The Inferno's Monster Dunk

by Jeffe Portland on Nov 26, 2009 9:17 AM PST

I for one am really looking forward to Dante's first NBA "Nasty! Boomchakalaka!".

There have been rumors and whispers of the this heretofore unseen force of nature.

I love what Dante is doing and am really grateful we have yet another young player that has a skill set that can really help this team out. But I reeeaaalllllly want to see Mr. Cunningham race down the court on a fast break and jam the frat out of the ball! Yeah baby!

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Inferno dunks on Durant

by WildlyRamified on Nov 26, 2009 9:26 AM PST reply actions

Is it true you guys call him the "Inferno"

Because he met up with some of Zach’s exgirlfriends and now he’s peeing fire?

by tominhawaii on Nov 26, 2009 12:01 PM PST reply actions

Funny... but no

"OK, it's going to rain tomorrow. And there is going to be a Greenpeace meeting and hippies are going to be protesting" ~ The Buffet of Goodness on Portland

by Blazer on Nov 26, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions

Stupid links...

"OK, it's going to rain tomorrow. And there is going to be a Greenpeace meeting and hippies are going to be protesting" ~ The Buffet of Goodness on Portland

by Blazer on Nov 26, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions

ok, no more trying to add a link with the toolbar...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_(Dante)

"OK, it's going to rain tomorrow. And there is going to be a Greenpeace meeting and hippies are going to be protesting" ~ The Buffet of Goodness on Portland

by Blazer on Nov 26, 2009 12:53 PM PST reply actions

it's too bad no one televises the pre-game warmups

Dante was having a “can you top this?” skywalking contest with Bayless during the layup drill at the FanFest. Nate would probably frown on them doing this before an actual game

When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Nov 26, 2009 1:21 PM PST reply actions

Judging by what I've seen from Dante the past few games,

it’s pretty obvious he is deserving of some minutes at the back up 4. The guys had some pretty big rebounds vs the Nets. He has a great feel for the game.

by dario argento on Nov 26, 2009 8:13 PM PST reply actions

Yes. Hope to see some of this:

Dictated, not read. The management.

by Samsara on Nov 26, 2009 9:31 PM PST reply actions

ahem. This

Dictated, not read. The management.

by Samsara on Nov 26, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions

I hate to say it

But Dante’s all around game looks far more advanced than Outlaws. Pretty sad when the home team announcers have to keep getting on Outlaw to rebound. Isn’t this Outlaw’s 6th NBA season? It’s fun to watch Dante out on the floor. He just seems to know where to be and how to play. Love the hustle rebounding. Bye Bye Outlaw…..

by Flapbreaker on Nov 27, 2009 9:00 AM PST reply actions

Right now Dante doesn't get much attention from the other team.

Outlaw is a guy you plan against on the other hand.

That makes a huge difference in how they look on the floor.

Outlaw looks well defended and boxed out. Dante looks open and free to do whatever.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Nov 27, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions

I haven't seen a lot of versatility from Dante in terms of Offense which is what you plan for

But Cunningham’s all around game [including rebounding, setting picks, boxing out, and knowing when to take his own shoot within the framework of the offense] are much farther along then Outlaw. But we are comparing a 4 year college player to a straight out of high school player so the fundamentals ingrained within each person are vastly different.

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by HallelujahHoeDown on Nov 27, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions