Perhaps some would consider it appropriate to invoke that particular rule at this time.

but I agree. He is a sensationalist. Which, strangely, is old school now and seems out of place in this era. I’m tired of him making stories out of nothing.

His jumper is tight. he hits his free-throws. He doesn’t gloat or show-boat much. I like Yao. I’d like Houston to lose and the Blazers to win, of course, but if ever there was a team that deserves the high-road-taken by opposing team’s fans, it’s Houston.
If we were playing Denver or San An or (they shall not be named), it would be a different story.

Perhaps a little encouragement for our Blazers. Normally, I’d be wary of giving other teams material. However, if Houston or Portland can’t find a way to get up for this game, then they shouldn’t even bother to show up on Thursday.

If you don’t show up ampd up, you shouldn’t show up at all.

I think that it has something to do with Rockets coming out in game 1 destroying the Blazers. If Blazers win game 1 this series is totally different. Don’t you think 15,000 – 20, 000 people shouting “beat L.A.” and being a little arrogant is more than one balled guy saying something about Yao?

Yeah I guess houston gave him a warning. I was tuned in on the way home and I do have to say that Clownzano hyped up this picture big time. What a let down really. Big deal, you got blurry picture of Yao with his feet in a tub of water. C’mon dude. I don’t really see what the big deal is on either side. So what if people’s perceptions of Yao are now that he is human and not cyborg. haha.

kind of sad, really.

hard to kick the habit. i have been off the specialed juice for a few years now

so dssapointing

So you get a rec for voicing it first.

It’s almost like talking about a player’s bowel movements or farts.

he would have looked like Rodin’s famous work Le Penseur. Yao isn’t weary he is just mediating upon the infinite drama which we all know as the human condition.

Agreed, Portland deserves better. But mark my words: this opportunistic carpetbagger won’t be Portland’s problem too much longer. No doubt he has his greedy, beady eyes set on larger markets: especially your beloved Big Apple!

on his treacly human interest stories. Lame.

what the Houston hacks have been writing? C’mon, it wasn’t that bad.

Whether it’s hatred or love, it still sells papers and ad space on the radio.
And right now, anything that makes money is untouchable.
So boycott the Oregonian, and tell them why.
Boycott the radio station, and tell them why.
And don’t discuss him here.
It’s the only way to get rid of him.

people on here have a tendency to be extreme homers and jealous people… they hated Quick early in the season and hate Canzano.

Think of the people who frequent blogs… ok, now that you’re thinking of them, tell me if you think they are successful people, or if they have underachieved in life? Are they typical fans, or extreme homers?

In sum, it’s a product of the crowd you get around here. I love these people like brothers, but I don’t agree with them all the time, especially when it comes to bashing journalists, announcers, refs, and other people who lead successful lives.

+59

Canzano didn’t say one thing that hasn’t been said repeatedly at BE. Yet the same people who said some of those things just spew some amazing hatred. I don’t get it. He’s a columnist who’s paid to be provocative. That’s the definition of a columnist, as opposed to a beat writer.

I just think that photo of Yao is an invasion of his privacy and disrespectful.

Even though I never wanted this matchup to happen. It could very well be a blessing in disguise. Any playoff experience is priceless, but for our big guys to endure the wrath of Yao and for our gaurds/ wings to endure the defense of the artbatt for 6 (and hopefully 7) games in a row…..we are witnessing the next evolutionary step for our young squad. Win or lose, I’m so darn proud to be a blazer believer.

He very late to start acknowledging what a wonderful group of players KP & Company have assembled. You could tell it killed him that he didn’t have the Jailblazers to kick around anymore. (Not that that group didn’t deserve kicking.) Even long after LMA and Roy were aboard, JC kept going back to the well, talking about Zack’s posse, Bonzi Wells, ’sheed, etc.

Now JC is playing the part of the rabid Blazer Booster, calling the Rockets chokers from the safe comfort of his laptop. I almost preferred when he was trashing the Blazers. Almost.

he carries the weight of expectations with class and dignity.

Good luck tonight – but not too much eh? – Elgin

Aside from the Gentle Giant, I enjoy Battier, Scola, Landry, Hayes, et al for their clean competitiveness. They play playoff-tough, but never dirty. And even Artest is willing to acknowledge what a tough cover Roy is. Considering how physical this series has been, I think it’s remarkable there haven’t been any cheap shots or fights (at least so far). That’s a tribute to the character of the guys on both teams.

If the Rockets should win the series, they’d become my Western Conference favorites. Not that they’d have a prayer vs the Lakers…

We had a guy like him in my hometown of San Francisco decades ago. And on the national scene, of course, Howard Cosell paved the way.

But like many tired formulas, this one endures because it works. There will always be bottom-dwelling “journalists” who are only focused on ratings. Like you said: prostitutes. The good news: they usually move on to greener pastures after a few years.

Utah basically had their BRoy and LMA hurt, almost all season.

Team this season. In fact, here’s my ballot for all three of the All-NBA Teams for the 2008-2009 season.

ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
C: Dwight Howard
F: Tim Duncan
F: LeBron James
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Dwyane Wade

ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
C: Yao Ming
F: Pau Gasol
F: Dirk Nowitzki
G: Brandon Roy
G: Chris Paul

ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
C: Shaquille O’Neal
F: Chris Bosh
F: Carmelo Anthony
G: Devin Harris
G: Tony Parker

The fact that Shaquille O’Neal made one of my lists shows that there’s a scarcity of centers in the NBA.

It had to do with the idea that having longer arms actually made the act of free throw shooting more difficult in that further precision was required as the longer a lever, the more movement with less energy, or some such theory. Also would be curious as to the numbers for big men, to my notice, the routinely shoot much worse then “shorter” guards. This, if true, would suggest that his free throw shooting is in fact impressive, as it would be rare.

To address one of your other thoughts, I suspect that you might find Oden and even Roy “lame” as Oden frequently makes faces that are full of emotion after catchin’ whistles, and Roy likes to make “cute” noises that the entire viewing audience can hear, essentially each and every time he drives to the basket. Both seam to be nice guys, but of course, that matters very little.

then they dont deserve to win (something tells me they don’t need the BBM)

And if Canzano said his opinion that they choke some think its bad cuz it might be like fuel for the fire. On the other side when we start to criticizes some one for that and say what he said is wrong, and here is the right version of whats going on, we subconsciously still state that Rockets suck cuz they could not get out of the 1 round. We cant think that Ron is so stupid that he wont get that. We all at the rally did not say that Rockets suck, we only said “beat L.A.” the effect it made on the Rockets in game 1 was more than just saying that Rockets choke it the play-offs.

I guess I consider it more honorable to lose because you’re less talented than your opponent than because you choked. But also: the “injury-proned” factor is important. Over the years, the Rockets have been truly snakebit in the injury department.

Even this season, while the loss of McGrady can be viewed as addition by subtraction, losing Mutombo was a real blow to the Rockets. Without him, the Blazers’ Two-Headed Center has been able to wear down Yao.

The internet nerds of mass proportion image was wearing thin.

if Roger doesn’t beat Nadal and Murray one of these days.

Cuz he saw that Rockets players were tired and looked old?

If the Blazers can’t win. I will cheer for Houston the rest of the way. Big time respect for the way your organization does business and for your players.

And I’m not trying to argue with you or anything, I’m just not really understanding what was in poor taste or why the photo is disrespectful.

I’m a huge Yao fan, so I’m not hatin’. But the picture shows him icing his ankles. If you’ve ever done that, you know how much it hurts at first. But it’s not like it’s a picture of him in the bathroom or the shower.

aging", "tired" Houston is a sure sign that Canzano can’t tell his ass from a hole in the ground. Which is surprising when you think about it, as he seems to have his head up there a good percentage of the time.

it’s what they do

I don’t see what’s disrespectful about the picture.

If these people had an ounce of credibility left, they would ignore him. Instead, they come up with a reason to hate him on a weekly basis. All that proves is Canzano wins by getting more viewers/listeners/readers and thus $$$, and everyone who listens to him and bashes him comes off looking like a loser.

Very, very sad. “You people” (as fatty would say) need to learn how to deal with Canzano if you actually hate him.