Podcast Returns

by Dave on Mar 26, 2009 12:16 PM PDT

Here is your weekly podcast with Gavin Dawson of 95.5 The Game, Casey Holdahl of the Center Court Blog, and me...Dave from Blazersedge. We talk about tonight's game, Batum and Webster, Oden's resurgence, playoff seeding, the limitless sky for the future, and a few other things.

You can download the .mp3 here or click on Casey's link above to stream it.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

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Im having problems

like i have a feeling that we loose this and miss playoffs

Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE

by CroRupt on Mar 26, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions

No

Be happy.

by tominhawaii on Mar 26, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions

yes, you are having problems

bayless leaves over my dead body

by thomasikehara on Mar 26, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm in the middle of the podcast

Dave freaking loves Shaq.

by tominhawaii on Mar 26, 2009 12:54 PM PDT reply actions

That's just gross

—Dave

by Dave on Mar 26, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry

I should have said that you love Luol Deng.

How could you?

your pal,

Tom

by tominhawaii on Mar 26, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I predicted in the jersey contest that we lose too. HATING IT

by 50backflips on Mar 26, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions

Glad you are so optimistic dave

Love hearing the optimism on playoffs, oden etc.

Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.

Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.

by lanepete on Mar 26, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

I liked the discussion of future rotations.

Except the Shaq being here part.

I want Greg to get all the minutes he can eat and still have lots left for Joel. I even like a little LMA at center to free up time at the forwards.

I like LaMarcus and Brandon being held back in minutes, say 30 per. I wonder which came first, Martell and Ime and James and Nic, or Nate saysing we are best if our SF is a defense first gunner from the baseline.

Nate HAS been our most improved ‘player’ this season.

I think Coach will adjust and adapt (that line’s for you Devil Dawg in Seattle) as his SFs evolve and improve, but he’s getting good value these days.

Here’s why I posted: If I’m right; time, physical development and experience together makes our Cake blue ribbon quality. Greg/Joel and Championship will soon give us ring caliber center position play.

LaMarcus (he’s earned his M Dave), Travis, Martell and Nic make up Championship quality forwards,

And Brandon/Rudy is an embarrassment of riches at SG. Blakey is more than enough to make a superb back up PG. KP needs only find one more thing. Someone to absorb 30 minutes a night at PG commanding nothing more than a close defender.

Greg will soon abuse single coverage like Dwight and a young Shaq. Brandon already commands more than his man. LMA is close. I think if we add Martell and another sharpshooter we’ll soon see the boys get fitted for rings.

In our minutes problem to come, could one of our existing young guys other than Sergio or Jerryd soak up those 30 minutes? Brandon? Rudy? Even Nic? Is the transition to serving as Brandon’s caddy ( as Dave describes it) possible so late is Nic’s development?

Would this allow each of our current favorites to get appropriate burn?

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Mar 26, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

KP needs only find one more thing. Someone to absorb 30 minutes a night at PG commanding nothing more than a close defender

Following the Philly game, my opinion of what the Blazers “need” from their PG has changed. It’s not going to be enough to “settle” for a “Steve Blake” kind of PG to play alongside Roy. When the opposing defenses double/triple team Roy to get the ball out of his hands, Portland needs another player who can drive the ball, then finish, get fouled or dish to an open player for a dunk.

That “complete PG” is not currently on the Blazer’s roster. Maybe Bayless will eventually become that player, but KP still needs to find a vet who can penetrate and finish better than the current PG options

and it wouldn’t have hurt the team’s playoff seeding if KP had already acquired that player in February

by two4larue on Mar 26, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I suppose this "creator" could be a small forward

But it’s not Outlaw, Webster or Batum (at least not Nicolas, yet…)

Sergio can drive and dish, but he seldom draws fouls
Bayless can drive and draw fouls, but seldom dishes (much like Jarrett Jack, btw)
Blake seldom drives and occasionally dishes, and almost never draws fouls

by two4larue on Mar 26, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Part of that was Roy completely getting owned by the double team

He was dribbling it back out to half court to try and beat the double team. He needs to be aware of when it’s coming and pass the ball immediately. If you are being doubled outside the 3 pt line you should not have the ball very long. Take advantage of that 1-2 second 4 on 3.

by Zaig on Mar 26, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions

that's true

but somebody has to come to the ball…and then do something with it that makes the defense regret they doubled out on Brandon…3 point shooters are nice and all, but as good as Clyde Drexler was, he had a Terry Porter to throw the ball to, and TP was “the” guy who would drive, get fouled and hit the tough FTs to ice the game

It’s a lot to ask for, but if KP is as good as we all think he is, he should be able to find “another Porter” out there to team with Roy (Devin Harris would’ve been nice…)

by two4larue on Mar 26, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

forgot Rudy

He can pass, but he’s not much of a driver and (again) he rarely gets to the FT line. None of the Blazer guards or SFs (besides Brandon/Bayless) seem to want to drive and draw fouls. Sure, it’s tough picking yourself up off the floor 10+ times every night, but that’s what seperates the contenders from the pretenders

by two4larue on Mar 26, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions