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Batum blog April 12

"Maintenant, on va chercher le titre !"

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I got hurt at the end of March. Against Indiana, 4-5 minutes from the end, I came down on Danny Granger. Immediately, my ankle hurt a lot. I couldn't go back to the locker room by myself. I was put on a wheelchair. I didn't really have the time to reflect. I told myself: "I'm going to have to go to the hospital..." But two minutes later, I was being x-rayed. There, every locker room is equipped with medical equipment. When I say two minutes, it's not just a figure of speech. It literally was two minutes, watch in hand.

I was a little disappointed because one of my objectives was to play in all 82 games of the regular season. And the following game, the next day, was against Cleveland. I didn't want to miss it. Next, against Milwaukee, I wasn't able to move laterally so we didn't take any risks. I carried the injury for almost two weeks but I was followed 24 hours a day by the kinesiologist [physical therapist], I had treatment four times a day.

"If LeBron James isn't MVP, it will be robbery."

This week, we clinched our spot in the playoffs. That's why we lost against Houston... In fact, we knew, half an hour before the game, that Phoenix had lost against Dallas. Which as a result meant that we qualified for the playoffs. We congratulated each other in the locker room. The warmup was bad, we turned it into a dunk contest... The concentration level wasn't sufficient enough to hope to win. We were kicking ourselves afterwards.

Now, all we talk about is the playoffs. We're telling ourselves: "We're going for the title!" The team is young so there is a euphoria. For three quarters for us these will be the first playoffs. The city has also been waiting for that for a very long time. When we came back to Portland, there were banners not far from the airport congratulating us. We have to try to finish in the top four to have homecourt advantage in the first round. If we play at home, I'm sure that it will be crazy! The crowd at the Rose Garden is one of the loudest in the NBA. However, I'm incapable of saying who I'd like to play against. I've asked myself that question every day and I don't have an answer.

With the regular season finishing, I would give the MVP title to LeBron James. If he doesn't get it, it will be robbery. I've often said that Dwyane Wade deserved it because he is on a team a bit weaker. He has less good players around him than Kobe Bryant with the Lakers or LeBron in Cleveland. The best rookie is Derrick Rose. There's also OJ Mayo, but he doesn't win enough with Memphis. Rose has the chance to play in the East whereas Mayo, in the West, has more competition. Finally, I should give my ideal starting five, I would choose Deron Williams at point guard. Chris Paul is also very good but I love Williams since he was in college. At the 2 and 3, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant of course. I'd put LeBron James at the 4, with Dwight Howard at center.

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haha turned it into a dunk contest....

love the perspective thanks for translation

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by lanepete on Apr 12, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Merci!

Interesting that he feels clinching hurt them against Houston.

I like how he puts James at the 4 even if he doesn’t normally play there… can’t blame him. He could have been a little partial and put Brandon in there. He picks Deron over Paul!

by QuebecBlzrFan on Apr 12, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

I called it. These are mostly kids…they’ll get over it

"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)

by G_dubs on Apr 13, 2009 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Overall they have done a great job of staying focused

… can’t wait to see what they show us the rest of the way!

by QuebecBlzrFan on Apr 13, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LeBron plays a bit of 4

I have seen him play all 5 positions with the Cavs. Pretty rare that a player can do that. LeBron actually plays quite a bit of 4 for Cleveland.

by Escrote on Apr 13, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW quite a few people would pick Deron over Paul

Utah leads the league in team assists. If you counted assists hockey style Deron would lead the league. I think that being the leading assist guy on a team that leads the league in assists is pretty big. Plus look at how the two have matched up head to head. D-Will usually gets the better of him.

by Escrote on Apr 13, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to pick against Paul though

This season CP3 has the highest PER ever for a point guard, and he is performing very well in +/- based stats as well. CP3 is a better scorer than Williams in both volume and efficiency, and he gets more assists with fewer turnovers per game than Williams. Williams also had some injury issues and missed a significant number of games this year.

by trk on Apr 13, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol... that is funny

Is there really any need to defend that one though… I mean maybe Yao when he is hitting his jumpers.

by Escrote on Apr 13, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

shoulda put brandon in his top 5.

Other than death and taxes, only 4 things in this world are indisputable:
Brandon Roy is the BEST player in the NBA in the clutch.
Montana to Rice were the greatest to ever play the game.
The Four Horsemen of Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine and Avery were unstoppable.
No one protects the pipes like Luongo.

by GreatOden'sRaven on Apr 12, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep

Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".

by johnv59 on Apr 12, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would you?

I love Brandon, but he is not a top 5 player in the NBA yet. Kobe and Wade have rings and Wade has a finals MVP.

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by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 12, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

statistically

Brandon is pretty much on Kobe’s level, and doesn’t shoot his team out of games because of his huge ego.

draft dejuan blair

by Cablinasian on Apr 12, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He'll get there

Along with the HoF. Book it

"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)

by G_dubs on Apr 13, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

if he was my teammate.. your damn right i would

Other than death and taxes, only 4 things in this world are indisputable:
Brandon Roy is the BEST player in the NBA in the clutch.
Montana to Rice were the greatest to ever play the game.
The Four Horsemen of Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine and Avery were unstoppable.
No one protects the pipes like Luongo.

by GreatOden'sRaven on Apr 13, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the way this kid talks.

He is insightful and a bit cocky. I could see him becoming a co-team-captain in three years.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 12, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LaMarcus?

The BEdger previously known as BR7formvp.

by L-TrainFTW! on Apr 13, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmmmm

why does it look like Nic has been shaving his underarms?

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by Claire on Apr 12, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sophia likes em smooth

http://saboner.mybrute.com

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 13, 2009 2:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The tone of these blogs has changed over the course of the season

but our translator has not. I think our little blogger is growing up before our eyes.

Thanks #10 and thanks Nic! PLAYYYYYYOFFFFFFFFFS! – Elgin

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by 22baylor on Apr 13, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

vas y Batman!

bonne chance pour les playoffs
un petit soutient des francais de tokyo :)
ps:i really have like your block on kobe :D

by malcom X on Apr 14, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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