Today's Poll - Road Trip Record
by Ben Golliver on Jan 12, 2009 12:42 PM PST
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PrintVote and debate in the comments. Also, in the comments let's talk about which players on the opposing teams you'll have your eye on, either for trade purposes or simply because you bromance them. Rose? Harris? Speights? Felton (assuming he's still there)? Augustin? Who else?
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I wonder if Shav's going to start to a standing ovation in Philly
and go kiss the 76er logo at center court.
If you think I'm insulting you, I'm insulted that you'd even think that I would think of insulting you.
he should dance on it like TO danced on the Cowboys' star
If you smile at me I will understand, because that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language. - Crosby/Stills/Kantner
He was a total fan favorite . . .usta tick some people off how much attention he would get
They identified with his rise from the ashes … everyone told him he was crazy skipping his senior year at Duke and heading out – - then he was passed over in the draft… Philly gave him an invite…he had never been there before and did the usual tourist stuff including the run up the “Rocky” stairs…
When he made the team and it became clear that he would be able to contribute the fans caught on to the Rocky theme thing…he would get wild applause every time he came into the game.
If he shows up back in town and gets in the game, these people will recognize it for sure — because to overcome his injury and play his way back into the league is an even better story than the first one
I’ll be there pulling for that to happen – - It would be a tremendous night for him and for the team, because everyone would know that it was a bit of a special gesture…
KP, you reading this….? Please?
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
Really KP, I'll be in 124 row 1...I'll buy you drinks all night...is that a bribe...it wasn't meant to be
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
Is he a Eagles fan?
"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5
by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 12, 2009 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
5 and I'll complain if it's anything less.
I'm a Blazers fan and If you ban me from your blog, I'll sue you!
by tominhawaii on Jan 12, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
why don't you move to San Francisco and be a whiner 49er
“whiner blazer” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
If you think I'm insulting you, I'm insulted that you'd even think that I would think of insulting you.
by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Whiner 49er?
Wasn’t that the game for the Atari with Bounty Bob and Yukon Yohan? And the radioactive mutants that looked like glowing human brains?
by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Lemme do my best Ben impression
“WE GOT AUGUSTIN!!! WE GOT AUGUSTIN!!!”
"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5
ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing
KP--I love basketball, I'm a 4.0 college student, and I've got mad video-editing skills. If you need someone in scouting, give me a shout.
by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I trusted you, I BELIEVED in you.
and you led me astray.
To KP: I love basketball, I'm a 4.0 college student, and I've got mad video-editing skills. If you need someone in scouting, give me a shout.
by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
quit you’re whining and report to the internet detox camp!!!!!!
by Ben Golliver on Jan 12, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe just me
I’d trade Bayless for Aug straight up.
Expect 3
Could live with 2.
Hope for 4, which is more likely than 2.
I know you can put admiration in bags, because admiration is real, and tominhawaii says that everything that is real is measurable.
Gotta' figure 3, hope for four.
If we’re 2-2 against tough teams with a hurt B-Roy, gotta’ figure 3-1 against weaker competition with B-Roy, despite being on the East Coast.
To KP: I love basketball, I'm a 4.0 college student, and I've got mad video-editing skills. If you need someone in scouting, give me a shout.
by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
OMG
Posters on there are ridiculous! One is talking about Maurice Cheeks and another one mentions "if we can beat Phoenix…wow. They sure know what they are talking about!
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
I'd be impressed if we can be Cheeks and Phoenix on this trip. Confused and impressed.
"What an honor for you to suspect that my username is shralpster." ~ KP, posting as shralpster
I think Philly
Will be a little problem for us, so I’m saying 3 wins, and I would be happy with that. 2 wins would be lame, but acceptable considering anything can happen when you are on the road. If we go home with two or less, I might jump out of my car while it’s moving.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
then you and Sophia could be one-legged twins.
by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that could be C-U-T-E!
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
I'm saying 3
But I have no idea which one of these teams we lose to. We could honestly beat all of these teams, and probably lose to all of these teams too. Who knows, really?
The Blazers shalt win Three
No more. No less. Three shalt be the number the Blazers shalt win, and the number of the winning shall be three. Four shalt they not win, nor either win they two, excepting that they then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest they thy Holy Basketball of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it…
Chicago. The Robertkittens. And one of the Nets and the Sixers.
Book it.
by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
I really, really hope
that if we win three and three only, the loss is to either Chicago or Charlotte.
I didn’t feel that way until seconds ago, but now I do.
I know you can put admiration in bags, because admiration is real, and tominhawaii says that everything that is real is measurable.
+1
Any Monty Python reference easily earns a rec, especially with such agonizing detail. Now don’t break my spirit and say you copied and pasted this off of IMDB
by usdblazerfan on Jan 12, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
No, I didn't.
I copied and pasted it from a Google search result. :)
by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
That movie is great. I have these slippers.
"What an honor for you to suspect that my username is shralpster." ~ KP, posting as shralpster
Shouldn't those slippers have blood
dripping from the fangs?
by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
On second thought
let us not go to the East Coast. It is a silly place.
by kono on Jan 12, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
(except possibly on the 2nd of the back to back, when we’re not exactly rested up, since it’s a back to back and all)
"What an honor for you to suspect that my username is shralpster." ~ KP, posting as shralpster
On that one
we travel from Philly to NJ, very, very short trip. Undoubtedly stay in the same hotel. And the Nets play the night before in Boston — not an easy game, and not a long trip home for them, but longer than ours.
But still, when there is less time to prepare for both teams, the home team has an advantage. So it’s a tough one, but not a normal back-to-back as far as toughness is concerned.
I’m concerned about Philly as well. They are dangerous. And Chicago is 12-6 at home. And Charlotte has won 5 out of their last 10, hardly a walkover. Any one of these could be a loss. None of them should be, but no one wins every game they should, and they all have players that could take over a game on any given night.
I know you can put admiration in bags, because admiration is real, and tominhawaii says that everything that is real is measurable.
NJ
Yeah, but this is NJ we’re talking about. There’s no home court advantage there.
I think they are better than they thought they'd be
think they had some early injury issues – - might still be, right?
beatable team . . . not as organized as some of the other competition…but they can score points when they are hot..can be trouble like the knicks were to us…but stayin hot 4 q’s is unlikely
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
Hinrich and Deng both returning for the Bulls tonight, per Blog-a-Bull.
Less than great timing if your the Blazers, but I still like our chances.
Boomshakalaka
Less than great timing if you ask the folks a Blog-a-bull.
Don’t they pretty much hate everyone on their team with the exception of Derrick Rose? And He won’t stay the golden boy forever over there.
But for us, yeah, probably not the best time to have them come back.
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If they are hating to much on Luol they are just grumpy that he played international
He’s a great athlete…good guy to from what I’ve heard…plays hard, works hard, stays out of trouble…
Him against Batum should be fun to see..tough assignment but gotta figger he’s not at full steam
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
If we want to make the playoffs, we need all four of these...
also, we need to see improvement from Oden and Rudy on this trip, along with consistency from Aldridge and Roy… Blake needs 1.5 big games….
Martell better be in PDX working on his foot.
We need at least 2 blowouts…. all of these should be blowouts. As long as J. Quick doesn’t do one of his Harry Potter charms to either the coaches or players, our mental attitude should be top notch every game.
As per players, I like Emeka Okafur, but know we’d never get him…. I also like Devon Harris for NJ – seems like an all around great PG - will be interesting to see whether KP attends the NJ game….
Go Blazers!
Prediction
I see us dropping one, but winning the rest. Sleeping tricks or not, road trips are tough on teams. Winning them all is nice, but 3/4 would still be decent in my book.
As for trades I will eat some crow and say “hey, that rose guy that i thought would be a flash in the pan. yeah, he looks pretty good. maybe we should think about snagging him if we can.”
Greg Oden, where posters happen.
I know everyone is entitled to his opinion,
but I see one lonely vote for no wins. Really? You know how the Yankees had Murderer’s Row? This road trip is more like Jaywalker Alley given the mediocre teams on the slate. I voted for three because they are on the road, but 4-0 wouldn’t surprise me.
I didn't cast the zero win vote
(I’m on record for three), but anything can happen on a road trip.
If Roy aggravates something; if Rudy/Trout/Blake all come out firing blanks; if Oden draws 2 fouls in 2 trips down the floor… things can happen.
by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
All good points, but
the poll was more “What do you expect?” not “What is possible?” For someone to honestly expect Portland to lose all four games seems a bit much even for the internet.
Kevin Pritchard, Nate McMillan, Maurice Lucas, Dean Demopoulos, and Jay Jensen could win at least 2 games by themselves.
by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You forgot Monty
Dude is a baller
"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5
by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 12, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that would be the 6 player lineup?
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
"He should have his face
shaved into the back of his head.. Then there would be no escape" OutlawisRejector on what Bayless' next haircut ought to be...
by BlazerFan1 on Jan 12, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Anti Vote
It was probably just an antivote by a Blazer hater. To be honest, I’m surpried that there aren’t more of these.
Anywho, chose 4. Portland is 5-1 on the road against teams with a losing record this season. That one loss is to Golden State and Portland should have gone into OT on that one. (Aldridge also shouldn’t have fouled out. If you’re going to tell a guy he was on the line ref, make sure you’re not wrong by 6 inches.) Moving on. I think Portland understands that they need wins here and won’t take any of these teams lightly.
Edit
The Overtime was because Rudy was CLEARLY fouled on the final play, not him fouling the Warrior. had Aldridge not gotten that foul it not only would have negated 2 of their points, but kept him on the floor. A probably win. Life goes on though.
no need to edit that game had so many blatantly bad calls down the stretch any of them caused our inevitable demise
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
"He should have his face
shaved into the back of his head.. Then there would be no escape" OutlawisRejector on what Bayless' next haircut ought to be...
Understandable calls though
The ref thought that LA wears size 98 shoes, which would easily have put his feet inside the restricted area.
The ref also thought that Rudy’s jersey attacked his opponent’s hands. Since he can’t call a foul on the jersey, Rudy got it instead.
Not that we here in Portland hold grudges at all… (Was really hoping we’d win the rematch by 40. I guess I can accept letting them have a lead only to crush their hopes.)
I was seriously heated after that game
and Dave banned several vets of bedge. for using profanity in the game thread.
Bad times that was
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
"He should have his face
shaved into the back of his head.. Then there would be no escape" OutlawisRejector on what Bayless' next haircut ought to be...
I wish Mortimer would have been banned that day
I'm a Blazers fan and If you ban me from your blog, I'll sue you!
*Sigh* i was at that game
3 rows behind blazer bench, about 20 feet from that Foul…Rudy got screwed.
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I voted 3 wins
because I can see us stubbing our toe somewhere. But 4 is a definite possibility. Especially since the team lets them sleep in like little babies. – Elgin
If you smile at me I will understand, because that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language. - Crosby/Stills/Kantner
When Devin Harris is feeling it
NJ can be scary. Especially because Carter can rattle out 30 points like its nothing.
I see NJ as the potential one loss we have on this road trip.
I would be happy with a 3-1 finish.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
Edit
Not to mention, it’s the second of a back to back, which doesn’t help matters.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
we are an optimistic bunch now
I’d be okay with 2-2, so that’s what I voted. But I hope for more
can someone loan me $195 so I can get seats right behind the visitor bench in Philly? I’ll pay the train ticket DC-Philly. I promise I’ll make the Blazers feel like they are at the Rose Garden. Shoulder rubs, “Rudy” chants, “MVP” chants when Roy is at the line. I’ll even whisper into “Quick is underwhelmed, Quick is underwhelmed” into GO’s ear to turn him into the Beast that a well-timed Quickslap usually does.
I’ll bring meatbones for Bayless to chew on, sangria for the Spandem, a triple whopper (or “teeple wahpear” in Batumeese) for Nic, something Portland Quirky for Frye, a photo of his grandma for Joel, respect for LA, a play other than Roy iso’ed at the top of the key in the last six minutes of the game for Nate. Who am I forgetting? I have never come back from a Blazer game with my voice intact. I’m not afraid of Philly fans or cops.
But I’m Christmas-thin on cash. Make it happen!
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
I voted 2 wins
Because if I have low expectations then I probably won’t be disappointed. Let’s hope they win all 4!
A couple things that make me nervous:
1. Chicago is going to be out for revenge, but I think this is a game we will win (it still is very possible that we can lose!)
2. Devin Harris and VC are going to give us all kinds of problems so this game will be difficult for us to win. One thing to keep in mind is that NJ plays Bos then us then Bos again, even though the Celts have had their struggles I am guessing NJ believes that they should win 1 of those 3 and us in their house might be their best chance.
3. Philadelphia is very hot right now, they’ve beaten Houston at home and they beat a very good Atlanta team in Atlanta, which doesn’t happen very often (15-4 record). Beware of the 76ers!
4. Charlotte is 7-8 since the J-Rich trade and is 10-12 at home not very good but not terrible either this game won’t be an automatic win either.
by trailblazersfan on Jan 12, 2009 3:36 PM PST reply actions
The only acceptable outcome of this trip is 4-0
If the Blazers lose even one of these games it will be a disappointment. A team that can beat Boston and Detroit without their best player should have no trouble winning four games against mid-tier east teams.
by BlazerFanFromDenver on Jan 12, 2009 4:27 PM PST reply actions
Agreed, but...
Detroit was also out their two better players (sheed and Rip). Just sayin’.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
3 or 4 wins would really help us
in the standings catch up to Denver…..assuming that is Denver drops a few without Melo.
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