Ladies and Gentleman: Your 2008-2009 Portland Trail Blazers!

by douglast on Apr 16, 2009 6:35 PM PDT

54-28

34-7 at home

6 in a row to end,10 of 11

4th seed in the tough West

Youngest playing rotation in the league

You have wildly surpassed our expectations this year.

Thank you for the memories

Thank you for bringing us back to the playoffs

Thank you for winning our hearts and souls all over again.

No matter what happens in the playoffs, this is a year I will never forget.

THANK YOU PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS!!!

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This post had better set a Blazers' Edge record for Rec's.

+1!

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by T Darkstar on Apr 15, 2009 10:02 PM PDT reply actions

2nd place is probably good enough

considering what post holds place number 1

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Apr 15, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank you posts suck.

Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...

by timbo on Apr 15, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs

I think this one is a bit different that the previous 20 incarnation over the last week...

but I’ll respect your opinion

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 15, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions

rec i haven't read a single one they're annoying

Truth never was or can be propagated by fire and sword - Albert Gallatin

by Zaron5551 on Apr 15, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

other than this one obviously and i only read this because it was a different author

Truth never was or can be propagated by fire and sword - Albert Gallatin

by Zaron5551 on Apr 15, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Posts criticizing thank you posts suck.

If people want to express a positive emotion such as gratitude, let ‘em. There’s no need to discourage positivity.

If you ever hear of someone punching out a girl scout and stealing her Samoas, it was me
- Mortimer

by Clevelander among roses on Apr 15, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

yes, if they didn't clog up the post drawer and knock more deserving in depth posts away.

a 100 word filler post about why we like someone that has no analysis or depth takes up valuable space.
it’s such an active community that we’re hurting ourselves by Reccing Thank yous!

that said THANK YOU PTB 2008-2009!

OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!

by Portland89 on Apr 15, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Awsome season

by blazerbeliever97504 on Apr 15, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions

YES WE DID!

Now when will we play?

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on Apr 15, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions

Underwhelming

I predicted 62 wins before the start of the season and then adjusted it to 61 wins, after Denver traded for Chauncey Billups. Oh the flaws I could list.

by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2009 10:20 PM PDT reply actions

agreed.

by greatestfall on Apr 15, 2009 10:24 PM PDT reply actions

I've been following the blazers since 91'

and this is probably my favorite season ever. A lot of that has to do with the BE community, because i haven’t seen a game all year, so I come here for my blazers fix.

we be crushin’ it.

by northwestj on Apr 15, 2009 10:24 PM PDT reply actions

It's a great LIFE to be a Blazer!!!

Man I’m happy I was born in Oregon.

PLAYOFFS... sounds good, don't it?

by SabonisBonus on Apr 15, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions

thank you

by Kartemax on Apr 15, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions

From a fan since 1976

Thank you very much for everything, from a heart stopping win against Houston, to whoooping the L@kers, to making the playoffs. You have shown that character people can be talented and win!!!!

Killer instinct. When you have your opponent down, you do not help them up. You step on their throat!!!!!!

by Misplaced Blazermaniac on Apr 15, 2009 10:32 PM PDT reply actions

Yes we did it. Yes we can (beat the Rockets, Lakers and Mavs to reach the finals in order to sweep the Cavs)

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 15, 2009 10:35 PM PDT reply actions

sweepin' the Cavs

I love it – Elgin

Tonight felt like the day you open the mail and receive an acceptance letter to your dream school: the University of Playoffs. - Ben Golliver, Apr 15 2009

by 22baylor on Apr 17, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions

If they get by

the Lakers, presuming they get to round 2, and Portland is going all the way!!! Cleveland will have another heartbreak to cry about.

by PABroncofan on Apr 15, 2009 10:49 PM PDT reply actions

Let's not get ahead of ourself

We still need to beat Yao and the Rockets.

by Corvus_apus on Apr 15, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Are you an astronomer?

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Apr 15, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Bring on Yao.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.
-Herschel Walker

Go Blazerss!!! Playoff time!

by DaNoose on Apr 15, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you Blazers

for my AUTOGRAPHED GREG ODEN ALL STAR JERSEY! Thank you RECESSION for causing less people to have disposable income so that I didn’t have to outbid anyone.

The most hated Blazer is like the least hottest supermodel - Sabonis4Ever

by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2009 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you Blazers.

I <3 all of you.

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 16, 2009 6:29 AM PDT reply actions

Was there a time-stamp update done?

This just jumped back to the top of the fanpost list and is listed as 2 minutes old.

by Timmay! on Apr 16, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions

oops!

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 16, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions

It's no biggie. :)

Just wondered, it was weird to see it jump.

by Timmay! on Apr 16, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

fanposts have been crazy the last 18 hours.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 16, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

It's insane

I was playing catchup today, and I’ve finally accepted that I’m just not going to keep up.

by Timmay! on Apr 16, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

take solace in the fact that

6 months ago, 99% of fanposts were quality stuff worth reading. It’s more like 50% these days.

The price of success I suppose

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 16, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Indeed!

I think there were almost 2500 votes on a poll today. That’s incredible but such a huge number of posters also translates to a dilution of quality overall me thinks.

Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave

Also: COMCAST SUCKS!

by TwoDeep on Apr 16, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions

The signal-to-noise ratio is definitely tough recently.

It’s partially just the increased user base, but also a limitation of the SBN platform, it looks like. I don’t think they’re used to this level of activity. Hopefully they’re working on it. One thing that makes it tough, there’s no way to vote down posts or comments without flagging them (which isn’t the goal of course). Like Digg, youtube, etc do.

by Timmay! on Apr 16, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah

the format leaves quite a bit to be desired — heck even something like a standard message board format where the posts are organized by most recent activity would work better. That way, something stays on the “front page” as long as it is getting further discussion on it, and silly stuff will soon roll down.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 16, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions

another idea

anyone can post “fanshots”, but the site moderators (that would be Dave and Ben) have to grant priveledges to enable people to make “fanposts”, which they would of course only do to people who have proven over time their ability to create thought-provoking content that covers new territory.

probably a PITA for the two of them, but it’s a decent idea if it was managemable

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 16, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions