Congrats Joel 82 games!!
by SpyderRyder on Apr 13, 2009 10:09 PM PDT
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Congratulations to Joel Pryzbilla for his first ever fully completed season!! In honor of his first ever completed season let us look back and bask in his glory:
Vampire Joel
Blast from the Past Joel Pt. I
Blast from the Past Joel Pt. II
Blast from the Past Blazer style Joel
WAAAAY Blast from the Past Joel
Little b*tch vs. Joel
Joel and his Arch-Enemy
via i.cdn.turner.com
Joel getting gritty how we likes it
"That's our ball, right?!?!" Joel
"NOT IN MY HOUSE, TIMMAH!!" Joel
via d.yimg.com
Model Joel Pt. I
via adidasgrassrootsbasketball.com
Model Joel Pt. II
via www.nba.com
Lastly and most importantly:
Joel and his own home team
Just think how big a deal it was when he resigned with us, turning down offers from Det. and SA, turning down the chance to compete for a title right away. Hopefully Joel will be able to get more championship rings with the Blazers than the Spurs have.
HERE IS TO JOEL RETIRING A BLAZER!!
BLAZER FOR LIFE: JOEL THETHRILLA/VANILLAGORILLA/GHOSTFACEKILLA PRYZBILLA!!
EDIT=yes he has only played in 81 games but short of him dying, do you actually think that anything will keep him from going after that final tip?
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Wow!
He looks like such a baby when he played in Minnesota… like he’s 16 years old!
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
by Arby on Apr 13, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oops
Meant Milwaukee…but I guess that applies to Minnesota too.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
by Arby on Apr 13, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fat faced.
George Karl had pushed him to put on the lbs.
Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave
Also: COMCAST SUCKS!
by TwoDeep on Apr 15, 2009 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he has defined and bulked up his body a lot since then. The difference in his face is enormous
Greg Oden = Robert Parish (HOF, 4x NBA champion, 9x NBA All-Star). The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946.
by Norsktroll on Apr 14, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your sig line, Norskroll
I was calling Greg more like a Parish type of player before he was even drafted.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great post!
Gratz Joel! thats awsome, he is a stud. Period.
by blazerbeliever97504 on Apr 13, 2009 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude's a gladiator
You forgot Joel-zilla
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Apr 13, 2009 10:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep Batum away from him. So he can get his 82nd.
81 games at the moment.
by dpnim on Apr 13, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
seriously
bad time for the stomach flu- keep him away from everyone!
by Section323 on Apr 13, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strep throat is what I heard
If that’s the case, the Blazers should be fine as long as they’re not all making out with each other on Blazer One. A horrible mental image you say? I won’t deny it, but I just don’t think our “team chemistry” is quite that good.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don´t know anything, after the McMillan - Quick hug
thing went downhill ( or uphill, it depends on your taste)
by Falcao on Apr 14, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's that?
I guess I really don’t! What McMillan – Quick thing????
Oh Google, don’t let me down, this sounds funny.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
I wonder how I missed that? The Behind the Locker Room Doors articles are always a treat. Jason Quick is a blogger at heart I think.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely
Let’s not jinx this thing…..
by Storyteller on Apr 14, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I...love...Joel. Not in a gay way...but I would kiss him if I could...not a gay kiss...but I do have a huge man crush on him...not a gay man crush though....I'm just sayin.
by dario argento on Apr 13, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no worries dude
it’s ok to be gay
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.
by Love on Apr 13, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
The earlier he accepts himself, the better it will be.
lol
Plus, I thought that a “man crush” was a term invented by straight guys for this sort of thing anyway. A gay guy would probably simply say he has a crush, right? The “man” part of that is implied by default I would think.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes, btw
Go Joel. I love his footwork on Defense. You want to see a guy who embodies playing defense with his feet not his hands? Look no further than your own Vanilla Gorilla.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love this post, except...
He still has one more game to play… seriously, are you deliberately trying to jinx him?
by TimG on Apr 13, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But, barring a catastrophic gastrointestinal malfunction
caused by Joel cashing in all of his free Chalupa Coupons just before tip-off, and actually exploding due to the chemical reaction in his stomach. He will start and play in his 82nd game.
So, yes a little early on the 82, but not unreasonable.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Batum supposedly has strep/the flu
Przy could have already contracted it as we speak, and miss the next game… and it wouldn’t really be the flu, it be because of the jinx.
by TimG on Apr 14, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Memo to NBA coaches
Our bigs are better than yours
by southern oregon on Apr 13, 2009 10:37 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
rec
http://saboner.mybrute.com
V Bedge My Brute Clan V
http://mybrute.com/team/926
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 14, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget "Happy Valentine's Day Joel"!
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 13, 2009 10:40 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
hilarious!
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
by timbo on Apr 14, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rec
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 rec isn't enough
Magneto was right
MEMO TO KP-GET BIRDZILLA!
by WhiteRabbit on Apr 13, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Please,
Let us not harken back to his days with MN. Skipping classes and petty disputes with the coach really aren’t worth nostalgia. He matured in Portland and he does all the little things for our team. That’s all that matters.
by cchellis on Apr 13, 2009 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Past to present is Joel
everything between is his growth and what he’s chosen to do with his life.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hillarious!
The Doughboy would be a great post presence for the Blazers
by jamesjonesismyhero on Apr 13, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes he is very intimidating.
I Blazersedge daily, nightly and ever so rightly.
by Claire on Apr 13, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he looks like young Clinton
he has that look from the picture where a young Bill meets JFK at Boys Nation. Minus the tattoo and the whole 6’11 thing.
by torridjoe on Apr 14, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thst is absolutely hilarious.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Apr 13, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.
Steve Blake is Poppin’ Fresh!
The white boy with hops and a fresh, fresh game.
Pick another name!
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
by timbo on Apr 14, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
..................... and trust me, if you stick your finger in Pryzzy's belly button, he does NOT giggle!
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
by timbo on Apr 14, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nickname in HS was milkbone
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 14, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
18 year old Joel was.
Though my favorite was Vampire Joel. His hands are in the PERFECT Nesferatuu pose. “I’ve come to suck your blood! And block your shots! And rebound your silly missed shots!”
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just one more bite and you will become one of my night children, Steve...
by DonkeyShins on Apr 14, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Our vets bleed for the team
http://saboner.mybrute.com
V Bedge My Brute Clan V
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by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 14, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unrec
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Don't worry - BE happy!!! -- LaMarvelous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by prezofdeath on Apr 14, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joel was such a warrior this year
incredible season by him.
by jksnake99 on Apr 13, 2009 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*has been*
lot of season left, knock on wood.
by jksnake99 on Apr 13, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joel's the Man
Its too bad he got stuffed on tonight. Awesome post!
"I don't play for what they write about me...I play for my teammates, my coaches, the city of Portland." - Steve Blake
by hohowan on Apr 13, 2009 11:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great stuff. Thanks for the "This is your life" of Joel in pictures. I love it.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Apr 13, 2009 11:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No complimenting the poster, or some dingleberry will start 27 more generic "Congrats ________________!" posts now that the "Thanks ________________" twinkiethon is thankfully almost over......
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
by timbo on Apr 14, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curmudgeon!
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Apr 14, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harumpf!!!!
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
by timbo on Apr 14, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the only one I have read. What's the point of making 100 posts? Why not make one good post?
The BEdger previously known as BR7formvp.
by L-TrainFTW! on Apr 14, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No this is not one of those posts
This is a celebration of what Joel has been wanting to accomplish for his entire career. This is the first time that Joel will complete an entire season for the first time.
It is NOT a thank you but rather a congratulations and a celebration of an accomplishment that Joel was so close to achieving last year before he broke his hand.
No other player had set a goal and achieved it on this team. If someone else has ten it would be grounds for celebration as well.
"Damn the Blazers. Damn them to hell. They are working the rest of the league like a speed bag." - Bill Simmons 6/26/08
by SpyderRyder on Apr 14, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m working on a post right now duly thanking you for this comment.
GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"
by Blazer1342 on Apr 15, 2009 5:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You better knock on wood
Red Hot and Rolling
by BlazerFan88 on Apr 14, 2009 12:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But where are his baby photos?
Great work.
The Michael Ruffin of BlazersEdge, cuz Amlmart said so.
by BlazersOrBust on Apr 14, 2009 5:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
great post
It would be horrible if joel had not decided to stay here. Glad he thought the organization was worth taking a chance with. He is the MAN!
by twggyy on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I still remember that summer
seems like a long time ago.
by Falcao on Apr 14, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can I make a comment?
When he squared off with Tyson Chandler at the Rose Garden, he did put the dukes up, but let’s be clear – he was backing up when he did so. It ain’t like Przybilla put any fear into Tyson.
Joel is a tough basketball player, but he ain’t so tough a street brawler. Let’s face it, growing up Chandler [who is punk, no doubt] probably took a beat-down once or twice. Joel, who grew up in suburban Minnesota, probably took his worst beating while getting a spanking from his mom.
M, period. Fresh, comma.
by manzell on Apr 14, 2009 7:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As long as he wins games
frankly, i don’t care. That’s like “my dad can beat up your dad!” So what. We’re not in a boxing match, we’re on a basketball court. Daddy isn’t here now, the basketball is, and Joel’s gonna block right back in your face. He’d lose in a fight? I can live with that as long as he wins in the game.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO! You cannot make a comment!
Oh! You BATSIRD!!!! How DARE YOU!!!!! You aked, and you just went ahead and did it anyway!
…………… all joking aside……………..
Manzell, you DO know that a big part of Joels training has been in martial arts…. right? And if you watch his feet (always love Joels footwork, even when he’s puttin up the dukes) he’s clearly going back into a “ready” stance, getting enough distance to properly operate.
Chandler would have been paste on the R.G. floor. We’re talking about two seven footers here, it’s not like either of them is going too be effective close in, so far from Joel running away, I think he was setting up the haymaker. Just my thoughts from watcfhing that video like nineteen times, and my own martial arts experience.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you Johnny Buzzkill
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Naw, they just stuff people into chippers there
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
by 22baylor on Apr 14, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
…
The BEdger previously known as BR7formvp.
by L-TrainFTW! on Apr 14, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm going to punch you the next time we meet on the ultimate field.
see how you like it.
jk, heart you manzell.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Apr 14, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesnt joel box in the offseason?
thats not something chandler wanted, a notorious pansy.. even back in HS
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 14, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joel and Blake train with MMA fighters in the offseason
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by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 14, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say point Joel
Chandler has that look like he is about to throw a ghetto punch…
you know the ones that are faster coming back than they were going forward.. ?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Apr 14, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joel's gonna make it to at least 98 games this season/post-season
-Shad
"If a doctor ever gives me six months to live, I want it in basketball time." - Marc Acito
by NBAstard on Apr 14, 2009 8:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how about EXACTLY 98?
M, period. Fresh, comma.
by manzell on Apr 15, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I <3 you Joel.
Regarding BRoy:"Another day, another buzzer-beater. This man is so clutch he sets his body clock to go off one second before his alarm does every morning."
~Rob D from NBAmate
by twiggs on Apr 14, 2009 8:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i was unaware that joel had only one leg when he played for the bucks
"The Right Way Crusades appear to be over. In their place, though, a new bone of contention has arrived, one which may well define the sport for the next decade or so. I speak, of course, of the bloody, and often chaotic, March of the Positional Revolution." - FD
by stikit on Apr 14, 2009 9:11 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He's come a long way
Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Apr 14, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Words cannot describe Joel's impact this year... Well done, sir.
Travis Outlaw is Mr. Clutch
by two buck chuck on Apr 14, 2009 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thank you joel :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Apr 14, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome pictures!
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Joel is the MAN
cap locked MAN. thanks Thrilla Vanilla Gorilla Killa Hundred Dolla Billa.
Don't worry - BE happy!!! -- LaMarvelous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by prezofdeath on Apr 14, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I may have to re-think my sig line
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 14, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha!
Morty's silly: "Thank you for the thank you to everyone, Roodie, and even though you’re my dad I love you like you were my son."
by prezofdeath on Apr 14, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Blake in the background ready to jump on Chandler's back.
"Every time Troutlaw touches the ball, I pop an anti-anxiety pill."
by DaNoose on Apr 14, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What about the ref
… barely comes up to Joel’s armpits and checkout Nate… his feet are in the air like he just took a jumpshot!
by QuebecBlzrFan on Apr 14, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the kitchen of the Przybilla family
Greg Oden = Robert Parish (HOF, 4x NBA champion, 9x NBA All-Star). The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946.
by Norsktroll on Apr 14, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great... now you jinx him
he’s probably going to sprain his ankle while he’s doing “stuff” with his wife tonight and miss game #82.
Way to jinx him fellas, way to jinx him.
by tominrehab on Apr 14, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i hope he retires a blazer
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Apr 14, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Joel Przybilla
on an Etch-a-Sketch
"It all depends on where his growth will come and we think his growth will come within us" -- Kevin Pritchard on Jerryd Bayless
by Jumbo on Apr 14, 2009 11:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's to Joel
Such a crucial part of this season. All true fans love what he contributes.
by rmcdougall on Apr 15, 2009 8:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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