the wagon. As it is he was impressive. I expect him to show frequent flashes of brilliance. The next thing I want to see is consistency.
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
Where they are/or aren't.
KP and Mac wanted Rudy to take 3 weeks off after the Olympics. Rudy not only had the regular season, but Spain won the Europeon championship, and then he went straight to the Olympics. It’s called a little R&R. You can bet he’s in game shape though.
Raef I don’t care about, and Ike, Pryz and Travis I don’t know about. Travis puzzles a little, whereas Pryz and Ike seem to be around. Maybe Pryz is still rehabbing and not quite ready for 5 on 5.
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