A LITTLE love on ESPN

by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 6, 2008 2:47 PM PDT

As I was reading this Marc Stein Article talking about the most anticipated games of the season, I was ecstatic to see that Marc is as excited as we are about the Blazers this year. We are mentioned numerous times and he seems to love the fact that Oden gets to match up against quite a few great centers. However all that was tempered by the fact that at every chance he gets, he mentions Odens health.. roller coaster of emotions. Yes we got mentioned.. ARRG stop bringing up the knee!

I'm a little sensitive on that topic.

However this brings up the fact that not only are going to be on national TV often (good times for those of us not in Portland) but we are a marquee attraction. Sounds like a good start to a season for me.

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I'm not sure he's not sympathizing with us a little

When he talks about Oden surviving, he also refers to the fact that he’s got a very tough schedule. Yeah, the knee is a part of it, but it’s other things too. Try concentrating on the other things and maybe you’ll become a real bird someday.

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Aug 6, 2008 3:01 PM PDT 0 recs

hehe.

I know he loves Oden so I know he feels our pain.. but i was literally yelling at my screen, like “cmon guy, dont remind us!”

Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!

by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 6, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up 0 recs

In Stein's defense

Two of the injury comments were for Oden v. Yao battles, and since Greg missed all of last year and Yao always misses at least a few games, the ‘if healthy’ comments re: the center matchup were entirely understandable.

by samuelleejackson on Aug 6, 2008 3:30 PM PDT 0 recs

good point

i feel SLIGHTLY better

Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!

by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 6, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

He's just bitter.

He was looking forward to seeing Oden last year, and feels deprived.

That’s what I get out of those “Health permitting” digs.

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT 0 recs

I commented on this earlier in Dave's schedule post

and also on TrueHoop. I think Stein just likes to push our buttons… but I also think he really doesn’t like the Blazers, their fans, or their city. The thought of folks with that attitude being forced to acknowledge Blazer greatness is one of the reasons I so look forward to future Blazer championships.

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

by MiledAnimal on Aug 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT 0 recs

you're kidding, right?

sometimes I can’t tell with these comments.

Stein has been not only the best and most consistent ESPN basketball columnist, but he was the first to get on the “Blazers have the most potential” bandwagon after the ‘06 draft—before even the Oden pick. The idea that a national columnist has some kind of anti-Blazer fan agenda is just plain silly. An anti-Laker or anti-Knick agenda would be one thing since they are high-profile teams. But let’s be honest, nobody will really care about us until we’re in the championship conversation.

by kickbrass on Aug 6, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

I really think its the opposite

I would count Stein as one of the players in our court. If I am not mistaken he is in Hawaii so he has less of an eastcoast bias. I always thought he was a fan of what we had done here.

Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!

by GreatOden'sRaven on Aug 6, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

Chad Ford is the one in Hawaii

but I have never had an issue with Stein or Ford. I think he’s just trying to be funny.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 6, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm not gonna read every Stein column for the past ten years

but I used to get upset enough to write him, until that proved counterproductive. To be fair, they were the JailBlazers back then, but the thing that bugged me the most was a dismissive tone on his part.

Regardless of whatever he did or didn’t write in the past, those comments came off to me at least as whipping on GO, and NOBODY whips on GO around me and gets away with it!

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

by MiledAnimal on Aug 6, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up 0 recs