We love greg JD 12/6
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 1:55 AM PST
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It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy who has worked his tail off to get where he is today. So i thought lets look at the brighter side of things and talk about the good Greg Oden has brought to Blazer Nation by everyone posting their favorite greg moment. It could be anything about Greg that makes you just smile with a grin almost as big as his.
I will start: My favorite Greg moment was when he was first introduced as a blazer. He comes in as the number one draft pick and everyone is calling him the next great big man. A crowd the size of portland shows up chanting "ODEN! ODEN!" and what does he do as he walks onto the stage. Well he bows down, awkwardly, in praise of the audience, of course. I just love that moment rather then him basking in the praise he makes it about the crowd and praises all the fans for coming out to see him. That moment made me a real.oden.fanboy.
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I've been a Blazer fan as long as I can remember
and this is the absolute worst I’ve ever felt about anything related to this team. Nothing else franchise related even compares.
For the positive – my two favorite Greg moments: (1) Dominating the Bulls this season and (2) putting Ray Allen on his back when the Celtics were laying haymakers on the Blazers last year.
Get well soon big man.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
my knee hurts looking at the picture
Cloudy is Sergio. Makes other people look good, can’t score himself. -Cablinasian
Greg Postertag is probably wielding a jack hammer of a Wenis - AK1984
i tried doing some squats
then a couple in i thought of the pictures of greg’s knee and i just had to stop.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 2:03 AM PST up reply actions
why couldnt this happen to someone we don't like?
Prez for example. I mean what good has he done for us? Meanwhile Greg is hardworking, gentle, and loving. This is truly an injustice.
Cloudy is Sergio. Makes other people look good, can’t score himself. -Cablinasian
Greg Postertag is probably wielding a jack hammer of a Wenis - AK1984
by Philthyanimal on Dec 6, 2009 2:08 AM PST up reply actions
idk this just sucks
its almost like the basketball gods don’t want there to be any more good big men that play both ends of the court
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 2:13 AM PST up reply actions
Gee, thanks Phil
Of course, I’m pretty sure I’d take a busted knee if it meant Greg’s knee didn’t get hurt.
I called Tanya Harding off, Prez. but I could probably get her back on the job if you like.
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
by Y5k on Dec 6, 2009 5:27 AM PST up reply actions
Where's this picture, i haven't seen it.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Please send Video Clips of yourself wishing Greg well to...
i will be compiling a video by friday. sorry for spamming the JD.
Cloudy is Sergio. Makes other people look good, can’t score himself. -Cablinasian
Greg Postertag is probably wielding a jack hammer of a Wenis - AK1984
by Philthyanimal on Dec 6, 2009 2:03 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Spamming the JD?
1. This is a worthy cause
2. Is that even possible? You’ve seen what goes in here…
Always supporting Greg Oden.
Link to the fanshot
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/12/5/1187698/bedgers-by-tomorrow-morning-there
Cloudy is Sergio. Makes other people look good, can’t score himself. -Cablinasian
Greg Postertag is probably wielding a jack hammer of a Wenis - AK1984
by Philthyanimal on Dec 6, 2009 2:07 AM PST up reply actions
C1allis V1agra meds cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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
did medmelon just admit I give him the shivers of excitement?
mmmhmm, i do believe that’s what he just said
I gelled my hair after reading this thread,
of course that was after I lathered in body oil.…mmm, strawberry smells good.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Dang it I was just gonna make one of these
And strangely enough it had a similar title and topic.
Anyways, My favorite GO moment. Hrmm… All of them.
Get well soon Big Guy.
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Greg Oden.
I think my favorite Oden moment
was giving him a standing ovation his very first home game against the Bulls last year.
There are also a ton of things he has done this season that have been amazing. I can’t pick just one.
#52
i have a feeling
that a lot of people are going to say something similar to this:
There are also a ton of things he has done this season that have been amazing. I can’t pick just one
and that is why people love greg
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 2:12 AM PST up reply actions
I love this team
These guys don’t feel like pawns or expendable players to me. We’ve seen them all grow over the years, and with all the time we spend on this site, reading about them, buying merchandise, and going to games, they feel like my extended family, BE included.
Cloudy is Sergio. Makes other people look good, can’t score himself. -Cablinasian
Greg Postertag is probably wielding a jack hammer of a Wenis - AK1984
no joke.
i feel like i actually personally know the blazers..it’s kinda sad actually.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 2:21 AM PST up reply actions
No it's not!!! If you are going to have an extended family, why NOT choose a group of
talented, athletic, fun to watch young men who are competitive and have a heart?!!!
same here, Phil.
i’m having a hard time right now putting things in context. I gave a friend this advice last night as they were even more distraught than I. but I can’t seem to get myself to follow that advice and remember that it’s sports and injuries happen. It feels like something happened to a sibling.
#52
I almost cried last night
Just the unfairness of the whole situation. I know this isn’t healthy – sports is supposed to be a fun escape from the concerns of day-to-day life, but I literally have a knot in my stomach over this
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
i didn't cry,
but i had (and continue to have) that same knot in my stomach. And about 2 minutes after they resumed play last night, I actually thought to myself, “why do i even follow sports? is it worth feeling like this over a game?” i just have to keep telling myself that eventually something will happen that brings enough joy to overshadow the heartbreak.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
I'm seriously considering taking an extended BEdgeication
and just passively following the team for a while. It is unhealthy to be so worked up that physically going after someone who would laugh at this crossed my mind (word to the wise – do not hang out with friends who have self-absorbed hipster neighbor’s who love to make snarky comments at the absolute wrong time, particularly “Well at least we don’t have to hear about the Blazers anymore for a few months”). I was even thinking before the game how lucky Portland is to have a team of decent guys you can feel good about pulling for. Not necessarily angels, but can you see ANYBODY associated with this roster pulling a Tiger Woods? I can’t even think about watching another Blazer game with Greg in a suit behind the bench, it just feels empty.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
cue ak angelifying tiger woods
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
The women would need to be younger and skankier
and Eldrick would need a tape library, but my main point is these are genuinely good guys in Portland – you hate to see crap like this happen to them
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
ugh...
i’m not gonna post anything as promised about tonight…was suppose to be a great night hanging out with Greg and team but it didn’t really happen as expected….and it doesn’t matter…we all just want to support Greg.
i’m worried about his head…this is something that can drive him to depression. a serious illness the team has to watch over.
so lets rally and support the big fella.
we love you G.O.
We all believe in you Greg...and thanks for being you.
u cursed him
first u cursed brandon with BRP…and now greg with GOP
In all seriousness tho…his mental health is my biggest concern as well. I hope the therapist is going to speak with him soon.
Cloudy is Sergio. Makes other people look good, can’t score himself. -Cablinasian
Greg Postertag is probably wielding a jack hammer of a Wenis - AK1984
by Philthyanimal on Dec 6, 2009 2:26 AM PST up reply actions
another one of my favorite greg moments
his cribs episode just awesome! i still can’t believe him and his brother stayed in that small room together.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
stupid ending to a stupid movie.
i found that one very disappointing. though i don’t know why. McG did direct it after all.
#52
I skipped watching it after the rumors broke
I considered watching it for a laugh (I could use one today), but I tried that with GI Joe, and there was no laughing involved at that monstrosity. Not doing that again.
yeah. i saw GI Joe in the theater.
i enjoyed myself, but it wasn’t a good movie by any means.
I think i’m gonna watch a Christmas movie or two today to try and cheer myself up.
#52
i thought that novel was much better than DaVinci’s. Didn’t watch the movie, though, might catch it now that we have holidays here.
i thought it was pretty good...kind of like a grown-up version of national treasure
i haven’t read the book, so i’m not one of the cranky “bahhhumbug, the book was better” types.
hehehe, from the yahoo comment boards. maybe this'll provide some comic relief...
227. Posted by Dr. Shock Sun Dec 6 4:21am EST
Can somebody say sam bowie? greg “sam bowie” ogden. wow… maybe durant is going to be the next jordan after all? the blazers had a choice of michael jordan or sam bowie. blazers chose the center and of course, as history shows, sam bowie was constantly falling apart. years later… its happening all over again like ground hogs day! somebody hit the music… sonny and cher hit it! hahahahahhahhahahah blazers suck!!!!! if was a fluke they won the championship in 1977 against dr j, that was a serious fluke! that should’ve never happened. it was a fluke that even though jordan won the 88 slam dunk contest, that trail blazer jerome kersey came in second place and clyde the copycat headshine came in 3rd. and it was a fluke that the blazers made it to the nba finals against detroit. rip city is the chant… kind of morbid up there in portland. paul allen runs the show in portland. didn’t he also run the seattle supersonics too? look what happened to them. ended up in oklahoma. the blazers sell out tickets probably when a good team comes to town. heres a nother fact. greg ogden pushed mutombo in last years playoffs and mutombo came down wrong and was forced to retire.
portland is a team of problems. the coach is out injured right now. the coach used to hate portland, being that he was a sonic and portland used to boo him out the parking lot. andre miller plays there but he can’t play alongside brandon roy. ostertag has returned in the form of przycilla, the center that cant make layups or dunks. travis outlaw gets lil respect from kids. the blazers fired their longtime voice annoucer bill shonely and he now does commercials to sell washers and dryers, as if he’s commentating a blazer game. jermaine oneal left portland and became an allstar. rasheed wallace left portland and won a championship with detroit. mario ellie left portland and won championship with spurs and possibly also with houston. clyde drexler left portland and won a championship with houston. jerome kersey left portland and won a championship with the lakers. damon stoudimire, a rookie of the year in toronto, left portland and won a championship with the spurs. michael thompson, i believe he left portland and won a championship with the lakers. might as well get it all out that portland’s basketball organization sucks and that choosing bowie over jordan wasn’t even the start of their stupid decisions. trading away bill walton was stupid. not drafting jordan because they had drexler was just a stupid decision, as the smart 76ers picked charles barkley when they had julius erving. portland wanted a center sooo bad. just like when they chose ogden over durant. why did they do that? because they had brandon roy? is it paul allen or what? it was stupid to fire mike schuler, the only coach to get the blazers to the finals since 1977. mike couldnt get the win over the detroit pistons and they canned his behind! mike hasn’t been seen as head coach in the nba since. the blazers brought in carlisemo too and during that reign blazer fans saw chris dudley make more money than clyde drexler. that was stupid like dudly was really worth a paycheck at all. they had the sacramento kings coach, and canned him too. hmm… lets do a quiz? which blazer coach has not been canned? maurice cheeks? nope, he was canned. macmillan, he’ll get canned soon too. he says hes injured right now, but he’s out there doing interviews. another losing season, 1st round disqualification in the playoffs and he’ll get canned too.so. greg is hurt eh? what’s new? season ending? greg, you’ve let the blazers down again. maybe it’s the cold weather? not everyone is made to play in the weather that portland has. there is obviously something about the climate up there that unconditions the knee bones. there are alot of guys with bone pains and injuries up there, especially in the winter. and also, the blazers dont play well in december either. but most of the visititing teams lose during the cold months there. the lakers, the spurs, the heat, the cavs, the suns, they’ll all lose during the winter there.
greg, go to another team! try phoenix!
Dr Schlock is an idiot . . .
I wish he’d show up at my dojo, I’d show him some injuries & bone pain !!!
HANG IN THERE GO !! The Blazers will hold down the fort until . . .
IT’S GO TIME AGAIN !!!!
It's GO time !
I am so looking forward to 9 months of this crap
Probably a Laker fan…this is about their speed
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Sham of ShamSports:
“That [play] basically summed up the whole game. The Bulls played worse than any team has ever played in any game at any standard in any season of any decade in any league in any country of any sport ever.”
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
by Y5k on Dec 6, 2009 5:17 AM PST up reply actions
Was he standing out of bounds when this occured?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
He got the inbound pass then start tying it.
I will throw my mouthpiece across the court if I disagree with you.
by SabasforThree on Dec 6, 2009 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
some relatively good news from simmons' twitter
@injuryexpert – We need u. How bad is fractured patella tendon career-wise? Also, this was left knee, he had microfracture on right. Fluke?
@simmons – Its not bad career wise. Dumb luck injury and fx heal. Not related in any way to microfx. Just bad luck.
I think I'm gonna ditch this place for a bit
It’s going to be crappy here. There were three questions about trades to KP after Oden’s injury. What the hell? Do they really expect him to say, “Yeah, we’re working on a deal for Ben Wallace”?
Who wants a GM that makes knee jerk trades an hour after an injury?
I always knew you were a fair weather fan.
Just kidding. I’m actually thinking about leaving for good. This place is starting to make me feel crazy.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 6, 2009 4:55 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t go….Please.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
those trade questions are way off base. Ask tomorrow.
that said, I’ve had editors who would have bitten my head off had I been tactful and not asked, so I know why the questions were asked.
i always take a few hours (maybe a day or two) off after a loss. I just can’t handle the scrambling, hating and second guessing.
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
by Y5k on Dec 6, 2009 5:11 AM PST up reply actions
Hollinger is awesome.
I know what you’re all thinking, so before we go any further: All you second-guessers out there, just stop it. All 30 NBA general managers were prepared to take Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. All of them. There wasn’t even any question about it.
Andre Miller—the official scapegoat of the 2009-10 Blazers—had his best game in a Portland uniform with a season-high 24 points, leading a third-quarter rally that got Portland back in the game, while Jerry Bayless needed only six shots to score 13.
Oddly enough, then, Oden’s is a franchise-altering injury, but I’m not sure it’s a season-altering one. Tonight’s game leaves me with the sneaking suspicion that Portland will continue more or less on its previous trajectory toward a low playoff seed.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 6, 2009 4:36 AM PST reply actions
I know ... i loved reading that. thanks, john. Seriously. We needed it.
#52
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
by Y5k on Dec 6, 2009 5:05 AM PST up reply actions
Not quite correct. Orlando wouldn’t have taken Oden with Howard on board. Boston would have taken him if they won the lottery, but not if they had traded Paul Pierce to get the pick (which was an offer). A few others that had solid big men would probably have passed as well, e.g. Phoenix and Houston. But there is little question that a big big number of teams would have taken the center over the wing player.
All 30 GM's said they would take Oden.
They were all asked.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 6, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
Feels like ... I dunno. How do you say it?
It’s short of a death in the family, but worse than serious car trouble.
Our poor big man, the sweet guy every hater loved to hate. The good kid that can’t catch a break. He was like Jimmy Stewart facing Liberty Vallens, but John Wayne wasn’t there to help out. And he was just starting to really kick some ass.
,….
It’s just awful.
Get well soon, Greg.
ramble ramble ramble …
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
I found out that Greg was hurt last night on the bus coming back from a party
I don’t think I have ever behaved in a more belligerent and completely irrational way. I was literally distraught. I unbuttoned my shirt and ripped my tshirt in half while yelling profanities.
Now I’m just sad.
Get well soon Oden.
I think I will have to paint him.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
when i first woke up a little bit this morning,
i was hoping it was a dream……ugh. i still have a sick feeling in my stomach.
Favorite Oden memory: i don’t know…..i felt like it hasn’t happened yet. but if I had to choose, the fast break he and LA had a few games ago is probably my best memory of him. Loved to see him laughing after that……
ugh…..
#52
we'll see if this works, I posted it on espn this morning (take pity on me mods)
First off, as a Portland fan we are devastated. Greg was really coming into his own this year.
Until he’s done with his surgery, none of us can say how he’ll be when he comes back.
Clearly, this team is going to struggle to get back to the record of last year, Greg was
killing it, on the rebounds and was developing a nice offensive game.
Yesterday we lost an important player, but also a great kid, and teammate who worked hard.
Our hearts and prayers are with the big man, he’s shown how much he loves the game and
until his career is officially determined ended, maybe people shouldn’t gloat.
He will come back from this and he is still young, as long as the ligament’s are okay I think
a return to his current form is quite possible. I know so many people can’t wait to
talk about what a huge mistake it was to get him, but the guys that run teams aren’t idiots,
every team that had a need for a center would have taken him. If you want to play with
revisionist history, then go ahead, say what you will. But it doesn’t mean you are
smarter than Kevin Pritchard, he gets paid millions of dollars to make real decisions.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:30 AM PST reply actions 7 recs
Well done on the message good sir
Well done indeed
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
we should all spam the espn/yahoo boards with a big fat
#52
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and nothing else
Get well soon Gregory Wayne
UO>OSU
Rudiculous lost a bet... now he's a bitter shell of his former self
did I really hide it that well?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
yeah.
i see it now though. hahahahahahahaha
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
wow… I totally missed it
Get well soon Gregory Wayne
UO>OSU
Rudiculous lost a bet... now he's a bitter shell of his former self
by The Arkitect on Dec 6, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
did you see the hidden message?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Er.
I completely missed it. ;)
ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυείδ...
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὼς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
lulz
look harder
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Hey prez...
…52 weeks in a year
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBrzSNAsTVY
I love lebron, but watching Greg stand tall against him made me so so so happy.
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I loved that. thanks ds
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
lol
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
My favorite GO moment (among many pleasurable ones)
Was when he yawned while LeBron was trying to intimidate him with a death look. Incredibly, GO ACTUALLY LOOKED BORED! LeBron looked so outraged and impotent.
First, GO had failed to step out of LeBron’s way as he ran upcourt. Then, despite LeBron giving GO the stinkeye for that affront, GO fouled him hard the next time downcourt. Now GO was YAWNING! Didn’t this big kid know who The King was? Hilarious.
We love and support you, Greg. Obviously this is a recurring nightmare, but you still have a long, productive career to look forward to. Others have also gotten off to rough starts in the NBA, then gone on to have great careers.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
lol check the video a couple comments up
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Nice, job, Marvin
I’d misremembered the first incident: it was LeBron expecting GO to step around LeBron in deference to LeBron’s royal status.
Too bad the clip ends before LeBron’s attempted stare-down of GO. GO acted like he didn’t even notice. It was like LeBron was too small & inconsequential for GO to even notice he was being threatened. :-)
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
I really hope so. The problem with always projecting into the future is that at some point the potential needs to materialize.
We’re starting to run out of excuses a little bit. Not that many great players Greg’s history so far still compares to. I tried to come up with a few, and a few who came back from gruesome early injury problems, but it’s getting thin.
Well, we DID see the potential materializing this season
GO’s production at both ends was incredibly efficient and getting better as the season wore on. Like many young bigs before him, GO was struggling with fouls. But even DESPITE that, he was putting up major numbers. And the numbers didn’t begin to describe GO’s impact on the game whenever he was on the court. Fouls or no, GO was definitely in the All-Star game conversation.
It was a short season for GO, obviously, but long enough to show that all the hype he received coming out of college was justified. The knee injuries are sad and disturbing, but there’s still plenty of reason to hope this kid is going to have a great career.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
Don’t get me wrong, there are undoubtedly signs. But I don’t take those signs as materialized impact until a player consistently brings it. I can name many players and many centers that show or showed very promising signs for 5, 10, 20 or 40 games. Or one playoff series. They can’t be considered building blocks for championship teams though. That’s what worries me about Greg, having the potential to be a great player but never getting the traction to convert that built-in speed into traveling a distance when the rubber hits the road.
Yes, it has to be a concern
While I personally feel he has shown enough before micro, after micro, and before this kneecap thang to make one feel confident (if relatively healthy) that Oden would be a very good center, I know he has to show it for a full season and more.
I never expected him to be our most consistent player this year (consistently GOOD, that is), and I’m as big an Oden homer as there is. That’s what makes me angry for him… this season he could show and prove he was worth being the #1 pick, prove that he can be a very good NBA player, and prove he can stay healthy.
All of those things that he needs to prove are put off again.
The questions won’t go away until he does it, so I can’t really debate ‘em. They are big questions, and it’s just a matter of opinion for now. I am hoping that it remains just a kneecap break and it won’t really big a big deal— long term.
#52
+92
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I also should add
I never expected him to put to rest THIS SEASON the “who should we have picked” debate… at least outside Blazer fan circles. He was playing like he could settle it this season, which, to me, was incredibly promising.
If he can move and jump and whatever as good as this season (which he could still stand to improve quite a bit on), he’ll be very good still.
I am a silver lining type of guy, and there isn’t one here for now that I can see. It just flat out sucks.
But, it seems like we’re acting as if his career is over kinda sorta (I know we ain’t REALLY, but we kinda are), and it just doesn’t seem as serious as I know I was worried about when he fell in a lump and was screaming.
We’ll put two industrial strength Maggette style braces on those sonuva bitch knees, and get back to work.
#52
"But, it seems like we’re acting as if his career is over kinda sorta...."
It’s not…but i bet a lot of people are making a sorta shift in their expectations ….to a belief that we won’t be able to count on him…during his career …a kind of inherent, institutionalized pessimism …to avoid disappointment
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
Don't get me wrong
I’m not trying to scold anyone, I feel that way too.
I have to remind myself that it’s just a break (as far as we know), and that’s part of why I keep repeating it.
We can’t count on him to be there until he is there, so I understand the sadness and feel it as well.
#52
Let me go out on a limb: there may BE a silver lining in this
OK, it took me about a day to come up with one. But check it out. Someone (I don’t recall who) recently said that Brandon Roy would need to crash & burn in the playoffs a second time before he’d accept that the Roy-centric offense is not a championship formula. Well, B-Roy is going to get a chance to learn that lesson now—if the Blazers even make the playoffs at all.
Assuming Roy DOES learn the lesson this time (instead of again rationalizing that losing is some kind of fluke unrelated to the Roy-centric offense), then he’ll likely spend the offseason developing the skills he’ll need in order to be a championship-level two guard. I’m talking about passing, catch & shooting, coming off screens, SETTING screens, playing intense defense, etc., etc. (Conserving your energy at both ends all game long so that you can make miraculous shots vs triple teams in crunch time must be a rush, but it won’t take your team to the Promised Land.)
Roy’’s not the first star to take awhile to realize he needs to alter his game in order to win. Kobe did, Jordan did, even Wilt did (back in the day). Young players are obsessed with making their mark, getting to the all-star game, getting the big contract, etc.
Some never outgrow all that. But I’m hopeful that Roy will be one of the ones who finally says, “Forget all the individual stuff: I want to learn to make my teammates better.”
If this Oden injury helps make Brandon Roy a true team player, then it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Not for GO—this is a nightmare for him, plain & simple. But in the end, it could help the Portland Trailblazers become a true contender. At least that’s what I’m telling myself right now…
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
I feel the same way. I just wanted THIS season to be that learning season.
If it’s another and then maybe another, the Blazers have to start facing reality. I’m sure that weights on the minds of KP, Allen, and their staff. Somewhat like what got outlined in this post. That Greg can’t be planned in as a pillar of the franchise, but more as a sort of ‘over the top’ thing that is nice to have but still has to work without if not available.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/12/6/1187681/a-bitter-bitter-pill
Yup
I really wanted it to be this season for Greg, to learn and gain confidence. After that successful learning season, the gloves come off.
However, Norsk, I have no idea how we can successfully plan for an Oden-less future. I say we roll the dice and go for broke with Oden.
To me, either it’s Plan for Oden, or go for the lottery. We won’t be good enough for a title without him or someone like him.
It has to weigh heavy on KP and PA’s minds. There is no right answer— there is no way to be sure Oden won’t continue to be unlucky, and I can’t see any sort of trade we can do that would equal his eventual impact. We have to do moves, sure, but still have to be made with Oden in mind.
Unluckiness will run out, is what I would place my bets on. Eventually.
Play Bayless. Without Oden, it’s another season of waiting for the future. When Batum comes back, play him as many minutes as possible.
I think we can still be a very good team with Oden or someone like him, but we won’t be great. I still say we gotta go for what makes us great, and surround that greatness with what they need to be as good as they can be.
I don’t just wanna be a very good team.
#52
As outlined in AK’s post, you can’t find someone for the same position who is like Oden, but I feel Wallace (hard to say a player like Wallace, since there aren’t more than a handful around) can do the things Dave mentioned as lacking now: Rebounding on defense, and on offense to create easy points. Taking pressure off the paint by playing perimeter defense. And being a viable 2nd or 3rd scoring option. If KP can land him I have no idea, last year it would have been possible, and I sure would try.
I would also start planning on how to acquire a second center who is younger and more offensively dangerous than Joel via the draft or a future deal.
E.g. here is an idea: Take the MLE next offseason, and start calling the agents of Freeland (if he could imagine coming over sooner) and unrestricted free agents Lee, Milicic, Haslem, maybe Mbenga . Call the Spurs and Magic and Wolves and Pacers and ask what they would want for the rights to Splitter, Vazquez, Pekovic, and Lorbek.
I know a lot of people weren't fond of my post because of my desire to trade ...
Travis Outlaw and Jerryd Bayless for Nick Collison — although a lot of them were more open to waiving Patty Mills and signing Dwayne Jones, as well as trading washed-up Juwan Howard along with Victor Claver and/or Petteri Koponen for Rasho Nesterovic — however, I’ve always been of the firm opinion that stocking frontline depth with guys such as Jeff Pendergraph and Howard is a recipe for disaster. Even before Greg Oden’s season-ending injury yesterday, I’ve disliked KP’s idea of roster construction regarding frontline balance both this year and last year. It, without question, is a flaw in KP’s system.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I have decided
That Greg Oden’s career will be a unique one that can’t be compared to other great centers, or other ‘bust’ centers, very accurately. Trying to find comparisons for one or the other just leaves one going “Hmm… I dunno”.
Greg Oden’s career and legacy, for better or worse, will be his own and likely not comparable to anyone else— in the beginning, anyways. In my opinion, he has plenty of time to show he’s a great center, but I hope with all my heart his string of bad luck ends soon.
I can’t think of anyone great who started off so unlucky; there have been plenty of GOOD players, though. Big Z, Nene, Kenyon Martin— all weren’t as good as Oden was showing, all had different unlucky injuries (some that were much more serious than a broken kneecap), but all came back from them just fine. And since this current setback doesn’t appear to be one that should limit his future play, there’s no reason the only thing lost isn’t just time.
It doesn’t make the current situation any better, but he has his feet, he returned from micro doing well, and a broken bone is just a broken bone. The lengthy recovery time and mental blow is much more concerning than the broken patella.
But those can be overcome as well, as Oden has already shown with a worse injury.
Like HurrypUp09AndGetOverWith says, Oden WAS showing the potential realizing. It wasn’t some misty vague unsubstantiated dream. He was playing great when out on the floor.
Unluckiness and luckiness often level out. Oden is due for a correction.
Mortimer
#52
He was ALREADY due, Mort
Does that mean he’s gonna have some incredible run of good fortune? I doubt it. I’m just hoping he levels out to plain old semi-bad luck. No more catastrophic disasters would work for me (and probably for him).
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
He is way due for a return to normalcy, yes.
These things can happen, and a string of bad luck can make someone appear cursed… or a team.
It will even out.
#52
agreed
things will turn around for him and the team
greatest.fastbreak.ever.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
it made me smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhnvYmgRPv0
Greg was so happy this season.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Those smiles were so great to see. Hopefully we'll see them again next year (sigh)
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
yup
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
That's mine too, on the pass from Miller flat on the floor.
I laughed and laughed as I watched it over and over. That blinding grin on Greg’s face.
#52
Our hearts are heavy and light.
That’s all I could think of all night. It feels like we’ve lost him… but if I had it to all over again, I make the same decision. I feel privileged to have watched his 81 games… his smiles, dunks, standing ovations… chanting “Oden” at the Chicago game.
Yeah, I do it again.
Our hearts are heavy and light.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
by Cablinasian on Dec 6, 2009 10:32 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
me too
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
I knew it was bad....really bad
The Houston trainer sprinted from his bench and got there first…..the reactions from the Houston players….and the body language and expression of Brandon Roy ….head hanging down ….devastated (oh I forgot that Brandon was supposedly jealous of Greg’s success…..what load of crap that idea was…he looked like he wanted to cry). It couldn’t be anything but bad …real bad. The stretcher just confirmed it….and when the word filtered thru the crowd in the 300 level that he was out for the season (around half time) it was not a surprise. I tried to cheer when we rallied to take the lead and won the game, but I was just going thru the motions. When my wife offered high fives for a hard fought win ….I pretended I didn’t see it and she turned to someone else in the crowd for that. She is a great gal ….and she understood (she tells me). I guess I will be better later …I am a Blazer fan through and through….but last night I couldn’t really bring it. To the rest of the team …I am sorry, I couldn’t support you the way you needed it…I will do better next time..but last night I was just numb. Sorry to you guys too, that I went off topic…I don’t wanna bum you out …you all are great and your approach is probably better ..but I am just not there yet. Maybe later
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:43 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
I'm with you man
I’ve been hopping between anger and melancholy all night/today. Just the absolute worst thing that could have happened to this team (on-court), it’s just a sinking feeling
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
We are Red Sox fans
Not the buying the championship modern Red Sox, but the curse era, for every positive thing that happens two negatives will follow Sox. That coin should have landed heads, because this is Boston west…
Always supporting Greg Oden.
Looking on the bright side of a train wreck:
This is the most united I have seen Blazers’ Edge in a long time. All the differences of opinion over Nate, Blake, Miller and everything else just aren’t as important as they used to be. Everyone pulled together for something more important. And I think the team is going to do the same thing. I know that they’re not going to be as good as we hoped at the beginning of the year, but at least they now have an even better reason to lay it out on the floor every night. Because that’s what Greg Oden would do.
I don’t care who starts, who finishes, who coaches, who does anything anymore, just as long as they give it their all.
ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυείδ...
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὼς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
by T Darkstar on Dec 6, 2009 10:53 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
So, what happens now?
I think that this season is a waste if we don’t at least figure out what we have in Bayless. We have to make the most of this bad season and evaluate him.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
I agree
I think you almost have to move either Blake or Miller for a big at this point, and give Bayless the backup role and a consistent spot in the rotation. The next step has to be getting another someone in here to help out Joel and LA, and keep the pressure off of Howard to play meaningful minutes every night….
RUDY > MJ
I say start him
I know that’s a drastic step from where he was, but you’re 100% correct, the time is now to see if Jerryd Bayless can display the skills needed to be a successful backcourt partner with Roy. KP should tell Nate that the record at this point is irrelevant (as it should be imo, this is not a good evaluation year) and the focus should be on effort and player development.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Before this season started
And before the Blazers suffered so many injuries, I would have been completely against this.
Now? If Jerryd plays hard out there, then go for it. As it stands now, the season is about surviving until next year. That’s not to say that I don’t want them to push hard and make the playoffs. I certainly do. But I can’t fault them if they leave their hearts on the court and come up short.
Sometimes teams go through bad years. The 1996-1997 San Antonio Spurs come to mind. I hope we don’t end up in that bad of shape, so that a lottery pick is in our hands. But still, this kind of season is exactly when you see what Bayless can and can’t do.
ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυείδ...
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὼς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
bayless played very well last night
so did Dre
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
MB:
It certainly changes things, but Oden will be back. And, maybe I’m being unrealistic, but it wouldn’t shock me to see him playing again this season. It’s just a feeling.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:11 AM PST reply actions
I'm not sure what's leading to the Blazer optimism
Honestly, there’s no public info that would lead us to think that.
well he said it was just a feeling...
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
It wouldn't shock me either, but you can't bank on that
The team pretty much has to accept an injury timetable that looks something like this:
- Fernandez: Day to day, potentially worse
- Cunningham: Day to day
- Aldridge: Day to day
- Pendergraph: Christmas/New Year’s Eve
- Mills: New Year’s to All-Star break
- Batum: All-Star break
- Outlaw: All-Star break to end of regular season
- Oden: End of regular season to beginning of training camp 2010
- McMillan: Christmas
- Mo Lukas: Out indefinitely
And plan accordingly. What I also don’t want is that Brandon continues to be among the 5 players with the most minutes in the NBA. Rudy and Martell and Jerryd should get some of that to prevent wear and tear there.
What about PA?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Well he seems to be able to manage his day to day things while undergoing chemo for the foreseeable future. The problems with his type of health issues begin when the cycles between chemo treatments are getting shorter and shorter as the cancer comes back sooner and sooner.
PA looked very sick last night... He's the guy I worry about.
Oden will be back.
"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
That's a good point.
To put it more bluntly, Greg Oden won’t die from a broken kneecap.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
it's impossible to say without knowing more...
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Mike Barrett is one of the last guys who I'd trust for information, as he seems like a corporate lacky.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
No, but Mike Barrett is such a sleazy shill I figured why not knock him for it.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Mike Barrett may be a shill, my friend
but he is not sleazy ….and if you care to disagree with that …it would be good have some examples of said “sleaze”
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
ouch! not cool....not true
i’ve spent time with mike…he’s a great guy…his statement shouldn’t be taken out of context…
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Not sleazy at all
Barrett doesn’t hide the fact he’s a Blazer employee and that that influences his takes.
I actually like and respect the guy a lot. YOU try keeping shows on track working alongside Mike Rice. We’re talking about a real pro—one that’s a real fan to boot.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
MB is not sleazy...
You may not like his homerism and one does need to be aware that he’s a team employee — so you’re going to get spun now and then… But he’s not sleazy. Sort of the opposite, if anything…
"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
Looking back on it, I shouldn't've used the word "sleazy." He's still a shill, though.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
That's a word you can defend.
"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 wouldn't go sleazy
But sometimes his comments about other teams can be a bit petty/catty, even for a homer
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, Mike Barrett acts like more of a bootlicker/butt-kisser/brownnoser than anything.
I was over the top in labeling him as “sleazy.”
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
hard to avoid when there are two teams out there on the court
and one of them is the team you travel with all the time, the one that you cover all the time, the one that lives in your home town, that you visit at their practice facility; and the other is the one that you barely know. It would be a subconscious thing.
I think consciously he tries to avoid being a homer – but subconsciously, how can anyone avoid it? – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Why Greg?
I don’t get it, Greg can’t stay healthy and the Zbo’s of the world play on unscathed. These injuries couldn’t happen to a less deserving person. sigh…
RUDY > MJ
This was kinda soothing, for me at least.
http://www.gotquestions.org/bad-things-good-people.html
Yes, sometimes bad things happen to people who seem undeserving of them. But God allows things to happen for His reasons, whether or not we understand them. Above all, however, we must remember that God is good, just, loving, and merciful. Often things happen to us that we simply cannot understand. However, instead of doubting God’s goodness, our reaction should be to trust Him. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight"
Don’t wanna push faith on anyone.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
Fair Warning: Religious Claims Included in This Post
Leave it to me to get religious. On a Sunday no less.
I think the answer is too short. Sure Occam had a great idea, but sometimes a simple answer isn’t the right answer. Part of it is right on. Bad things do happen to good people. And we may never understand why. But then to say that the solution is to simply trust more falls too short. The answer does not give a good reason to why God is worthy of trust in the first place. Trust isn’t something we do, it’s a reaction we have. We don’t walk across the bridge because we have actively put our trust in it, despite whatever condition it might be in. Instead, the condition of the bridge elicits, or fails to elicit trust in us.
So what has God done to elicit trust in us when what we see is bad things happening to good people? Christianity in particular answers this by saying that not only to bad things happen to good people, but that the worst of all things happened to the best of all people. An innocent, torturous death to be exact. Yet willing and substitutionary. God is to be trusted when things go bad, because He’s been through worse on your behalf in order to bring something wonderful beyond measure.
Let’s bring it back to Greg. Why did this happen to Greg of all people? I don’t know. But I trust good will happen from it. Whether that can be translated onto a basketball court, in terms of wins and losses and players and championships, I have no idea. But my trust isn’t my own. It is a result.
No matter what happens, Greg Oden has been good for Portland. He has given us all something to rally around, and to get to know each other around. To meet and share and laugh and cry and let us be human beings. And if the worst were to happen, we still have all of that.
ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυείδ...
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὼς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
by T Darkstar on Dec 6, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No matter what happens, Greg Oden has been good for Portland. He has given us all something to rally around, and to get to know each other around. To meet and share and laugh and cry and let us be human beings. And if the worst were to happen, we still have all of that.
You said what I couldn’t find words to say.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
Atheist counterpoint in my sidebar piece. ("21. Gut Check Time")
Bottom line: if praying makes you feel better, go for it, what the hell…
"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
Want to have a laugh and/or get offended?
The top 50 protest signs of the year. Warnings about language and content apply, unsurprisingly.
Very likely something will make you chuckle and something will offend you. But a distraction is good today.
If you have seen the new Batman movies, but don’t make it through all 50, make sure to scroll down to #50.
lol
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Very heavy REC
"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
Thanks for that link.
Even though the joke is way overplayed I know idol and HD will enjoy this one
#52
by Roybot on Dec 6, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
overplayed
what are you talking about the kanye meme will never get old(everyone else groans "please no more (spanish bedgers groan “no mas”")
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
its an NFL sunday, and I'm watching Cornell-St Joes and Harvard-UConn in men's hoops
and Stanford-UNC in the women’s soccer final.
I am a strange American sports fan.
#52
Stanford trailing 1-0 to UNC, 23 minutes left
Stanford is 25-0-0 on the season but is in danger of losing to 20 time champions UNC. This would be the equivalent of the Mariners winning 116 games and then still losing in the playoffs to the Yankees. That would never happen though.
#52
wow, Stanford's best player and likely national player of the year Kelley O'Hara picks up her 2nd yellow card and is ejected.
Not looking good with 17 minutes left.
#52
they look very decent. They are recruiting at a very high level since they hired Tommy Amaker.
In the past few years, they’ve badly underachieved their talent. This year, that might be changing. Cornell is in for a challenge if they want to win the league again. Harvard trails @ UConn by just 7, 2 minutes to play.
#52
My favorite Greg moment was meeting him. I met him at a bar right after he turned 21.
It was right after the Milwaukie game where he had like 24 and 10, and I told him “good game”. He smiled that huge smile and bumped my fist, his entire fist surrounding mine ( and I have big hands, I can palm a basketball ). I could tell he was a genuinely good person just from a short meeting, and have believed in him since he came back. I just love watching the big guy.
I have had a bad month. I have a herniated lumbar disc from a work injury, and my GF is frustrated with me being gimpy, which is causing us to fight. The Blazers have been my escape, so when I heard the news last night I was just rocked. I couldn’t believe it. I even got emotional and shed some tears, as my escape for this season is now doomed to mediocrity or worse, but more so got sad for Greg. The guy just does not deserve this.
As stupid as this sounds, these guys feel like family to me, and after watching Greg writhe in pain on that awful video it hit me way harder than just any old run-of-the-mill sports injury,so today is pretty tough for me. I woke up and remembered about Greg and got sad all over again. This injury is way harder for me than the microfracture surgery. I am crushed. Get well Greg. We are better Blazer fans for having seen you play.
Oden fan for life
a fist bumb can say so much
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
You remind me of David after the dentist
“Is this real life?”
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
It's okay. I forgive you.
I wonder if a new pair shoes would help ease the pain a little bit. I’m thinking no :-(
#52
His gangster counterpart claims 13 refs were involved
Stern won’t like to hear that if it turns out to be true. You can sell 1 guy or maybe 2 as rogue individuals, but 13 would be a major systemic flaw.
13 is a low number
it doesn’t account for other “gangsters”
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Mine is Undefeated
On the way to another win
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Greg Oden.
My favorite Greg moments all occured in a span of a week or so last year
I sat 1st row behind the bench in Philly – 1st blazer game I was at – - Greg grabbed Sammy Dalembert by the ball he (Sammy) was holding, lifted him up in the air and shook him off the ball – - it was a remarkable sign of his future dominance.
That same day I got to spend some time talking with Greg’s mom about what a remarkable young man she had raised, and how my wife, who was at the Rose Garden the week before, came home calling herself Mrs Oden, cause “….there’s a boy who loves his momma..”
All that said, be assured that although this sucks for Greg right now in that he’s dyin to play and gonna hafta watch instead, that at the core, it will not be a long term impediment to his career, and that he has the make-up and depth of character, and the personal support around him to not let the disappointment of sitting out again grow into something more than what it is – -
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
by LetsBlaze on Dec 6, 2009 12:06 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
thanks for your perspective
glad he’s got some support at this time. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
I predicted an upset of skins over saints. So far it's looking like a good prediction. Saints need to show up to win this one.
Oden fan for life
My favorite Greg moment
was the night we drafted him.
When the Blazers play bad I don't like them less... I like Blazers Edge less.
by In Walks Rudy on Dec 6, 2009 12:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
or the night of the draft lottery
That was the most optimistic moment in Blazers history, perhaps.
#52
yeah the draft lottery was more exciting
but draft night was focused excitement about Greg.
When the Blazers play bad I don't like them less... I like Blazers Edge less.
by In Walks Rudy on Dec 6, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
Rosen is already Hatin
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Greg Oden.
if you ignore the stupid trolling, its a thought provoking piece though
What will happen with Oden as far as his next contract goes? Will Portland allow him to become a restricted free agent? What kind of interest will he receive?
#52
The real question is
Who is more of a joke? Rosen or Woj?
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Greg Oden.
If you sift through the crap, they're both are interesting in their own ways.
Adrian does provide inside information, while Charley has some occasionally interesting insights.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
"Inside information"
I.e., what Danny Ainge and perhaps a couple other East Coast GM’s spoon feed him.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
The unfairly maligned Mark Warkentien — who I still contend is a superior GM to Kevin ...
Pritchard, although most Portland fans will disagree due to their loyalty — is also supposedly one of Adrian W’s sources.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Besides ....is it part of the GM job description to bad mouth our Team to Woj??
I suppose it is possible to be a good GM and a total a-hole
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
God, that really isn't a fun read. It is thought provoking about his upcoming contract, though.
How his next contract shapes out will really be quite huge. Will we be able to sign him to a reasonable contract? Like, say, 5-7 million a year for 3 years? Will we just let him walk? Will we give him a large extension? I bet KP’s brain is already contemplating A LOT.
I disagree about how this dooms us to just another young athletic franchise, though. We still have excellent pieces to build around. LMA just needs to step up now, big time. He needs to make the all-star game in order for us to make the playoffs IMO.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
my best guess is that we let Oden become an RFA after next season
let his health and performance next year dictate his value. I don’t think we’ll let him walk unless he suffers another significant injury next year, which is certainly possible.
If Rosen is right that Oden is done, I do think we are doomed to being a good team, not a great team. We can make the playoffs without LMA being an allstar— its going to be hard for him to make it over ’Melo, Tim, KD, Pau, Dirk and Booz at forward. To be a title contender, Roy and LMA would have to become way better than I think they can be, though.
#52
mmm..I think he gets 2-3 yrs with incentives for games played etc etc
21/22 is way to early to walk away from him…
rosen is rediculous
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
It's definitely WAYYY too early to walk away from him,
but this is a contract year, and he has question marks, so it’s a sticky situation.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
they inked martell up during injury
it just effects the time and level of $ …will allow the team to secure him more easily/cheaply
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
yep
His health will dictate his value, and KP will pay accordingly. No way do you give up on an under 25 center with Oden’s potential when healthy…
RUDY > MJ
#52
No, Greg Oden should become a RFA in the summer of 2011.
At this juncture, that’s the only fiscally prudent option for Trail Blazer management.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Forgetting about Greg Oden for a second, a ballclub headed by Brandon Roy and LaMarcus ...
will never win a NBA championship. Those of whom who believe Aldridge will ever be capable of being anything but a tertiary piece are kidding themselves, as did many folks in Seattle who once thought Rashard Lewis was a budding star earlier this decade.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Championship teams have a serious post-up game
You simply can’t win one playoff series after another without lots of points in the paint. Why? Because sooner or later—usually sooner due to playoff-level intensity causing defenses to tighten up and become more physical (as the refs swallow their whistles)—those jumpers will stop falling.
Look at the Dallas Mavs. Classic case of a team built for the regular season, not the playoffs.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
That poll SUCKS
76 percent of people actually think that he’s not going to have a good NBA career? That’s ludicrous. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
He's not hatin, that's exactly the perspective any outside observer has to get from watching Greg's career unfold so far
On a positive note, KP seems better at turning around rosters and building them up for the future. He might be able to work his magic again in a few years if things turn out as bleak as Rosen is prognosticating.
+100
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
I like last game we played against the Bulls.
When Hoah jamed on Oden,I like the fire I saw in Odens eyes. I wanted to see that more. Will his bones get stronger when he will be 25? Greg get well buddy.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
For anyone needing to be cheered up, I recommend "The Blind Side". Saw it last night right before getting the bad news.
It is one of those so warm and fuzzy cute stories it’s ridiculous. You can’t help but be wooed by it’s unabashed feel-goodness ( I know that’s not a word, but it works ). It is NOT by any means a great movie, in fact it is very flawed. But I love a great feel good story about people coming from nothing and overcoming in the face of adversity. It made me misty eyed several times, and you walk away just feeling great. See it if you like sports movies and would like to be cheered up.
Oden fan for life
Remember the Titans
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Greg Oden.
Ouch, Miami takes the lead at the last minute. NE fans about to light themselves on fire.
Looking at you Bill Simmons
Bill actually showed class last night.
I’m more pissed at clownzano. I never wanna have anything to do with that #$%#$% ever again. Seriously, he is poison.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
God, watching Hainesworth writhe in pain on the ground is an awful reminder of last night.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
I am playing someone that sat Meachem too
and they started MSW, who scored 1.2 points. Lucky me…
RUDY > MJ
#52
As will Oakland!
If they were playing anyone but the Steelers, I would be rooting against them but… Man I hate the Steelers worse than the Yankees
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Greg Oden.
Any word on....
a. When Nate goes in for surgery today? (that’s still on, right?)
b. Oden’s projected surgery date?
c. Rudy’s status and diagnosis?
Yep. I suspect the team will rally with all the injuries
I think the team might surprise some people in the near future.
I agree. I think Roy, Miller and Aldridge will start playing closer to their capabilities, which will offset the losses to a significant degree.
Short term, we won’t be that much worse I don’t think.
#52
here's the thing-- if you and I are right, and Roy/Aldridge start playing well again--
do we go through this whole “incorporating Oden” thing one more time next year? Do we tell Oden to adjust his game to play with Roy/Aldridge (ie just rebound and defend, and forget working the offense around him because we can’t count on his health)?
Next year is Oden’s last chance to be a pillar of this team’s future. My guess is that the team gives it one last shot and prays he stays healthy.
#52
Yup, we go through it again
Hopefully with a better attitude from 2 out of the 3… I won’t name who.
#52
and if he gets hurt again, we either let him walk or hope he signs for very little out of loyalty.
#52
Well, hopefully the luck evens out
I bet he is signed before next season. To a deal that is awesome if he stays healthy and worrisome if not.
Like Nene.
#52
I got a feeling he would right now
Things may change if he does come back early, but I would imagine he would be happy to have the security and feel bad about trying for more.
#52
As Cinderella (the band) once said, you don't know what you got 'til it's gone.
They’ll be more ready for him in any future stints.
boy i wish i knew someone who could help with all their aches and pains....
sigh
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
There are a few folks on this site that are so negative, I wonder if they're really fans
If you’re that negative about the team and the players, it’s hard to believe you really like them.
let down so much by the aspect of not being able to watch oden tear up the league
or nic to do that awesome up the baseline smash dunk facial…
or trav elevate…
blazers are a bright spot in a sometimes bleak horizon
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 6, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Nope I don't think so
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 6, 2009 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Hahaha
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 6, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
sick. i can't believe ppl do that for a living.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
I'm with you, they're nasty brutes
and offend my delicate sensibilities
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Dec 6, 2009 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I officially have cable and internet
Man… HD looks nice, doesn’t it? And I don’t even have a fancy HD tv.
Where’s a safe site to test my actual internet speed? Don’t you dare tell me to Google it I will murder you.
#52
HD looks nice
thanks
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
That entirely depends on the connection you paid for :)
At the moment I get 18 mb/s down, 1 up, and 40 ms ping latency when connecting across Europe
I think I pay for 10mb downloads
The test said I get almost 9mb download, my ping was 9ms, upload only 1mb per second.
Sound decent enough? It just got installed, it might need to warm up a bit.
#52
I am on the SO plan of staying out of 1000+ comment threads...
That and I steal internet from my neighbor when I need a faster connection…
RUDY > MJ
#52
I was stealing wifi until today
Though if someone makes their wifi signal public, it can’t really be stealing, right?
It would go in and out all the time but when on, was fast enough to Bedge. Not fast enough to watch games, so I watched them at my friend’s house.
Now that I think about it… I watched all games at my friends house this season thus far, and it’s been a bad season. MY FRIENDS HOUSE IS BAD LUCK.
#52
Now I know why dogs were howling all over my neighborhood
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
Not really part of my degree options. Public speaking might be the closest thing to fencing I could take ;-)
you need fun spliced in with your course-load… I can feel the tension in you all the way across the pond… and nothing relives tension like playing with swords
is that what the kids are calling it these days?
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
I clearly am not as distraught as some of you
he’ll be back, without ever having to worry about his left knee again… this type of injury heals to 100% with no long term worries
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Yeah, that's where I am at too
I honestly am not worried about the dumb-luck injury, I am worried about more development time lost, more gelling time lost, and another blow to his psyche.
#52
the thing that sucks the most about this IMO
is that the man was already a dominant basketball player when he was on the court and yet the entire NBA won’t be able to see this for a full season… yet…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I mean, he gets all these unfair comparisons to Bowie. even moreso with this latest thing
if people would just watch him play, he’s already a better basketball player and has far more of an impact on the court than Bowie ever did.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I truly hope you guys are right
but I can’t help but think Greg’s body, specifically his legs, may not be able to handle the physical stress playing in the NBA puts him under. Now, I think there’s more hope for Greg than Yao in the sense that this is not a recurring injury on a common body part. However, the thing I’m afraid of is his entire foundation might not be right, and if that’s the case what can be done other than crossing your fingers and hoping?
Always supporting Greg Oden.
I'd need to learn a lot more, hear a lot more, about the kneecap thing
Before I think it’s just “him”.
It sounded like a freak accident that can happen to anyone.
Plus it being something different all the damn time… does it make it better? Worse? I would say better, but still annoying as all git out.
I forget who, but someone in the first ODEN IS HURT thread had an interesting point about Oden turning his feet in, pigeon toed, to jump… is this something? Is it just looking for something wrong that isn’t there? THAT sort of thing I am interested in as well.
#52
yeah, AFAIK this has nothing to do with his "foundation not being right"
it has to do with his knee (patellar tendon) and his quad muscle pulling in opposite directions.
watch the replay again:
1) Brooks starts his drive and Greg kind of hops over to that side of the lane to prepare for contesting the shot
2) As Greg is landing on his hop step thing, Brooks starts his jump
3) Greg starts the jumping motion again while he is landing (I believe this is where the injury occurs)
The key is that Greg was landing his first jump to that side of the lane, and his knee was still bending down, forcing the quad muscle to lengthen while it contracts to prepare for the jump on Brooks’ shot (this is called an eccentric contraction). Now I believe this movement basically ripped the patella in half, from what I understand.
The same thing occurred in a case study for this book, look at the first paragraph on the right.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I believe I broke my leg in a similar fashion
My muscles broke the smaller leg bone in my lower right leg from trying to plant and turn, while running with a football.
Just an awkward move that could happen to anyone.
My back, on the other hand… I believe my back was something that was going to be hurt because I was born with a bad back for football.
I can’t see anything Oden is doing, aside from being overall gangly, that would cause repeated injury. And each injury is a one time thing… unless the Maggette thing caused this one somehow.
#52
I wonder if the Maggette thing weakened his patella, which made this sort of thing more likely
but even then, I doubt there was anything they could do about it, aside from forcing him to drink lots of milk.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I don't care how good his knees feel after this
Knee braces, the best we can get. Made with lasers and crap.
#52
hahaha yes
bring back the knee pads!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Artificial kneecaps made by Paul Allen Orthopedic Industries Inc.
Further reinforced with his patented Bungie Medical Exoskeleton kneepads. All that research needs to pay off eventually.
Good perspective
I think the problem is I’ve always been a process oriented person – cause and effect. It could very well be true (and I hope it is) that Greg is the victim of a truly horrible run of luck. No rhyme or reason, just bad luck. But 3 years, 3 leg injuries is a disturbing trend.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
its about the questions it raises about the long term Blazer development
and how we will build this team long term.
#52
Freeman reports that Nate couldn't sleep, Rudy won't play, and he still refuses to say Greg will be out for the season
"Until the doc says what his recovery is, then we don’t know (for sure)," Mac said of Oden.
it's impossible to say... was there ligament damage? how severe is it?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
will we ever know, though?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Yes, they would mention it
It would greatly affect the surgery and recovery and rehab, I’d imagine.
#52
your signature does a nice job of putting things in perspective
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
"He hasn’t defended like he needs to defend. He hasn’t made shots. He hasn’t distributed the ball" - Larry Brown on DJ Augustin
We should offer them something while Brown continues to hate on all guys he found on his roster. Augustin isn’t much of a defender, but I sure would take him as a pure point guard on any team’s depth chart.
Dear Greg
I have to confess , until this season I have been one of your biggest haters. I used to whine about your “desire to win” and your offensive game. As a fan, I am extrememly critical and I blamed so many problems on you.
I understand basketball and I understand that my response, my critique of your game, was irrational. I also understand that as a fan, super fan i may add, it is so easy to get caught up in individual plays and posessions , while missing the entire game.
For this, I am sorry.
I realized i was wrong during the fanfest. I sat courtside watching you laugh, jump, play and pretend-intimidate your teammates. You danced to the music and turned on the charm for the people in the crowd. You seemed like one of the only players who understood that most of the people at the fanfest, were seeing the team play in person for the only time this year . Your actions , game readiness, and awesome play showed that you care about the team, you care about basketball and that you are happy.
After the fanfest you spent 15 minutes talking to my son. You could have signed the ball for Q like everyone else did before rushing off , understandably, to be with your family/friends. You took pictures, laughed, gave my son the feeling that he was the most important little kid in the world.
I knew then that this season would be different for you. Your play was beginning to flourish. I had a feeling that you had come to peace with whatever was plaguing you (surgery, loss of friend, family issues). You showed by quiet example on and off the court the tremendous work you have put into yourself and for this , as a fan , I thank you.
Seeing you go down, hearing of your injury, was absolutely devastating. I may have been the biggest critic of your game, but you as a person have always been so lovable and kind. My heart weeps for you, because it is another massive change you will have to overcome. I have absolute faith you will overcome this unfortunate obstacle and you will do so, as you have always done before, with grace, determination, class and humility. For this, I thank you and wish you the best of luck in your recovery.
We are behind you 100%, all of RIP CITY has your back.
-Sophia
PS I will be doing my Oden Miles today. Even though im sick, I will go run.
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
by BlazerFan1 on Dec 6, 2009 3:03 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
Keep in mind, this guy is TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD!
Really, I think Greg Oden is a pretty extraordinary guy. As you say, he’s handled everything, for the most part, with grace, determination, class, & humility. How many people his age could do as well? Regardless of how his basketball career pans out, it’s easy to predict great things for Greg Oden.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
Thank god I wasn't a celebrity at 21
I’d never have lived down all that idiocy.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
I am glad you guys only see what I type, which is after much deleting and refining of comments
I say many, many bad things all damn day. I would not be good at being an athlete dealing with stupid media.
#52
Maybe you'd learn to compensate
Say, by replying, “Both teams played hard” to every question.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
By the way, Sophia
With all due respect, you were wrong about Greg Oden’s game. Even last season, it was apparent: this guy is a game-changer. He may not be poetry in motion; he may not fill up the stat sheet. But GO’s effect on the game at both ends is analogous to how a large celestial body bends the very fabric of space & time.
Once GO finally gets the knack of staying out of foul trouble, and once GO’s teammates figure out how to play with him (especially you, Brandon Roy), the Blazers will be unstoppable. GO’s presence creates so many problems for opponents at both ends. He’s so big, quick, and active that he completely takes them out of what they want to do. Just listen to what some of those opponents said about GO this season. They realized all too well what a force he was becoming.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
i know
i would get so frustrated because i would think, "oden is depressed, oden fouls too much oden sucks on offense, oden is slow " blah blah blah
it was all wrong. all wrong.
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
Takes an adult to admit they were wrong
I’m wrong all the time, and I admit it—after being dragged kicking & screaming, that is.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
If anyone who's learned to love Greg Oden's game has found out anything, it's defense > offense.
Oden, who may not play the game of basketball in a smooth way that makes casual fans jump for joy, is a nevertheless a game-changer on defense — since he can seal off the paint like no other — as well as on the boards
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
by AK1984 on Dec 6, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
you should find a way to make sure Greg reads this.
email it the to blazers and have them give it to them or something
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Just don't give Greg any dumb mojo about Sophia ankles!
His feet are the most stable part of his body, which often kills the lanky giant center types (Z, Yao, …). At least he got that going for him.
I’ll also have to start my Oden minutes and miles again. I shouldn’t be much more than half as heavy as him.
how long will our winning streak last
is say 11 games
bayless leaves over my dead body
Start Andre (in a 2 guard lineup)
"Good defense always beats bad offense."-Al Iannazzone, Yes Network
if you should strike Oden down he will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
roy averages 35 points a game during the streak
bayless leaves over my dead body
Start Andre (in a 2 guard lineup)
"Good defense always beats bad offense."-Al Iannazzone, Yes Network
if you should strike Oden down he will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
#52
by thomasikehara on Dec 6, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
As long as we play hard, especially the key players
And, at the same time, do nothing short sighted that helps us “win now”, I will be happy with the rest of the season.
The season up to now, the only positive was Oden’s development. Now, priorities change a bit.
#52
another aspect of this is that it sets Oden's "window" even further apart from Roy's, even if Oden comes back healthy
His development is set back and by the time he’s hitting his stride, Roy’s might be like 28.
#52
Roy's best years will be 28 to 32, I wager
It’s when he’ll have the perfect combo of veteran guile and finely honed skill.
#52
When Roy is 28?
Something we sometimes forget
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
yes
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
We should have placed bets on how many fanposts there would be about the Oden injury
My whole sidebar is filled with Oden posts.
You won.
by Roybot on Nov 11, 2009 1:41 AM PST
cool. I hope he causes David Stern's hair to fall out
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
yes
someone please remind me when its 7 oclock
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
thank you
someone remind me its on cbs
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe we should all follow suit
What a show of support for Greg Oden! Er, and how boring…
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
BlazerFreeman - The Blazers announced that Greg Oden underwent successful surgery to repair his fractured left patella on Saturday.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
glad its done and out of the way
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
mcmillan is having his surgery today also?'
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
heck yeah
you gotta reset that thing so it can start healing
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
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"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
joel przybilla
yes im joking
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
OK, Mort inspired me.
Time for a new sig.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
KP giving a presser within the hour
Hopefully no ligament/structural issues were found
Always supporting Greg Oden.
yep
that’s the only worry
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
And at this point
I will consider it a silver lining if there is no damage aside from broken bone.
#52
Yes--the future really hinges on that
I’d also like to hear—eventually—some acknowledgment that this stemmed in some way from the collision with Magette’s knee brace last season. If don’t know that it’s true, but if it is, then this event had absolutely nothing to do with any supposed flaw in GO’s physical make-up. It was just a fluke, plain & simple.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
Seems like a fluke either way
But that would mean some mishandling of SOME sort by our medical staff.
And if it was still sensitive, why no knee brace?
I imagine it was just… unlucky, one way or another.
#52
If this was in any way mishandled by the medical staff
They might want to get their resumes current. And by current, I mean don’t list the job with the Blazers.
I'm not one to root for heads to roll
but if the medical staff mis-read the situation last year, at the very least changes should be considered, even if it’s merely bringing in another specialist
Always supporting Greg Oden.
I don't want anyone fired over a mistake
But new blood, new analysis, a doctor version of KP who comes in and has slicked back hair and a Hollywood smile and shakes poop up would be fine with me sitting here 1000 miles away.
#52
This would be a pretty big mistake to ignore and allow them to continue
I mean, if they made a mistake… if you were Greg, would you trust them with your medical care ever again?
It all depends on how careless and obvious it was
They are supposed to be amongst the best, and if they ain’t, we need to get the best.
#52
Agreed.
At this point, if Greg could have avoided this injury, you need to question if we have the best.
It's not that I think they are above reproach
But bad luck can happen in waves… and we all know feet are tricky.
They were correct about Roy, correct about LMA, when it came to feet. Martell’s didn’t work right, for whatever reason.
#52
It's enough to make me say "huh".
But I just don’t know enough about the situations to say for sure.
Whether they messed up or not...
I still say PA throws everything he has at the Pheonix staff and we bring their voodoo magic to p-town…
RUDY > MJ
#52
Just have Jay Jenson pose as a college kid
And have him go be an intern with PHX, and steal their tricks.
#52
Yep--it's WAY too early to jump to any conclusions
We don’t have all the facts, and none of us are othopedists. But you’ve gotta wonder. It was the same knee cap…
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
Gad, how surreal is this?
I actually had a nightmare a few months ago in which GO went down clutching his knee, screaming in pain, and pounding the floor. The Rose Garden went eerily silent.
And here it is—reality.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
I could make that sacrifice for GO and the Blazers
Then again, if I could learn to harness my power for good (or for crass personal gain)…
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
My friend asked me if I would accept never watching or reading about the Blazers ever again
If it mean they became a dynasty, and it was a total no-brainer.
Besides, fans never get to affect the team’s on-court play that much, so it’d be an honor.
#52
blazerbanter – #Blazers’ Oden had two screws attached to left patella. No ligament damage. #NBA
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 3:54 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
best news of the weekend...
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
"No ligament damage"???
That’s AWESOME!! Heck, this was just a scratch. I’ll bet GO returns 100% for training camp. Now, if I can just figure out a way to get thru the next 9 months or whatever it is…
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
From watching him go down like that; the pain, how the knee looked...
Just a broken bone is… good. VERY good.
Please God, let Oden experience a decade of relative health. He has paid his dues and taken his lumps.
Signed,
Mortimer
#52
im watching the game
from last night.
im so emotional.
what the hell.
why cant i just b a normal person who doesnt care that much about sports? Why cant i just be like “oh whatever, we’ll get ’em next season?”
why am i practically in tears?
Ughhh
Oden :( So sad. <3
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
normal people suck
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
its a very touching picture
so is the quote
I <3 these guys and I’m glad they love each other.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
It made me more sad than any sporting memory I can remember
It made me sad/mad more than the 2000 WCF even. Oden doesn’t deserve it, is why.
#52
And that's saying a lot!
Felt like it last night, and still sucks right now… in time I hope it’s just part of the big long story.
#52
i feel worse now than I have in a long long time
in every aspect of my life.
this just really has me sad. not for the team or anything its for greg. aghhh
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
Yeah, if it had been Roy or LMA, that would have been a drag and would have meant the season was a bust
But I could have handled that pretty well. Having it be GREG again is just heartbreaking. But if there’s no ligament damage, then I figure this is something he and the team can get thru. It was never about this season, anyway. Setback, sure. But not the end of the dream.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
exactly i how i feel.
is there a psychologist around? why do I feel so bad for him? I want to cry everytime I see that video.
#52
where is nightbluefruit
she would come in and post “Why do fans love their team?” and then explore where our extreme emotional attachment to this team comes from.
HUG :(
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
seriously, I always say it when I get worked up about a game. Why do I get this way?
I love other teams, and It doesn’t seem to hurt the way the Blazers make it hurt.
I feel awful, like you said above, and it’s all for Greg. He doesn’t deserve this.
I need somebody to tell me how to deal with this. When will the pain go away? :(
#52
word
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
See my post....I was there
I know where you are at
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
i read it. i know the feeling
I was at our company christmas party, my brother called me 4 times b/c i couldnt watch the game there and he then texted me "oden knee is F**** up, in half literally iin half hes going off on stretcher was rolling on floor ". i was like "WHATTTTTTTTTTT " and then called him back. He then put the phone up to the tv and listened to mike and mike’s re telling of Oden going down.
It absolutely devastated me I was soo upset. I was in shock i ran to a tv in the bar with my boss’s husband but we missed it. Then i was frantically on bedge and et.c.. trying to find info. I was just so upset.
I then got disgustingly wasted. :(
S
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 shed tears last night. It was awful. Now anything with the video or pics of the injury I just look away as fast as I can. I feel like a family member is moving away or something.
Mostly I just feel so bad for Greg. I have met him and he is such a nice person. He doesn’t deserve this.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
smh
Ducks to the rose bowl almost has 10,000 fans
Get well soon Greg has 400
Hit the sig up people!!
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
don't cha love twitter!
blazerbanter – #Blazers’ Oden will be re-evaluated after bones have bonded; about 4 months. #NBA
From Mortimer
And he better damn well wear braces on both knees when he gets back.#NBA
#52
by Mortimer on Dec 6, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully Ben or Dave is working on a new front page post.
Something with a little optimism. I’m ready for that.
I'm just hoping Dave doesn't write 3 more paragraphs about how "horny" he is
It was so awkward last night, and I see he deleted it this morning…
#52
Someone needs to make that a sig line.
ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυείδ...
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὼς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
im sure ben is at the presser
and will post from there.
I guarantee u, Dave has another sermon post lined up that will put this in perspective.
have patience
S
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
Okay, brandon has 3 stripes on top of his head and 3 stripes on the bottom
Q’s lineup last week has that, why is Brandon copying my son??????
S
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
to cap off this absolutely awful weekend
San Francisco is about to lose to Seattle and lose out on any chance they had to make it to the playoffs….
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
ugh
horrible
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
here's how my weekend has gone
Thursday: OSU loses in the Civil War, also loses a chance to go to the Rose Bowl
Friday: Have to deal with annoying Duck fans/dismay of losing on Friday
Saturday: Texas miraculously wins/Oden gets hurt
Sunday: Niners lose to Seattle, also lose their playoff chances
This is seriously the worst sports weekend I can ever remember.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
also
I’ve been sick all weekend
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
plus an embarrassing double post
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
the only good thing
is OSU basketball won on Friday and now today and are finally looking really good
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I made the mistake of following a link to the hollinger post this morning, resulting in my post above.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
here's how my weekend has gone
Thursday: OSU loses in the Civil War, also loses a chance to go to the Rose Bowl
Friday: Have to deal with annoying Duck fans/dismay of losing on Friday
Saturday: Texas miraculously wins/Oden gets hurt
Sunday: Niners lose to Seattle, also lose their playoff chances
This is seriously the worst sports weekend I can ever remember.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
lol he must have not been around during the playoffs last season
Scola much?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
ya how ironic for houston fans to complain about foul calls
if things were called accurately yao would foul out almost ever game
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
that's what I said to the guy in the game thread lastnight. Every pick Yao does, is a moving pick and he never gets called for it.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
On a lighter note
anyone check out my new avatar?
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
Short answer: My kids having fun putting up the tree
My daughter is wearing a santa hat and the tree skirt…while the boy is holding the ball of the santa hat straight up…..both wearing goofy expressions
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
I figured it was your daughter, but wasn’t sure about who was behind her — your son looks like he’s got lipstick on!
Just an artifact from the flash
I suspect…definitely not lipstick
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
Did you kiss my fluffy headed boy??
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Well......white kids with afros need love too, I guess
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
Why?
(I was gone for a week, so I might have missed something)
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Ah...is it big??
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
just finished watching the game last night. brandon roy, the one we know , was back
small bright spot
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
terrible what it took to see him come back though.
I think they’ll just revert to last season’s offensive schemes, and there is still the possibility of a successful season. With that said however, I was fully prepared to have a regression this season, if that’s what it took to integrate Oden into the offense. Now we’ll be looking at that happening next year.
I’m so glad though that he doesn’t have ligament damage, but I’m so sad for Greg. He really has the heart of a giant, and he cares so much about this team, and its success, and there is no way he deserves for this to happen. It’s like he had the first knee go, spent a year and a half rehabbing and getting himself back to where he was when it all started, just to have all of that hard work taken away, and being put back at the beginning again. Just horrible.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I'm still worried that Brandon Roy is incapable of integrating his game with a first-rate center.
If that’s the case, then y’all will be waiting at least 10+ years for another NBA championship in Portland.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
oh shut up
there is a time and place for your crass condescension, this is not it.
S
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
Will you step down from your moral high ground.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Meh, she's got something there
If you are able to dial it back a few notches, this would be a good time.
Another experience of playoff futility might be just what the doctor ordered
Young stars usually need to fail more than once before they realize they have to change their game, to give up individual glory, in order to become winners. It took awhile for Kobe, Jordan, Wilt, et al to figure it out. (The truly selfish ones—e.g., Gervin, McGrady, & Iverson) never did; they kept on winning scoring titles and never even sniffed a championship.)
If there’s one silver lining to this disaster, I think it might be that Roy will now learn the hard way that last year’s playoffs were no fluke. He must change his game for the Blazers to legitimately contend. A Roy-centric offense won’t get this team over the top—not even close.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
I feel confident that Roy will play his zach off for Greg the rest of this season.
#52
by jksnake99 on Dec 6, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Let me fix that.
“I feel confident that Roy will play his zach off for Greg himself the rest of this season.”
Maybe I’m being too negative here, but the silver lining Brandon Roy may get from this unfortunate set of circumstances could be of the selfish variety. For the remainder of this season, Roy stepping it up due to once again being the undisputed man should bring a positive on-court impact; yet, I’m worried about the long-term implications.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I'm not arguing about the off-court stuff, for I'm sure they get along fine on a personal level.
It’s the on-court questions that remain, though, and those won’t go away anytime soon. From a logical, unemotional standpoint, it’s something should be of concern to each and every person who’s invested in this team — whether it’s as an employee, fan, or outside observer like myself — so I guess we’ll see how it plays out in the long run.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Roy is only 24 starting his 4 th season
the level of maturity he has displayed in the past may have skewed our expectations a bit. Roy, Oden, and Aldridge can play together it just takes time and coaching to figure it out.
O.R.
Yeah, it's still possible that the on-court meshing of Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, ...
and Brandon Roy will be sorted out when it’s all said and done. Either way, though, this sets the timetable back for something that’s thus far been an unresloved issue.
More than anything, though, I hope Roy doesn’t revert back to his recent habits of egotism and will defer to Oden once the big guy returns to full health next season. Yet, I could see Roy using Oden’s season-ending injury as some kind of power ploy to retain full control of the offense over the long haul, since the big guy will have missed a lot of time.
In the end, ultimately, I just hope for Roy to get on the same page as Oden when the time comes for them to once again share the same court.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I think I see where AK's going with this, and I agree. Initially I'm sure there will be plenty of extra motivation for the team
from losing Greg this way. There will be a lot of very public acknowledgment stating how much Greg means to the team, and how this season is dedicated to him. But this also allows Roy to play in the same style that he played in the last couple years, where dumping the ball into the 5 is an ancillary move, rather than a first choice, and this should allow him more fluidity in his game play. Short term this is okay for a modicum of success this year, but don’t expect a deep playoff run. Long term this is very detrimental regarding the evolution of the Trail Blazers offensive fortitude, and while I still have quite a bit of optimism towards this team’s future, my expectational timeline for this has shifted drastically.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
I thank you for the cogent, as well as reasonable response to my original statement.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I wouldn't expect it to change drastically
Oden knows now he can play at a high level. Roy and Aldridge will be more intuitive than ever after this season. I would just like to see a solid sf to be playing with them this entire season along with Andre so we don’t have 3 different starters next year again.
O.R.
that's a good point too
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
It’s not a knock on Brandon, LMA, or anyone else. There is a big difference in terms of offensive emphasis on GO and Pryz. That’s a fact. Pryz get his points of garbage buckets. You don’t run plays for a player like that. The Blazers were beginning to learn how to play with an offensive force at the 5, and this injury stunts that growth.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
Drexler, Kersey, and Porter played together forever
but didn’t do squat until Buck came in and in just a couple of months BOOM supernova! It will delay it some but can’t they make adjustments with the lineup now to smooth the transition next year?
O.R.
I'm with your assessment
and if GO can get and stay healthy, this will work out. I would have liked to see it happen this year, as I think next ear could have been a flying start to the championship window. Now, there will be a few more growing pains.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
Meh, I've never been fond of the rather repressive "[t]his isn't the time" line.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I find baseless, yet still dangerous mantras like that to be a slippery slope of sorts.
If that kind of oppressive mindset is smiled upon by the masses, then it can restrict an individual’s freedom to openly discuss a topic at any given time.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
rationalize it in your brain however you want.
“Maybe I’m being too negative here” That’s your quote, I just agreed with you.
I’m not here to make sure you’re fond of my comments or statements and your free to make any statements or comments you like, just like I’m free to agree or disagree with them.
#52
Like yelling, "Fire!" in a crowded theater?
Come on: there’s a time and place for everything. It might be suitable for us to wait until GO is home from the hospital before launching into these types of discussions. I do believe this is a “We love you, GO” thread, right?
Having said that, I don’t disagree with the thrust of your comment. The Roy-centric nature of this team is an obstacle to it’s continuing development. But hopefully, with age & experience (e.g., another one & done in this season’s playoffs), Roy will figure this out on his own.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
I've been positive many times.
I correctly predicted that the UW would beat USC in football this season.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
He correctly predicted our famed roster depth wasn’t worth much and the roster was somewhat imbalanced. Oh wait, that was not good it turned out to be true…
That's not too positive for USC
Just saying.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
Pritchard added that doctors do not believe there is a connection between a chipped patella Oden suffered on the same knee last season and his new injury.
Well, I'm glad that the organization checked into that.
Still, the qualifier “believe” makes it seem like the findings aren’t definitive. So, well, I’m still wary about the Portland Trail Blazers medical and training staffs. As it stands, their track record leaves a lot to be desired.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Medical information and prognosis is rarely definitive
Ever read the ‘brochures’ they hand you out before surgeries, or with any kind of remotely aggressive medication? Basically painting a what if this and that happens in 1 out of 1000 cases. Any incision in the body can get inflamed, any minor scar or break can not heal properly, etc.
Those are all very good points, but I'm still tentative about Portland's medical and training staffs.
Perhaps Vulcan, Inc. can bring in some outside medical consulting firm to do an overview, although that’d probably be expensive and might not yield any worthwhile results.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I’m not terribly high on them either, though more regarding the trainers (who might benefit from an additional fresher face with more up-to-date experience regarding rehab/ergotherapy) than the doctors. They have arranged for some very fast treatment options with the Rebound facility and those specialists in Vancouver. I’m still happy when they pass on patients to other specialists in LA, Utah, etc. if they feel they aren’t the best in the biz.
'cept that his knees shoulda been covered.....
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Would a brace/cover have done any good last night?
Obviously, it would have helped with the Maggette collision, and I would like GO looking like Ewing when he gets back – mummify him if need be.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
i didn't look at the collision...
but with a dude who has fractured kneecaps before, knee pads should be standard equipment
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Why does this remind me of how, whenever there's a freakish series of volcanic eruptions and powerful earthguakes, scientists say the incidents are unrelated?
I believe scientists recently discovered that there IS a connection. Well, duh! That was always obvious, if the nature of the connection was mysterious. But scientists hate to admit ignorance, so they say there’s no connection.
Of course, the Blazers’ medical staff may be right. It may be sheer coincidence that the same knee cap has been involved in two injuries. But I’ll reserve judgment if you don’t mind.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
friend I met through Shav will likely be visiting Greg tonight
told him to pass on a ton of well wishes from the BEdge faithful
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
The SNL skit regarding the Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren incident is hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsKoiItRS0s
On a very serious note, though, I still argue vehemently that Nordegren should’ve been brought up on domestic violence charges.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
you gotta let that go man.
charges have to be filed by someone, anyone in order for someone to be brought up on them.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
filing charges against the spouse you been cheatin on is bad form
and opens up everything (and everyone) you’ve done to testimony in open court
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
It's worth it.
Then again, I’m not a fan of Tiger Woods’ decision to have gotten married and started a family.
If Woods was smart, he’d’ve adopoted kids and paid nannies to raise ‘em. That way, he’d’ve made sure his billion or so dollars in total assets were in good hands … his own and his alone.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
ok, so besides JVG, what ARE you a fan of?
it’s becoming obvious that you do not care for the Blazers Coaches, players, management, city of Portland, Tiger Woods, children, puppies, snowflakes and rainbows
boobs?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
so glad you approve
last thing i’d wanna do is draw your ire, as you demonstrated below hahaha
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
plaid?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
All things being equal, she would have
but that’s not the world we live in. Personally, Eldrick has descended into the category of Wall Street financiers in my mind – trying to buy his way out out of the problems he created. I hope Elin tells him to kick rocks and takes the 8 figure book advance/interviews that would be on the table.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
He is not advocating The wife filing charges
he is in fact advocating the opposite
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
right...and bottom line is
getting mashed by a golf club by your mate is part of the risk you accept as soon as you drop your drawers elsewhere
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
So you are saying that when I caught my long time ago ex gf cheating on me...
I should have beat her with a 3 iron?
RUDY > MJ
#52
well alrighty then!
see you in 5 to 10
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
LOL how provincial of me!
Of course in Brazil you would get a parade on your home neighborhood thoughofare
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
nope - - guys usually go to jail for reacting physically
whether its property damage or assault..
women more likely to get aquitted…not that its right, its just hard to get the guy any jury sympathy
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
By "she would have"
I meant she would have been brought up on charges if she was a guy
Always supporting Greg Oden.
yes...true...men can't be physically abusive and justify it
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Nobody can justify being physically abusive. Hell, Elin Nordegren is as vile as Chris Brown.
Oh, and if anyone attempts to justify a woman being physically abusive to a man, then they’re a bigoted misandrist.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
meh..
think what you want…never has bothered me before and i ain’t gonna try to change ur mind
wasn’t like she was smackin him around on a regular basisconsidering the dude is a pro athlete and big and strong as hell…he likely stood there and took it cause he knew he deserved it..
been there, know that …hell she didn’t Bobbit him or anything…goes with the territory when ur cheating
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
If Tiger Woods had died in that car crash wherein he was allegedly distracted by ...
her attacking the vehicle’s back windshieid with a golf club, then she should’ve been in prison for involuntary manslaughter. I’d like for each and every one of y’all to think about that long and hard for a minute.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
coulda used one of his straight drives then...
ba dum bum
all that boy/girl drama causes a lotta crap to go down..
if if if whatever….girl lost her shizzle…she was provoked…guilty w/suspended sentence in any court…nothing to gain but more bad press
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Just 'cause someone has an affair doesn't justify their spouse hitting them.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
yeah - - - but that is what happens
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Yeah, that poor wimpy Tiger Woods
Helpless before the wrath of his burly Nordic wife! Come protect him, AK!
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
by hurryup09 on Dec 6, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
She is part Viking, ya know
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Vikings ftw
says this half Norweigen
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Confirmed by this guy who lives with 3 of them
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
should have read farther before making my comment above...
That is a pretty funny double standard to me, and one that certainly exists…
RUDY > MJ
#52
nope
That is very much out of my system. I am rolling with comfortably numb right now….
RUDY > MJ
#52
I'm sure Elin Nordegren is more than happy that she backed her way into a billion dollar empire. It ...
isn’t as if she earned a single penny of Tiger Woods’ fortune, so she should be ecstatic that her hand is allowed to pull from that cookie jar — which, of course, is an euphemism for bank account — because under any other circumstaces she’d be nothing more than a garden-variety Swedish model. It’s not as if Nordegren is that special of a person, either. Heck, Elin has a twin sister, Josefine, of all things. Y’know, if Woods had been a savvy shopper back at the start, he’d’ve got a two-for-one deal on Nordegrens and followed through on the 30-day return policy.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
so incredibly mysoginistic I’m at a loss for words.
You’re very quick to judge for a self professed libertarian and whatnot…
by fanfaraway on Dec 6, 2009 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Nope, the same applies to wealthy women. They should also protect their finances.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
ok, let's see
how does what you say over here justify your comment up there? It is not Elin’s fault a rich man married her without protecting his “assets”.
Yes, it's Tiger Woods' fault that he didn't protect his assets. I agree 100% with you ...
on that one. And, yes, I did go a bit overboard in running down Elin Nordegren, but I just don’t like how she’s gotten a free pass from media scrutiny — as even the SNL piece was more humorous than a serious look at the situation — so that’s why I’m worked up over this situation.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I didn't realise SNL specialises in serious pieces of current affairs... :)
I don’t agree with your take on domestic violence. Women are physically weaker that men, in these situations they should not get the same treatment. Justice does not arise from treating different situations in the same way.
I seem to remember him saying something about living with his parents
So maybe he just dosen’t have any experience with how the real[adult ?] world works.
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I live with my grandfather, for whatever it's worth to you.
And, yes, I’ve admitted in the past that I’m a leech financially in some ways.
I’ve never said I’m a good person, though, and admit my flaws unlike some people.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Admitting them is one thing
Doing away with them is preferable.
One of your most annoying habits is continually cutting the Blazers off at the knees. Can’t you spend time at one of the other millions of sites that specialise in cutting the Blazers off at the knees?
Go away please. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
to be fair
there are a lot of good reasons to live with your parents as an adult. And some of them would very much have to do with the “real adult world”.
#52
Well, my grandfather has onset Alzheimer's; thus, I do a fair amount of caregiving.
Heck, I’m going to help change his colostomy bag in a moment. If I wasn’t here to do it for free, then some sort of paid help would have to be here. So, in some ways, I’ve got value from a financial standpoint.
I, however, do receive free room and board, which is definitely a bonus in several ways that might be considered too high of payment. Yet, I doubt that most of y’all care about my life and whatnot — while I really couldn’t care less about anyone else’s in detail — so there’s no point in continuing this conversation.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
you're doing a great thing.
no two ways about it. my respects and well wishes for your grandfather.
#52
Meh, it's not that difficult. For what it's worth, the colostomy bag has been ...
there since the mid-‘80s — as he had Crohn’s disease — while my grandmother took care of that up until her death five-and-half years ago.
Currently, the main things that I do is just live at his house, drive to him to doctor appointments, do the shopping, handle meals — which is mainly me driving him to eat out at joints like Denny’s and Applebees — as well as take care of the cat.
It’s not that difficult for me as of yet, but may get to be later on as the Alzheimer’s progresses. As it stands, though, I’m the only immediate family member without much of a life, so I sort of fell into this. It’s all good, though, and it works out well for everyone.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
To be fair that was a snotty thing for me to say but
AK’s abrasive style is hard for me to ignore even though I try,he does know the game and makes some good points along with some lame,designed to piss people comments
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
No, it wasn't a "snotty." It's true I'm not an altogether productive member ...
member of society, which is unfortunate. For what it’s worth, however, I don’t necessarily try to piss people off intentionally, but it’s something that comes to the territory with having an “abrasive style” or personality.
Anyway, I’m heading off for a bit here. I’ll be back on tonight per usual I’m sure.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I beg to differ
You do try, and succeed, at pissing people off.
Don’t congratulate yourself on your style. It’s really unwelcome. – Elgin
Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers
this part made me laugh so hard
which, of course, is an euphemism for bank account
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
exactly
thank god for clarifications
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
You probably assumed she was some sort of baker
If you missed the clarification.
#52
by Mortimer on Dec 6, 2009 10:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought he was making a thinly veiled joke on her weight
or at least some sort of sexual joke.
wow was i wrong!
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
so wait who was the girl
blake lively?
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I try to avoid telling other people how to raise their kids
but good grief, I hope for the sake of her two children Elin Nordegren does not allow herself to be bought and paid for as reported in the media (allegedly, Tiger is offering her $$$ for a couple years and $$$$$$ for 5+ without divorce). If she loves the guy and thinks their relationship can be salvaged that’s one thing, but the whole “daddy buys mommy” bit makes my skin crawl.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
i remember seeing her is accepted
and thinking she looked like a young jennifer aniston.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
she is far better looking than Jennifer Aniston
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Talented too--the Sat. Nite bit was very funny (you can find it on line)
Not that Aniston isn’t talented as well. Both have looks as well as comic timing.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
Injury rankings as of right now this season
Gold Medal: Golden State Warriors
Kelenna Azubuike G Out For Season (knee injury)
Raja Bell G Out Indefinitely (wrist injury)
Andris Biedrins F Out Indefinitely (groin injury)
Devean George F Out Indefinitely (knee injury)
Anthony Morrow G Day-to-Day (personal)
Ronny Turiaf F Day-to-Day (sore knee)
Brandan Wright F Out Indefinitely (shoulder surgery)
Bonus: Head coach fighting pneumonia
Tied for gold medal: Portland Trail Blazers
Nicolas Batum G Out Indefinitely (shoulder injury)
Rudy Fernandez G Day-to-Day (sore back)
Patrick Mills G Out Indefinitely (foot injury)
Greg Oden C Out For Season (knee injury)
Travis Outlaw F Out Indefinitely (foot injury)
Jeff Pendergraph F Out Indefinitely (hip surgery)
Bonus: Head coach day-to-day (achilles injury), other team affiliates fighting serious illnesses
Bronze Medal: Philadelphia 76ers
Willie Green G Day-to-Day (hand injury)
Jrue Holiday G Day-to-Day (sore shoulder)
Andre Iguodala G Day-to-Day (sprained ankle)
Marreese Speights F Out Indefinitely (knee injury)
Lou Williams G Out Indefinitely (jaw injury)
There's a wide gap between 2nd and 3rd place.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
u had a chance to say pubis
Andris Biedrins F Out Indefinitely (groin injury)
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
did he cheat on his woman too?
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
I don’t think we are properly appreciating how big it is that there is no ligament damage. If Greg had ruptured his patella tendon, he would never regain the same level of athleticism. McDyess missed much more than a year with a tendon injury.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
The McDyess talk was scaring me
Pre-injury, he was Amare light. After, a solid pro, but never the same
Always supporting Greg Oden.
Antonio McDyess was a wholly different type of player than Greg Oden, though, as "Dice" was an ...
ultra-athletic face-up power forward who got microfracture surgery during its relative infancy. Oden, on the other hand, is a traditional back-to-the-basket center who should be able to rely on size to dominate on defense even after his athleticism dwindles — whether due to chronic injuries or aging later in his career — so I’m not worried about that too much.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
The thing that worries me regarding athleticism
or more aptly quickness, is the foul trouble. Microfracture is a different animal, but so many of GO’s fouls (especially last year) came on late rotations and positioning issues. I don’t want a repeat of that.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
Hey Dr. C, will Greg be able to work out all summer as he did this year? Or will we see a Greg with no new moves who had to sit around all summer?
get well soon, big guy.
#52
summer is a long way off
this thing might hurt for awhile but won’t effect stability of the knee…
he likely will be able to work out fine, but will have to avoid contact situations..
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
so all in all
is the post surgery news about the best we could have hoped for?
(i just got in and z’d through really fast so sorry if this was discussed up above)
#52
did not read the surgery post ...guess i should....brb
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
yeah...i'd say...
needing the screws would imply it was busted up pretty good…but no other tissue damage is a good thing
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
well that's good.
i was hoping there would be no ligament damage or too much metal needed in there. A couple of screws seems pretty standard? could have been worse so I chalk this up as good news.
#52
I set it to DVR
The first thing I was DVRing with my new DVR, and it recorded 9 seconds. Hmm.
Thank you for the link!
#52
well the bcs found a way to give tcu and boise the short end of the stick again
by putting them against each other in their bowl game. I want to see those two teams playing against big name teams to see them beat the tar out of them, not see them beat the tar out of eachother.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
agreed. nobody wants to watch David vs. David.
I would rather see Florida-TCU and Boise State vs. Cinci or GA Tech or Iowa.
#52
none of these match up excite me florida-cincy (pass), boise-tcu (i kinda like both teams but don’t want them playing each other) and iowa- Ga Tech(wowy run vs run this should be as boring as soccer)
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
you had to get in a dig at soccer, didn't you :)
I will watch Boise-TCU for sure even though I would rather TCU-Florida. I agree those other two look boring on paper.
I think the two pac 10-big 12 matchups (Stanford-Oklahoma and Arizona-Nebraska) should be interesting and the Rose Bowl should be entertaining.
#52
i love most of the pac 10 games
almost all of them look like they could be good games to me.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
the offenses should be fun
but i think this is probably a blow out.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
Florida is overrated
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
but really so is cincy
and whoever wins this will be ranked in the top five without really deserving it.
(disclaimer: i think cincy is solid but not top 5 team)
i guess my biggest problem is that whoever wins i won’t be happy for, it’s a lose-lose game for me.
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
perhaps.
I think if the team had this whole year to develop as a whole, the 2010-2011 season would have included a legit chance at a title. Now it will probably be 2012-2013.
but yeah, this years team, even if fully healthy, probably wasn’t going to win it all. but this just likely means a first round exit instead of round 2.
#52
next season when every each one the blazers are healthy also depending on trades n such, think how damn good they'll be.
i’d be ready for blazer champs 13’ or is it ’13 ?
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
it's '13.
i’ll be ready for a championship any time! this year, ’13, ’23, ’33.
I agree, the team will be really good again next year, but it’s the time to gel that they’ll have to go through again. Roy never did seem to get used to playing with Oden and it looks as though that will take a lot of time.
#52
i am too but honestly i don't think blazers are. i mean we just made it to the first round last season in awhile. so i'll just be more realistic.
yeah they just have to keep re/building chemistry (which is def a setback) n learn each others style of play.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
really? This is just bad luck. Dumb luck. Happened to Nene, happened to Bynum. It’s life.
No long-term effects, just really frustrating in the short-term.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
exactly.
i feel better for Greg because it’s something that he’ll be able to come back from more easily than anything involving ligaments. at least from what i understand.
#52
its just the cloud of uncertainty this places on the team's future-- Greg's contract status, his place as a building block
and while it might be dumb luck, its another indication that he might be doomed to be injury prone.
It just feels like a huge, huge setback.
#52
it's a setback.
but i don’t know if it’s a huge huge one. the contract status will be the most interesting aspect of this situation. i feel callous talking about it, but this has to reduce Oden’s market value right? seems a contract at less money is a very real possibility for Portland now.
#52
Bynum was paid after being out of action with a knee injury. I expect Oden will get a 5/55 or something close.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
true.
but that’s less than you were thinking before, no? when we talked about this a few days ago everyone was talking same contract as LA. I’d love it if they could get Greg for 5/55. then include some “# of games played” incentives that will bring that total up.
#52
I would be willing to bet
that Oden’s deal is heavily incentive-laden
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
what was Bynum's deal?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I just hope both sides can come to a number
Even with the injuries, Greg will get big money somewhere. Cab just mentioned the Bynum deal, I think that’s a fair comparable.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
So much love for Greg, we’ll wait and get there with him. I feel so sorry for the kid, but at least he’s got good company on the injured list. I think strife like this really cuts through the crap, and I’m looking forward to watching our team mature. Wish it didn’t take so much pain from the big guy to make it happen.
Greg has yet to learn to FOUL someone coming at him through the lane
hard enough where they won’t come back with the same attitude…
""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "
Yeah but he has been learning how to scare drivers into
I dont want any part of this u turns
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
From the front page
Via text message from the team…
Nate McMillan will undergo surgery on Monday to repair ruptured right Achilles tendon. McMillan will coach Saturday versus Houston but will miss the team’s upcoming 4 game road trip.
#52
I completely missed that, thanks
Got distracted with the Greg stuff. Originally he was scheduled to have surgery today I think, but events probably pushed that out a day…
Some second-guessing?
Pritchard on 2007 draft: ‘That was a difficult decision … But Greg Oden is a Blazer. And we’re going to back him as much as … we can.’
Sounds more like pausing to collect your thoughts
KP is bound to be incredibly frustrated right now, it’s probably hard to keep his thoughts straight, and to some lesser extent, his sanity.
You should want the opportunity to be in Kevin Pritchard's "position," as you'd be the first ...
female front office executive in NBA history. That’d make you a groundbreaking pioneer in gender equality, which is something you’d cherish forever.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Well, that's better than most folks.
In all serioiusness, though, if you had a solid scouting department, an assistant GM with legal experience to handle the contracts, and a director of player personnel to handle the day-to-day stuff like travel arrangements and per diems — along with a consultant who’s held the post elsewhere before with ties around the NBA — yet, with that in mind, I bet that you and some others of us here could be a so-so front office excutive.
Now, I admittedly couldn’t do it. I don’t have the, well, personality for it. I could be a scout, though, and a damn good one at that.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I am far too indecisive too be ever be a GM
but I am sure there are Bedgers that would do a fine job.
#52
Being indecisive might not be a bad thing, but you couldn't be too wishy-washy.
I think more people should have a complete vision of what they envision for roster construction — although mine definitely differs from most folks, such as Timbo — as well as have a coach or style of coaching in mind to help execute your vision accordingly.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Yes. For him and Greg it must be difficult to see that they are doing everything possible to validate that pick, and then whenever things look promising there comes a setback. It is highly frustrating if you work hard and then get rather punished than rewarded. Greg is still better of as a professional basketball player than most, but he would probably give back some of that money and/or accept less for the future if he knew that would give him the chance to show what he can be as an athlete.
I can't believe you can even type that
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sorry
thanks for the rec earlier.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
thank you Roybot!
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
i'm not.
i would have won had i known Love was gonna be back one day sooner. he had 11 rebounds on my bench on Friday.
#52
Greg Oden was on my team
His 13pt, 20rb, 4blck game earlier this week helped a lot. Dropping him was hard…. sigh…..
RUDY > MJ
#52
I wanted to make a similar deal earlier, but Love and Hamilton were blocking my options. And I didn’t want to just throw away Artest, even though he sometimes hurts my efficiency he does fill up the stats sheet and will continue to get minutes on a top team. He’s also very sturdy so far in his career.
we might get a little snow here
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
lol
that’s actually kind of funny
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
did you see Greg Oden was TT on it last night?
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
TT?
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
thx
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Now I have to actually go find out what that is so i can come into the 21st century with the rest of you.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Yeah I just researched that....
I am resisting being active tweeter.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
see i love it!
it’s great way to receive the lastest news esp on the blazers!
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
they say greg is at legacy salmon creek hospital in the 'couve
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
ahhh that's a bummer i'm 1000 miles away
but yeah a lot of the blazers go up there or at least at southwest med
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
you guys should
and tell him all of Bedge has him in our hearts
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
you made a good choice then.
leaving him a card or something, however, might have been nice. but you didn’t think of that, DID YOU!?
#52
Greg will be there all night
i think
Show your support for Greg Oden: Join the get well soon Facebook fan page.
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I can see some benefits from it...
i’m just worried I’d go all overboard and be gettings Shaq’s tweets, Ochocinco’s tweets, ex gf’s tweets…if I kept it to jsut blazers and relevant frnds, it would probably be cool
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
nothing...jsut don't want to clog my day with their tweets...
I generally like to “pull” my news", not have it “pushed”…once in a while I might miss something worthwhile, but I ’d rather take that chance than being inundated with relatively puny items.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
well then i don't think you'd like twitter much mate
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
that's mee guess dearie :-)
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
it's the week before finals.
theoretically, everyone is studying so much they’re too “dead” to do anything else.
it’s the best week of the year, followed closely by finals week.
#52
Roy instantly knew it was bad
Just watched the video once more (probably not the last time, though I wouldn’t recommend Greg to ever watch it) and he twice touches his head with both hands up in frustration at about 9 and 12 seconds in before the play is stopped and the trainers can come in like ‘oh crap, don’t let that happen to Greg again’. In between he signals lifting his right arm that this is bad.
LMA is the next closest player as he was inbounding the ball, just lifts one hand to his mouth in shock and then walks away to not look at this again.
Yeah....That is what I was referring to in my comment (Roy)
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
The first thing I saw from my seats in the 300 level
Was the Houston trainer sprinting to Greg’s side before the ref had even blown his whistle. My reaction, “O (expletive).”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Roger that...I saw that first as well
it instantly reminded me of Lawrence Taylor’s reaction to the Theisman thing..many years ago
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
Wow. Ratemyprofessors.com ftl
dude this guy is amazing and surprisingly attractive for an old man and he is italian which mean he is super delicious (all italians are attractive) when i am not staring at his butt he is a great teacher (except for the undeniable fact that he is married and he doesn’t return graded work) his rugged attractiveness does get in the way of work tho.
Thanks for the heads up.
#52
Indeed. It's almost as puzzling as someone who would spend their time reading
the website it’s posted on…….
#52
Oh no
most of the comments are about the class and how the teacher is. That is the first time I have seen a comment like that on there.
#52
It’s hit or miss. I once found out about a prof who got a class taken away from him after massive complaints because he was ill-prepared. He was sent home to make PowerPoint slides and organize his thoughts, while an assistant and tutor who later was promoted to a tenured prof took over. That was valuable info to not take that class with that guy.
I'm going to watch UP in a while. I need more feelgood movies in my life. My movie collection is mainly violent "man" movies, and dramas.
I saw “the blind side” last night and realized that I LOVE feel good movies, even if they aren’t the greatest movies, they are really fun to lose yourself in fake, feel good movie bliss.
Oden fan for life
every pixar movie is really, really good
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah they pretty much are. Wall-E I thought was one of the best movies last year.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I loved that movie
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
the fact that wall-e looked exactly
like a cross between ET and Johnny 5 bugged me the whole time.
#52
I didn't think about that until right now, but I can see that. I'll give em a pass though...
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
I already saw it and yeah, it is. I loved it.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
I know!! It made me misty eyed. Overall, though, it is warm and fuzzy.
Doug the talking dog is worth the price of admission alone.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 6, 2009 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
yeah. don't you love bein in the moment like that!
ehhh to bad that moment doesn’t last very long for me.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm, I'll toss in Rudy if I want to watch a feel-good movie.
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Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Hoosiers and Coach Carter might be good
if you like sports movies you can feel good about
Always supporting Greg Oden.
because it's true?
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
True stories are always better when they are of the heart warming variety. Rudy is my favorite of those type of movies. Hell, even Invincible was tolerable because of the fact that it was based on a true story, despite the insufferable Mark Wahlberg…
RUDY > MJ
#52
Teen Wolf was heartwarming.
Scott Howard learned that he can accomplish things just by being himself!
#52
It's similar to Blind Side in the sense that the movie works
but they schmaltz up the real story so it plays “sweeter” for the screen. Both work, but I liked the grit of the real truth behind both of those movies
Always supporting Greg Oden.
"youre chaangin' that boys lyfe"
“no hee’s changin’ myne”
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
The thing I didn't like after reading the book
was seeing Michael Oher portrayed in the movie as a mute football rain man. In reality, he’s a pretty cerebral cat who was a lot more aware of what was going on than that movie portrayed
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
that's what i heard about the movie
and that is why i will never see it. Why would you make the mom the main character when you already have a good story surrounding the football player?
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
The problem with making it about Michael Oher
is, while it would have been a compelling movie, it would have been an “R” rather than a “PG”. The fact he was even alive before he met the Touhy family is a minor miracle, he was essentially on his own since he was 6.
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
yep
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
So I'm just watching the Donaghy interview right now, seriously thinking the NBA needs to clean house.
I’m just thinking eventually the book will come out, and there are too many questions that only seem to be answered with fines. I definitely have reasonable doubt, when it comes to the legitimacy of the refereeing in the league.
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that should be enough right there, although I'm sure this goes back long before the current generation of players
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
duncan, nowitzki, nash,
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
Well, Nowitzki got hammered out there for most of his career with guys undercutting and bumping him out of position off the ball when nobody watched. Still does in international play. He had to earn any respect with the refs, and now obviously takes advantage of what he can get. Like most star players. It also affected his game a lot, like the turnaround jumpers off one leg.
Duncan has never committed a foul in his life if he would be asked. He gets all buggy-eyed whenever a ref calls a foul. What, meeeeee? Never!
Yeah, it's unfortunate that the NBA is clouded with questions surrounding the integrity of its officiating.
Something must be done about it to rectify things, too, and sooner rather than later. If that means removing NBA Commissioner David Stern from his post to get the ball rolling, then so be it. Dismayingly, though, I do expect that things will go forward at the status quo insetad of there being any real changes.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I've never liked the fact that any answer to questions about officiating are invariably in the form of dollar signs.
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, fining guys like Mark Cuban is detrimental to actually dealing with the officiating problem.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Just watched The Doneghy interview (thanks for the link above)
One thing that stood out was when he was asked about his claim that he never fixed games he said “I didn’t have to….” and further stated that he was able to win 75% to 80% of his bets with just info he already had (basically just knowing who was reffing the games) and the this claim was affirmed by the FBI and the NBA (to both not fixing games and the winning percentage). I think this is the most damning thing in the interview, when you think about it. The refs being so biased against certain players, teams, and even owners (Mark Cuban anyone?) that a dude like this could predict wins 80% of the time with nothing but the knowledge of who was reffing, is amazing ….and just what we always thought…..and this also shoots holes in the theory that Refs don’t determine the outcome of games. And that only uses info that can (has been) confirmed from outside agencies.
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
what I'm wondering is if this interview will pave the way for the publication of this book.
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
They said he found a publisher
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
might be something ill actually read
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
my question is what his success rate is on games where he was not officiating, but did know beforehand who would be.
This would prove more than anything out, the veracity of his claim that he didn’t need to rig any games.
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
right but I guess I'm saying he can say that, but the statement has more substance if that is the same whether or not he was at the game.
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
i took it to mean that those numbers were his overall success rate.
he mentions how he could predict the outcome just by knowing who is reffing the game. i took that to mean that those were games he wasn’t officiating himself.
#52
but when he said, he didn't have to fix the games, I thought that might have implied he was at the games
because that would be the only opportunity for him to call it in a way to influence their outcomes
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
i thought it meant
he didn’t have to fix them because he already knew what was gonna happen. which says to me that the games were already “fixed” by someone else.
#52
This is how i read it too
only it was fixed by incompetence and bias instead of being related to gambling
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
exactly.
he was probably the only one gambling, but i’m sure he wasn’t the only one “fixing” games because of bias.
#52
Even though I do believe his claim of calling 75% of the outcomes right
Not an easy thing to prove and he has little crediblity,if he were to be able to do that in a public forum with any regularity Stern would have a major migraine
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
The success rate was confirmed by his co-conspirtors (sp) if I recall correctly
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
I believe that the FBI agent confirmed that success rate in last night's 60 Minutes piece
How does this relate to the Blazers? Remember last season, when B-Roy foolishly said in an interview that he was finally getting Kobe / LeBron star calls from the officials? Remember how, beginning the very next game, those calls disappeared? It seemed so blatant, yet you had to wonder if maybe you were imagining things.
We weren’t imagining things.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
exactly.....this is what to me is most appalling
and no seems to get it really….if a guy can literally pick at winners at that rate, based on nothing but who is reffing the games then the bias is not only real….but blatant and widespread
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 7, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, isn't that remarkable?
Donaghy says that the refs, among themselves, openly talk about which players, coaches, GMs, and owners they hate and wish to punish. That means there’s a CULTURE OF UNPROFESSIONALISM & BIAS among NBA refs.
Should we consider the source? Of course. But in that 60 minutes piece, you not only had the FBI agent acknowledging Donaghy’s betting percentage, but also had retired head ref Mike Mathis tacitly admitting that the bias is real. That’s when, instead of denying that refs talk openly of their biases and grudges, Mathis criticized Donaghy for betraying the ref brotherhood by using that info as a basis for placing bets.
Wow.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
else not out^
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yao
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
scratch that
lebron
forgot yao was a reebok dude
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
how do you know that?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
it's a flux capacitor
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
it's for travelling through time
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
a vagina
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
i'm about 85% sure that's
some sort of symbol for Kobe’s gear. which is why i guessed that’s Kobe’s shoe
#52
I deserve that
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
when I said it, it was a joke with you it seems real
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
I KNEW IT!!
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
woops, that was sposed to have a link, and it was a joke
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
well yeah that helps...
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
oh haha.
and i had this one all ready. i’ll just link the pic instead of post it.
“Whaddya wanna do, huh? Whaddya wanna do?”
#52
You wanna go?! Huh DO YOU???!!!!
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
south park?
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
i'm attempting to diffuse the situation
as i don’t want to get beat up. i’m too pretty to fight.
#52
oh it's on. IT'S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
OW OW OW OW OW
I should have waited to have that dental work done!
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
I can wax the hell out of a car tho
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
sand da floor works also
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Link won't open for me
which is unfortunate
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
if you want it to be...
what would you like ?
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
oh lots of things too...
I was referring to if you wanted SBNation to be well known or not…actually I was jsut being a smarty pants because I found the OQ sort of funny / odd :-)
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
i could tell. lol ehhh idc if it is or not.
OQ?
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Original Question
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
idk...well to to us? yes!!!!
to my mom n her generation? prolly no…I guess it would depend on the demographic….
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
don't laugh at meeeee!!!!
…I’m trying to figure out somewhere to go with the original inquiry!… … …
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
whew ok good
I’m sensetive u noe
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
LOL!
OK then! Get me a beer I’m thirsty
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
!!!...!!!...!!!!...
wow now there’s a softball setup!!!…I’ll refrain…dang it!!!
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
ya know honestly have the ish you say i don't understand but i totally act like i get it! lmao
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
think of another word for "father"
and the a context that word is sometimes used in and you’ll understand why your comment was one that would be easy to make a joke about.
#52
what the hell?
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
how did the post to espn not go green?
I seriously think almost everyone missed it
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
why do you lie?
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
the truth falls like rain
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, and that I got to say it
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
it's up by the top
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
espn's format screwed it up but it's here by sonksey
link
it worked though up above
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
doubt it but you can here
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
it's green
take that haters!
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
LOIDH
was it the one with the secret message?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
yup
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
ah I recced it
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
this might be one of my favorite
comments in the history of BEdge
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
not quite.
too religious a context. you might have called your father this when you were a little girl.
#52
OH SNAP.
I actually got a really good laugh for the first time in a couple days.
But now you just cut me deep.
#52
That's twcie PDXgurl here has got me laughing in the wee hours in a see of mostly empty cubes...
The few others that are here probably think I have finally lost my night shift mind :-p
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Mission accomplished
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
She's spoofing us!
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
'but i'll only fetch my daddy beers?'
i do certainly call him papa bear tho
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
I think you need another daddy
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
the joke would be:
“get me a beer cause now I’m your daddy now.” or something like that.
if you call your dad “papa bear” that’s both funny and kind of sweet.
#52
YESSSSSSSS!!!
ding ding ding ding!
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
WArmer!!!!
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
LMFAO!!!!!!
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
a softball is another way of saying this is the perfect setup for a punchline
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by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
oh pleeeeze!
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Lessssssss go Meghan and Cheyne!!
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Although I liked the SNL Tiger Woods sketch and am a fan of off-color humor, this is a poignant article.
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Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Funny I just read some sod popping off about this on TT!
… … …just showing off for pdxgurl
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Does anyone here watch Dexter?
That last episodes ending was intense
I will throw my mouthpiece across the court if I disagree with you.
i f-ing love dexter
but i haven’t been able to watch the latest season yet so don’t say anything
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
I won't spoil it for you. Its the best season yet.
I will throw my mouthpiece across the court if I disagree with you.
by SabasforThree on Dec 6, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
ya i keep hearing that
i’m really excited. it’s gonna be hard to top the 1st season imo
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
Keep an eye out for a big blond cop in the last couple episodes
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
?? who is it?
I will throw my mouthpiece across the court if I disagree with you.
by SabasforThree on Dec 6, 2009 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
my stats teach just gave me a big relief
i got my final for that class and another tomorrow and i have only been able to study for one of them because they other class has a take home final that took me a while. so i log onto look up the material to study for my stats final and it turns out my teach will have a formula sheet on the test. YES! the class hasn’t been very hard except for remembering all of the formulas but now that is out the window.
#52 Get well soon big guy
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ya stats 243
so intro.
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
dude my teacher for that class was the ish
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
did you take it in high school?
i have talked to a few ppl who took it in high school and im really jealous of them cause my school didn’t have it. I was much more motivated in high school.
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
nah i took it this term
dont even have to take the final. If we got at least 140 points out of the possible 200 in the first 2 tests we dont have to take the final. And all of our HW was online and super easy.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
i wish mine was online
all the other math classes i have taken here had homework online and it was much better i hate using this prehistoric paper stuff.
that sounds like a really good set up though, u don’t gotta take the final if ya get 70% on the 1st 2 tests. i would have gotten that.
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i got 82 on the first test after missing 3 classes with the flu
and got 94 on the second
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Having a formula sheet for an intro stats final is pretty damn helpful.
As long as you are quick enough with implementing it.
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I see that there are a couple posts about Joel Freeland, which don't seem to take account for the a few ...
contractual things.
1. Joel Freeland signed a multi-year contract with Unicaja Malaga this summer, although I believe that contract can be bought out at roughly $500,000 — which is a number I hope can be verified by Ben, Norsk, Storyteller, et al. — yet, I must assume the earliest that deal can nullified is after this Euroleague season.
2. While the CBA rules are a bit murky on this issue, it’s thought that rookie scale contracts for first-round draft picks are slotted for only three summers from the year the guy was selected. I, therefore, assume for Portland to sway Freeland into joining the team come the summer of 2010, it’ll take a portion of the MLE to do it.
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Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
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I would love to see an entire game from Joel, rather than just highlights and box scores.
Unfortunately, from Mexico that seems a little difficult.
It's a tune-out fest.
Look at rojadirecta.com
It shows some streams for all ACB games. I don´t know whether they´re legal or not.
Next Freeland´s games (his team is Unicaja) here. Don´t forget to check your time zone.
lol this is from SSaR
It’s funny all the nice guys get hurt (Bynum, Oden, G. Hill, Livingston) yet KG has only had one serious injury.
By the way, the Blazers’ blog has a fan post on Oden and it is reaching 1000 hits (996 to be exact). Talk about fan appreciation.
I think he was referring to the jd
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KG is nice
lol but that comment is funny
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
don't tell me you hate him?
well he can be a lil aggressive
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8qLg2NjnQ
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
but he did make Glen Davis cry.
and that was fun for everyone.
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except maybe Glen Davis.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
i guess i just like KG's attitude or somethin
but i did get pissed at him last season…i think it was over xmas break when blazers played them but i totally forgot what had happened
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
I'd be a lot more impressed
if he decided to buck up to guys other than 12th men and Euros. Of course, Pachulia got up in his mug and KG didn’t do anything, the man is 100% paper thug wanksta
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
LOL LOL
100% paper thug wanksta ! i love it!
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
I despise people like that
It’s like guys who beat on women/try to pick a fight with the smallest dude in the bar – is it supposed to be impressive. I have no respect for him, it real easy to be the tough guy when Paul Pierce is taking all the big shots.
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
indeed he does seem very thuggish
but i like just him
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
But he's not even a thug
He’s more of a bully, and not even an effective one at that. The man is the Union Cane of the NBA – paper champion
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, a guy like Nate Robinson comes to mind when I think of "thug."
I, too, agree that “bully” is an appropriate term to describe Kevin Garnett.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
TCU vs Boise State
soooooo stupid. I wanna see both of them play big boy schools.
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I mean really put one of them against Florida and one against Cincinnati and let them show what they can do
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
the playoffs would be awesome this year
bama-ohio state
texas-oregon
cincy-boise
florida-tcu
it would be the match ups we should be seeing anyways plus a couple more games. beside bama- ohio state i would watch everyone of those games
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
ok so they would probably have to put the acc champ in so instead
bama-georgia tech
texas- ohio state
cincy- oregon (does 100 points get put up in this game?)
tcu-florida
, boise gets left out and throws a fit
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
Give's 'em all an excuse to drive to Moscow and get raukus drunk like they only get to town once a month
(BSU)
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
On the plus side
It cost the Big 12 about $17M since that $ goes to the WAC instead of them.
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The path to suckcess as an NCAA suit is
Total dedication to squeezing every last peso out of the bowl cash cow
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
I know they cracked open the champagne last night
When Colt McCOy managed barely not to f-k it up.
Cincy pulling out a win over Pitt didn’t hurt either.
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oh man i hate nebraska but
i was cheering for them last night and for pitt. that would be the perfect storm they would have to put tcu in the title game.
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
We all were
I was with about half the 300 level it seemed at halftime watching the end of that game on the monitors outside.
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The idea of an Oregon vs WV for all the marbles game a few years ago
Must have given them the drizzles
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
Oh this would have been worse
Because if CIncy and Texas had BOTH lost, they would have had a hard time excluding TCU, but believe me they would have, because the BC$ is all about the $.
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Anyone who has as much contempt for the NCAA suits as I do
Is a friend of mine
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
After Oregon was screwed out of a NC game in 2001
By a Nebraska team that had just LOST. Not to mention losing a BCS bid in 2005 thanks to the Notre Lame rule.
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i forgot to set my fbb lineup for saturday-- had Monta, Manu and Iggy on the bench.
Turned a 7-2 win into a 6-2 loss.
#52
I am losing to the worst team in the league 6-3
fortunately it sounds like Biedrins might be back this week.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Barbosa's out until Xmas
Lou’s done until mid-January/February
Biedrins is out until who knows when, although signs are pointing for sometime soon
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I just picked up Przybilla
I’m a heartless bastard
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#52
im glad i grabbed joel way before this went down
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
thanks cloudy
now ang and idol are tied with me for the worst record
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
barring a minor miracle
ie Roy averaging LeBron-like numbers until everyone is healthy, I think I’m about to join you guys.
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#52
im sad prez is ahead of me
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
5-4 lead turned into a narrow 7-2 win for me. Solid, can’t believe I actually beat someone at turnnovers.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
I have to say
USC in the Emerald Bowl against BC makes me very happy.
Screw you Pete. Enjoy SF and your crappy bowl.
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what do you think the odds are we give Oden an extension rather than let him become an RFA?
10%? 5%?
How much would you be willing to offer him given that he’ll have played exactly 1/3 of his possible games?
#52
If they offered a contract to Webster, Pendy, and Mills
they will offer one to Oden
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Your question implied we wouldn't offer him an extention
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
I just don't get the impression that Oden is too concerned with money.
He is concerned with results, that’s not to say that he’ll take a huge cut in light of injuries but I think he’ll be the first person to admit he hasn’t produced as much as he should have. I don’t think he’ll go chasing the big bucks elsewhere.
It's a tune-out fest.
I think we'll try to sign him
But he won’t sign it because his agent will know that if he plays simply as he did so far this year, his value will be much higher.
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prob 5%
i say we just let him play out the season to determine his worth
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
I bet he gets an extension
You can’t let a 22 year old kid who is some injury problems away from being one of the best bigs in the league walk. I put it at 60%, although it won’t be a big contract, and will likely be loaded with incentives. KP would be smart to get an extension done this summer when Oden’s value is low. You don’t want him to go to RFA after a solid and healthy 4th year…
RUDY > MJ
#52
okay, if he isn’t good, we will never win big. So it’s not like we have hope either way. Give him the contract, put your faith in him, and hope. That’s our only option.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
I agree
The cap is shot to begin with after Roy and LMA. Offer 5 and 55 or so, and it’s on him, Conley and Duffy to evaluate whether or not to take the sure thing.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
That's my take too
If Oden wants max money now, well, we can’t do that… and he won’t ask for that. But if he wants a reasonably priced multi year deal that is only bad if he is hurt for the duration of it— sign me up.
Oden or Die.
#52
At this point, what does it matter?
No way in hell are we under the cap in the next 6 years(including this season). It really comes down to how much money Paul Allen feels like splashing around on luxury tax and for a high risk/ high reward player. I think even 3/27 would be a little high considering his injury problems thus far. Oden and his agent would be smart to take an extension this summer in the 3 year 20+ range. Hoping he stays healthy in his 4th season, as well as playing well enough to earn a big contract, is a far bigger risk for Oden and his agent than it is for the philthy rich Allen. My gut says he gets an extension, something along the 3 year, 20-30 million range, with a team option. And the Oden camp will happily accept…
RUDY > MJ
#52
odens jersey number is the opposite of outlaws
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:00 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
uh....
yep. that’s true.
Roy’s number is three less than Przybilla’s
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
Outlaw and Oden's number add up to Brandon's
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
PRZY-HOWARD=BAYLESS
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Howard-Bayless=Blake
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
oh it gets better
Lamarcus-Przy=Blake
Roy-Rudy=Blake
Martell-Travis=Blake
Blake is the answer. Nate sees this.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
dood the guy from "a beautiful mind" was totally flippin crazy
nate can’t see ish
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
Remember that time he punched out a photog??
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
woops meant
Travis-Martell
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
lol
woot algebra 1
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
whoa, whoa... slow down
I’m still trying to figure out how you subtract a letter from a number
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
haha i rec'd it
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Deeeeep
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
smh'in
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Hey Coach Hoodie
Glad to see your genius isn’t working so well now:
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
you have an irrational hatred
for good coaches
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
No I don't
I have a desire to see those who everyone thinks are flawless god-like coaches, like those two and Phil Jackson, taken down a peg.
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On December 11th, we can all have one big group hug.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
awwwww........
I love Calvin and Hobbes.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
THE WITTLE POLAH BEAH’S GAWT A BUDDY!!!!!
(moments before the wolf is eaten)
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Dec 6, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
ya its looks all cute at first
but odds are something bad happened after this
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
lol
what?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
lol it just says "TV Tropes" Wiki for me
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
anyone in Magnum's league
I have a bunch of PF/C types, I need another PG/SG kind of guy.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Regarding NCAA Division 1-A college football, here's how I'd structure a sixteen team playoff this season.
FIRST ROUND (12/12/2009)
Game #1: #16 East Carolina (9-4) {C-USA Champion} @ #1 Alabama (13-0) {SEC Champion}
Game #2: #9 Georgia Tech (11-2) {ACC Champion} @ #8 Ohio State (10-2) {Big Ten Champion}
Game #3: #13 Penn State (10-2) {At-Large Berth} @ #4 TCU (12-0) {MWC Champion}
Game #4: #12 LSU (9-3) {At-Large Berth} @ #5 Florida (12-1) {At-Large Berth}
Game #5: #11 Virginia Tech (9-3) {At-Large Berth} @ #6 Boise State (13-0) {WAC Champion}
Game #6: #14 BYU (10-2) {At-Large Berth} @ #3 Cincinnati (12-0) {Big East Champion}
Game #7: #10 Iowa (10-2) {At-Large Berth} @ #7 Oregon (10-2) {Pac-10 Champion}
Game #8: #15 Central Michigan (11-2) {MAC Champion} @ #2 Texas (13-0) {Big 12 Champion}
QUARTERFINALS (12/19/2009)
Game # 9: Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 @ Land Shark Stadium in Miami, FL
Game # 10: Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 @ Alamodome in San Antonio, TX
Game # 11: Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 @ Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL
Game # 12: Winner Game #7 vs. Winner Game #8 @ Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX
SEMIFINALS (12/26/2009)
Game # 13: Winner Game #9 vs. Winner Game #10 @ Superdome in New Orleans, LA
Game # 14: Winner Game #11 vs. Winner Game #12 @ University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ
FINALS (1/2/2009)
Game # 15: Winner Game #13 vs. Winner Game #14 @ Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
Except for a rematch between LSU and Florida, the first-round matches are chock-full of goodness — including potential Cinderella stories such as East Carolina and Central Michigant earning automatic bids, as well as well-known, yet disrespected upstarts like TCU and Boise State — and it’d only get better from there.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
BYU is #14?
good lord
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I went by the BCS standings.
Yet, I’d argue Miami (FL), West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Oklahoma State would all be more deserving of an at-large berth than BYU. Even all of the 8-4 Pac-10 squads are superior to BYU in my mind, although the computers claim otherwise.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
probably the case with #15 CMU and #16 ECU as well
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Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Nope, I put them in as conference champions.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
I see
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
With a 16-team tournament format, the MAC and C-USA deserve representation.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Love that
Iowa would get routed by Oregon so badly in the first round.
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not quite
you are severely underrating their defense as well as their ability to run the football.
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Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Yeah no
The secret to beating Oregon is to throw the ball downfield. Stanford did it and zona and your team did it for a while.
Iowa’s QB can’t do that. Our D is good enough to line up and stop their RBs.
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i think the secret is running the ball a ton
with a powerful running game. i think that is what hurt them more in the stanford game. they had to load the box to stop it and left their secondary exposed, but none of this would matter if wt3 was healthy
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
Gerhart disagrees with your assessment
in any case, their defense, specifically the defensive line is stout enough to at least slow the oregon running game down. As Oregon State (a weaker defense than Iowa IMO), showed, the key to slowing down Oregon is getting consistent pressure up the middle with your D Line to help disrupt Masoli and James
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Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
it more has to do with accuracy
every game oregon leaves a couple long passes open but they put enough pressure on to force a quick throw but if the qb is accurate it can kill them. just look at the cal game. there were a few passes that if they get completed they are td’s but riley just wasn’t accurate enough
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
i would hate that match up
there is no team i have hated having to watch play this season then iowa, on one game their playmakers segment featured their punter. but if oregon crushes them then i love it
#52 Get well soon big guy
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by HD on Dec 6, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, quick correction, for the finals would take place on 1/2/2010 and not 1/2/2009.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
As an addendum, I did give the higher seeded teams home field advantage in the first round. Yet, if I'd ...
chosen neutral sites — albeit locations closer to the higher seed’s region — here would be my selections.
Game #1 @ Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA
Game #2 @ Ford Field in Detroit, MI
Game #3 @ Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX
Game #4 @ Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, FL
Game #5 @ Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA
Game #6 @ Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN
Game #7 @ Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
Game #8 @ Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
my friend saw greg at washington square today. he was wheeling around in a wheelchair. He said Greg sounded pretty bummed but greg said “at least i still get paid.”
lol
lessssss go #52
your friend is a bigger liar than me
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Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
by cloudydays on Dec 6, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
lol
rec
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
ya i don’t really believe him. this is coming second second hang btw so so who knows
lessssss go #52
I have a cousin who saw him outside of 31 flavors last night
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
they didnt have coldstones when they filmed THE BEST MOVIE EVER
PS wasnt Darius a coldstone man?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Baskins I think
I am a Dairy Queen guy myself
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Part of my childhood was ruined forever when they did away with the nerds blizzard....
RUDY > MJ
#52
You realize those were made with candy, right?
Not actual nerds (with pocket protectors)
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
yes....back in the olden days
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
I get m&m blizzards whenever i go to DQ
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
I love m&m's
and m&m blizzards are bomb as efffffffffff
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
I always get that thing with the brownies
and hot fudge ….blammo that is good
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
I have reluctantly accepted butterfinger blizzards now, but my trips to DQ have been greatly reduced….
RUDY > MJ
#52
NO THEY AIN'T
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
what's wrong with you?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Peanut Buster Parfaits ftw
When it comes to Blizzards:
Heath
Cookie Dough
their chocolate extreme (ask them to put peanut butter sauce in it)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
it still tastes delicious!
hee hee
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#52
ohhhhh yeah.
those were the best too. my favorites.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
hmmm I heard he was in Salmon Creek Hospital until monday when he would be released
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
my mom's brother's aunt's grandma's sister said Greg has 6 toes on one foot
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
just be sure to learn from your mistakes.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
are you telling dougall to never post here again?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
i'm glad someone
made that joke. haha. well done, DS.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Greg Oden's get well fanpage almost has 700 fans in 1 day
by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:16 PM PST reply actions
Cornell hoops is up to #26 in the RPI
Proof that the RPI is a joke (Cornell’s no better than a top 60 team), but still kind of awesome.
#52
So besides the obvious 3
Whats the starting line up in NY?
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 10:20 PM PST reply actions
Blake and Webster. I would be shocked if it wasn't.
Blazers won their last game. Dean won’t want to upstage Nate by making a change.
#52
Harvard's Jeremy Lin (a Palo Alto native) is the best Asian American player in NCAA basketball history. No joke.
Just dropped an efficient 30 on UConn in a narrow loss. He also guards the other team’s best player. Stanford really should have recruited him— he might be better than Landry Fields.
#52
is he the real BrownCP3?
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#52
What is Dante's status and how much time is he going to get
In the next months?
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 10:28 PM PST reply actions
I don't even want to watch the game tomorrow
Completely irrational, but I just don’t even want to see this team without Greg on the floor/on the bench. The JD/this site has been cathartic, as there’s no way I can walk around and express how awful I think this is at work/with friends, but as odd as it sounds, at this point I don’t feel like watching another Blazer game this season – it just seems depressing. At least it’s almost Christmas, some holiday cheer would be just what the doctor ordered right about now.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
It will be hard to watch
but I still have to support the team. I can’t just bail on the rest of them because Oden went down.
#52
samesies
i want to see how our team reacts. and REX
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
spoken like a
real.fan
i’m with you.
#52
by DrivetheLane on Dec 6, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
see i think it'll be interesting
i always look forward to blazer game
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
you will cheer up soon
it is a good time to take a break and re acquaint yourself with friends and family, who, for whatever reason, miss you.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I don't know what to make of this, but I lol'd
it is a good time to take a break and re acquaint yourself with friends and family, who, for whatever reason, miss you.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
maybe you have figured out why people like you, but I am still at a loss for why anyone likes me. I appreciated it none the less.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I'd hope it's my sparkling personality or
stunning good looks (I actually got Shemar Moore at work, which was nice in a no homo way)….who am I kidding, I am always good to pick up the tab, makes me a necessary element
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Come on now, if anybody is landing Norsk
it’s Mort, BE’s most eligible bachelor. I’m a poor door prize in that contest
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like we had similar reactions to this
I still get misty eyed thinking about it, you hate seeing folks who deserve better get jobbed while complete jerks catch breaks left and right
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sad. Looks like I will have problems getting a visa for January, so probably no Blazers away game :-(
I could travel on a business visa, but then I can’t study which was the main idea. Will have to look into this, but the US agencies are pretty paranoid these days so everything takes time and costs money. And universities are cutting costs on non-full-term programs, while I also have a stupid configuration of courses to do in person. I need a green card. Or take 1-2 years and study full time.
Let's see, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont (?)
Not that many options for the fellas
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
Besides the "gay or straight" part was redundant
unless you count blow up dolls and sheep
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
what?
someone should civil union norsk then
are you happy mr pedantry?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
You should capitalize that
it is a title
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
OK
Mr Pedantry!
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
yooo hoooo....Morty.....
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
I'd make a man out of Norsk
And I wouldn’t even need to be paid by normal fee. This one, this one I do for pleasure.
#52
your normal fee is nominal
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, they are really making it difficult for people to bring money into the US. But try to charge you for it every step of the way. Attending any barely known full time program would be no problem, but try to get the right forms for part time studies.
My nightmare is either accidentally doing something that gets me on a future no immigration list, or standing at the registrars office and they say sorry you can’t enroll without form xy. Have fun on your stay and for having spent a lot to come here.
Sad thing is I have more than enough relatives in the US, but they aren’t first of kin which is the only thing that helps with gaining permanent residence. And quotas for most visas and green card are low.
who'd know it'd be so hard to get in the us
well i’m sorry. that’s a bummer.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
Can you get an employment Visa once school ends?
My understanding is those can be a bit easier, mainly because you have a business entity pushing the process for you.
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
I can do some as distance courses without requiring a visa, but in person in the US is difficult. I had an F1 in the past, but you don’t get the necessary forms to extend unless you are in what is regarded as a full time program according to various criteria, incl. if you have housing or meals on campus. Also had an H1-B work visa, but those are in short supply and at the moment I only do project work in the US and don’t have permanent residence. Microsoft has set up a facility in Vancouver BC because it can’t get enough people into their Seattle campus on visas.
So counterproductive
the laws, that is. People who want to do things the right way and add value to the country – heaven forbid we allow that element in. The H1-B was what I was thinking could work, sorry to hear that’s not a viable option. If I can track her down, I’ll talk generally to a colleague who practices in this area, she might have a few tricks to suggest.
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions
I can still get an F1 for summer school, but completing a degree that way is very hard to coordinate. Who can take 4-8 weeks off in the summer? I was able to do that once, but multiple times is almost impossible. Or if I go all in for 2 years and get admission to a full time program. Or win a green card. Or yeah, work full time for a company in the US again, but there you basically have to demonstrate no US citizen can do that same job and in turn you are helping to secure/create the jobs of other US citizens, which is just a big bureaucratic hassle even with a good lawyer and company behind you. Might just go for a 1 year program in the UK instead, or postpone it until much later when rules have been relaxed or I get a company to sponsor me – but who knows if that happens.
Cheer up
The East coast in Jan.sucks a mop
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
JohnCanzanoBFT – LaMarcus at backup center… He’ll be loose and free on the offensive end and a gamble on defense.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:41 PM PST reply actions
Im interested in seeing how well we play small ball
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
You're just saying what he thinks, right? This ain't what we officially doin'? 'Cause we can't bench Roy or LMA.
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
lol I think LMA will just be sliding over, not benched
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
Oh well obviously. I thought he was sayin' that he wanted to bench LMA.
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
Duh Clown is is trying to figure out how to make Himself the focal point of the story again
No wonder newspapers are going broke when a fool like Canzano can hold down a job
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
[((Juwan * Andre) + (Nic + (Dante – Graph))/LaMarcus] + (Travis – Martell) + Jerryd + Joel + Patty + Brandon + Rudy + Steve =
…
Greg.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
smh
Roybot was right
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
btw what number is patty?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
Martell ....the sequel
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
agh, made a mistake with the syntax. That should be minus after NIc and a + after Dante.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
[((Juwan * Andre) + (Nic – (Dante + Graph))/LaMarcus] + (Travis – Martell) + Jerryd + Joel + Patty + Brandon + Rudy + Steve = Greg.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
Did anybody even bother to check this math?
I am at a loss for words, but for the hell of it, I am going to make sure your math is good….
RUDY > MJ
#52
I do
Fine, roybot. I was kidding about checking his math, but now I will since you got all grumpy about it. One second….
RUDY > MJ
#52
(Batum + LMA) - (Andre + Roy)
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
lol i thought this was kinda funny
myfabolouslife #whatitlooklike Jordan Fahmar look like “the Brain” from Pinky & the Brain.. Lol
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 10:45 PM PST reply actions
its too early
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
If you want to give someone hell for running their mouth and jawing at you, just cuss them out. As ...
it is, violence is never the most efficient solution. Rather than settling a conflict, violence usually causes more turmoil and grief for everyone.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
this makes me think of that video cloudy posted
where 2 guys were jawin and then the guy cloudy knew got knocked the hell out
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
that video was hilarious
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
I found the link in one of my comments
and it’s been removed on youtube…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
What if you are on Blazer's Edge and you can't cuss them out
What do you do then?? (I am taking notes)
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
Me and a friend
almost assaulted two local hipsters for doing this. His next door neighbors are complete tools, they complain about his Blazer flag out front and were like “At least no more Blazer talk for a while”. We should cut up their hipster mobiles (two crappy Treks) or – gasp – buy them clothes larger than an XXS or men’s jeans. That’ll learn ’em…
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
You really should. I had guys sitting behind me last season cheering when Oden fouled/missed a shot even though they called themselves Blazer fans.
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
My wife and I sat behind a guy at a playoff game who sat there ragging on Oden during every possession.
He thought he was so cool to see Oden for what he really is, while every other fan was busy cheering like morons.
You should have stripped the red and black right off of em...
When Mutombo went down in game 2(I think?), a guy 2 seats down started heckling him for being old and brittle. He was a very classy individual. Funny thing was that once Deke got put on the stretcher and the crowd gave him his well deserved ovation, the guy went right along with it like the sheep he was. Some people, ya know?
RUDY > MJ
#52
The worst vision I have of Dikembe Mutombo on the ground is of him embracing the ball.
While I wish Mutombo the absolute best in life, that image takes me back to my childhood as a distraught Pacific Northwest sports fan.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Even in my darkest fan moments (generally, when Blake makes me crazy)
I’m not rooting for the guy to fail. That is horrible, how did you make it through that game? I would have had a few “accidents” with beer, elbows, shoes, etc.
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Come on, that's a horrible way to let off steam.
In life, I’ve learned the best way to release anger is through verbally chewing someone out and berating them instead of damaging their property or fighting. That way, there’s no harm and no foul.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Just venting
Property/physical attacks and going to jail accordingly is not a good form of revenge. We did give them a pretty good verbal scalding, so all was not lost. People who take delight in the actual pain and setbacks of others always make me get heated
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly, for non-violent, verbal chastising is how to deal with a smartass.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
My main thing, aside from the moral problem I have
with violence as anything other than a last resort is its lack of effectiveness.
A: “I whooped your butt”
B: “And now you will be bunking with a 450 pounder named Bubba Ray for 5-10”
A: “Oh…well, O’Doyle rules!”
Not my idea of a win
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Violence is only acceptable if some out of control asshole is a real threat to your people
On the other hand if any one gets to talking to me too loud in a berating manner I tell them “I WILL BE THE ONE DOING THE HOLLERING HERE”in a very physically intimidating way.
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Considering you're a 6'8 lumberjack
I’m guessing you get some results with that one
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Works every time and nobody gets hurt
by southern oregon on Dec 6, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
Considering you look like Trace Adkins larger cousin
I doubt you need to go to the well too often. That and the axes and saws…
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
You'd probably out holler me, as I'm a tall, lanky dude who sounds like a backwoods ...
stoner. In addition, my voice doesn’t usually get really loud; rather, the tone of it becomes more patronizing as the frustration builds inside of me.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
no burn his house down!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
I pulled a jerk move "debating" it with a guy I know today
He says he’s a Blazer fan, grew up in the Bay Area, never lived in Portland, I dunno… anyways, he is a Blazer fan and he tells me “Man, Oden is done” so I try to explain to him how it’s a bone break, nuthin’ compared to micro and he goes “whatever forget it, Oden is a bust, he sucks”. Etc, it goes on, and then when he says “Oden will die before he’s 50, mark my words”.
So I say, "Do you really think you know even a fraction of what I know about this? You can’t name 4 players on the team you say you’re a fan of. You know nothing of what the injury even is, what the long term ramifications are… you are not nearly smart enough to even “debate” this with me. You know nothing about it aside from Oden is hurt. Why are you even trying? I know so much more than you".
#52
I could have been worse
He isn’t a very smart person.
He wanted to bet money Oden would die before 50.
#52
It's what set me off
It comes off more condescending in person and out loud.
He literally, not figuratively, knows nothing about the NBA or its players, which is normally okay, but I’m rooting for Oden to not die now to show up this dude.
#52
You could have collected that bet quickly
No doubt the idiot believes, based on GO’s appearance, that GO is already over 45.
I was born in '52, and I believe in #52. Hang in there, GO.
I do not like the matchup for Stanford.
I’m not a football expert, but they are a stout defensive team that can pass well enough (even with their Frosh QB) to move the ball against Stanford’s weak DBs. Seems like a bad matchup.
Stanford is the better team, but I don’t know if they win this game.
#52
McCoy is a monster on Oklahoma's D Line
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Yeah, that guy is Suh-lite
Not trying to hijack, but as a FB fan, how awesome was that game Suh had against Texas? I don’t care who lands the #1 pick, if he’s not the guy, you’ve blown it
Always supporting Greg Oden.
by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
UP is intent on making me look like an idiot for saying they were the best D1 hoops team in Oregon.
OSU seems to have found their bearings and is probably deserving of that small honor.
#52
Yeah, they've really turned it around
that freshman class (specifically Cunningham and Burton) look as good as advertised so far, and they still don’t have the most highly touted recruit cleared by the NCAA left.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
And then, seeing that Oden is down for the season (and likely done as an everyday player for good)
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
clearly doesn't understand what kind of injury greg suffered
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
not many do
they all believe knee injury=career threatening
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
As I see it, it's the trend
Three years in the NBA, three injuries to the knees.
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
I really like Sherman Alexie.
I’m not too upset about that phrase, even though its not fair or correct.
#52
Sherman Alexie is so overrated, as is Malcolm Gladwell. I'm not big on their flowery writing styles, ...
for they oftentimes come across as absolute gasbags who are so full of hot air and lack any substance whatsoever.
Yes, I’m a hater.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
This made me laugh lots
they oftentimes come across as absolute gasbags who are so full of hot air and lack any substance whatsoever.
Yes, there's some irony there.
Yet, they’re way more “flowery” — or prone to fluff you may say — when it comes to writing about sports than myself, which is the main reason I don’t like them.
So, while I may seem like somewhat of a hypocrite here, the differences there are strong enough — even though I’m extremely pretentious just like them — for me to not be a fan of theirs without being contradictive or inconsistent to my very nature.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
its very funny and irreverant IMO.
“Smoke Signals,” the movie based on one of his stories, is worth renting.
#52
Yeah, I like his stuff and enjoyed Smoke Signals
His viewpoint is unique — there’s no one out there telling the stories he does, the way he does. Great sense of humor too.
With Sherman Alexie, I'm turned off by writers who wax poetic and aren't strong with prose.
Regarding Malcolm Gladwell, the dude’s writing style is even too bombastic for me. It’s hard to follow the guy half the time.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
add this to the list of things AK doesn’t like… and If you think I’m not actually making a list, you’re only kidding yourself
by The Arkitect on Dec 7, 2009 12:30 AM PST up reply actions
I still believe that Greg will come back… even if he never is who he want, I still support the pick. I’m glad to have rooted for Greg Oden. I’m glad that I’ve had the privilege of him as a Trail Blazer.
It’s liberating.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
samesies
i feel a closeness to greg
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
Try Chicken Soup
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by 92wastheyear on Dec 6, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
what was his chat gonna be about last night?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
42 year old marries a 14 year old
wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdVohFdDvao
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:15 PM PST reply actions
Yo dats zachin nasty an her titties touch her belly wtf at least go for a 20 yr old girl
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
i liked the part where she said she buys him pokemon cards
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Maury Povich is great
Check out the paternity video, gets good at :20, best dance move at 1:01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBSzPN8HqEc
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:25 PM PST up reply actions
this is one of my favs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3rskbp3zao
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
damn these bitches need to get straightened out ... how dare they criticize their dad's decision? it ain't like she's underage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkHv2_eivic&feature=related
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
why is maury on the beach?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
They're both idiots, as the 14-year-old guy should've known to avoid an unhealthy relationship like that.
Even at that age, people should be intellectually smart enough to make sound decisions with their life. So, while the 42-year-old woman is somewhat of a creep and likely suffers from psychological abnormalities, the 14-year-old guy is a complete tool nevertheless.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
by AK1984 on Dec 6, 2009 11:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I ain't watched the video
But 14 year olds are complete idiots, especially a boy who wants to stick his thing in things.
#52
don't you mean
thing — which is a euphemism for penis — in things
?
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
by cloudydays on Dec 6, 2009 11:36 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
me too
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Which is worse?
The banhammer … or the manhammer!
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
im terrified about what you could be euphemizing
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Now that's a timely joke.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
That was well played, cloudydays.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
considering how badly I just got burned below
I needed a compliment. thanks, AK1984.
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
Well, next time he can stick his "thing" in a vacuum cleaner or something.
That’ll learn ’im!
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
cheeeeeeeeeeer up everyone!
Martell Webster on Greg Oden: “He doesn’t want you to feel sorry for him.”
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 11:25 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I think that Martell could be a good resource for Greg right now.
Oh, and Travis. Because Travis is funny and awesome.
get well soon, big guy.
#52
Except we'll probably hear about
broken hands from crutch sword fights, or they’ll try to paddle a water fountain with them. Lol, keep the two overgrown, athletic 7 year olds away from each other!
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by blazeraddict on Dec 6, 2009 11:28 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
i love so much about this comment
#52 Get well soon big guy
http://bedgewiki.blogspot.com/
by HD on Dec 6, 2009 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
i dont think ive ever recced one of your posts before
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
no worries. i know for a fact i've never recced one of yours before =D
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 11:29 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
ouch
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
wooooooooo
tell him girl!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
also
i recced the one you just made about cheering up
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i guess i should feel special then.
besides i think i’ve only recced like 5 posts
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
i've never flagged
actually i did once by accident
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 6, 2009 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
i believe i still hold the record for single comment with the most flags
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
the uhhh kitty kicker
not a bright spot of my bedge days
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
you were insanely lucky that prez got to it first IIRC
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
yeah i know
i emailed him about it
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure what you mean by "kitty kicker". You should post the comment again.
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
no thank you
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:53 PM PST up reply actions
Rec More!!
I want to see more greenery around here. I’m going to start a Rec-Creation Committee and promote recs.
(Dirty Socks will be the chair of the committee.)
by Corvid on Dec 6, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
woot
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:44 PM PST up reply actions
why am i the chair though?
cause i used to say RECycle?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
Your train rec was a Bedge classic.
You don’t have to be the chair though. You can be Cap’n Throttle.
by Corvid on Dec 7, 2009 12:00 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
okie doke
can i hold both positions?
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 7, 2009 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
I was thinking that too
The last thing Greg or any elite athlete wants is pity.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
tinychat with meeeeeeeeeee
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 6, 2009 11:47 PM PST reply actions
there were 2 pritchards
idk if kp has kids though
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 7, 2009 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
wow then maybe i have both of them
cause there was a kid playin ball pic and then the girl
i hope its them!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 7, 2009 12:09 AM PST up reply actions
It must be a strange[not bad] dynamic with
Greg,Martell,Nic and Travis right now,your podnah’s hang with you when your hurt and they have all walked in each others shoes.
by southern oregon on Dec 7, 2009 12:16 AM PST reply actions
With all these guys injured and stuck in Portland
I’m a little surprised they haven’t just put them all in a big house, added some cameras, and sold it to KGW as a reality show.
Seriously though, I wonder how much they hang out when they’re injured. Some of them don’t have much family around otherwise.
this idea is too good to happen. Can you imagine Travis and Nic duking it out on 2K10 while Greg deadpans?
get well soon, big guy.
#52
too soon
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
i wasn't serious
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
Super Rodgers Bros.
#52
AK broadcasting in tinychat …
AK1984.
Mortimer.
Norsktroll.
by L-TrainFTW! on Dec 7, 2009 1:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by Starvin' Marvin on Dec 7, 2009 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
Ok, well, I’ll start musing and we’ll see where I am in a bit. If someone else has a JD, speak up.
by EvilKaramazov on Dec 7, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
it's a little chat room thing that people can create temporarily.
a lot of the night crew/young people here use it. And it seems as if AK’s broadcast sessions (you can use a webcam on tinychat) are becoming must see events. Tiny chat only seems to come up in the middle of the night as well (US time).
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yeah i bet.
i’m usually asleep anyway. i did try going in tiny chat once or twice. moved waaaay to fast for me. plus, i’m sorta scared of what goes on in there. haha. i’ll have to try and dig some dirt on what went down last night.
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