Gameday Open Thread #5: Rockets vs. Blazers
by Dave on Oct 27, 2009 9:00 PM PDT
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Coming down to the end of the night now. Use this thread to converse about the end of the game and all of the post-game doings. Analysis and a report from the Rose Garden will be coming after the game.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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You are correct, sir.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
WOOT!!!!!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
woot woot!!
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Oct 27, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Go Blazers
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
GO BALZERS!
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Oct 27, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Woo Hoo, TURNOVER!!!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Webster hurt his hand...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
bust
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
wahhhhhhhhhhh
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(rolling eyes(
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I think 30 TOs is a bit low
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:03 PM PDT reply actions
Not the prettiest shot I’ve ever seen by oden
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
that baby was flat
fahhh latttttttttttt
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flat babies…weird visual image…(shudder)…
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
im envisioning a pro life ad
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(…vooooommmmmmmmitttttttt…)
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
just do the LPBB free trial.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
yea i had ILP
last season, but i got some problem with my credit card atm, so i cant purchase it like normal, plan to get it as soon as the bank fixes it up
But not for free.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
England. But yeah, it's available almost everywhere. But of course costs $100 to $150 not including playoffs.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
miller post up brooks
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LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Terrible rebounding technique by the Blazers.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
In other old news…
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but I think boards are the least of this team's worries.
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Marty Blazer hits.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
how does houston keep flying out of control inside, and get the refs to buy it?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
this happens when he flails his arms and doesnt move his feet
not sure what his issue is tonight but im not suprised
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We've seen it before, for sure.
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Frustrating offensive night for GO
he needs to be involved from the jump, not giving him a touch and expecting him to take over in the 4th is not realistic
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
Oden PF5
Why has Howard not played tonight? I ask.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Why should he, I ask
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you hate him
just admit that dallas is a toxic environment and will kill anyone’s soul.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Oct 27, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because Outlaw has played well
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worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a good answer, I guess.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
He's tired.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Oden plays great D and will be a huge factor for us
But they need to establish his offensive game early to get him in rhythm on that side of the floor
Isn’t the scouting report for LMA the same?
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree to establish both Oden and Aldridge
to start the game. In turn, that of course opens the outside game. This needs to be the premise at the outset of every game in my opinion
Agreed
Especially given Brandon’s propensity to start slow, the bigs should set the tone
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
didn't greg get 0 opening day last year?
still, much better game than the lakers game.
Also, offense seems to be mostly lucky and based on Houston not being good.
miller isnt a great shooter
i still hate blake
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by BlazerFan1 on Oct 27, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
* defense *
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For anyone predicting Houston to be good
Not gonna happen, this is a bad team. Blazers of 08 would be up by 40 on this team.
13 pt game plenty of time to give up the lead lets go blazers
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Oden
should stay in! Let him foul out for God’s sake Nate!
Rice talking about the good ol' days when he announced games by Dolph Schayes
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Gotta get out on Hans Christian Andersen
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
Good game, Martell!
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worse than travis
-Ben.
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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joel fouls out
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LMA fail turnover on offense, fail getting back on D.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
LMA having a bad game.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
11
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worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
im going 2 swear
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Rockets getting some calls.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
perfectly executed understatement
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Good that we don't count fouls in FBB
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What is going on here?????????????
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
how was that not a foul
on miller?
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Miller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Rockets are just making a run, they'll be tired soon.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
miller sucks
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The real PG is in the building
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
MILLER FOR 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Miller Triple Triple Triple
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Can someone get on Brooks please?
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Andre hits his annual 3-pointer.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
whos gonna guard brooks otherwise?
steve blake?
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haters gonna hate
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
players gonna play
oh
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that they will
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by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
wouldnt say it erases any notions
but good job hitting a wiiiide open 3
Miller hit a 3
Forecast in hell: cooling off considerably
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by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
brandon roy
what the hell was that
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Does Brooks get
Tyron Lue’s PG slot on the Blazer killer team?
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
Trade Blake for Aaron Brooks
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worse than travis
-Ben.
yeah houston, we really like your starting point guard
we have an injured 3rd stringer that we think you guys would really like
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure why I am saying this but...
shouldn’t we be going to Travis here… I am no fan of Troutlaw, but the guy is hot tonight.
david andersen
is a smart player, just not hugely athletic or strong, kinda like another bargs i guess with the outside shooting
He's a great complement to a healthy Yao, I
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
Put in GO or Juwan
Trout can’t guard the post
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
Roy needs to drive the lane.
He’s saving himself for the playoffs, I guess.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
But aren't threes better than twos??
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 27, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Twos are better than Zeros.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
The reincarnation of Matt Bullard
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Pittsnoggle!!!
I remember watching March Madness and yelling YOUVE BEEN PITTSNOGGLED!!!!!!!!!!
All is now right in the world :-)
our bigs cant even handle the rockets hayes, landry, anderson, wtf is that cmon now
Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!
Roy and LMA
$155 million not well spent tonight.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I have no idea why Nate is not playing Juwon in this situation.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Mancrush
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worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He has read an old Mavs scouting report?
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Then he knows the all-star potential of Dampier.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
... ... ...
… …. …
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
We look completely inept on the break, we always have but come on
Rudy and Roy on the break, and a single defender causes them to pull up? Then on the other end we look like a swinging fence for fastbreak defense… sheesh.
if its the one I'm thinking of
they had two guys under basket. it was well played by the Rockets.
oh look the cheer leaders
glad we get a peep at the strip show
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Missed it
BLAST!
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
sassy’s
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i go there cuz th efood is good
…
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The food is awful.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
rebecca haarlow
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and steve blake
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what they have in common
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and blazers on fast break d
lol
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Luscious white thighs?
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
low cut shirts?
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I know -- they wear pink thong underwear!!!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
nba.com not working?
its free right now.
Yes, I know its been mentioned SUE ME.
roy MISSED A LAYUP
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Brilliant block
then….gahhhhhhhhhhhhh
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Oct 27, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Great feed from Miller
Roy loses the handle
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
LMA just screamed what I'm thinking.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
that's cute
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Blazers are sucking in the 4th Q.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
To do: Fast breaks. Transition defense.
What else is new?
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are we really playing miller AND blake
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McMillan loved Jack too
he musta’ really been scarred by Gary the Glove making him a second stringer
All is now right in the world :-)
26 turnovers....
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
a lot
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Too many
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-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Why put Oden in?
He hasn’t hit a single shot yet…
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Oct 27, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
We at least got multiple shots on offense and weren't giving them second chance points
this current lineup couldn’t rebound to save it’s life…
Travis is playing Center?
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
This one is now officially on you, Nate.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
How so?
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Oct 27, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Failure to appropriately use bigs.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Why hasn't Juwon even come in the game in this situation? It's crazy.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
A Center with 5 fouls is WORTHLESS defensively.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
He had it in his brain he wasn't going to play Juwon, even thought the situation CLEARLY has called for it since the second quarter or so.,
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
We actually look bad at this point…stagnant offense…flat-footed on defense…just bad.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
its not a game of who is playing better but who can suck less
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And when Chase Buddinger and David anderson are sucking less…
bad times.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden, 7 TOs. Yikes.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Roy finally drives the lane.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
5 fouls
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worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahaha...
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-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
4 blocks, and to be fair it's not like he got a lot of looks. Like less than 5?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
7 TOs, 0 points
5 fouls.
good +/-, but it makes some sense. I’d still put him in.
Its kind of laughable.
Blazers have to match the Rockets rag tag small ball. Przybilla, Oden, and LMA all being ineffective.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
No. It's all too real.
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Rockets may win some more games than I thought this year.
They are YMCA style running & scrapping.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
The small lineup was nice for a bit, but Greg Oden needs to come back for defense to close it out here.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
or even just straight rebounding
deny 2nd shots, force runners, deny easy layups.
uh, so what you said.
BRoy still with under 20 points
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Brooks
is like that annoying waterbug that runs around you’re bathroom floor frustrating you to death because whatever you do, you can’t move fast enough to crush it.
im sure glad brandon had that all players meeting
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budinger
what?
whatttttttttt?
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Joe Alexander in danger of losing his most athletic white guy label
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BS CALLS!!!!!!!!!!!
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LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Rookie embarrasses Nate. I mean the Blazers. NO CENTER!!!!!1
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
lowering expectations
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Playing 08-09 offense with 09-10 players
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Well, at least Chase Budinger is proving that my faith in him wasn't all for naught.
For Portland’s sake, though, this isn’t the right time for him to shine on center stage.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
i hate natee
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by BlazerFan1 on Oct 27, 2009 9:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Houston is STILL the worst possible playoff matchup for the Blazers
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-Ben.
this was a 20 pt game
blake bricks a 3
no suprise
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It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
PUT ODEN IN THE FRICKIN' GAME, GENIUS!!!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Just in time.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
The regular Refs showing us that they know how to blow their whistles also......
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
2 minute warning
No train wreck please
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Nate McMillan isn't answering any questions at this moment. ;)
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Finally, the defense and rebounding will be solidified here.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
i can't say enough about outlaw
the dude is lights out
"We don't need refs, but i guess white guys need something to do."- Charles Barkley
You can have him for Brooks
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll give u blake and outlaw for brooks
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
If BRoy is going to go 1 on 1
No purpose for Miller in the game. Need Rudy in for spacing
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
This is terrible coaching.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
LMA is a terrible rebounder.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
hello greg nice 2 c u back again
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
greg: arms up
lol
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
ODEN BLOCK PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
probably would have fouled out 4 minutes ago
love him but its true
For someone who's supposedly a defensive wizard at coaching, it took Nate McMillan two minutes too ...
long to put Greg Oden back in the game. At least McMillan figured it out in the end, though, so that’s fine for tonight.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
+1
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
who's the coaching wizard that came up with that one?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
youre just pointing out the obvious
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
which is of course the point
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
YES
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
Greg's got his hands up...they're playin' his song...everything goin' his way
It’s a PARTY in the USA!
All is now right in the world :-)
ODEN FOLLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Good D by Oden.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
brandon should remind himself he has a lot to work on and hes not playing like a champion
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
Brandon Roy is probably happy with 5-18 shooting, since he at least got his 20.
All kidding aside, that level of inefficiency can’t last throughout the whole entire season—especially since Travis Outlaw only has games like this once in a blue moon.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
i agree
do u like to gamble? b/c i’ll wager , almost anything, there will be “travis should start” fanposts and “travis is a star” type stuff inundating this site by tomorrow morning
-Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
I like to gamble, but I'm on your side of the bet here.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Greg has great position
Nobody looks at him, Roy misses a 30 footer
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
Greg Oden proving that defense wins games.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Not close enough for Blake to miss these
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions
Yep
Worked in the first half because they were falling.
Need Oden to be better than 7 to’s and for guys to look for him when he is in good position….not just when its easy becuase he’s in the high post
Good point
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh cmon
not this bad FT shooting by blake again.
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
I stand corrected
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions
Lol
Rec’d
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
good game guys
yall owned the paint, but don’t be expecting outlaw to go lights out along with yalls three point shooting. yall did have 30 turnovers so i guess it doesnt matter. we’ll see yall in houston.
"We don't need refs, but i guess white guys need something to do."- Charles Barkley
Thanks for stopping by
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
flagged for over use of y'all
thanks for visiting!!
Nothing wrong with "yall". He's from Texas.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
and your Mom is too.
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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I like his mom
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Thanks for stopping by! See you Saturday.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
roy wont always be off and lma wont always be off
for that matter greg wont always be off and ……………
on and on
see ya in houston
The Princess of Blazersedge
It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime
especially if we turn it over 25+ times
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
BLAZERS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
A win is a win
but this was not a good effort. My takeaways
1. Miller needs to start
2. Brandon needs to be willing to feed the post
3. GO and LMA need to be involved offensively
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
Yeah, Brandon Roy's unwillingness to defer to Greg Oden offensively does scare me in the long run.
It may not make a noticeable difference the next game or even this season, but somewhere down the line Oden must be fully intergrated on offense. That not only lies on Roy, but also Nate McMillan. Man, if they’re too bullheaded by being set in their inflexible ways, then there could be problems.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I'm probably overreacting
but I’d like to see those two develop some chemistry. For Portland to win big, Brandon and Greg will have to be able to play well off (or at least with) each other.
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
For that to happen, it rides mostly on Brandon Roy's shoulders.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I agree
I believe he’s a smart kid who thinks beyond himself like that.
Just takes time. Oden’s gravitational pull will force Roy to integrate him more.
I also think Andre will help Roy in that aspect.
You can tell that Miller routinely looks for Oden (and the other bigs) out there, and that will (hopefully) rub off on Brandon.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I think you're right
I’m just one of those instant gratification Gen Y types :)
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I have a few
but yeah it’s nice to take away a win
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Hey PREZ!!!!!!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
in the LEAGUE
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
96-87
Travis with 23 points playing out of position.
26 turnovers.
20/22 from the FT line.
48% from the arc.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Rebecca looks better after a W
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
should have won by 30
early season rust. Roy is not not going to shoot 5/18 very often.
Nor will we have 26 TOs
And most of those were close passes, of the sort that will work later.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
We won but it feels somehow empty
How the heck did we win this by 9?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
we got lucky
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor offense and lack of urgency in the 4th quarter.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Correct answer: Houston is one of the worst teams in the West this year.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
I think they'll miss the playoffs
But I dunno, they play really smart and are really good defenders. We’re just good.
I see them killing teams like OKC, the Kings, Grizzlies, anyone who plays really dumb.
Houston will not make a dent in the playoffs even if they do make it.
You looking for a good time?
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope!
And really, if I was a Houston fan, I’d much rather they be AWFUL this year so they can get a top lottery pick.
Yao and McGrady ain’t ever gonna win deep in the playoffs, but adding a nice lottery pick next to a hopefully healthy-in-the-playoffs Yao could be good.
ugh Dre needs to be getting 30-35 minutes a night
and he also needs to be out there late instead of Blake
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
It doesn't matter
as long as “Blakey” is part of the “comfort lineup”. I’m going to puke, this guy is not a starting PG on a championship team. Not this year, not ever
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
that phrase is overrated
Jason Williams was the starting PG on a championship team
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
not the greatest win but w.e il take it
if we played the nugs or hawks we wud have been blown out of the water but thats just my opinion
Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!
ditto
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m dreading the day when Z-bo can enact his revenge on the Blazers.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as the after party
is at the Greek Cuisina, I’m all for vintage Z Bo
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah keep him and firearms away from Safari
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
my goodness i hate the black taco bell advertising
i refuse to even taste one simply because their advertising campaign is so horrible
All is now right in the world :-)
black eye
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
She's got a lot of body in the right places
It’s like a buffet.
by Mortimer on Oct 27, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think you are my brother 'nuther mother
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
A buffet of goodness, if you will :)
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We only do good when I'm not in the gameday thread
The trend continued this game as well.
Good win. We won playing pretty badly. That is good.
we dominated until Gregory Wayne started fouling
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Sure beats the hell outta last year's first game
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Oct 27, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions
That was an annoying annoying game
We were on the verge several times of a blowout but could never put the hammer down.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Oct 27, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It didn’t take you long to forget Gooden’s neck patch.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
or Birdman
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
or Scola
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
or Vujacic
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
or Ha
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
WINNER!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing compares to the neck patch, I’m sorry.
Except maybe Popeye Jones.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
eewghhgwewhhhh!!!!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Ben Handlogten?
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
what about the squid?
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
ALSO TO ME
This game shows why Houston will do better than a lot predict.
Can they score? Not really. Can they defend and constantly play hard? Yes.
When teams fall asleep, they’ll do well. Maybe not enough for the playoffs, but not bad at all.
Correct
They’re not a team of rookies. They play smart and maximize their potential.
And playing smart and hard
Is usually enough to win, if the other more talented team isn’t on their game.
Can they beat the mavs and the sonics? Those are the two teams that will prevent them from making the playoffs. I don’t think the suns will be any good this year.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they'll murder OKC
But I think OKC is awful at everything. I don’t see their offense being MUCH better than their 29th worst offense they was last year, nor their 30th worst defense.
Yeah, OKC is all hype, no substance
I am one of the few here that think Oden over KD was a mistake, but that doesn’t change the fact that the Zombie Sonics are still a LONG way from contending.
I never said contending, just getting the eighth seed instead of Houston.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Are they better than the Clips? What about... I know I will get laughed at but:
The Grizzlies. I like the SCHOENE projections for them in the 8th spot, wouldn’t surprise me.
I am laughing at you in real life, but I refrained from typing it into the comment field here.
If the Grizzlies make the playoffs this year, I will never post another comment at BE. Book it.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Basketball Prospectus has them in the 8th spot
I’m not saying it’s far from guaranteed, but the BP guys are pretty much the standard for basketball statistical analysis.
Ya think OKC will win 20+ more games?
That’s what it would take to just challenge for the 8th seed.
I don’t see Harden making that much of a difference. They are really bad.
To me, anywho.
Houston will likely be the 9th seed, with the Suns taking their place.
Yes. I think that, for a team that should have been jockeying for lottery balls, they played a lot tougher than people remember at the end of last year. And I think that both the East and West are top-heavy this year. Not to mention that the sonics have cap room to make a serious move mid season should they want to.
I’m not making guarantees, but I’d be shocked if the sonics weren’t in the discussion after the all-star break.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe
I dunno… I tended to watch them quite a bit, because I enjoy watching young teams develop (our awful Blazer teams hooked me on it), and I just see a really bad team with no playmakers, no defenders, they don’t play their best rebounder (Collison) much, and their primary ballhandler is a horrible passer.
I just don’t see them being good at anything at a level that is good enough to challenge for the 8th seed.
I could very well be wrong, and I am not an expert on Harden. But the things Durant is bad at, only defense tends to improve. The rest will take a loooong time, if ever.
And as long as he’s as bad as he is at what he is bad at, and is the primary ballhandler, they’ll be rough on offense. And their defense is ridiculously bad.
Harden is essentially a tubby Roy-(very)lite
at least that’s what he looked like when he played at ASU
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Well who else is going to challenge for west playoff spots? Who are the sure bets?
Lakers
Spurs
Nuggets
…
Then who?
I think the sonics are better than people think. They played tough at the end of last season when they should have been tanking.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Phoenix Suns & Los Angeles Clippers > Oklahoma City Thunder.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
17 Louis Amundson
10 Leandro Barbosa
55 Earl Clark
2 Goran Dragic
3 Jared Dudley
8 Channing Frye
32 Taylor Griffin
33 Grant Hill
15 Robin Lopez
13 Steve Nash
23 Jason Richardson
1 Amare Stoudemire
29 Alando Tucker
You are asking alando tucker, robin lopez, earl clark, and channing frye to carry a team that will inevitably lose two of stoudamire, richardson, and hill. I don’t buy it.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That team has a great young core once Amare bails :)
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
They ended the year 20 and 50
That’s still awful. Brooks led them to a 26 win pace, which was better than PJ but still… not good at all.
I like 20 and 50...
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
That’s the point.
"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB
by nightbluefruit on Oct 27, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
While they won more when others tanked
Their schedule eased up the last few months and they took advantage of other teams not going hard, you could say.
I’ve also heard the defense that they’d keep it close for 3 quarters but then lose in the 4th… and that is what all bad teams do. No one gets blown out every night, but they lose when it matters.
I could be wrong, I just see NO reason why they’d be making that jump without getting a much better player in the draft. I like Westbrook, think Durant is going to be THE best scorer in the NBA, but Green is not good at anything and I just don’t think Harden will be that much of a gamechanger.
They have no good big men. They just need a few more drafts before they are relevant in terms of not just being a neat team to watch.
I may've been a li'l' high with my win projection for Houston, but that team will still crack the 40 mark.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Memo to Nate.
It’s 09-10 with 09-10 players. Stop coaching like it’s 08-09. Thanks.
And thumbs up to Travis.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Even the best teams win ugly sometimes.
We had a big lead, let it slip, but hung on to win.
It’s never a bad game when you win, and frankly, it was never in doubt.
Lakers are playing like us today
In control but not out of touch.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Brandon
What’s with his aversion to finding the guys(Oden) in the deep post? It frustrated me all season last year.
it's a good day to be a blazer/fan!
we’re undefeated
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 27, 2009 9:35 PM PDT reply actions
shhhh, we're looking for things to be grumpy about!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, I stayed out of the gameday thread
I assumed people forgot that we’re so good that we can play awful and still win.
Congrats on win # 1, ladies and gents
In the end, a W is a W, and always better than a pretty L
Plus, look on the bright side – you could be stuck waiting till Thursday to kick off the season!
In honor of the dearly departed, I declare July PB&J month - everyone raise a sandwich to the memory of Ben!
lol - real initials, not real year of birth!
In honor of the dearly departed, I declare July PB&J month - everyone raise a sandwich to the memory of Ben!
A win is a win is a win
Now CRUSH THE NUGS THURSDAY!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
They're lack of wings (no Smith or Balkman)
could help, we should be able to wear them down a bit
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
the correct phrase is "Blaze the Nugs"
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
i'd also like to say i'm impressed with outlaw and martell
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 27, 2009 9:36 PM PDT reply actions
Travis Martell
+15 +14. Wing play yay.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
n blocks fo sho
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Yep
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Roy's shot will come
He was making FTs, meaning his mechanics are fine. He was missing shots he normally makes.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
checking in… could someone sum it up in a sentence please?
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
Ugly but effictive
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Budinger can dunk like a maniac, but it doesn't matter because Outlaw+Oden=WIN!!!
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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Well, we won.
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Still too many turnovers, bad transition D and some unusual foul trouble for LaMarcus and Joel
Also a pretty mediocre Roy by his standards.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Started out slow
Portland gets off to a huge lead once the second unit stepped in. The Rockets made it close but in the end the more talented team won.
Oden only had 2 points, but had 12 boards and 5 blocks. He looked like he was pressing on the offensive end early in the game, and then the rest of the team kinda went away from him as the game went on.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
The Blazers are in a 3-way tie for the best record in the NBA
(Soon to be 4-way)
In honor of the dearly departed, I declare July PB&J month - everyone raise a sandwich to the memory of Ben!
Travis easily takes the game ball.
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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flashes of awesomeness marred by stretches of garbage
and all 3 of our bigs had 5 or 6 fouls
All is now right in the world :-)
Good for 3 quarters
then got lazy and gave Rockets some hope. Never really in doubt.
the best all around game I have ever seen Travis play
by southern oregon on Oct 27, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
If he had passed inside to Oden
It’d be his best all-round game ever, I think.
Great to see.
by Mortimer on Oct 27, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
In fairness to the "ugly" aspects of tonight's game
the 2nd quarter was a thing of beauty with Miller at the controls for the first time
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
That was a time of unbelievable joy for me!
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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Rudy, LMA, Dre together
that is a lineup that could run the opposition ragged in stretches
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Is it blasphemy that I prefer Andre with the ball in his hands than Roy? There seemed to be more ball movement and less isolations.
I'm in like with that
for the first 22 minutes of the half. Roy can (and should) take over in crunch time, but Miller could be great for setting the tone/involving the bigs at the outset
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden
came in and changed everything. I really wished Nate would trust him more already. Let loose coach!
The refs were calling a strange game
I felt they could have easily whistled a foul on many of our second half TOs but they called lots of illegal screens.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Refs were sort of appalling. Touch fouls. Non calls. Phantom calls.
Both sides seem very unhappy with them, which makes me think they weren’t unfair, just bad.
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
Agreed.
Lots of bad calls for both teams.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
God, Chirs Kaman sucks
He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Well, he can save you 15% or more on car insurance.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Sure.
If you wan t to spend FIFTEEN WHOLE MINUTES WITH HIM.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're fortunate enough to spend 5 or 15 minutes with the Geico gecko
your life is better for it.
All is now right in the world :-)
he's awesome at being bad-looking
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
between Troy Murphy and Sheed
i lose this category every week :(
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
WHAT!?!?
WHEN WE MADE THE DEAL YOU SAID TROY MURPHY WAS HANDSOME
foiled again!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I miss his Hulk Hogan hairstyle.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
26
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
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And I think a lot fell into two categories:
1. Rhythym passes which will improve.
2. Too much contact that should have been called.
Also several questionable OOB calls.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that's a lot!
i thought both teams needed to chill n take their time
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 27, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
1 point game
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Another potential ring night disaster in the making
Go Clips! ;)
In honor of the dearly departed, I declare July PB&J month - everyone raise a sandwich to the memory of Ben!
On a very positive note, 90.9% from the line and 51 rebounds
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
And 13 blocks
More than we had in ANY game last year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Well, yeah, you were being attacked by midgets all night.
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
Oden's last two blocks
Were with his elbows, hilarious.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
those midgets are real pesky at stripping the ball
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not fair that they use their hands to touch the ball so much
Touch the ball when YOU’RE on offense, you jerks! That was our turn to score and they kept messing it up for us.
Just rude.
not sportsmanlike
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
there were some big positives to offset the ugly turnover mark
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I have to say it, Oden looked really good. If he keeps that up, he's going to be amazing.
I’m moving PDX up to the #2 spot in the West. I think Houston will make the playoffs, though. We have a lot of pieces to integrate, but I think Portland saw how those might work. Houston isn’t going away, and we’ll see you Halloween night in Houston.
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
I remember you!
Hey thanks for stopping by and see you in da Summit, uhhh,,, whatever your arena is now.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Our arena takes its name from affordable, reliable Japanese automobiles.
Toyota Center is really very nice – state of the art – airy, almost no bad seats, and built just for hoops. Not much to complain about it, really.
The Summit, amusingly, is now a giant Mega-Church. I kid you not.
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
Heh! A la The Fabulous Forum
Well good luck
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Hey we're 1-0
Sure there is a lot to work on, but I’m choosing to focus on the positive. We won our season opener! 81 games to go.
UNDEFEATED!!!
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden is really something.
When he looks good, he looks really good, When he looks bad, he looks really bad.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
And he's super duper young and raw still
Someday in the near future, the good will be all we say almost every time.
the game tonight was not a good setup for greg's offensive game. He will still have problems getting stripped until he learns to go up with the ball. instead of holding it down low.
The rockets have some pretty smart defenders( See; crafty(see also; kinda dirty), and they were too quick for him. He has to use his size to his advantage, get lower position, and get better looks from his teammates.
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Most could see the problem he'd have with Hayes
While Oden is inexperienced, an undersized, low center of gravity, strong, smart defender like Hayes will give him trouble.
He’ll do better against someone his own size.
yup
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point
Tonight was another reminder of how much I’d love Chuck Hayes on the Blazers. Dude is tough as nails
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is what... 2, 3 guys in the league?
Seriously, Oden is going to need to learn to dominate smaller opponents, since a majority of his opponents will be smaller.
He dominates SOFT opponents
Like Frye, for example.
But tough guys like Hayes gives everyone problems. He’s one of the best interior defenders, which is why he plays despite having no offensive ability.
He’s like Joel.
He only was stripped twice
Of Oden’s 7 turnovers 3 were offensive fouls, 1 was traveling, and 1 was 3 seconds in the key.
Dude, what are you doing, man? Why you gotta be holding a corn dog when I go for a high-five??
this whole time i thought the lakers/clippers game was in the 4th quarter..n thought clippers could win..1 quarter left
wouldn’t that be a night…cleveland loses. lakers lose. blazers WIN!
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 27, 2009 9:45 PM PDT reply actions
And something like the last 10 years
The ring game has been won by the defending champ.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Celtics or Magic will win the East
Just sayin’.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate saying this,
but they’re wearing yellow and on TV right now (ugh)
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
ya really don't think blazers are contenders?
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 27, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
They are indeed contenders
but if I had to throw money on it, I think LA still is the top gun this year. I hope I’m proven wrong, but if Artest holds it together (a big if) they’re a tough out
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
how long is pau out for?
i hope you’re realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly wrong =D
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 27, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Artest will cost them some wins and create some tougher wins than need be
During the regular season, but will be very dangerous in the post season where he tend to buckle down and not be such a chucker and defends like he should.
He didn’t handle Roy well in the series, Battier did, but he’s still a great defender when he wants to be. He just coasts on both ends during the regular season.
FYI, streaming the game was an epic FAIL
worked great for a while, mid 3rd quarter the sound died and never came back, 4th quarter the whole thing went into frozen/perma-buffer mode
do. not. buy.
sounds like I missed a frustrating 4th. Overall it was about what I expected – they’re a better team than the rockets but are still a long way from having it figured out.
Maybe he's referring to the Blazer.com stream.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Only players on the Blazers with negative +/-: Roy and LaMarcus
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
proving once again that +/- is a meaningless stat
by MrCompletely on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
If it's used as a small sample size, yes.
It’s an important stat when analyzed correctly over a period of time, though, but dismayingly most folks don’t understand that concept.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
For one game it serves a purpose to analyze game flow
For a season it helps to understand units and defense better
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Yeah, that sums it up perfectly.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Thank you both for explaining this
I’m sure you’ll have to do it again, so I’m saying thanks now.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
The money went to their heads
That joke will be repeated over and over because it is unoriginal and not very funny.
The new Laker logo is butt ugly
The ball was the purple L, ugh.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
On a side note, Dallas Mavericks made me look like a fool tonight.
The ‘04 Detroit Pistons and ’95 Houston Rockets still come to mind, though, for this season’s Maverick team should pull off a blockbuster deadline deal that vindicates me.
Now, in a way to relate that to the Portland Trail Blazers, let me add the organization still holds the draft rights to Marcelo Nicola, who was acquired in the Valentine’s Day deal back in ’95 that sent Clyde Drexler home to Houston.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
So you're looking for a Gasol/Drexler/Wallace type trade sent to the Mavs for your predictions to be vindicated.
Ummm….good luck with that.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Actually that is unlikely now since Nicola retired in 2007 and became an assistant coach (career +1 year)
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Alas, I've been foiled again by the almighty Norsk.
All kidding aside, I’m still banking on a blockbuster.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Me too, Gooden looked pretty bad. They need one more big guy, and preferably Carroll starts hitting shots.
On a positive note, they won’t face Arenas putting up 29 and 9 or something like that every night. And Howard is still injured. And Dirk, Marion and Ross looked good.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
When Gooden plays
The interior defense just goes to pot. Like with Z-Bo.
I didn’t watch the game, Marion looked good? That’s good to hear. How’d Kidd do?
Decent, but the whole team kept bricking threes. He had 6 rebounds and 6 assists along with 2 steals, but only 4 points.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Terry was cold, that will get better
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Yeah, the box score indicates that Jason Terry had an off night.
Similarly to how Travis Outlaw having a big game isn’t the norm, Terry sucking massively isn’t a regular occurrence.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
STOP DEFENDING IT
THE MAVS ARE WINNING 30 GAMES AND ARE TRADING FOR MICHAEL REDD.
HAHA IN UR FACE.
by Mortimer on Oct 27, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Perfect response and tone!
+1
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Ah, that's harshness.
Houston could’ve used itself some Michael Redd tonight, as the drive-and-dish game with Aaron Brooks kicking it out to him for three-point bombs would helped the Rockets.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Everyone loves you now
I had to be mean so you could remember the good ol’ days.
I agree about Houston.
Milwaukee already siphoned Richard Jefferson off to San ...
Antonio, so it’s only fair to all of Texas that Houston gets Michael Redd and Dallas gets Andrew Bogut.
It’s up to you, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), your call to duty awaits!
Hell, anything less would be un-American. And, um, don’t mess with Texas you stinkin’ cheeseheads!
Hmm, I’m not too good at this sarcasm thing.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Call me crazy, but Kris Humphries can't be much worse than Drew Gooden at this point.
And, if defense is such a top priority, James Singleton could try his hand as an undersized center alongside Dirk Nowitzki for short spurts.
I guess I must send the following memo to Donnie Nelson:
“ROSTER BALANCE!” … “THREE TRUE PIVOTMEN!” … “DEFENSE WINS GAMES!” …
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
NOW you're seeing it how I see it
You make perfect sense when rightfully harping on that for the Blazers, so not to extend those beliefs to the Mavs or Bulls confused me.
Until the Mavs make a trade, of course. I am positive they WILL do a deal, but am skeptical it’ll be a great one for them.
Kris Humphries will score less, but is a hustle player who tries hard. I think it’d help more than Gooden.
Kris Humphries has received the low BBIQ label, though, but that can't be any ...
worse than Drew Gooden’s laziness. Regarding “hustle,” that’s James Singleton’s forte; however, he’s undersized for playing inside.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
The crowd got loud
And then real quiet when he missed that dunk.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Refs bailing out the Fakers as always
Some things never change.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
You know.. the Lakers sure like they could use a lock down wing defender who can bang the 3...
Too bad this Artest fellow doesn’t seem to do any of those well.
The Clippers are like an underachieving AAU squad
the whole = much less than what the parts would lead you to expect
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
His bowling ball head gives him that extra kick.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Quaid....Quaiddd!!!!
o 0
-’-O
I would give it all up for a billion dollars
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 27, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Aaron Brooks is blazing quick.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
A Duck. of course.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Meh, Ryan Appleby still owes Aaron Brooks a punch in the face.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Or Brooks should finish the job
Ducks!
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I had forgotten how quiet the LA crowd is
Make some noise idiots!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah, with EVERYONE in their rooting for their home team!?
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Whose home game is it? I forgot....what logo is on the floor?
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Fakers of course
Its Ring night for the defending chumps.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Oh yeah.....
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Oops! Wrong "there".
That’s a pet peeve of mine too.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
2 there/ their sentences are tricky.
I give you a pass.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
I want the lakers to end up, oh, 41-41.
That would be funny.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather see them at 0-82.
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
We got the win...
which is nice and I will definitely take it. But we have got to cut down on the turnovers. 26 turnovers or whatever it was it ridiculous.
Yeah 26 turnovers, but about a million boards.
Houston is very short this year – so we’ll steal a lot of balls, and not get a lot of boards.
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
He hasn't gotten the memo yet.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
He's one of the most underrated PGs according to that Mavs geeky guru.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Yeah he's an idiot
Too much attitude, not enough execution.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Stephon Marbury would be proud, but not Delonte West.
Yet, I wouldn’t want to anger the KFC-loving, gun-toting West.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
by AK1984 on Oct 27, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wayne Winston is no longer with the Dallas Mavericks.
http://waynewinston.com/wordpress/?p=179
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Martell Webster, who I don't chim in about often, had a nice game tonight, so kudos go his way.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I want to see hime gurading elite SF's
but I liked his activity and smart play on both ends of the floor
Yeah, he had an easy matchup defensively tonight.
That aside, thoguh, I can’t believe I butchred the word chime in my above post.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I cringed when I saw it
Man, AK, out of all the crazy shenanigans you pull, mucking up chime was the worst.
Martell tried hard out there and it resulted in good stuff. During the pre-season, he was clearly trying hard but not making anything come of it. Nice to see.
Wow, I now misspelled the words though and butchered of all things.
I’m losing it, slowly but surely. That’s why I get for typing too fast and not proofreading my stuff.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Nope, my brain was moving quicker than my fingers. I'm back on track, though.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Wow Gilbert Arenas is making my fantasy team pretty good.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
did you see that I traded up for him in the second league? I really have high hopes for Gil.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
SSS FTW
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Should re-injure his knee any day now
Nah, glad he is back
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
took me a second...
thought you were talking about departed dad for a sec
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Al Thornton is just awful.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Yeah, PER, WoW, and +/- each hate Al Thornton.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
The L*ckers
are ridiculously deep. 2/3 at every position
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
Nah, you can defend their bench out of existence.
They are a solid 2nd unit, but they mainly feast on weaker 2nd units, who are usually in early trying to help contain LAs starters, and thus weak with the likes of Walton The Lesser wander in. That won’t be a problem for Portland.
If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.
Clippers having a better bench than the Lakers is kind of funny to me.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Once Pau gets back
Odom, Walton, Farmar, Vujacic, Brown, even Mbenga
All those guys are solid. I like what they have – although I like Portland’s group better
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Al Thornton is a chucker, and at age 26 he won't get much better
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
That'll do it for the Clips
Fakers are going to win this one.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Agreed, I'm out. Wife isn't thrilled when I watch 3 games in a single nite, something about "having a family" and all that jazz
See you guys Thursday night. I am headed to the U2 concert tomorrow in Vancouver, WOOHOO!
eeyyiiiiii
scanning over to NBA TV and seeing other games not in HD is just painful
I think I’m going to cancel NBA TV and just go with Comcast, KGW, and TNT/ESPN.
Who wants to watch a non-HD game of a team you don’t even care about that much? I mean….yipes.
All is now right in the world :-)
elitist
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
No, there's really no excuse for all pro sports games to be available in HD. (on TV)
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol, how fast people get used to new standards
Or rather, how crappy the resolution is on a big digital screen if it’s not boosted.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
That;s the real problem
My buddy has a fancy new HD tv, and anything not in HD looks like total crap.
On a normal tv, it doesn’t look so bad.
Exactly. I went back to an old B&O TV that looks much nicer than my 45" Samsung.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
exactly
All is now right in the world :-)
by prezofdeath on Oct 27, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We should all go back to radio, because the audio doesn't sound so bad. >:(
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, my big fancy HD tv looks magnificent
My normal tv is not in the same galaxy. Who even cares about SD?
Oh wait, CSN is the ONLY SD channel in my lineup.
It is terrible isn't it!
God, I thought this was 2009??
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't get NBA TV in HD with Comcast?
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
some teams don't broadcast all their games in HD
NBA TV just broadcasts whatever the home team is broadcasting, which sometimes isn’t HD.
All is now right in the world :-)
by prezofdeath on Oct 27, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
SD looks horrible on HDTVs too
which makes it so much worse
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
as far as touches go for Oden,
he had opportunities. The box score shows he only attempted 3 baskets, but the 7 TO’s indicate he had more opportunities, so bashing Roy for not dishing him the ball enough doesn’t make any sense.
Like 1badger mentioned
His TOs were offensive fouls mostly, a 3 in the key, and 2 strips.
He didn’t get many touches at all, but thats okay. It’s an awkward matchup for him with Hayes.
Exactly, I saw Roy feed him at least twice, rewarding Greg after he got an O board.
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Twice ain't much for a potentially dominant big
But, like I said, it was an odd matchup for Oden and we’re still gelling as a team overall.
The problem I had
with the guards tonight (not just Roy) was they were missing both Greg and LaMarcus in good positions. There was one possession where GO had a seal and Blake stared at him, swung it, and 3 seconds was called. I thought there were some missed, easy opportunities tonight
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was Trout who missed that pass
That got Odie the 3 secs…
But yeah, perfect example. He needs the ball somehow, some way, right away, when he’s got that position.
it was Webster who swung it to Outlaw at the top of the key
both were at fault on that play.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
You might be right
I thought the floor combo was Oden, Roy, TO, Blake, Martell, it’s escaping me who missed it right now, but that one was the most glaring of a series of misses. Still, it is the first game of the season, so I hope it’s just a matter of getting timing down
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
A lineup of
Oden, LMA, Roy, Rudy, and Miller (potentially our 4th quarter lineup some nights) won’t miss Oden and LMA too often when they got good position.
Rudy is great at passing to the bigs, as is Miller, and Roy isn’t horrible at it— just not used to it.
Long term this season, I'm with you
I also really like that lineup closing things out, it could be tough SF matchup on some nights, but overall, that group will be on the “W” side of the ledger more often than not
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely depends on matchups
But B-Roy won’t guard any SFs worse than Outlaw could, and I like his defense when it matters. If he can maintain his focus more, he has the ability to defend, but with someone like Artest or Melo, we would want a bigger body out there.
Ron Artest is overrated at this point in his career.
I can’t believe people still think he is an elite defender at this point after Roy gashed him during the playoffs last year.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
The Clips have gone stone cold
Outscored 18-4 in the 4th so far.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Stern made the call
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
So apparently the head shaving thing
Was a team deal because Miller lost his crazy hair too.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Then Greg and Rudy were not part of that deal
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Rudy had wristbands
I don’t get why you guys don’t see this as huge.
ACCESSORIES EQUAL SUCCESSORIES.
by Mortimer on Oct 27, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And a shooting sleeve
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I thought he was holding up a pair of pom poms.
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rudy has quite the mop this year.
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The fact that Brandon Roy had a bad night proves only one thing
HE IS SELFISH SELFISH SELFISH! :-)
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Apparently blocks with your elbow
Don’t count.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
His nut check on Lowry counts against blocks.
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Oct 27, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
AP recap
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291027022
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Hey box score says 5 G.O. blocks but tracking your comments here I thought I counted 6
or maybe 7. Does 5 sound low to you guys and gals that watched the game live?
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
The Mikes said they didn't count the last block
It’ll be added back by the time the stats are made official.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Ooops see above. Me and BRoyInThe4th are channeling each other.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
26 turnovers.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
Now Nate can say
SEE, WHEN WE RUN, WE GET SLOPPY, TURNOVERS ARE BAD.
Despite the fact we didn’t even really run. We were just Sloppy Sallys.
And the second unit really blew the game open in the second quarter
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
yep.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m happy to see Gilbert doing well. I do like him.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Mortimer is on with the CAPS LOCK THINGY!
I like it! Maybe Nate will read it, since the CAPS LOCK is on. I’m sure.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
You know
Cartwright and Pau
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Did you know?
Martell scored 14 points tonight, which is twice the amount of Nicolas Batum’s career high.
And wasn't too shabby on D either.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Some rumors flying that the Pistons are preparing a 2 for 1 or 3 for 2 trade involving Rip Hamilton
Mhm, did I trade him too early in FBB?
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=[ You tied a category at the last second.
You looking for a good time?
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Hee hee
He still won’t give you much more than scoring, don’t worry.
At his best he scores 20 a night. In fantasy, points is cheap.
Arenas = points, assists, threes.
LOVELY.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
SSS FTW
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He's efficient and a good passer. Depends on if he would be the major guy on a team or just one of many/2 guys on a roster
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
He's fine in real life
But still, doesn’t add much stat wise across a few different categories.
And you know me, I try to ignore turnovers since I’m planning on losing it every week.
Richard Hamilton would look nice in a Utah Jazz uniform.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
to whom?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
From my perspective.
Richard Hamilton and Jason Maxiell for Carlos Boozer and C.J. Miles is a fair deal for both sides.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
See? What'd I just say?
:-)
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
and makes our NW Division rival stronger
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Rip and Deron Williams together
scare the crap out of me, even if RIp is starting to age a bit. If that went down, Utah’s NW Division title chances increase significantly
I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
And next year they will likely add a top 5 pick. Willie Warren or Cole Aldrich on the Jazz = not good for us
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Cole Aldrich is versatile enough to play next to both Mehmet Okur and Paul Millsap.
Yeah, that’s a scary thought.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I’m not convinced that the Knicks will be a horrible regular season team. D’Antoni wins games… they were eighth last year and I expect around the same. Darko is an upgrade at backup center and I like Gallinari to produce in that system if healthy. They won’t play defense, but they’ll win plenty of regular season games.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
in the draft order.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding defense, Darko Milicic is the best post defender on that team. Yet, ...
when you’re going up against David Lee and Eddy Curry for that distinction, it’s an easy battle. Jared Jeffries is a solid defender as the backup 4; yet, he’s not a stout one-on-one interior defender, but rather more of what LaMarcus Aldridge could be — which is a hard-working help defender — if he was motivated on that end of the court.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
so why are they any worse than last year? I’d argue they are better this year than last.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I even forgot about Jordan Hill, who I believe will fill the Chris Wilcox role.
Anyway, New York certainly won’t be the worst team in the NBA this season. Regardless, a bottom-five finish isn’t out of the question. I like New Jersey more than most people, though, as well as feel that Scott Skiles will coach up Milwaukee even through tough times to 30 wins.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I think the Knicks could make a run at 35-38 wins.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
To AK, who is willing to help any team in the GM'ing department
eh only hangs our here because he thinks we’re quaint :-p
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Yeah, I do like environment here.
Utah amy pass on that deal, though, because “Rip” would tie up a lot of money in future salary obligations. Yet, from purely an on-court perspective, it’s a no-brainer.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
That's likely the problem
Didn’t he sorta just sign a deal, last year or before or so?
I doubt Utah wants that rather sizeable contract…
Yeah, Richard Hamilton is under contract for three more seasons after this one at ...
$12.5 million per year. That’s a lot of money to invest in a 31-year-old shooting guard.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Especially one who just scores
They could really use a SG who can shoot, but that’s a lotta scratch for Rip.
They could use Rudy Fernandez.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
they also need defense from that spot
lots of holes in Utah’s defense, and weakening them at the 2 won’t help
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
finding a player who plays defense and is a great shooter isn’t exactly easy though.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't get why C.J. Miles started for the Utah Jazz last season.
Not only was he mediocre on offense, but he was also poor defensively.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
They both started last season.
Andrei Kirilenko was the sixth man.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Well as Kaiser In Charge of PTD Bball Operations
I hope that deal falls through
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Maybe a coincidence, but Rip today is also bagging on Piston's old coach and defending AI
“M.C. lied to us a million times,” Hamilton said of Curry. “He sat me and A.I. down one time and was like, ’I’m going to lean on both of you the whole year, just don’t go to the media. Say you’ll do whatever for the team and blah blah blah.’ This was a week before he brought me off the bench. He lied. So I feel for what Allen said.”
“I think the person that we had didn’t know how to take advantage of (our roster). Instead of taking advantage of it, he killed it.”
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
a player's coach....
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW
Think Andrew Bynum has the early running for an All-Star spot.
26 and 13 beats 2 and 12, even with 5 blocks, in anyone’s eyes.
Hope Greg learns from this and we give him a better chance next game given how he played against Denver in the 4th a few days back.
If he can combine a better/more intelligent offensive game with that type of defense we are gravy
I don't think that you can judge a player based on one game.
You looking for a good time?
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
...against the Clippers, without Griffin
nearly got hit with a t shirt cannon t shirt while typing
worse than travis
-Ben.
by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Griffin won't hold anyone back from scoring
I dunno if he has played defense yet, in college or his pre-season career. He’s a one way player right now.
Kaman put up pretty good numbers against Bynum, too
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
the Clippers have two solid 1v1 C defenders
Until proven otherwise, Bynum is a much much better offensive player than Oden.
You have to be a little disappointed with Oden’s offense today after all the hype we heard— Chuck Hayes is a very clever, crafty defender, but 7 turnovers is pretty unacceptable. Its one game against a good defensive team— not time to judge anything, but disappointing he didn’t get off to a better start for his confidence.
Oden’s defense looked improved and his rebounding is as advertised though.
Yeah, he did great I thought
At times dominant, game changing defense.
He couldn’t get a flow going offensively, and the turnovers from 3 in the key, the travel, moving picks, etc, make it seem worse than it was.
Hayes is just as advertised: a great interior defender, which is why he plays when he is Joel-esque offensively.
you can't get a flow if you almost never get the ball.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
Truth.
I think how he did in pre-season will translate, this is just an awkward game for Oden at this inexperienced time in his career.
It looked like the Blazers were completely ignoring Oden when he was in the post.
You looking for a good time?
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
he got a lot of garbage points in the pre-season.
in this game the ball wasn’t taking small bounces off the rim, and people weren’t feeding it to him. Which is fine, because he didn’t have very good position a lot of the time. Hayes is a brick, and Oden’s spin around jumper isn’t very good yet. If he can get 12 rebounds, and 3-5 blocks per game, i’m not worried about his points.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
true, but let's be fair
This was a very poor offensive game by Greg. Just really bad. Hayes has a lot to do with that, but it was still disappointing after all the hype we heard about his improved offense.
c’mon Jake. You are the first one to dismiss a good game and reasonably ask for more data. Let’s give some slack.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I said you have to be disappointed in Greg's offense
I didn’t say you have to draw conclusions and re-sign your self to the idea that Oden won’t be better on offense this year. Two different things.
why be disappointed? I assume that this season is going to be very inconsistnent for him. He’s going to have games when he’s in a flow and playing well and games where he plays poorly.
I think he’ll feed off the momentum of the team as well. When Roy, LMA, Andre, etc. can’t keep from dribbling the ball off their foot its just a bad night all around.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The entire team had no rhythm and flow. Remember how Greg would get the ball stripped going up for dunks about three times per game last November? He slowly phased that out. As he gets comfortable, we’ll see the turnovers go down.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like we’re analyzing a seventh-degree polynomial by looking at the derivative of one x-value. I have to give it five to ten games, absolute minimum.
I was happy with his defense. We need that badly, as you yourself have opined recently. I believe it was you who said last April that you were okay with Greg’s offense but disappointed in his defense.
I get what you’re trying to say. It ain’t pretty right now. My argument is that we didn’t think it would be.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
its not rational to draw conclusions after one game
but its human to be disappointed when you hear so much about improved offense and it fizzles in game 1.
there was plenty to be happy about in this game though, from Oden’s rebounding and D to the solid play of Outlaw and Webster to the stretch where Miller looked great running the 2nd unit.
I guess I’m not disappointed because I half-expected us to lose tonight. We have so many guys on the team who are slow starters and lost a major rotation player yesterday.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no problem with the overall result whatsover
I consider Houston a 44-46 win team so I’m not going to take this win for granted.
I thought this is what you'd expect it to look like
Because of Hayes. Thats not always going to be a bad matchup, but like with Maggette and LMA, the inexperience and differentness of it will cause Oden problems.
Since he didn’t get much chances to score on putbacks, he only got 3 shots and didn’t do much. He still passed really well and did what we needed him to do.
Offense will come, and it’ll be alllll gravy. His defense and rebounding was very exciting tonight.
I disagree
2 strips that led to turnovers, some moving picks, a travel, it wasn’t that bad, it just wasn’t good.
I’m more bummed we missed him when open or with great position. That would have turned a 2 point game into a potential double double.
He got doubled and passed very well out of the double team.
After not touching the ball for forever, he rushes up bad shots. He’s young. But the attention he forced Houston to spend on him, despite the fact he hadn’t done ANYTHING on offense all game, was very important.
I agree we missed him several times
but I kind of understand not wanting to pass the ball to the guy with 7 turnovers.
cuz he had 7 turnovers in the first quarter
come on, jake. he missed 3 shots. there’s only so much negativity that can be attached to missing 3 shots. almost everyone on the team missed 3 shots tonight.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
Yeah, Greg Oden will be fine.
More than anything, it’s a matter of forcing Nate McMillan and Brandon Roy to understand Oden’s importance here.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
by AK1984 on Oct 27, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh. my. god.
i’m giving you a rec.
let it be noted in history.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
I agree-- the Blazers need to feed him more- it would help the team in the long run and possibly the short run also
I’m just saying I kind of understand why some Blazers are hesitant to feed him.
I don't see that as the reason why they hesitate
Inexperience with feeding a dominant big is what makes them hesitate.
Ya don’t see Rudy, Miller, or Howard hesitate— it’s not because they ignore his turnovers. They just know how to do it.
It's not like they think "OH Oden is open-- but wait a tick
He has 4 turnovers right now with five minutes left in the 3rd quarter. I should re-think my entry pass into the post".
that's well put
You more or less convinced me. In Roy’s case I think there might be a trust issue, though, which is a concern.
Like ya say
We need to see more.
I don’t think this one odd offensive game (but exceptional defensive game with a ton of blocks— which we’ve been waiting to see for longer than a good offensive game from Oden) negates what we had seen during the pre-season.
Such as his domination of the Kings, his outburst against the Nuggets, etc.
I think we should look at the offense as gravy that will be nice and thick once it cooks a lil' longer
And be pumped about how he looked defensively.
I agree
there is still reason for optimism regarding Greg. Rationally, there’s no reason to panic after one game against a tough matchup for him. I was hoping to see a lot more though.
Me too
In time I think putting a smaller defender on him will be death, but Hayes is just a unique player. Luckily, there aren’t many Hayeses who get playing time.
Indeed, he is quite the curiosity
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I remember
A few years ago now, when Hollinger posted something like his best lineups/most effective lineups in the league, and Hayes was up amongst the best players, everyone used it as a reason why Hollinger’s stuff was stupid.
Now time has shown that it revealed a hidden truth.
Right now, Oden isn't skilled enough
Even though Hayes is a midget for a center, he is a brick house with a low center of gravity. Hard for even Greg to establish good position.
Until Oden is skilled enough to combat that oddity, we’ll see a night like tonight.
7 turnovers doesn't always equal 7 turnovers
HOW he gets the turnovers is what matters. Everyone got stripped tonight— it’s what those type of defenders do.
It wasn’t like he was getting the ball continuously and mucking it up each time. He never even got a chance. We’ve seen his better offensive game in the pre-season, and could see this sort of game coming a mile away with how the matchups are.
alot of stripping tonight
and it wasn’t even coming from the Blazer Dancers!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I think when we see Oden get stripped
We note it more, even though Roy and LMA got stripped as much as Oden was.
Oden hadn’t had those bad stripping problems since early last season. Yeah, he gets stripped, but so does everyone. And Hayes does that to people.
I don’t think he gets stripped more than any other young center, unless something has shown that to be false.
Me as well
But I’m jus’ saying it was that sort of game, and LMA isn’t a big who turns the ball over much at all. Scola and Hayes are stripaholics.
He had worse offensive games last year, for sure
He didn’t stand out to me as particularly bad when compared to the rest of the team, sadly.
But that's only like 1/5th of our team turnovers
Each starter is allowed 1/5th of the turnovers, so he did exactly what he should have done.
He still doesn't look dominant the way Howard, Bynum, etc. can be. But his defense was very solid, and tonight the other big guys got in foul trouble first.
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First line is mean't to be tongue-in-cheek
I know it means nothing…I am serious that we need to give Greg a better chance to get into a rhythm early next game and to justify that he will need to cut down his travels and protect the ball better – he was sloppy on offense tonight.
Bynum is good
And plays with dudes who know how to pass inside, and, of course, has a few years experience on Oden.
I can see Bynum being an allstar, and Oden both. Oden needs to really go out and PROVE he deserves it though, whereas Bynum could get it by default.
the couple years experience are a huge thing
he doesn’t cover the rim like Oden. GO was pretty sharp tonight
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by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree he was pretty sharp defensively
which is where we need his primary focus to be – so thats great.
On offense – 7 turnovers, however you cut it, is unacceptable.
I think you have to cut, or parse, the TOs
the offensive fouls were mostly pretty marginal, except the moving screen. There was a travel and a 3 seconds. What else?
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by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
He changed the game during that final stretch.
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
All Bynums shots were open dunks because Kobe draws 3 defenders. Any time Bynum
goes up against a player in the post it’s a brick. Bynum is good, but his stats are inflated. He would not do that against Boston or Cleveland. His defense is atrocious.
by BRoyInThe4th on Oct 27, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a lesson here for Nate, LMA, and BRoy...
I think Miller and Juwan get it…
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Agreed
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I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
If it's even close at all...
Bynum will win that spot. Bigger market, defending champs, etc. I’ll settle for Oden kicking rear on a regular basis.
An Oregonian in Texas.
by NoiseMekanik on Oct 27, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a lot of people would jump back on the Oden bandwagon if he plays well.
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Voting wise that matters
But I never expected Oden to win the starting vote, not this season.
If he gets in, its as a backup pick by the coaches. Market size and all that won’t matter then, just victories.
guess what LA worked on in the preseason?
getting the ball in to the post.
Not a bad idea, eh?
He has the benefit of being the number one pick.
So people do pay attention to him.
An Oregonian in Texas.
Yeah
Problem is that despite having a good game on the defensive end, people see 2 points and say “he hasn’t changed” and move on. Attention can be good and bad but its definitely likely to be bad if Greg doesn’t score much because in the nba points=stars for some perverse reason.
Starting to like my fantasy team. Andersen, Arenas, and Haywood were all pretty delightful.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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I think I'll hold on to Eric Gordon.
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
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SSS FTW!!!
and your use of adjectives tonight has been interesting
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
what is S S S?
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Small Sample Size
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
nah that's just what keeps em coming back
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
lol i think we have differing definitions of small sample size
you are emphasizing the small size part and im emphasizing the sample part
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
SMH
I’m talking about performance, not pee hole size
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
That's not what your mother said last night, Trebek!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
well no, i mean. that's.. ARGH
FOILED AGAIN!! I’LL GET YOU BACK MORTIMER
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Waiting for the enhancement pills to work?
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
is his entire career a small sample size? If he’s healthy, and he’s looking like he is, then he’s incredible as he showed tonight.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
big if
who knows how his body will treat him for a full season after a whole year off the court
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
I’m telling you, Tim Grover. The man is the best basketball trainer in America.
His health may be questionable but tonight is not a case of small sample size. He’s been in the league for years.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
GOOF… self-explanatory.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm losing to Prez
Darn you Jason Kidd for having an off game and McGee not even getting off the bench as far as I can tell!!!11
Haywood was too busy getting ten rebounds to let JaVale play.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
my two waiver wire bigs had 18/15 tonight. Together they are basically Dwight Howard.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
no I think Idol is the one who deserves my thanks. and Jake for not picking up Morey’s kid Andersen.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't believe Idol just dropped a starting center on your lap
Even in a 12 team league that is craziness.
he is a great rebounder and shot blocker when healthy.. hey, just what I need!
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Blatche looked very good in what I saw. He was drawing comparisons to Roy Tarpley from the announcers.
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Tarpley? I suppose
Blatche looked great, aggressive but controlled
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by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Well he's got the body and ability
I just see disappointment seeping from every pore in his body though. If he can put it all together, there are goods there to utilize.
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
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ugh the Captain of the No Stats All Star team destroyed my field goal percentage
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so did Roy
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
jksnake, you still in here?
apparently being scrappy is not good enough. your thoughts on nerdboy’s team that should not be underrated?
Also, looks like that spread was right on the money.
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I thought the Rockets showed why they will win more than some expect
Despite their lack of stars, they play smart and hard. Against less talented teams than us (which is truly about 25 other teams or so), that is enough to win.
We’re just pretty damn good is all.
It feels nice to say that.
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
And by "more than some expect"
They got a chance at 40 wins, and will beat the cellar dwellers in the West and any good team that takes them lightly.
The Rockets really go no playmakers though, no one to run the offense through, and Scola is the best option for that. Scola is good, but not in that role.
Tmac really is a good passer. If they get him back that would help immensely.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Scola is the main scoring option really sucked tonight.
I didn’t see him out there most of the second half. He was the human foul machine tonight.
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Rockets are lacking in size, distributors and scorers. No matter how many no-stat all-stars and scrappy players that team has, they will have trouble beating the teams above .500 this year.
Next year with cap space and/or following a T-Mac deal that might look different.
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the Blazers are a really good team at home
I don’t think a 9 point loss in the Rose Garden is inconsistent with a 44-46 win team. What am I missing?
Barkley explaining why they will be the worst team in the West
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you seemed pretty high on the abilities of Morey and Adelman to make diamonds out of poop
and i think it’s a false notion, that’s all.
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I agree with the notion that Morey is way overrated based on what his teams have accomplished
But they do got good role players, and role players who play hard. How much that affects games can’t be underestimated.
Without some stars, they won’t be a really good team, but still a very tough team to beat.
I just can’t see them being awful with all of those smart players who play defense. There is not another bad team that I can EVER remember who were such stout, smart, hard working defenders.
The Rockets won’t score, but the other team won’t either.
I see no reason to change my prediction that they will win 44-46 games and make the playoffs as the seed
44-46 win teams don’t win in the Rose Garden. I think this game did more to make my Rockets prediction look right than it did to disprove it. Of course, its just one game so it doesn’t really prove anything.
how ‘bout David Andersen, hmmm? He looked pretty good in the little bits I’ve seen. Nice turnaround, hit a three.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He probobly should have been drafted in our league.
You and Tim might win the league with your FA pickups Haywood an Anderson.
really solidified our weakness at rebounds/blocks. With Gil/Nash/Ray in the backcourt, I do like our balance.
I think Andersen looks funny.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't bank on it. I have seen him in more crappy than good games in Europe.
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we’ll see. Adelman is a swell coach.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If I was Daryl Morey, I'd've gone the Fabricio Oberto route versus David Andersen.
Besides, the awesomeness of Oberto and Luis Scola’s greasy hair flowing out on the hardwood would’ve been a thing of beauty.
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Dirk, Miller and Oberto was quite interesting in terms of hair tonight
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he's become the spokesperson for Oh Boy! Oberto! beef jerky
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They cook those in the grease catcher underneath his jersey
Drips down his neck into a sponge-like grease absorber, then is used to cook the raccoon lip jerky meat we all know and love.
outside of a stretch in the second quarter when BRoy came out of the game
blazers offense was really suck-o tonight. And our defense looked ok, but that can be pretty easily explained by Houston’s lack of offensive options. not a good night for either team.
Houston is an excellent defensive team and a bad offensive team
This is how most of their games will look.
we'll need a larger sample
to say. But I think Barkley’s thinking is that Portland isn’t playing very well, therefore, Houston is downright lousy.
I could not possibly care less what Barkley thinks.
We absolutely do need to wait until we have more data to say anything whatsoever about how good various teams are. There is no reason to change your preseason prediction, whatever that happened to be. Mine was 44-46 wins for Houston and 53-54 for Portland, so that’s what I’m sticking with.
reasonable
I hold Adelman in very high regard, but i think houston is in some trouble without scorers. thinking more like 35-40 wins. guess we’ll see soon enough
yeah, Houston is a fascinating team this year
I’m not sure there’s ever been a team so full of good defenders and efficient offensive role players but so utterly devoid of shot creators. I’m not sure anyone knows for sure how it will work. I too hold Adelman in high regard, and also have a great deal of respect for the defensive abilities of Houston’s players.
I can't remember any other team like it either
I’m sure AK knows of one in his encyclopedia of basketball similarities index he has in his brain.
It’s why they won’t be as bad as the truly bad teams… defense wins, plain and simple.
and Memphis is their polar opposite
and the Battier-Gay trade started them both down this path, although nobody knew where it would lead at the time.
I picked both of them as 2 of my 7 teams for LPBB Choice because they are such fascinating bball experiments.
When they play each other
They’ll repel from each other’s bodies, like magnets that have the same polarity or whatever it’ called.
I was watching the game and away from computer
I trust there were a couple #25!!!!! thrown in the Game Threads?
Made me happy thinking about it
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
What's with all the flowers in the TNT studio?
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really?
(not saying anything more until it’s confirmed)
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lol no
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Now that we have a black prez
Kenny the Jet wanted to show that his people can do anything whites can do.
Barkley bagging on the Blazers as a jumpshooting team, especially LaMarcus
“They need to get that inside scoring going”
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He's right
We didn’t look for Greg at all on offense.
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Very true
Easy buckets are going to be key on nights where TO isn’t 13-15 from the field
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I believe in Greg Oden
by blazeraddict on Oct 27, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We did hit 10 of 21 3's
why look inside against a sagging defense when you are getting 30 points on 21 shots?
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"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Oct 27, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Foye and Arenas running the point for the Wizards, is that like Roy and Bayless running it?
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Arenas is a better passer than Roy or Bayless…. but similar.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Barkley: “The Rockets are the worst team in the West.”
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
I have them as 13/14/15...
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He forgot about the Kings
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and the Clippers
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by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Clippers won't be turrible.
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 27, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends on if Griffin returns healthy soon, and if Baron stays healthy/motivated
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I say depends more on Baron
If Baron is motivated and Dunleavy lets him run a bit, it’ll make Griffin look a lot better and get the whole team going. Baron can be damn good when he isn’t shooting 6 threes a game and eating a plate of lasagna at halftime.
It’s a big IF, though… Baron looked good in pre-season. If he has any pride, he’ll not let last year happen again.
Clippers and Thunder are both gonna be MUCH better this year.
Sacramento and Minnesota and Houston are the dogs.
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If Collison were a Blazer we’d complain about him at the 5.. yet he is their best and most physical inside player by far.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey hey :)
Power Forward Jeff Green Nick Collison D.J. White Serge Ibaka
Center Nenad Krstic Etan Thomas B.J. Mullens
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I see one good inside player there
Collison is good, but not nearly enough on his own.
Green can’t defend ANY position, doesn’t rebound well, and only gets numbers because they have no one to get numbers.
Krstic is mediocre and should be a backup, Etan ain’t ever been more than a backup, Ibaka… who knows what he’ll be.
Just no good inside dudes, and the role player one doesn’t play much.
They either have a cap space plan for 2010, or Presti isn't allowed to spend cash on vet free agents
They easily could have had Lee this year if they wanted
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And all those big time free agents are licking their lips to play in OKC
They gotta get good from the draft and lock people up. They’ll be like Minny, Milwaukee, other boring midwest towns (and us as well) who no player is dying to go play for. Likely worse.
The draft is the best way to get awesome anyways, so I think it’s smarter. Just keep payroll down, don’t sign anyone to a dumb contract, keep drafting, and they can become good. Just won’t be good based on who they got now.
They could get whoever is left after the prime destinations pick up Wade, Lebron, Bosh, etc
But then they’ll end up overpaying for Joe Johnson or something, and that doesn’t do anyone any good.
the ownership group lost a large part of their fortune.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? It just seems like Clipperland is STILL so dysfunctional.
Sac-town and Minny will be worse, but I’ll be very surprised if Houston has more losses than LAC.
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by rockingharder on Oct 27, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
no, they’ll beat up on all the crappy teams and that will give them wins. Good tema defense like they played tonight gives bad teams fits… heck, it messed with us pretty badly.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how I see it
Despite using winning easily while still playing pretty bad, Houston’s smart defense is what makes them a tier above the truly bad teams in the West.
The bad teams all play awful, awful, awful defense, and it is why they are awful.
Especially against teams like the Kings or Thunder, who don’t have offensive flow anyway. Those will be ugly games.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
We are just a top team now is all
Houston will be trouble for most teams because defense is consistent, and they play hard because they are all role players.
It is also why they won’t be great and likely not make the playoffs, but playing smart and hard is often enough to beat anyone.
And again included with ILP: Free TNT after the game day :)
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move to Europe. :)
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I reside in the Pacific time Zone but live on GMT myself.
I should look into ILP
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I am having a hard time getting psyched up for the season with Nicolas out.
I’m realizing that while Martell is my favorite character, Nic is probably my favorite Blazer. It just hurts to watch the game and not see him.
I am very sad.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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i mean I’m a Blazer fan before any player, I just… man. I’m still grieving.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Having Batum as your favorite Blazer is like having Phyllis be your favorite Office character.
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Nic is my favorite non-Roy Blazer
is that better?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He’s smart, thinks the game, has the most incredible fluidity, plays defense, rebounds, plays hard… He is so intelligent and a joy to watch.
I think the fact is that Roy is everybody’s favorite Blazer. This was implied.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
not mine
he takes all of the team out of a team game.
its a bummer you don't enjoy watching Roy
I actually kind of feel sorry for you that you can’t appreciate how good he is. I get that his style is totally different from what you like to watch, so I understand why you don’t like him, I just think its kind of a bummer for you since he’ll be around a while.
i know. :(
maybe you guys can help me get my head around it. didn’t you find the first unit offense really stagnant and ugly tonight? Don’t you think it will doom us in the playoffs?
Wait, ya REALLY don't like Roy?
He is incredible. Very unselfish.
Show me a star who doesn’t do what he do.
i admire his one on one prowess
that's been my hope.
And the second quarter was joyous tonight.
Did you watch Brandon play at UW? they were second in the nation in pace and he played a team game.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 28, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
i didn't.
that is good to hear. do you think we are limited by lack of offensive flow?
I think it’s more a function of Brandon adapting to the situation that he has here. At UW Nate Robinson and Will Conroy dominated the ball and he was accustomed to playing off the ball. That UW team in his junior year ran beautifully…. so fun to watch.
With Steve Blake as his backcourt mate and little scoring punch in the inside, he’s become a different kind of player by necessity. I think as he is with Rudy and Andre he’ll slowly adjust. It’s a process.
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by Cablinasian on Oct 28, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
not really.
what other quality teams play such a grinding offense? Even the Spurs collaborate.
Cleveland
Boston
New Orleans
Houston last year
Atlanta
Miami to a lesser degree
I would put SA up there also, though it sounds like you wouldn’t.
i watched the Boston game tonight.
they definitely pass the ball. New Orleans has a world class point guard, so that’s dynamic in its own way. Houston grinds, but they play like a team. You know the league better than I, but i don’t see other teams standing around as much, with only the player who has the ball active.
that list was just of playoff teams
If I expanded it to the whole league it would be more than twice as long. In my humble opinion, you would have many of the same qualms with most teams in the league if you watched them as much as you do the Blazers. You are more harsh on your own team, which I completely understand because I am as well, albeit in a different way.
in Blazin's defense a guy like Wade has a much much higher ast% than Roy
Same with LeBron. Kobe’s is more or less in line with Roy’s.
In my eyes,
Brandon needs to be tamed the same way Kobe was. The question then, is, what is Nate’s triangle?
I'm not sure what you mean here-- Roy is already sharing the ball as much as Kobe
and Roy has significantly inferior teammates.
LA runs an offense.
that involves several players and several options. As I recall, Jackson had to really work Kobe to get him to play in the structure of the offense which adapts to what the defense offers.
I think that had more to do with Bynum improving and the acquisition of Gasol--
both of whom (when healthy), are better than any of Roy’s teammates— than any real substantive change in Kobe’s attitude.
you don't think that the coaching
and offensive strategy is a significant factor?
I definetely think Phil Jackson's staff knows more about offense than Nate McMillan's
However, I don’t begrudge Nate for using an offense that puts the ball in his best player’s hands and also makes use of the 2nd best offensive weapon at his disposal— the Blazers’ offensive rebounding ability. While it may not be pretty to watch for lovers of team basketball such as yourself, its hard to question the results it produced over 82 games last year. Improvements must be made, as Houston demonstrated in the playoffs, but its still not nearly as big a concern for me as team defense.
you see that helps.
if the static quality of the Blazers’ offense enables their high rebounding rate, that is at least one good reason for it. By having a very controlled offense, the Blazers have a good idea when and where the ball will be off the rim?
I don't know. Maybe.
I doubt that’s the reason Nate uses it— rather, I think its the only one he’s comfortable with. I’m not much more convinced Nate is a championship coach that you are, but I at least credit him with having a track record of coaching some very efficient offenses, both in Seattle and in Portland.
yea.
I have my doubts. Efficiency. I want to see resiliency and I will be happier. it feels like this team is not doing what it needs to to prepare for the postseason. And that frustrates me.
But maybe it is just a question of style, and not a question of one-dimensionality. . thanks for taking the time, jk. :)
Oscar would make for a better analogy.
Dear Paul Allen:
Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Marty scored 14 points on the defensive genius Shane Battier, coming off a year of rust.
My mission in life is to piss off stat nerds. In case it wasn’t obvious
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
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i'm glad i can reciprocate.
all the “i love morey”, “defensive per 48 minute, pace adjusted” stuff just takes the fun out of the game, in my humble opinion
i’ll try not to be too much of a jerk, though.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
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13th for a young team with Pelton’s age factor and Oden’s improved D could be good this year though.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you are missing a chance to look at the game in another way.
You don’t have to think about them when you are watching the game, but I think you can add to your understanding of basketball.
well said.
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm the guy that boos at every foul called on us.
I’m sure I COULD learn to understand it more, but I don’t know if I wanna.
i realllllllllllllllly hate your sig :(
n o offense
-BlazerFan1
Funniest moment in the live game day thread might have been a Rockets fan coming over and asking if we paid the refs
Here we go again. Oh, and the rumor that Joel is some soft flopper is also hard to extinguish. I mean, if that is floating around, how will we ever convince people that LaMarcus and Oden are remotely good.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I only see Rockette fans saying that about Joel
They don’t see the preferential treatment Yao got in those playoffs.
w0rd
I don’t like when people treat them as the end all be all, because stats can lie, but they always make you think and analyze things differently when they show you something new.
They can reveal hidden truths.
hidden truths?>
oh snap! This is like a Dan Brown novel!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
He did catch Battier napping on that backdoor cut
Guys will score even on great defense sometimes though, and Battier IS a great defender.
He needs to be on a team with good players to be fully effective though. A glue dude. The problem with the Rockets, is that everyone is a glue dude on the team right now, and they need some wood to be stuck to. Can’t just be all glue!
Lol, perfect description. That might be one of the few teams ever with too many indians scrapping around and not enough chiefs. Or as stat nerds would say, low usage.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
He also managed to dribble into traffic and then throw up improvised shots the way old Marty would. But his outside shot definitely is coming back, and it's better/quicker than Nic's.
And he tries hard to get rebounds, unlike Trav and at times LaMarcus.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I’m worried about his foot. (KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK)
I really hope the games start streaming on Blazers.com soon.
If I had to term the present situation, it would have to be a series of unfortunate events.
by Cablinasian on Oct 27, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave's recap has been up for a while btw
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/10/27/1104221/game-1-recap-blazers-96-rockets-87
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Here's a little something for all analytical types
http://popcornmachine.net/cgi-bin/gameflow.cgi?date=20091027&game=HOUPOR
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
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