Junk Drawer 2-26-09 - Frozen in Place
by LetsBlaze on Feb 26, 2009 11:18 AM PST
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PrintIf you have ever been to Minnesota in February, you will understand the title. I have had that lovely experience, spending some days in Rochester, Minn at the Mayo Clinic with a sick relative...I could get into details about the brutality of the weather but will put it in a comment down below...
Thought this could act as a vent area to discuss if our gameplans and tactics are frozen in place - - seemed like alot of talk out here last night about how being more flexible with our rotations when things aren't clicking...and aside from Batum last night, I heard much more clanking then clicking...
I was curious too about people's basketball backgrounds - - for me, I started in organized leagues when i was 7 (1969-70) growing up outside of NYC. We played 12 months a year outdoors, clearing the snow and ice off the court, playing in gloves with the fingers off...Followed the Knicks as a young child, so got to watch the championship year in '73, witness Phil Jackson's rookie year - - Willis Reed's pressing through great pain to compete - - Earl Monroe's Globetrotter-esque dribbling and finishing at the rim...
Continued through to HS where a series of knee injuries relegated me to set shots only, and a state champ quality team with 4 going off to divI&II colleges kept me in the intramural league..Still shoot a bit most every day at the basket in my driveway, now semi-coaching my daughter's team(s) - She (and I) will be at Shavlik's basketball camp this summer ...
I think I'm just getting to the point in life where I've done any one single thing more than I've played hoops, and while I was never able to execute at a high level I can still do 75% from the line...
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This thing truncated my poll
as painful as THAT sounds I guess it could be worse…will try to repair
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
by LetsBlaze on Feb 26, 2009 5:36 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
there thats better
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Good thing you are a trained medical professional
the truncated poll thing has got to be bad. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
by 22baylor on Feb 26, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
how is the poll doing? does it need surgery or can it play through the pain? Any truth in reports of the poll smoking illegal substances?
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I ws gonna make a hilarious but crude comment but realized that
it wasn’t funny enough to overcome it’s low-brow-edness…
Poll has decided to rehab in Jamaica….“Jah rastafari”, it commented to a local reporter, “cool runnins to all of you…” and disappeared into a cloud of ganja smoke.
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
People think I'm smoking all the time
but….I’m not smokin’, I’m breathin!
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I voted for only Blazers games
I watch more than Blazers games but since I got league pass, I’ve cut back on other games.
I da man!
I wrote a junk drawer too. You beat me too it.
I made up a quick template for fans to write angry posts. I think it is an easy format to complain about Nate, KP, a player, or the refs.
Originally I wanted to do a Blazers Edge Mad Lib and instead it morphed into this dumb post:
(Chose one: So, Now, Don’t get my wrong, Hear me out, Anyways, I’m a lifetime Blazers fan but, Listen) did you watch last night’s ______________? I for one am sick and __________ of watching _____________ fail to _____________. __________ should ___________ soon, because I seriously doubt he understands _____________.
What is wrong with _________? He should have ___________, and something needs to happen soon or I will be ______________. Obviously ____________, doesn’t know how to ____________ and until it is addressed the Blazers will continue to ______________.
If you look at the player’s ____________, you can clearly see that _____________ is the obvious choice for __________. __________ needs to pull his _________ out of his __________ and ____________ before it is too late. I would like to hear your ________ below.
What is the subject of the next big Blazers Edge brouhaha?
Coach McMillan
Jerryd Bayless
Travis Outlaw
Greg Oden
Channing Frye
Sergio Rodriquez
LaMarcus Aldridge
Greg Oden’s sexuality or other deviant behavior
Greg Oden’s knee
The NBA Draft
Some trade that “should have” happened
Bayless vs Sergio
Bayless vs Blake
Bayelss vs McMillan
Spanish Players vs McMillan
Shavlik Randolph vs Channing Frye
Oden vs Przybilla
Batum vs Outlaw
Team Defense
Team Offense
Other
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 26, 2009 5:47 AM PST reply actions 12 recs
Yeah I saw....you came up during my fix the poll thing then was gone before I could kill mine...
I like yours better! wish there was a way to do a multiple choice template like that
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
well if that doesn't get people talking nothing will
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Your template is fantastic
Can’t waint to see it in use — I’ll rec it until it turns a deep forest green.
GO GREEN
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 26, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Its snowing!
Sheesh I thought we were past this. I blame this JD for the cold weather.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
I just checked
Your recent highest high is 10 degrees lower than my lowest low. It was always funny to me when I knew I didn’t have to deal with it.
I da man!
I think the most horrible part of my injury this past couple of months
has not been the surgery, extended leave from work, the thousands of dollars of medical bills, my inevitable stress out b/c i cant afford them and general slow walking that plagues me all the time; it has been the terror at seeing snow on backyard grass and deck knowing that the only way out of the house is down the driveway, also covered in snow. Ths injury has robbed me of the pleasure of a potential day off of work or enjoying Quentin’s excitement. Snow can be beautiful, soft and peaceful and I cannot recognize any of that now.
It is pathetic indeed and im still pissed there is snow.
How have you been? Are you going to the blazersedge night? You are top on my list of posters I sincerely want to meet.
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
Have you put on any weight?
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 26, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
no , sadly
lol
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
well, thank goodness the snow has melted
at least on the valley floor. I have to work outside and its a real drag when its miserable cold. Oh well, such is. Now its just muddy, hard to say which is worse.
Now to validate your feelings. Keep your chin up, Spring is less then a month away, the PTB will be in the playoffs, and you can decrease your flexerol intake (its just a joke!). I’m glad your self-imposed Bedge break didn’t last too long.
(OT) I’m doing great. Remember when I got all dramatic about the AA crack cuz my brain was going detox crazy? Funny, now I’m going to AA, and going to start school again in Spring for a CADC certificate. Frightening huh?
I’ve seen some markings about the BlazersEdge night but haven’t invested alot of attention. My agoraphobia kicks in when I think about groups of people. When is it? Would you promise no bodily harm? My buddy needs a kick in the rear to finish up my computer-embroidered Bonzi hat so I won’t have to introduce my self to everyone.. they can just go “BOW!!”
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
HAHA
you need the cap!
I am so glad you are doing well. The AA comment was a big out of bounds and I feel badly now but look at us now!!! <3
Blazersedge night is on March 5th at the Agency…be there or be________ nevermind… Big groups of people freak me out too so I’m kind of nervous but it will be fun!
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
Dragline--
at what point does the discussion about Nick/Norman begin? America has voted (ok, really I just voted) and this discussion begins now.
Nick/Norman is the only person I’ve been curious enough to keep following on Idol and after lasts nights performance, he’s got me thinking. He’s obviously fallout from Sanjaya, but Nick/Norman is taking it to the next level. I think what he’s doing is pretty much an act but one that’s pushing the boundaries of AI and, if he makes the final 12 or whatever, will push the show to the “jump the shark” stage (if it hasn’t been there already, which I don’t think it has). I thought Sanjaya was doing that during his time, but he might have just been John the Baptist. And now, perhaps, Nick/Norman has come to deliver us from AI? What are your thoughts?
PS. I’m not bashing AI, necessarily. My interest in it is as an American cultural touchstone and what that implies for America. My feelings on that implication are…..yikes.
I don't get that guy
He seems like a dude that can sing really well but he makes a butt out of himself in case he messes up so he can say he wasn’t serious. He’s the dude on Vote for the Worst so he has a chance to move on. They’ve been known to keep a crappy singer going in the beginning stages. If he makes it to the top 12, he could last a few weeks. He was entertaining though. I think it will get old quickly. If the fans don’t vote him in, the judges won’t.
I’m not sure how he’ll do. No one last night really stood out to me. Allison and Adam were probably the best two and then it could be anyone after that.
I’m actually freaked out about Adam. I can’t help but think if wasn’t on American Idol, that he’d be dressed in drag and performing as Cher. His androgyny creeps me out. I’ll keep watching to see how androgynous he can get and creep me out even more.
Regarding your PS. I don’t mind if people trash American Idol because it is trash. I hate reality TV, I’m just addicted to American Idol.
I da man!
I was addicted
to American Idol too for the last few seasons. I’m making a concerted effort to not watch this year, but sometimes there’s just nothing on. Is the androgynous guy you’re talking about the guy whose style is exactly like David Cook? That guy seems like a tool.
I agree with you that Nick/Norman sounds like he can actually sing. I’d love it if he came out all dressed up in his garb and then belted out something seriously. But then his gimmick would be gone and who knows if that would cost him. To me, it’s like he realizes that on this particular show you only have to sing kinda good, but be entertaining enough to get ratings—win over just enough of the audience to win over the producers. He’s realized that you only need to be lowest common denominator to do well on that show, i.e. sing well enough, but not necessarily great, make fun of Simon, be moderately funny, have a backstory/gimmick. Everyone on the show plays a character, Nick/Norman’s is just one not usual to the show. But if he keeps going, that could change, which would make the show a laughingstock rather than a cultural juggernaut. And who doesn’t like watching giants fall?
by DrivetheLane on Feb 26, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
The androgynous guy is a stage actor. Those guys are always freaks. Even the bullies avoid the drama kids.
I watched Survivor for two or three season and then it got old. I like American Idol because some of the people can actually sing. I remember loving the fat black lady last year but she peaked too early.
I heard on a Bill Simmons podcast that he started watching it for the first time this year and he said what I’ve always said, that Simon is a jerk and I always agree with him.
I da man!
I don't even think Simon's a jerk.
He’s about the only judge worth listening to. That new lady seems ok though.
I like Surivor quite a bit actually. The format gets a little old, but I always enjoy watching the sociological elements flesh themselves out. What roles get taken by whom? How that affects group dynamics and deciding who to vote out. Like last week, they voted out a woman who was a strong member, team player, helped at camp, but said she didn’t like another tribe member because he didn’t try very hard, etc. Then some other lady told the guy what she said and the guy (who is kinda making himself a leader, but is actually a d.b.) decides to kick out the stronger lady because “you can’t have a poison apple spoiling the bunch.” The rest of the tribe seemed to agree with this instead of kicking off the guy who’s already controlling everything or the lady who rats on people. Nope, the one that has to go is the one who expresses an honest opinion (about a single tribe member), is smart, tries hard in challenges, and helps at camp. I find that very interesting. Plus, I need to study up in case I ever apply and get accepted. haha
by DrivetheLane on Feb 26, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
I liked Survivor for the same reason
I just got sick of all the alliance crap and backstabbing towards the end.
I da man!
I cant stand Adam.. seriously
He sucks. Oversings everything. But this was an awful group. I hoped the Piano kid would get thru since he can easily outsing everyone in that group, but alas, he blew it
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 26, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
American Idol
you know my feeling about this show by now so just HUMMMM and I’ll send you a telepathic link so as not to clutter up the JD with offensive cyber-speak.
Did you ever see that show that was a rip-off of A.I. but instead of selecting the best ones, they chose the worst? It was on the WB at the time and was insanely hilarious. I’m not sure if they even concluded it or not, either I missed it or the contestants got wise.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
for SURE
that kid is destined to be entertainment on a cruiseship
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 26, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
I really wish he hadnt made it thru
I enjoyed the piano guy much better
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
The judges get to pick 3 more after next week
I’m not sure who is left. Just that there are three more next week and you know the blind guy is getting in the top 12. Piano guy has a chance.
I da man!
Yeah for sure
Lil is getting in, blind guy is getting in.. dont know who the third will be.
I vote the 3 wildcards should be
Piano guy
Jasmine the 16 yr old
Indian dude from week 1
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think that blond girl from last night has a shot too..
the one that lost to college boy
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Don't help old ladies across the street
You might get hit by a truck and get ticketed.
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wow, just wow
Man, we should forfeit before roy’s hammy explodes, knocking him into LMA’s ear who loses his balance and hits Greg’s knee… - HurraKane212
http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html
by maid tu rek on Feb 26, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
No county for old women.
Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16
by amlmart1 on Feb 26, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
the old ladies shoulda been ticketed too
for conspiracy to commit jaywalking
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
Read the story
He helped them cross illegally. If they hadn’t broken the law, he wouldn’t have needed to push them out of the way. Gilligan clause.
If you're drunk and being followed by a cop...
don’t pull into the cop’s garage and claim you live there.
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we had a drunk in StLouis pull up to the speakered drive up area at the police station and demand a burger and fries
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
We had a known killer on the loose in my hometown for a week or so.
He hid out and finally got caught after he drove through Dairy Queen and ordered a Flameburger and fries. The cops heard about it and the guy decided he was going to jail anyway so he rammed his truck through the wall of the county jail, got out of the truck, and surrendered as he finished up his order of fries.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
I got pulled over last night
My tags have expired, super lame.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 26, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm I should probably check mine
I have not the slightest clue of when they expire.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
Someone stole my safety check stickers
I haven’t been pulled over yet. You need that to get new tags so maybe the cops are cool like and do the math when they are behind me. It is lame you got pulled over. When I first moved to Portland I had two different friends get pulled over for no license plate light.
I da man!
what is a safety check sticker
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
You have to pay about 25 bucks a year
For a service station to check your lights, horn, bumper and stuff, before you can get new tags. They are a 4" × 2" sticker on most car’s bumpers. I have new tags because the jerks didn’t steal those stickers.
I da man!
Is that only in hawaii?
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
I’ve had cars in Alabama, Mississippi, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon and this is the only place that requires those. I think it is because of all the cars that get shipped in.
I da man!
thats interesting
people here steal the renewal stickers all the time
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
There is a left one that is a number and a right one that is a color. They took like three years of the number and two of the color.
I da man!
what a waste of bumper space that could be used to share
clever slogans, support for change and political viting habits from the 2004 election!
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
*voting
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Feb 27, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Some folks get little chrome things that hand down and have the sticker on it
Here is a pic on a scooter
I da man!
no...just you
j/k
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
net porn activity now at 92%
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
I had a friend in college who was (is probably) 6'9"
about 240…didn’t play ball too slow…but he was huge….and a math/phsics major..so alittle unsmooth shall we say with women…..
Our thought was to simply get him a T-Shirt that said “Proportional” and see what happened….we never bothered to inquire whether this was true or not, but thought it might attract the curious…
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Magic Johnson?
No, no it was Charles Barkley.
by BeloHorizante on Feb 26, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
You're on the list
I really need to write it down, I can only remember two names right now.
I da man!
I wrote it down
If anyone else is on my list, can you comment here so I can add you to it.
I’m not sure who I’m mad at here.
I da man!
wasn't there a guy who called you racist or something?
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
I got him
He called me and jscot “massa” because we had a disagreement in a discussion about racism. I stopped getting into those discussions after that and it taught me to just skip over stuff like that.
I da man!
yeh sometimes I skip over it, but sometimes people like that make my blood boil
I’ve written many a nasty comment and been very close to hitting “post” only to pause and ponder the fact that there is no editing or deleting.
I really wanted to chew someone out the other day but thought better of it. I’m too non-confrontational ;-)
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yeh sometimes I skip over it, but sometimes people like that make my blood boil
I’ve written many a nasty comment and been very close to hitting “post” only to pause and ponder the fact that there is no editing or deleting.
I really wanted to chew someone out the other day but thought better of it. I’m too non-confrontational ;-)
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You said you put Roodie on the list.
But 2 days later, you apparently downgraded it to just a warning, but he’s not on it.
Looks like YGTMYFT wasn’t so fortunate to get a warning.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
#92 with a bulliet!!
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Feb 26, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
I have a whole list just for you!!
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Feb 27, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
whoa, that is violent
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
That is digusting and heartbreaking
these are the types of stories that make me lose hope for humanity. At least he faces some real jail time, most animal abusers just have to pay a fine.
in case you were in need of a third reason
here you go. This story is a tragedy.
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 26, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
That is horrible
I always just playfully hated them until today. That link is like the sixth reason something needs to be done. Why do we have dog catchers and not homeless catchers? Someone needs to be tracking them. I’m serious and joking at the same time. I somehow encounter them more than most people I know. Every time a homeless man named Tommy Knocker in Eugene came upon me, he would rub the back of my hand against his cheeks.
I da man!
Word of warning
When you’re here, watch out near the Rose Garden area. There is a woman known to me as “Flowerbed Lady” who jumps up into flowerbeds outside of establishments and stomps all over the flowers. She does it every time I’ve seen her, and I’ve seen her as far as North Portland. She crazy.
Make the music with your mouth Prz
Salaam.
That's creepy
I used to steal signs from the homeless. I had over a dozen in my collection in Eugene.
I think I just realized I’m a homeless racist. That’s probably not a good thing and I’m not sure that I care. I still don’t think it’s right though. Homeless people have rights too.
I da man!
I'll always root for their drug rights
Some people need medication to be sane, plain and simple. Being on the streets makes it almost impossible to get the right drugs for any length of time. If funding for low-cost heath clinics and day centers gets much worse, you may need your zombie battle gear just to get to work.
You bring up a good point
they’re are all kinds of homeless but a lot of them that are mentally gone. Medication could/might help and with our current health care system it is near impossible for many to get their meds. The article about the sex offender is so troubling. I don’t even know how to approach the problem of sex offenders, it’s just so god awful and a vicious cycle.
Hello Dum Dum
I was talking about this with my brother
it’s sort of encapsulating of our justice system as a whole, in that we prize certain ideals so highly that in individual cases, justice isn’t served. For example, we cherish individual freedom and freedom from excessive governmental interference, to the point where an individual who is demonstrably guilty can walk scot-free if the government has not legally obtained the evidence proving his guilt. In that particular instance, justice isn’t being served, but we sacrifice that in the name of higher ideals.
There’s a similar parallel to sex offenders. Certain individuals are incapable of controlling their sexually aggressive or deviant impulses, no matter what we do to try to rehabilitate them, and they pose an imminent threat to the potential victims around them. The problem is, we can’t reliably differentiate between those most hardcore of predators and Joe Schmoe sex offender. If we didn’t value individual freedom so highly, we’d lock up everybody about whom we had doubts…but that’s neither realistic nor constitutional. instead they serve their time, and we as a society cross our fingers that we’ve stamped out their perverse urges…but sometimes it’s impossible and the offender recidivates. And in those instances, individual justice is not being served.
I don’t think the alternative is better, but try telling the family of that 13-year-old girl that a monster murdered their daughter because he has rights too. There is no easy answer.
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 26, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
I refuse to click that link
and suspect you are just trying to make me irascible.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
yeah...I bet....lets include that in coaching
unless I’m mistaken you need to delete a poll and redo it in order to edit it…..at least that is the experience I have had with them to date
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
I think you can add poll option
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
I'll try
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
I could be wrong.
It happens quite often, actually.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
you were right...I put it in with the coaching
we’re running about 60/40 participants to spectators
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
We're up to 2 to 1 participants to not
shoulda mentioned that throwing nerf hoop while BEdging doesn’t count…nor do crumpled papers into the wastebasket…
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Did anyone else go to college on the East Coast and play basketball?
These kids out here are punks. I play in an intramural league at Boston College and everybody plays so dirty and acts like they are God’s greatest gift on Earth. It is so frustrating. I have found myself getting into it with numerous people, something that I so rarely do.
West Coast basketball = fun
East Coast basketball = mean
There are a lot of players
on the west coast who play that way also. The most annoying thing to me are the players who cheat and add points to their score thinking no one is paying attention. I find that just sad
Hello Dum Dum
east coast is extra nasty - -
has been for awhile..spillover from some real hard nosed street ball…life in general is more viscious around nyc and other NE big cities and you could book that as NEasterner fatty would say…where u from originally, Portland area?
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Born and raised in SW Portland.
And I agree that there are people on the west coast who play that way too, but they are few and far between compared to everyone out here.
Me neither
I have to admit I enjoy a more physical style of play, but I have never, never caused anybody to get upset with me or accuse me of dirty play. That’s more to do with the fact that I’m usually one of the tallest players (though I’m only 6’2") and am forced to be a post player because everybody wants to think they’re a point guard and I’m left to defend and rebound, both of which I enjoy doing. Although one guy last year in San Francisco tell me I play like Rasheed Wallace, but I like to think he wasn’t referring to my temper, because I honestly don’t have much of one.
Make the music with your mouth Prz
Salaam.
*tell, not told
And sorry to Section323 for correcting an easy to decipher typo
Make the music with your mouth Prz
Salaam.
*told, not tell
Same mistake twice in a row. Again, sorry section323
Make the music with your mouth Prz
Salaam.
There was no way to avoid pretty physical play in my area...
even inside my home town…prob 35 to 40000 people …dirty part of NJ near Newark airport….anyway, we had like 8 or ten parks where people hung out and played – - -leagues would form spring and summer…lotsa of tough competition..I was 6’2 180 and woulda been maybe a guard :-) on my HS team … we had a 6’7 6"6 and 6’5 kid who left for VCU prep for Junior and Senior years…
Black/White tension was so high that the only time you really talked to each other was if you were on a school sports team together or played music…..even then away from the team or group, it was like people looked right through each other..
The parks were segregated, not by particular design at the moment, but by neighborhood…mine was right on the edge where it changed over . . .I once got mugged at knifepoint for my radio while in front of my house….
Basketball in the inner city (and I’m not comparing my experience to this) becomes an acceptable expression of organized violence – - -and outlet for pent up aggression and rage built out of hopelessness…An identity.
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
yeah it'll do that
forms up some good friendships too…ya get to fight together with out gettin too hurt
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
I couldn't agree more.
Although in my case for high school you would have to switch out basketball and insert running. All of my best friends today are my former teammates.
were you at the Philly game in January?
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Was I?
I am not sure if that is directed at me or not but if it is, no I wasn’t. I was at the Celtics game in December though. Why do you ask?
i took a picture of a guy with Sergio and it looked a bit like the pic in your avatar
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
and i don't mean the bearded fella
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Haha yeah that is me alright, the big bearded guy.
No but seriously but I can see that. Both of those games can never resurface in my mind again as far as I am concerned though.
Was I?
I am not sure if that is directed at me or not but if it is, no I wasn’t. I was at the Celtics game in December though. Why do you ask?
I think we've already shown the Blazers have the biggest homers of any fanbase by "beating" NO and LAL
Is there a parade downtown if we win this silly poll?
Boomshakalaka
just fanposted it
we are down… LeBron has scored a crazy amount of votes in the last few hours. Someone is stuffing the ballot boxes.
how do I vote multiple times?
it keeps showing that i’ve already voted.
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 26, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
For firefox
1. get to the voting page
2. vote
3. press Ctrl+Shift+Del
4. select ‘cookies’ box
5. press enter
6. hit refresh button
7. repeat, repeat, repeat…
Oh great, Houston is destroying the Cavs
At least now our loss doesn’t feel so bad.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
LeBron faking a minor injury to get out of this mess?
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
lol
The most hated Blazer is like the least hottest supermodel - Sabonis4Ever
by Philthyanimal on Feb 26, 2009 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
jeez
The most hated Blazer is like the least hottest supermodel - Sabonis4Ever
by Philthyanimal on Feb 26, 2009 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't realize he's only 24
It feels like he’s been in and out of the league for years now.
I guess he has been, since it’s been 40 years.
Why did he leave school so early?
His name was too good for his game not to match it eventually.
Morty
He is still 23 until this summer
How long until the first “We should have kept Wafer instead of signing Rudy” post? He isn’t really posting better numbers (Rudy shoots more and is better at rebounding and passing and little stuff), but the difference is not as big as one would like. And Rudy should see a jump in year 2.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
Great video post to remember the deceased Norm Van Lier at Blogabull. That's a postgame show I would like to watch
http://www.blogabull.com/2009/2/26/773435/norm-at-his-crazy-best-rea
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
wow
I knew TMac wasn’t 100% this year, but I had no idea how good this Houston team could be without him. He was really holding them back. Their D is incredible right now.
Boomshakalaka
Thats the one reason I don't want to play the Rocktets in the post season
I want Brandon to show us what he’s got . I dun wanna see Artest and Battier on him all game for 7 games.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 26, 2009 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
I fear it might not make it to seven vs. the rockets.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 26, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
But good, solid, role player vets understand team defense.
And can easily take in a young dude like Aaron Brooks and absorb his young-player-ness when it comes to team defense.
That’s why someone like Shane Battier woulda’ coulda’ really helped us a lot more than a Vince Carter could have, like Dave has mentioned a few times over the years. Someone to get players where they should be, scold them when they do it wrong, and who isn’t a coach (you KNOW the coaches tell them over and over, but having someone in the action able to help and react in real time is invaluable).
Having several vets who know where to be and what to do on defense without it being a big deal (and without even thinking about it) would help us a ton. Some of our guys will never be that, but can be moved for several pieces that ARE just like that. They will be, when the time is right. As will the MLE be used for solid vets of that nature.
Right now, all we got is Joel as a solid veteran defensive presence, and Blake knows HOW to play defense but just suffers from the athleticism gap.
It’s not all because we’re young, but I’d say MOST of our defensive problems will go away with time— both through gained experience of our core, and the bringing in of a rotating cast of solid vets.
Houston has a better group of role players and vets than San Antonio does, for example, but the stars of Houston aren’t as good as the stars of San Antonio. If the Spurs had the same roster as Houston does, with their three replacing the Yao/Artest/Tracy core, they’d be even more formidable.
I think our big 3 will be EXTREMELY formidable. Next step is surrounding them with the right pieces, which I think we’re on our way to doing. I can’t imagine we’ll bring in anyone who WON’T improve our defense (not that it has anywhere else to go but up).
Mortimer
I hope you are right
I’m just not convinced we ever playing elite, championship level D under Nate. I haven’t seen us trending in a positive direction defensively. I certainly am in favor of giving him more time, but I just don’t know. Roy and LMA haven’t shown they can be leaders on D, so either we need that veteran you are talking about or we need a coach who is going to be willing to pull people (not just Sergio) for bad D.
Also, can we please stop using the phrase big 3? We have a big 1, and another guy who can make it a big 2. LMA is not good enough for it to be a big 3— he’s just a scorer, and not even an efficient one.
We’re going to be really good, and make a lot of playoff runs, but I’m pretty dubious as to this team’s championship prospects as currently constructed.
Boomshakalaka
We have a Big 3
You’ll see.
Athleticism + brains + great work ethic + coordination + skills = don’t worry so much, Jacker the Snacker who eats 99 times a day!
We definitely don’t play elite defense, but our offense is YEARS ahead of where it should be efficiency wise, and one way or another the front office will make our defense better. As Oden develops, defense will get easier for everyone else, and we’ll have lots of opportunities to bring in whatever we find that we need.
LMA is going to be a really good, all-round player that many teams would kill for right now. You’re too focused on his true shooting percentage, plus compensating for others giving him “elite” status way too prematurely (I overcompensated for Sergio love, so I know what it’s like to be frustrated with other fans here for loving someone too much… well, at least I did know what it was like, when people loved Sergio). Take away his opening month, and he has improved in every category— even rebounds. He’s going to get nuthin’ but better-er.
Nate gets too much credit for being a “defensive coach” based on his playing career, and probably too much credit for our defensive struggles. Whatever the “true” reason (just to add someone else in quotes, AND because it’s a combination of everything most likely), the defense will be fixed. Period.
Our offense is, right now, pretty much championship level. We’re still developing dependable 2nd/3rd options, and Oden is still raw as pudding dough. Plus with our starting SF missing 70% of his wide open threes and our best bet for a slashing, quick PG sitting the bench. We’re the 2nd best offense in the league and we’ve hardly even scratched the surface of what we’ll become on that end, both inside and outside. KP has formed what will become an offensive JUGGERNAUGHT.
Our defense will improve to at least decently good levels with the roster as is, and I’d be incredibly surprised if we don’t make moves that correspond with our development that don’t make us a top defensive team. We got the pieces to make those sorts of moves, the flexibility as well, even if Nate isn’t capable of making a Skiles-esque transormation in our players on defense.
Our team is like a high lottery pick who won ROY, had a good (sometimes great) 2nd season, but you know the best is yet to come because you can see they are capable of so much more— and they got the work ethic to get the most out of their body.
And really, I ain’t even expecting any outlandish changes for my vague predictions to come true. Simply KP doing his job, Oden developing, LMA continuing to improve, and Roy being Roy.
Mortimer
Seriously
We have guys to put it in the hoop, just gotta give them a couple years to learn the other side of the ball.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
I agree with a lot of what you wrote there, I really do
I don’t see how you can be so confident about our D— optimism is fine and great, but how can you be so sure when Nate has no track record for coaching a good NBA defense?
You say “LMA continuing to improve.” Mortimer, he hasn’t improved at all this year. His PER is about the same (slightly up). TS% is pretty much exactly the same. O-reb % is down. D-reb % is down. Ast % is slightly up. STL % is slightly up. Blk% is down. He’s at best slightly better than last year. Honestly, I’d give Bayless and Rudy almost as good a chance to become our 3rd best player.
I like your optimism and you make some good points to back it up, but I am still going to go a little eeyore on you. Good discussion though.
Boomshakalaka
LMA's first month
Skew his season long numbers to look worse than they are. His post game is better, his outside shot is worse, and (aside from his first month) his numbers ARE up.
Nate doesn’t need a great track record for amazing NBA defense, since players with experience almost always play better defense and KP will be able to bring in good defenders as role players. It’s not that I think Nate will become Scott Skiles or JVG all of the sudden, it’s that management will bring in better defenders along WITH our young guys naturally becoming better defenders, which will also combine with Oden’s development into a dominant defensive center which we know he WILL become at the very least.
I don’t worry about our individual defense at specific positions over time, and team defense can be directly tied to age and experience, in addition to coaching. Our execution is so bad in obvious ways that it isn’t directly coaching, but players just not reacting how we can safely assume they will react after a few years of experience.
(Outlaw does not fall into that “safely assume” category of course, and not all of our young guys will).
Roy, LMA, Oden, Batum, Bayless, Rudy, Webster, all will become better indy defenders AND team defenders as it becomes 2nd nature. On top of them we’ll bring in other role players and consistent defenders or they won’t be able to be Blazers.
Like I’ve said before, I think our main (very slight, really) differences are that you ain’t gonna be convinced of something GONNA happen until it DOES happen (unless, of course, we’re talking about a trade at the trade deadline causing us greater success), whereas I focus more on scouting and development type stuff involving our players.
LMA still thinks too much on offense, and all of our players think too much on defense. LMA’s post game is clearly better than last season, and he’s added many new moves that he can do smoothly and consistently that he couldn’t do last year. Even his up and under is something he added the last few months. He’s the type to continue to add new skills to his toolbelt, and as he keeps getting stronger the post will be easier for him.
His jumper is not efficient, but it DOES help our offense, creating efficiency indirectly. I still hate it when he takes the easy way out and shoots it waaaay too often though.
Morty
yeah I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head about our differences
You use an optimistic (not unrealistic but certainly optimistic) projection into the future, whereas I take a somewhat more pessimistic perspective, particularly for players that have been around for a while— if a player like LMA fails to make “the leap” in year 3, I’m pretty dubious that he’ll do it in year 4. I’m more willing to expect a leap from our more inexperienced players, like Oden, Rudy, Nic and Bayless.
Its certainly possible Nate and KP will make our defense good, but neither has a track record of doing that so we can’t know they will. We also can’t know Oden will become a dominant defender, because we can’t know he’ll learn to effectively defend the pick and roll. I think he will, but we don’t know for sure.
Boomshakalaka
I wasn't always so optimistic
It’s easy to be optimistic when KP is a smart GM both with a great sense of players as a scout, and a stat-head’s take on players as well.
Plus it’s easy to be optimistic when you’ve got extremely talented and hard working dudes like Roy, Oden, LMA, Rudy, Bayless, etc.
I promise, I wasn’t like this during the Miles/Z-Bo/Nash/Patterson days… whoa boy, I surely wadn’t.
It’s true most everything involving KP is a small sample size (like the “he doesn’t like to make mid-season trades”… just because he SAYS it and hasn’t done it, doesn’t mean he don’t like it. Not enough information to base that on, if ya ask me), but there isn’t any reason to think he doesn’t possess the capability to improve our defense from the front office aside from pessimism for pessimism’s sake.
Mort
the funny part...
… is that I was a kool-aid drinker in those days— I was young, a total homer and definitely not yet a stat geek. I was like Telfair+Zbo = Stockton+Malone!!! Blazers FTW!! Ok, I wasn’t that crazy but I was a way bigger homer than I am now.
Maybe the awfulness that was those days got all the optimism out of me. Mostly, I think it was just that I discovered the advanced stats and fell in love though.
Boomshakalaka
I kinda understand it though
I’m a few years older than you I think, but me and you and others our relative age all grew up with the Blazers, one way or another, being GOOD.
It was hard to imagine the Blazers not winning around 50 games. Surely this dip will just be a short one, right?
For how bad we became, it shoulda’/coulda’/woulda’ easily been a LOT worse if we didn’t have a front office overhaul. Those years are a big reason I have the faith in KP being a smart dude, since we’ve seen what he’s created in such a short time from the worst roster in the NBA.
I remember the year we went 41 and 41 and missed the playoffs for the first time in EVER… before the season started (coming off of a 50 win season) I told my older brother that we were stuck in the loop of mediocre goodness, where we won’t be able to improve to a championship level again because of low draft picks and contracts we can’t trade. I didn’t realize we weren’t mediocrely good for much longer.
To me, we had become how the Hawks were in the 80’s/early 90s, where they weren’t good enough to do anything in the playoffs but not bad enough to get nice draft picks. That grey area is worse than being outright horrible, because then you at least got HOPE.
So, I was glad when we blew it up and started over, but upset we paid sooooo muuuuuuch for Ratliff and Z-Bo and Miles when no one was trying to steal them away, and how it was done in an attempt to stay mediocre (at least the Ratliff signing was).
I didn’t like Nash or Patterson, but it’s not like I really knew HOW bad they were at their jobs. KP being so good, so obviously, and so quickly, really highlights how some people have no business being in charge of NBA teams.
Our dark years and KP’s rise made me pay attention to front offices and scouting more, so I feel like a smarter fan because of our badness.
Mortimer
I should add
I liked the Miles signing in SPIRIT, because I wanted to keep him. He should have been a really good player.
But man, it was so obviously waaay too much, when he had nowhere else to go…
The one saving grace for it was that if Miles DID become somewhere close to as good as he SHOULD have been, then it’d be a nicely priced contract. With someone like Miles who we knew even then didn’t work on his game in the offseason, that’s a big if. I don’t have the same worries for our current high potential dudes.
Z-Bo got paid the same as Pau Gasol and AK-47, and with Rasheed hiding Z-Bo’s defensive woes for most of the year it was hard to argue this 23 year old post scoring machine wasn’t as good as those dudes back then. Those guys set the market for that crappy summer.
The (length and cost) of the Miles deal and the entire message behind the Ratliff deal were bad from the start though.
Oh man, and the completely idiotic move to showcase Shareef, which pissed off Darius so much, and what it showed us about Mo Cheek’s relationship with the front office and how he wasn’t making the on court decisions… it was such a mess then.
ALL OF IT, is why I always say, we are very lucky to be Blazer fans.
I met a Piston fan today, depressed about his team. Lucky for him, he’s got a smart GM too, and he was happy that I was cheering him up about his team’s future. He wanted to trade teams with me though.
A smart front office means everything these days.
Morty, again.
I feel like the Magic have painted themselves in a corner with paying Lewis over 100 million
I really can’t see how they ever want to come out from under that contract where they entirely outbid themselves for a player who is really good at scoring but little else. They already had to let Darko go to even make it happen, who is not great by any means but better than some of the guys who now are supposed to back up on C and PF. Now they will have to pay Turkoglu about 50 more million if they want to keep him. On a team with no role players close to star status, do you really win a championship when you can’t even afford a good shooting guard anymore, much less his backup?
The Wizards could be in a similar situation with the Arenas signing, but their other contracts are not quite as ridiculous or long.
Proud Odensheeple
The oddest part about the Shard signing to me
Was that the Magic had the Sonics do a sign and trade just for the right to pay Rashard that extra year(s?) and money.
Why did they do that? No one else was paying as much as they could already, aside from Seattle, who wasn’t trying to re-sign him.
I think the Magicals GM got a kickback from Rashard’s agent.
I agree, I can’t see the Magic being a team that capitalizes on Howard’s dominance for the first half of his career, because of the Rashard deal along with the need to keep Turkoglu so that they remain good.
I also think Jameer was really overrated this season, making the allstar game and whatnot.
It can be so hard to understand GMs sometimes. Take Corey Maggette and the Warriors for example… why, Norsktroll? Why?
Craziness, I tells ya. Craziness.
Never hire former players who were stars and are being hired based on their stardom. For every Jerry West there is… everyone else.
Mortimer, expert.
Warriors and Clippers
Have doomed themselves to mediocrity with horrible long term contracts.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 2:58 AM PST up reply actions
you gotta rememeber that the 3rd year leap usta include
4 yrs of college first….how long did LMA play before going pro?
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
oh and Nic is shooting 36% on threes, not 30%
I do agree this will be a fantastic offensive team though.
Boomshakalaka
He started out the year 40+ percent though
Since then, he’s been around 30%, if not worse.
I know he’s technically at 36% for the season, but really he hasn’t been a 36% shooter from 3 point land since the start of the year, even with the 2 recent games he was hitting from deep.
He misses more wide open 3 pointers than maybe anyone on a playoff team in the entire NBA.
Morty
I love how you selectively ignore the first month of the season
Those games counted too.
Boomshakalaka
Oh, that's right, that was my point wasn't it
Yeah, they count, but so does how a player is currently playing silly. If bad/good numbers from a short period greatly change the “truth” of a stat, it should be accounted for.
Rudy hasn’t shot at a 38/40% clip consistently since the start of the year, and thus, can’t be considered a 40% three point shooter right now. Batum is shooting 36%, but his nice start has hid his pretty poor shooting for the last 3 months. 3 months of not good shooting is more important than a streak to start the year, I’m sure you’d agree.
Batum is also almost always wiiiiiiiiide open, making his shooting even worse.
I think he’ll improve (everyone almost always improves as a shooter), but right now, we got a starting SF who gets wide open looks from deep who misses about 70% of the time.
Morty
Nic is hitting 37% in February
Does that mean I should ignore the 26% shooting in December? I agree about the wide open part, but you are doing some fuzzy math here. If you want to judge how good he is right now, should we just average Jan and Feb? If we do that, he’s about 35%— ie very close to his season clip. With just 57 games to go on for Nic, we’re best off using all the data at our disposal.
Boomshakalaka
Damn Batum for his 2 good games of 3 point shooting
Yes, my main point is that he hurt our offense by missing extremely wide open looks, even though I agree my math is obviously wrong (I didn’t check any of it, but I made you check so ha ha hee hee I win).
He, who does the least research, wins!
MORTIMER
and Rudy can't be considered a 40% 3 pt shooter right now, agreed...
… because he’s shooting 38% for the season, basically exactly what he shot in Jan. His Feb numbers are 35.7%, which isn’t that different from his season average.
I consider Rudy a 38% 3 pt shooter— again, with so little data, I’m not comfortable throwing any of it out.
Boomshakalaka
A quibble over the numbers wasn't really my point though, of course
My point is, our offense is amazing even with a starting SF who misses a billion totally completely and utterly wide open 3’s, and that won’t be the case in the near future (either through Webster coming back one day in the far future, or Batum getting better at it).
Rudy is another guy whose percentage is better than he actually is right now. He started the season red hot from 3 point land, back when he wasn’t tired, and now he’s down to 38% or so and he’s only been hitting at a mediocre 35% or so clip for months now.
Mediocre for a guy who should be a lot better than that, anyways.
Blake’s 14 assist quarter aside, he’s not a very good playmaker, and we’ll improve there one way (Bayless’ penetration ability) or another (a trade).
Even though we agree we’re gonna be awesome offensively, I think we’re going to be overwhelmingly good offensively.
Morty
I love Martell more than most
But I remember saying ‘Martell you gotta make those" a whole ton last season. Our SF’s are cursed.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 3:03 AM PST up reply actions
"Roy and LMA haven’t shown they can be leaders on D"
It took LeBron 6 years.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 12:34 AM PST up reply actions
well...
in LeBron’s 2nd year, Cleveland had the NBA’s 12th best D. In his 3rd year, they were 14th. In his 4th year, the Cavs were 4th. And he was out of HS. I don’t know how much credit goes to LBJ, how much to Mike Brown and how much to the rest of the Cavs. I do know, that your statement is way off.
Boomshakalaka
He ain't talkin' about the team defense
He’s talking about how Lebron certainly coasted through the entire first few seasons on defense.
Mike Brown gets a lot of the defensive credit, but LBJ was also surrounded by vets who know where to be and how to do defense.
I think it’s a combo of both, just like in Portland.
Lebron was not a leader on the defensive end, is what SabonerFTW is saying.
Morty
not in his rookie year, but by that 4th season, LBJ was the leader on both ends
and again, he was out of HS.
Boomshakalaka
and to clarify, I'm not saying Roy and LMA should be held to LBJ's standard
LBJ is on another planet.
Boomshakalaka
He said himself in an interview
He didn’t ‘get it’ until he played with Team USA. This is the first year where his full attention has been given to being a defensive leader, guarding the other teams best player ect…
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 12:59 AM PST up reply actions
that's interesting
They are significantly better on D this year than they were last year. They’ve actually yo-yo’d a bit— they weren’t as good on D last year as they were the previous year… but this year they are awesome. I don’t usually pay a lot of attention to athlete interviews, to be honest. That is interesting though.
Boomshakalaka
I think it's fair to hold them to the same sort of standings
In terms of, holding the leaders of a team (and that team’s superstar in Roy) accountable for keeping their teammates in check defensively.
Like Dave has pointed out, this is another way everyone being the same age (and thus, everyone is a peer) hurts us… plus Roy isn’t the chew out a teammate type.
M—
So
I am thinking about getting Blazers in the style of the ‘77 unis tattooed on my calf up and down like on those jerseys too. It’s going to depend on how insistent my girlfriend is
Oderint dum metuant
musta been a Troll Union meeting or something
their working on their gameplan
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
That name bugs me
It just doesn’t look right.
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by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
If it is a reference to Tom
I don’t like it unless Tom gave that person permission.
If it’s just a coincidence, well, what can ya do? People named Tom go to rehab, or even are currently in rehab.
Morty
His first post was in
This thread
Somebody also messed with my user name. Smells like a Troll to me.
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by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 27, 2009 1:03 AM PST up reply actions
That was my thought
His name better be Tom in real life or it is creepy… trying to make people think he is you n’ all.
If that is the intention of course.
I still think it’s odd that someone called Sophia as me and then you made the Facebook joke. MY NAME IS MY PROPERTY. The Mortimer brand will be worth MILLIONS of THOUSANDS of HUNDREDS of dollars one day soon.
Mortimer©
Hee hee
I just remembered, I did a image search with your name and some guy who posts under the same name on some soccer board just had their birthday, which is also my fiancee’s b-day.
It was in that “where did you get your name” thread, now that I remember it.
Nuthin’ good comes from googling Mortimer:-(
Mortimer:-(
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